Archive for January, 2010

Lance Gould of The Boston Phoenix recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

The Boston Phoenix: How has the perception of rock and roll behavior changed since you started out? In the 1960s, bad-boy rock ‘n’ roll behavior fed into a kind of anti-hero treatment of rock stars that helped fuel a cultural revolution. And then 20 years later, that same behavior just seemed like a bunch of assholes trashing a hotel room.

Ozzy: It’s kind of like, if you want to be a success in rock and roll, do the rock ‘n’ roll that your parents love to hate. It’s like, one thing about rock and roll, which has always helped me a lot: it’s kept me young at heart, if you like. I have a great relationship with my son, I have a great relationship with my daughters, I mean, and it’s not bad with the kids. Everybody gets a fair shake in this house. I mean, the kids say, “Dad, you were fucking out of order,” and I go, “Okay, I’m sorry.” It’s not like, “Do what I tell you or shut the fuck up, I’m the boss.”

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Video footage of GUNS N’ ROSES frontman Axl Rose signing a guitar for a fan in Toronto, Ontario during the band’s current Canadian tour can be viewed below.

GUNS N’ ROSES have denied a report claiming that Axl Rose had banned Slash T-shirts from a recent concert in Canada. TMZ.com reported that the band’s crew prevented fans from wearing the former guitarist’s gear at their shows, including his signature top hot. But Rose’s personal assistant son, Fernando Lebeis, said, “We did not advise any security to ban any sort of apparel.

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HAIL! Performed Tuesday, January 26th at BB KING’S in New York City. They were joined by Chris Caffery (Savatage, TSO), Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (Overkill) and Frank Bello (Anthrax).

HAIL! is the new touring band made up of some of Metal’s most highly respected contributors to the genre.

members include:

Tim “Ripper” Owens – Vocals (Judas Priest/Iced Earth/Yngwie)
Andreas Kisser – Guitar (Sepultura)
David Ellefson – Bass (F5)
Mike Portnoy – Drums (Dream Theater)

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*Footage by Kenny Howell

Everyone’s favorite supergroup Them Crooked Vultures have announced some new tour dates. In addition to playing Coachella on Friday April 16th, the band will be playing NYC (2/8), Charlotte (2/10) and Atlanta (2/11). The band has also announced that they’ll be playing Saturday Night Live on February 6th. Tickets for the three shows go onsale Saturday at 10AM local time.

2/8 Roseland Ballroom New York City, NY

2/10 The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC

2/11 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA

4/16 Coachella Indio, CA

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Bassist Chris Wolstenholme wants to make something ‘like Nirvana’s Live! Tonight! Sold Out!’

Muse have announced plans to make a Nirvana inspired tour documentary.

The band, who have released various live DVDs throughout their career – including 2005’s Absolution Tour and 2008’s H.A.A.R.P. – have revealed they would like to make something a bit different, reports BBC 6 Music.

“We’d like to something a little bit more along the lines of a touring documentary as opposed to just a live gig this time,” bassist Chris Wolstenholme told Australia’s Triple J radio station.

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Here is the Silversun Pickups Jimmy Kimmel Live video from Jan. 26. 2010 of their performance of Panic Switch from Swoon, their sophomore studio album.

They performed on the eighth anniversary of the program which also saw Harrison Ford and Kristen Bell as guests. The band, comprised of Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester, have been nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for Best New Artist and were recently profiled in a feature article in the L.A. Times.

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