Silverchair Cancels Concerts
SYDNEY, Au. (Silverchair official Website) - The Australian rock trio Silverchair has canceled all their upcoming concerts because lead singer and guitarist Daniel Johns is suffering from a severe case of reactive arthritis. "I am truly sorry that I am not able to do the touring we had planned for ...
| David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar Offer Something For Everyone In Ohio Tour Opener
OHIO (Van Hallen Fans website) - Summer officially arrived in northeast Ohio on Wednesday (May 29) when two days of heat and humidity were met at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls by the sunshine-drenched, rock and roll party atmosphere of onetime enemies and former Van Halen frontmen David ...
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Alien Ant Farm Cuts Short Tour
LOS ANGELES (AlienAntFarm Official website) - Alien Ant Farm has cut short their European tour and canceled all United States shows through September after a bus accident in which the rock band's driver was killed. The crash happened May 22 near Navalmoral de la Mata, Spain, 120 miles west of Madrid ...
| Metallica's Lars Ulrich Sued Over Former Record Label
LOS ANGELES (Metallica Fans Website) - Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, as well as the band's law firm, was hit with a breach of contract lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (May 24) by Tim Duffy, Ulrich's former partner in the now-defunct boutique label, the Music Company. Duffy claims he ...
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Ex-Metallica bassist finds new muse with EchoBrain
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Headbangers expecting thunderous heavy metal from former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted's new band EchoBrain are in for a surprise. After 15 years of earth-stomping, ear-deafening, ground-breaking music with Metallica, Newsted, 39, quit his lucrative job to listen to a new ...
| Aerosmith Sets Tracklist For Upcoming Greatest-Hits Collection
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Aerosmith has revealed the tracklisting for its still-untitled greatest-hits collection, which is due June 25. The 30-song set will survey the Boston group's two stints with Columbia Records and its tenure with Geffen Records, featuring 18 titles that made the US top 40. Two ...
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Alien Ant Farm Members Injured In Spain Bus Crash
Madrid, Spain (Top40 Charts) - All four members of Alien Ant Farm sustained broken bones, injuries, and/or cuts and bruises in a tour bus accident in Spain early Wednesday (May 22) morning. According to the band's spokesperson, singer Dryden Mitchell injured his back, guitarist Terry Corso broke his ...
| Motley Crue Sued By Producer For Back Royalties
LOS ANGELES (Motley Crue Fans) - Producer Tom Werman is suing Motley Crue and its record company for back royalties. Werman claims that Motley Crue and Beyond Music have "deliberately, persistently, and repeatedly breached" his agreement with the band by purposely withholding financial statements and ...
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Tommy Lee Talks New Album, 'Fame,' & More
LOS ANGELES (Tommy Lee Official) - Tommy Lee considered holding on to the name Methods of Mayhem for his new album, out Tuesday (May 21), even after his sidekick rapper TiLo left the fold in 2000. But rock's famous bad boy finally broke down and released Never a Dull Moment under his own name. Lee ...
| Robert Plant To Guest On New Primal Scream Album
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts) - Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant has signed on for a cameo on the new album by British modern rockers Primal Scream. Plant plays harmonica on the track "The Lord Is My Shotgun," which Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie describes as a psychedelic blues song. Gillespie ...
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Home of Aerosmith Bassist Burned
WEST BARNSTABLE, Mass. (Enquirer) - The Cape Cod home of Aerosmith bass guitarist Tom Hamilton was destroyed in a fire, authorities said. No one was in the house when a fire started just before 7 p.m. Saturday, firefighter James Murphy said. An addition to Hamilton's home was under construction. Minutes ...
| Eddie Van Halen Gets Healthy & Michael Anthony Gets Rockin' With Hagar & Metallica
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Eddie Van Halen checked in with fans on Van Halen's official Web site on Tuesday (May 7) to give an update on his medical condition. "I wanted to let you all know that I've just gotten a 100 percent clean bill of health - from head to toe," he says. "I wanted to share the ...
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David Lee Roth/Sammy Hagar Tour To Be Announced
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - The David Lee Roth/Sammy Hagar co-headlining tour will be announced Tuesday (April 16) at a press conference in Los Angeles. The two former Van Halen frontmen will alternate opening and closing duties, with both onstage for a show-closing finale at the end of each gig. The ...
| Ozzy Osbourne Joins The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Ozzy Osbourne joined the entertainment elite with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Friday (April 12). The rock legend and new television star accepted the honor in front of an estimated 2,000 adoring fans that blocked off Hollywood Boulevard for the late-morning presentation. ...
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Aerosmith's Tyler To Get His Wings In Space?
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Is Steven Tyler looking to go where no rocker has gone before? The Aerosmith frontman is "in serious talks to travel into space," according to a spokesperson for the band. The trip itself is still up in the air (pun intended), and if it does happen, there's no word on when ...
| Megadeth Singer Mustaine Calls It Quits, Group Disbands
NEW YORK (Megadeth Official Website) - Megadeth has decided to disband after nearly than 20 years of making music together. The end of the group stems from lead vocalist Dave Mustaine's January injury in which he suffered severe damage to his left arm and hand. The move comes despite the fact that the ...
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MTV to Pay Tribute to Aerosmith
NEW YORK (MTV.com) - Kid Rock , Pink, Train, Shakira and Nas are among the performers who will walk this way to an MTV tribute to Aerosmith. At "mtvICON: Aerosmith," the artists will perform some of the Boston-based rock band's hits from the past three decades. Sum 41, Ja Rule and Nelly will recreate ...
| It's A Hard Rock Life!
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Jay-Z will be moving from the hard knock life to the hard rock life for his next project, a performance at the ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards on April 13th. After recently collaborating with R. Kelly, Jay is moving into the rock scene with a group calling themselves the ...
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Ozzy / Motley Crue Drummer Dies
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/Ozzy Osbourne Official Website) - Ex-Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue drummer, Randy Castillo has died of cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 51. Castillo was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma two years ago and was successfully treated at the time. Ten days ago he re entered ...
| OzzFest 2002 Teams With WWF, Announces Dates
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Ozzy Osbourne, wife Sharon Osbourne, son Jack, and daughter Kelly joined WWF wrestler Triple H on Thursday (March 21) at the WWF restaurant/performance venue the World in New York City to announce OzzFest 2002. Bands booked for the first stage include Osbourne's band; System ...
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