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Van Halen Add Five New Dates To Tour
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Rockers Honor Mother’s Day Via Twitter
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Happy Mother's Day! Today we honor the mothers of the world. Whether it's your own mother, the mother of your children, a grandmother, or someone in between, today is a day to thank them for everything they do and the rockers of the world have come out in full force to do just that. Spreading
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The Black Keys Guest Star in Comedy Central Sitcom ‘Workaholics’
In addition to their current blockbuster tour, the Black Keys are popping up all over the place. First their special appearance on Anthony Bordain’s ‘No Reservations,’ and now they’ll be making their acting debut on Comedy Central’s ‘Workaholics.’
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Slash To Appear on Premiere Episode of ‘Guitar Center Sessions’
DirectTV’s show the ‘Guitar Center Sessions’ is setting the bar high with their first episode. Starring in the season kickoff, guitar superstar and recently crowned ‘Riff Lord’ Slash will perform an acoustic set with back-up support from Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators (Brent Fitz on drums and Todd Kerns on bass).
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Soundgarden Play Surprise Set at Annual Weenie Roast
By now, every music fan under the ‘Black Hole Sun’ knows that Soundgarden has reunited, with the legendary band recently contributing a brand new track called ‘Live to Rise’ to ‘The Avengers’ soundtrack. More importantly, the band has been working on a disc full of new tunes due out this fall.
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Pearl Jam Channeling Motorhead on New Disc?
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Avenged Sevenfold Forced to Cancel Show in Jakarta, Indonesia
Avenged Sevenfold recently had to cancel their show that was scheduled today (May 1) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Citing safety issues, the band took to its website to apologize for the missed show.
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Courtney Love Prepares for Her First Art Exhibit
It seems Courtney Love has tapped into some hidden talents. In addition to her musical and acting endeavors, Love is also an accomplished artist. On May 3 she will debut her first art exhibit from a series of drawings she calls ‘And She’s Not Even Pretty.’
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Watch Papa Roach Perform An Acoustic Version of ‘Scars’
All has been quiet in the Papa Roach camp since they entered the studio back in November start working on their new disc but singer Jacoby Shaddix recently emerged for a special performance.
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Eric Erlandson Clarifies Statement About Kurt Cobain Solo Demos
This may come as some disappointing news for Kurt Cobain fans, but apparently that lost solo record may not really exist.
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Dave Grohl Jams With Rick Springfield for Sound City Project
Dave Grohl continues to keep pretty tightlipped about all things surrounding the documentary he’s working on about the legendary Sound City recording studio and companion soundtrack, but lucky for us, producer Butch Vig is talking. And a new tidbit that Vig has revealed is that Grohl jammed with ‘Jessie’s Girl’ hit-maker Rick Springfield as part of the project.
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Is a Kurt Cobain Hologram in the Works?
In case you missed it, deceased rapper Tupac Shakur was resurrected to “perform” at this year’s Coachella Festival. Thanks to the work of Musion Technology Ltd., 2Pac was brought back to life in the form of a hologram for a performance with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog.