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4th Annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine awards to honor Jon Anderson, Carl Palmer and Zakk Wylde

craig — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:35:52 +0000

The 4th annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine music awards show will celebrate the magazine's 9th anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 25, in the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel. This year’s show will salute Jon Anderson of Yes with the Voice of Progressive Music award, Carl Palmer from Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Asia will receive the [...]

Aerosmith to headline Innagural LivingSocial Backyard Festival

craig — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:51:33 +0000

Aerosmith will be the headliner at the first-ever LivingSocial Backyard Festival on Randall's Island in New York City next month. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will also be a part of the event sponsored by the social network on July 13th. The outdoor event will also feature a "Hangout Zone with hammocks and bean bags, [...]

Rock Picks of the Week: Stone Temple Pilots, The Winery Dogs, Deep Purple, Five Finger Death Punch, Great White

craig — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:47:12 +0000

After firing vocalist Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots this past February, guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz announced their new singer Chester Bennington of Linkin Park at KROQ's annual Weenie Roast in Los Angeles last month. He is turning out to be a perfect fit, as the newest track from [...]

Rock B-Days/Today In Rock: June

craig — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:00:55 +0000

June 1 Ron Wood (Jeff Beck Group, The Faces, The Rolling Stones) - 66 Mike Levine (Triumph) - 64 June 2 Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones) - 72 June 3 Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople, Hunter/Ronson) - 67 Mickey Finn (T. Rex) b. 1947 - d. 1/11/03 from apparent alcohol related liver problems Suzy Quatro [...]

It’s the 30th Anniversary of The US Festival ‘Heavy Metal Day’ – I was there…a recap

craig — Thu, 30 May 2013 04:40:03 +0000

Today is the 30th Anniversary of the 1983 US Festival. The US Festivals (US pronounced like the pronoun, not as initials) were two early 1980s music and culture festivals sponsored by Steve Wozniak, formerly of Apple Computer. The first was held Labor Day weekend in September 1982 and the second was Memorial Day weekend in [...]

‘South Of Hanneman’ Jeff Hanneman of Slayer tribute t-shirts available soon (video)

craig — Mon, 27 May 2013 19:01:06 +0000

Jeff Hanneman of Slayer will be commemorated in a new series of tribute t-shirts, dubbed "South Of Hanneman". Jeff passed away on May 2nd at the age of 49. A first run of t-shirts will be created, so place orders by June 6th to ensure delivery, with the possiblity of more shirts printed "After that, [...]