Archive for October 15th, 2009

Joe Perry’s Wife Not A Huge Aerosmith Fan

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Few wives are as supportive as Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry’s spouse, Billie, however, in a recent Twitter post, Mrs. Perry revealed she isn’t a fan of the band’s music unless it’s live.  Billie tweeted about how she doesn’t like Aerosmith songs “without the [...]

Lita Ford Talks About Brutal Legend

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Lita Ford has been pretty busy lately.  Not only did the rocker just release her latest album, Wicked Wonderland, but she also voiced a character in the new metal/hard rock-themed video game Brutal Legend.  In fact, a song from Lita’s record can be [...]

Queensryche Announces Cabaret Shows

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Next year, Queensryche will be performing a pair of “cabaret shows” near Seattle.  The gigs are being described as “a fun-filled evening like no other, full of freaks and shrieks” in which the guys will have art, dancing and “naughty fun,” plus the [...]

Sammy Hagar: “Music is awesome.”

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Sammy Hagar is 62.  The Chickenfoot singer has been making music for over four decades of his life, so he must know a lot about it.  We asked the former Van Halen rocker what it is about music he thinks moves people.   
“It [...]

Ozzy on Black Sabbath Reunion: “I never say never anymore.”

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There could some day be a Black Sabbath reunion with Ozzy Osbourne, just not right now.  The Prince of Darkness told the Birmingham Post, “With Black Sabbath there is always some litigation going on.  We’re always having a go at each other, it’s [...]

Alice Cooper Pens Intro To Stooges Book

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A new book about The Stooges has come out and Alice Cooper penned the foreword to it.  The book is called The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story and it documents the band’s career starting from their formation in 1967.  Using photos, interviews [...]

Rock Camp Introduces Masters Program

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Many advanced musicians don’t take part in Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, fearing they are overqualified for the event, which doesn’t require any experience.  Well now, Rock Camp has something for those folks.  It’s called The Master Camper’s Program and allows rockers with [...]

Steve Vai: ‘Where The Wild Things Are’

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Steve Vai just released a new live DVD.  The two-disc set is called Steve Vai: Where the Wild Things Are and the famed guitarist told us that it’s not just your average live package.   
“There’s a lot of swings to it, there’s a [...]

Is Metallica Out Of Touch?

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Most rock stars have people who run their errands for them, which means the musicians might lose touch with reality.  Is that the case with Metallica?  In his latest Webisode, comedian Jim Breuer got to the bottom of it.  He asked the band [...]

Pussycat Doll On Slash’s Solo Album

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The guest performers on Slash’s upcoming solo album have been kept pretty secret but we now know another one – Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger.  The pop star told AceShowbiz.com that not only is she on the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s record, but [...]