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A man and a woman were thrown out of a Motley Crue concert for engaging in a sex act. The incident happened at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg on January 29 and was caught by another fan on camera.The man later told the Winnipeg Sun he thought security "over-reacted" by kicking the couple out of the venue and the woman was doing "more of a show" than anything else."That all lasted for probably four

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Former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher told England's XFM Radio that his new band, which includes two other ex-members of the group, will not be called Oasis after all. According to NME.com, Gallagher even put down the old name, saying, "No, it's not Oasis. That was a s*** name anyway. I'm glad to see the back of it." As far as a name for the outfit, he said, "There's one that we're digging at the

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Guitarist Joe Perry has told UK's Classic Rock magazine that singer Steven Tyler remains a member of Aerosmith, even though another singer is being brought in.He says of the situation: "Steven hasn't quit the band, nor have we sacked him. We're taking the attitude that he's going on a vacation from Aerosmith. While he's away working on other projects, the rest of us (Perry, Whitford, Hamilton and

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Kiss have announced that their Sonic Boom album will be released on vinyl. It will be pressed in five colors - Purple, Red, Green, Blue and Black. The album will be packaged in a full color gatefold jacket and includes lyrics on the inner sleeve and a color poster. This will be a limited edition pressing of 1000 of each color. It will only be available on KISSONLINE.com.Meanwhile, Kiss have been

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Jethro Tull has announced an eight-city North American run in June. The band will kick off their dates on June 4th at Miami's Bayfront Park Amphitheater and wrap things up on June 20th in Highland Park, Illinois at the Martin Theatre At Ravinia. Along the way, Tull will play a two-night Canadian stop on June 18th in Toronto, and June 19th in Windsor, Ontario. Frontman Ian Anderson says that above

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Slash has announced via his MySpace page that he has tapped Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy as the lead singer for his upcoming solo tour, which will take place this spring following the release of Slash's self-titled solo debut. Slash wrote, "Myles sang a killer track on the record and I think he is by far one of the best rock and roll singers out there today. I'm really honored and proud to

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AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has lashed out at U2 frontman Bono and musician and Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof for their outspoken activism and public charity work. In an interview with Australia's Herald Sun, Johnson said that he donates to charity but prefers to stay quiet about it, explaining, "I don't tell everybody they should give money -- they can't afford it. When I was a working man I

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Them Crooked Vultures apparently plan to record their second album later this year, according to a new interview with bassist John Paul Jones at Stuff.co.nz. Jones explained, "We'll do a second album this year. By the end of summer, something like that . . . We're all hard workers. In a way we need to do this for ourselves. Once we committed to it we worked as hard as a young band would, put the

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Bruce Springsteen's publicists at Shore Fire Media issued a statement explaining that "The Boss" is not suing a midtown Manhattan bar for employing a band that performed his songs. On Thursday (February 4th) The New York Daily News reported that Springsteen was suing Connolly's Pub & Restaurant on West 45th Street for copyright infringement.The claim stated that Connolly's hosted a band on August

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Radiohead reportedly worked quietly on their new album in Los Angeles last month, in order to "get away from the dismal English winter," according to NME.com. A post at a Los Angeles-based blog called "Postmark Here" reported that the band and their producer, Nigel Godrich, set up a studio at a house in the Hollywood Hills for three weeks, finishing up at the end of January and holding a "wrap

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Tool guitarist Adam Jones met with King Crimson founder and guitar player Robert Fripp last month in London to discuss reactivating a collaborative album the pair began working on several years ago. Fripp revealed the news about the meeting in a post at his online diary, writing, "A fabbo lunch with Adam covering a wide range of common interests & experiencing, among which: the possibilities of

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Joe Perry confirmed the rumors that Steven Tyler did indeed try out for Led Zeppelin shortly after Robert Plant passed on reuniting with the band in 2008. For the first time Perry shared the details of Tyler's ill-fated attempt to front Zeppelin, telling Classic Rock Magazine, "Steven disappeared and I called around. Somebody said he was in London trying out for Led Zeppelin. It's something I've

