Archive for November 10th, 2009

Joe Perry Vents Frustrations With Tyler Via Twitter

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We recently reported that when asked what he plans to do next, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler said he wants to work on branding himself.  Well when Tyler’s bandmate, guitarist Joe Perry, found out about this, he turned to his Twitter page.  Joe wrote that he’s [...]

Slash Finishes Solo Album

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Slash has finished up working on his solo effort, Slash & Friends.  The former Guns N’ Roses guitarist wrote on Twitter that the final track, which features Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy, is “awesome” and that Kennedy did “an amazing job.”  The CD comes [...]

Bachman-Turner Overdrive Legal Drama

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Original Bachman-Turner Overdrive members Randy Bachman and Fred Turner were considering a reunion tour, but that news has upset fellow former bandmates Robin Bachman, Randy’s brother, and Blair Thornton.  According to The Canadian Press, Robin and Blair have even filed suit because when the [...]

Steven Adler To Appear In Film

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Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler is not only a rocker, he’s an actor too.  Adler portrays “Stevie” in the upcoming action-comedy film Dahmer vs. Gacy.  The flick is about a battle between the two serial killers and you can see Steven in the preview for the flick.   The movie is due out [...]

Angus Young Recalls Hearing Brian Johnson For The First Time

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Today, AC/DC’s giant box set, Backtracks, came out.  The package boasts rarities and live tracks dating back to the ‘70s.  That means that late original singer Bon Scott is on some tunes while new frontman Brian Johnson is on the rest of the songs.  Guitarist Angus Young told us about the first time he [...]

Queen To Work With Adam Lambert?

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Queen performed with Adam Lambert on the finale of American Idol, so would the band ever work with the up and coming singer again?  On Friday, drummer Roger Taylor told the BBC Breakfast show, yes.  The rocker said, “He is one of the most phenomenal singers and I think at some point in the [...]

Ray Davies, Choirboy

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Kinks singer Ray Davies has re-interpreted some of the band’s tunes and today released an album of the new adaptations.  It’s called The Kinks Choral Collection and each track on it features arrangements with the Crouch End Festival Chorus.  Davies is no stranger to choirs but it turns out that growing up, Ray actually [...]

Iron Maiden Working On New Material

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Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers has revealed that the band already has new material for their upcoming 15th studio album.  The rocker spoke to BBC News adding that the group is headed to Paris for three weeks to work on some new stuff.  Gers went on to say, “The most important thing for a [...]

Joe Perry: Steven Tyler has “quit as far as I can tell”.

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Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is talking more about Steven Tyler’s recent announcement that the singer plans to focus more on branding himself.  Perry told the Las Vegas Sun that Steven has “quit as far as I can tell.”  Joe goes on to say that he knows as much about Tyler’s plans as the fans [...]

Halford Gets Into the Holiday Spirit With A Sale Of Classic Metal Recordings

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So you’ve been saving up your hard-earned cash, waiting to complete your collection of Rob Halford’s recorded works. The wait is now over. The Metal God’s Holiday Sale runs November 2nd through December 31st featuring US$7.99 & US8.99 digital downloads from Fight and Halford at: www.HalfordMusic.com.

Fight’s $7.99 downloads include Rob’s first solo releases: War [...]