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Top Gere – Richard Gere Auctions Vintage Guitars
A collection of vintage guitars owned by actor Richard Gere sold for nearly $1 million at auction on October 11. Fetching the highest sum was a 1960 Gibson Les Paul, which drew a winning bid of $98,500.
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Black Sabbath – Back in Black?
While promoting his new book, Trust Me, I’m Dr. Ozzy, the wild man of rock spoke about the rumored Black Sabbath reunion. Ozzy Osbourne told Billboard magazine, “Yes, it’s a very, very strong possibility. It’s in the ve
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Van Halen Coming Soon?
David Lee Roth, the old/new frontman of Van Halen, has been on Twitter and Facebook. On Facebook, DLR says nothing apart from “get ready…” On Twitter, he gets more chatty: “get ready for…” Roth may be bluffing, but rumors are rife that new Van Halen music is coming soon.
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Mick Jagger Likes This
Who would have marked Mick Jagger a Facebook junkie? It seems Jagger has moved passed his initial distaste for social networking sites.
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Train Keeps A-Rollin’ – Aerosmith Album Should Be Released in March
Previously, Aerosmith had been saying that their new record would be released next May. But, according to Tyler, the album might be available a little bit earlier. “Two months doing that and we’re almost there,” Tyler told Rolling Stone backstage at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas. “We
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Guns Blazing – Guns n’ Roses Announce US Tour
News of Guns N’ Roses U.S. concerts has been coming out in drips and drabs, but now the rock titans have officially announced their first U.S. tour in 5 years. Gn’R will play more than 30 shows between October 28 (in Orlando, Florida) and the end of 2011
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Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock To Be Released October 11
Michael Schenker’s U.S. visit with Uli Jon Roth and Leslie West on the 3 Guitar Heroes tour has been postponed until early 2012, due to West’s leg amputation. However, Schenker’s new album Temple of Rock will be released on October 11 on CD, digital formats and vinyl. “With
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Late Night Pink Floyd
This week (Sept. 26 – Sept 30), legendary rockers Pink Floyd will be celebrated by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in the form of a full week of episodes honoring the band. In addition to appearances by founding members Roger Waters and Nick Mason, the show will feature performances of Pink Floyd classics by the likes of Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters
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Just Push Play
With Aerosmith recently hinting that their in-the-works album will be out in May 2012, anticipation for new tracks from the classic rock group is at an all-time peak. Aerosmith bass player Tom Hamilton has issued a video update about the recording process from the group’s new studio: “Next spring, baby – that’s what we want
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Finish What Ya Started
Sammy Hagar’s autobiography, Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock, has been a surprise hit. The book debuted at # 1 on the New York Times nonfiction list in April. Hagar has now updated his book for paperback release. “I just finish
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No More Tears
An eight-year-old autistic boy that was lost in California earlier this week is back together with his family, and the reunion is thanks, partly, to the music of Ozzy Osbourne. A group of roughly 60 rescue workers found young Joshua Robb in the forest
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Keep on Rolling
Keith Richards says he hopes to reconvene The Rolling Stones, but he isn’t sure when that might happen. “There is talk about ,” the veteran rocker told GQ in a recent interview. “Basically I want to get the Stones back together and give it one more bash. I think