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MOTLEY CRUE 'SAINTS OF THE UNDERGROUND' SONG PREMIERE:
Motley Crue are back! Hear their first song in more than ten years at AOL Music.

It's been more than a decade, but all four original members of Motley Crue are back together in full force. 'Saints of Los Angeles' is the title track and lead single off the notorious rock band's new album due this Summer. With its powerhouse hook, the track aims to prove that the gang is still on top of its game, rocking harder than ever.

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ENUFF Z'NUFF LIVE ALBUM TO GET REMASTERED:
When you talk about the 80's hair metal phenomenon, you simply cannot omit Enuff Z'Nuff, the power-pop quartet from Chicago, Illinois. During their long and adventurous career the band managed to record eleven full-length albums, four live albums and two compilations.

"Tonight - Sold Out" is their most recent live offering, capturing the stunning performance the group gave in 2007. The album brings all of the band's classic compositions and proves that Enuff Z'Nuff still haven't lost their touch when it comes to delivering pure rock energy! Enuff Z'Nuff's history shows a band which had to struggle with many difficulties in their career, but eventually managed to remain a strong and inspiring figure on the hard rock scene.

The remastered edition of "Tonight - Sold Out" brings this legend to life, with a unique set of eleven classic songs that will rock you to the bone! Enough said, here's Enuff Z'Nuff! New digipak edition, limited to numerated 2000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc.

The album will be available via Metal Mind Productions on 5th May 2008 (in Europe only).

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BRET MICHAELS ADDED TO 'HOUSE TRAINING' LAWSUIT:
Poison lead singer Bret Michaels was added as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleges his $9 million Encino home was trashed during taping of the VH1 unscripted series "Rock of Love," court papers show.

Ray Sahranavard alleges about $380,000 in damage was caused during two months of taping. He filed the suit last Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Mindless Entertainment Inc., producers of "Rock of Love," alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract and negligence.

Sahranavard added Michaels, the star of the reality show, as a defendant yesterday, as well as an additional cause of action alleging intentional destruction of property.

Representatives for Michaels and the producers were not immediately available for comment.

According to the suit, Sahranavard signed an agreement with the production company last September for the use of his home from Oct. 17 to Dec. 11 for the taping of the second season of the show starring Michaels and a cast of women who live in the home with him and compete for his affection.

The company promised to take good care of the mansion and obtain an insurance policy that would name Sahranavard as an additionally insured party with liability limits of $3 million, according to his court papers.

But when Sahranavard got his home back, there were holes in the walls and ceilings, all the doors had been removed, the interior had been nearly entirely repainted and much of the landscaping had died, according to his suit.

He says the nearly $380,000 damage estimate was compiled by a general contractor hired by him.

The producers later tried to distance themselves from the actions of Michaels and the female contestants, claiming they did not know what they did outside of the instructions given them by the company, the homeowner's suit alleges.

Had Sahranavard known the producers' intentions, he would not have allowed the show to be taped at his home, according to his court papers.

He claims the producers admitted they never bought an insurance policy and later set up a different company to try and make themselves judgment-proof.

AC/DC WORKING WITH BRENDAN O'BRIAN SAYS SUPERSUCKERS VOCALIST:
Supersuckers vocalist Eddie Spaghetti revealed that AC/DC is working with producer Brendan O'Brien on a recent post on the Supersuckers website (www.supersuckers.com)

I'm sure you're all wondering, "where the hell is that new 'suckers record?", well rest assured it IS coming. It's just taking a little longer than we expected to get done. Our current snag is that the producer of the new record wants to make some last minute tweaks and, well, he can't right now. He's been detained by a little Australian band called, uh, AC/DC.

That's right our man Billy Bowers, who did such a stellar job on our "Paid" E.P., is an engineer for Brendan O'Brian who is producing the new AC/DC record and so he's been taken away from our project temporarily. But he assures us that, as soon as he can, he will have the mixes done and that they will rock mightily so we have to just be content with that for now.

In the meantime, we will be keeping busy rocking the free world and you can come and get your fix of the new material at one of our many rock shows coming up in the near future at a location near you, I'm sure.

