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Beanie Sigel And Young Chris In Celeb Grand Prix

5 September 2008

Young Chris, The Roots and Beans link up for a celeb grand prix in Philly to promote auto racing to urban youth.

MORGANA LEFAY, TAD MOROSE Members Join Forces In INMORIA

5 September 2008

INMORIA, the new Swedish project featuring Charles Rytkonen (MORGANA LEFAY) on vocals, Christer Andersson (TAD MOROSE) on guitar, Danne Eriksson (ex-TAD MOROSE) on keyboards, Henke Westin (BLAZING SKIES) on bass, and Peter Moren (TAD MOROSE, STEEL ATTACK) on drums, has completed work on a video for the song “Come Insanity”.

UFO Keyboardist Releases New PAUL RAYMOND PROJECT Album

5 September 2008

UFO keyboardist Paul Raymond has just released a new rock album under the PAUL RAYMOND PROJECT banner.

“Hip Hop Mayor” Pleads Guilty, Will Resign

5 September 2008

Kwame Kilpatrick, dubbed the "Hip Hop Mayor," has pleaded guilty guilty to obstruction of justice and will resign.

TARJA TURUNEN Films ‘Enough’ Video

5 September 2008

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen reportedly shot footage for her new video, “Enough”, during a break on her recent South American tour.

GENE SIMMONS Talks About The KISS Business

5 September 2008

Stacy Perman of BusinessWeek.com recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons.

VENOM: Japanese Cardboard-Sleeve Reissue Series Announced

5 September 2008

On October 22, a two-album Japan-only cardboard sleeve reissue series from British black metal pioneers VENOM will be made available via Universal Music featuring the following LPs:

* “Welcome To Hell” (1981)
* “Black Metal” (1982)

Each cardboard sleeve reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players).

AC/DC’s New Single ‘Rock ‘N Roll Train’ Storms Radio

5 September 2008

AC/DC’s first new single in eight years, “Rock ‘N Roll Train”, is the first song to debut at No.

TODAY IS THE DAY’s STEVE AUSTIN Announces SUPERNOVA RECORDS’ New Direction

5 September 2008

TODAY IS THE DAY frontman Steve Austin has issued the following statement about the future of SuperNova Records, the label he launched in 2006:

“As of September 15, 2008, SuperNova Records is changing its retail format.

SHADOWS FALL To Play Free Show For MTV Canada

5 September 2008

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL have issued the following update:

“We’re just about to head out on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD and while we’re in Canada we thought we would stop by MTV Canada and play a few songs for them to air.

LENG TCH’E To Tour Canada With KRISIUN, PAROXYSM

5 September 2008

Belgian razorgrind warriors LENG TCH’E, who recently parted ways with vocalist Boris Cornelissen and replaced him with Serge Kasongo from southern Belgian band ACKROS, will team up with Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN and Quebec’s PAROXYSM for a tour of Canada in October/November.

SLASH On ‘Chinese Democracy’: ‘It’s A Great Statement By AXL’

5 September 2008

VanityFair.de recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash.

ISTAPP: New Song Posted Online

5 September 2008

Swedish black metal band ISTAPP has posted a new song entitled “Vinterriket” on its MySpace page.

METALLICA Deluxe Ticket Package Includes Copy Of ‘Death Magnetic’

5 September 2008

The Pulse of Radio reports: METALLICA is offering a “Death Magnetic Experience” pre-sale ticket package between now and September 13, the official general on-sale date for tickets to the band’s upcoming North American tour.

T-Pain Crowned ‘Songwriter Of The Year, Readies New Album

5 September 2008

R&B crooner T-Pain was crowned ‘Songwriter of the Year’ at the BMI Urban Awards last night (September 5).
The Florida bred singer also shared the ‘Producer of the Year’ award with Kanye West and Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem.
Other BMI winners included Beyonce, Ne-Yo and Polow Da Don. During the show, The Jackson family was awarded with BMI’s Icon Award.
T-Pain is currently gearing up to release his third solo album titled Thr33 Ringz. The album will be hitting shelves on October 30th and will feature appearances from Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Ludacris and Rick Ross, among others.

IRON MAIDEN Drummer Performs With ‘Flashback’ In Florida; Video, Photos Available

5 September 2008

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain made a surprise appearance last Sunday night (August 31) with the “Flashback – the Classic Rock Experience”, a national arena tour which “delivers anew the hit music of the all-time greatest artists — JANIS JOPLIN, JIMI HENDRIX, THE DOORS, LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD and more — presented in a mind-boggling multi-media spectacle one must see to believe,” according to

DOWN: ‘Deluxe Edition’ Of ‘Over The Under’ Due In October

5 September 2008

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — will release a “deluxe edition” of its critically acclaimed third album, “Over the Under”, on October

DAGOBA: ‘Face The Colossus’ European Release Delayed

5 September 2008

French metallers DAGOBA have pushed back the European release date of their third album, “Face the Colossus”, to October 10 from the previously announced September 29.

SINNER: New Song Available For Free Download

5 September 2008

A new SINNER track, entitled “The Dog”, has been made available for download on the group’s MySpace page.

SHAMAN, VIPER, TRIBUZY Among DYNAMITE’s ‘Heavy Metal Album’ Nominees

5 September 2008

SHAMAN, VIPER and TRIBUZY are among the artists that are nominated for this year’s Dynamite award in the “Heavy Metal Album” category.

FALL FROM GRACE To Release Debut In November

5 September 2008

Seattle-based punk rockers FALL FROM GRACE have announced a November 4 release date for their debut album, “Sifting ThroughThe Wreckage”.

Hip Hop Live: Week Ending 9/12/2008

5 September 2008

Hip Hop Live is back, with shows from Nas, Ice Cube, and?Vanilla Ice?!

DUFF MCKAGAN: Don’t Call Me A Rock Star

5 September 2008

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com.

Jermaine Dupri Calls Out Cornel West & Tavis Smiley In Blog

5 September 2008

Jermaine Dupri hits HuffingtonPost.com to defend Barack Obama’s DNC acceptance speech.

OSI Working On Third Album

5 September 2008

OSI (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE), the project featuring FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos and ex-DREAM THEATER keyboardist Kevin Moore, has spent the past several months working on its third album.

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