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Slash has partnered with the Ernie Ball guitar accessories company to give 20 guitarists a chance to attend a private master class from the former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist. Five different-colored picks -- gold, silver, red, black and white -- have been hidden inside selected packs of Ernie Ball electric guitar strings. A gold guitar pick gets the winner entry to the class, plus

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The Who have taken no chances in preparing for it's post Super Bowl sales bump. Just as Bruce Springsteen did last year, the Who have not one but two new collections already on sale waiting for viewers to snap them up minutes after the big game ends. Whereas Springsteen has a straight Greatest Hits and a new studio set -- Working On A Dream; the Who have also gone the hits route with The Who -

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Kiss have unveiled a peek of their Dr. Pepper Super Bowl spot featuring the painted faces of rock band Kiss featuring Mini Kiss. "The basic premise of this is I'm Dr. Love - you're not," said Gene Simmons. "Dr. Love is here to make you all feel better, girls." Airing during the second quarter of the Super Bowl this Sunday, the ad features the return of Gene as Dr. Love along with lead singer Paul

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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are reportedly bringing back Ozzfest this year, but who aside from Ozzy himself will be playing it? With several other hard rock and metal festivals already clogging up the highways this summer -- the Rockstar Mayhem tour and the American Carnage package among them -- a lot of natural Ozzfest candidates like Korn, Rob Zombie, Megadeth, Atreyu, Lamb Of God and others are

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Bon Jovi was in the spotlight at the Grammys over the weekend, performing a medley of songs that included a surprise track chosen by the viewers. The contest was generously plugged throughout the show, and in the end, "Livin' On A Prayer" was the winning song.Guitarist Richie Sambora tells us that Grammy organizers approached Bon Jovi about the performance after having denied the group the chance

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Johnny Depp is to direct a new documentary about Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards.The actor, of course, famously based the character of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies on the guitar legend. Now he gets to witness the real thing close up."Now that I'm wiser, and that enough time has passed, I can experience directing again," Depp told the Serbian magazine Politika. "Next

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The Who will kick off this weekend's festivities on Thursday (February 4th) with a pre-Super Bowl press conference, which will be attended by both Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. The press conference will streamed live at 3:00 pm EST on NFL.com in addition to being broadcast on the NFL Network Cable Channel. Pete Townshend explained that the band's onstage chemistry, now generated by himself

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Contrary to recent reports, Ronnie Wood IS NOT in rehab, but is instead on medication to curb his alcoholism. Wood is reportedly taking one capsule of the drug Campral per day to help him battle withdrawal symptoms. Campral -- which is the brand name for Acamprosate -- "helps treat people with alcohol dependency by stopping neurotransmitters in the brain from getting overexcited by alcohol

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Bob Dylan's 1979 Slow Train Coming classic "Man Gave Name To All The Animals" is the subject of an upcoming illustrated children's book. Man Gave Names To All The Animals which will be published in September will include a CD with Dylan's original recording. Illustrator Jim Arnosky explained in a press release, "From the first time I heard it, the lyrics created pictures in my mind of a land of

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Former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has unveiled the cover art and track listing for his first official solo album, simply called Slash, at Ultimate-Guitar.com. The record, expected out in April through EMI Label Services, will include a different guest vocalist on every song, with the roster of singers including Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl, the Cult's Ian

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Metallica's concert in Santiago, Chile last week was attended by Graciela Mora, a 76-year-old grandmother who is affectionately known as "Granny Metallica." Mrs. Mora, who attended the show with her 16-year-old grandson, got her picture taken with a number of fans as she made her way through the crowd. The elderly fan said, "I love Metallica. I've been a fan since I was young, and I brought my

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The Who will perform Quadrophenia in its entirety on March 30th at London's Royal Albert Hall. The band announced the performance, which is their only scheduled gig following Sunday's (February 7th) Super Bowl appearance, as the finale of 10-night run of shows in support of the 10th anniversary of Roger Daltrey's patron charity the Teenage Cancer Trust. The show will mark the first time that the

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers quietly revealed their new lineup last Friday (January 29th) in Los Angeles, making their first public appearance in over two years and first with new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who has replaced longtime axeman John Frusciante. According to MusicRadar.com, Klinghoffer performed with the group on Friday at the MusicCares Person Of The Year dinner honoring Neil Young,

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