
News Ticker: Aerosmith, Beale Street Fest, J-Kwon, Public Image Ltd.Photo: Kane/WireImage Aerosmith are still dancing around the idea of a summer tour of the States. They’ve already announced a European trek, and today they added South American dates to their schedule. Check out the list (and another amusing clip of the band) at their official Website. The Flaming Lips, Alice in Chains, Earth, Wind and Fire, Limp Bizkit and Jeff Beck are set to rock the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis on April 30th to May 2nd. The full, eccentric lineup is posted on the
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Published: 2010-03-05 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Morning News Roundup, Rock News
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Ex-Alice in Chains Bassist Starr Talks Cobain, Staley on “Rehab”Photo: Jennings/WireImage Last season of Celebrity Rehab, we were fretting over the fate of former Guns n’ Roses drummer Steven Adler, who often recalled his good ol’ days with Axl Rose and Co. and complained about Slash not inviting him to drum on his upcoming solo album. This season’s resident rocker-in-peril is ex-Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, who was the focus of last week’s episode as he tried to work out his guilt related to the death of the band’s frontman Layne Staley. But AIC’s Je
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Published: 2010-02-23 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News
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Members of Metallica, Slayer Taking Part in Ozzfest’s Dimebag TributeThis year’s Ozzfest, being held August 9th in Dallas, will feature an all-star metal tribute to slain Pantera and Damageplan guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott. The participants include Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, Slayer’s Kerry King, Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains and Anthrax’s Scott Ian. Bob Zilla of Damageplan and Dimebag’s brother Vinnie Paul will also take part in the event, which was orchestrated by Abbott’s partner Rita Haney. The set is expected to pull strongly from Pantera’s catalog. Dimebag Darrell, who called Dallas home, was shot and killed onstage by a deranged fan during a concert in December 2004.
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Published: 2008-07-23 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News
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