I just thought you all should know where the new record stands right now. No one is getting any more impatient than we are, that's for sure. We can't wait for this record to hit the streets and these delays are killing us, but right now there's nothing we can do but wait. So we wait, along with you, the good people of impeccable taste who subscribe to this email list.

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VELVET REVOLVER LAYS DOWN "12 NEW JAMS":
Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan has posted the following message on the website of his side project Loaded:

So, the forum is up and rockin'! We are now gonna figure out some way to stream video onto the site so you can all join in the 'behind the scenes' buffoonery that makes up all things Loaded. We may even put up some rare and un-released jams from days of yore. UK, you up for a late summer/early fall tour? Spain? Italy?

Velvet Revolver news: I just left Matt's where we laid down 12 new jams...KILLER! Kick ass people!

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THE CULT'S BILLY MORRISON RELEASES "STIMULATOR":
RELEASED THIS WEEK ON I-TUNES WORLDWIDE:

Limited edition hard copy CD available ONLY from:
www.billymorrison.net/weblog and www.myspace.com/billymorrisonmusic

Back in 1998, Billy Morrison (The Cult, Circus Diablo, Camp Freddy), fronted UK rock band Stimulator, with guitarist Terry Warville and drummer Jason Bowld (Pitchshifter). The band signed a large deal with Geffen Records in the U.S. and recorded their debut album in Los Angeles. Riding high on a wave of great press and even greater expectation, they could not have imagined that Geffen Records would be part of the first big music business merger (with Seagrams), and that their record would never be released.

10 years later, Billy now lives in Los Angeles, has played bass in THE CULT, formed CAMP FREDDY (with Dave Navarro, Donovan Leitch, Chris Chaney and Matt Sorum), CIRCUS DIABLO (with Billy Duffy, Ricky Warwick and Brett Scallions) acts, writes, hosts a radio show��and has finally decided to release those masters as a Billy Morrison solo album.

After releasing the Circus Diablo album on Koch Records last year, and spending the summer on the Ozzfest, Billy entered 2008 with some thoughts about a solo album. Currently holed up in a studio in Los Angeles recording brand new material for release later in 2008, he felt that the time was right to resurrect the old Stimulator masters and put the album out, as it was recorded ten years ago. Forming his own label, King Mob Music, Billy has not retouched or remixed the Stimulator album in any way and is releasing it as a stop gap between the Diablo album and his forthcoming solo material.

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POISON ANNOUNCES "LIVE, RAW & UNCUT SUMMER TOUR 2008" WITH DOKKEN AND SEBASTIAN BACH:
Poison, one of rock's most iconic and enduring bands, will hit more than 40 U.S. cities this summer on their LIVE, RAW & UNCUT SUMMER TOUR 2008. The national tour, with Dokken and Sebastian Bach joining Poison for most of the dates, rolls out on July 3 in Salt Lake City, UT, with stops in and around New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Washington, DC and other major tour markets across the country.

This June, the band will be releasing Poison: Live, Raw & Uncut. This DVD/CD collection -- the band's first in over a decade -- includes all of the multi-platinum rockers' greatest hits performed live, including "Nothin' but a Good Time," "Look What The Cat Dragged In" and "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." Captured in glorious high definition in front of 10,000 rowdy fans at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in St. Louis, Missouri, Live, Raw & Uncut also features a bonus photo gallery and a behind-the-scenes segment that captures all of the mayhem and madness of life on the road. Rounding out the set is an audio CD of Poison's greatest hits captured live.

Since first bursting onto the scene in 1986, Poison has been one of rock's top acts, with multi-platinum album sales and sold out tours. The success of the band's recent album releases and tours shows that Poison is as potent 22 years after the release of their debut album, Look What The Cat Dragged In, as ever.

Released in 2006, Poison's greatest hits collection, The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock, rocketed into Billboard's Top 20 with a #17 debut. The 18-track CD and digital collection, released by Capitol/EMI, was soon certified gold with sales totaling more than 500,000 units in the U.S., and Poison tore through the summer of 2006 on their highly successful "20 Years Of Rock" North American concert tour.

Last June, Poison returned to Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart with the #32 debut of their EMI America Records/Capitol release, POISON'D!. Produced by Don Was, POISON'D! packs 13 explosive cover songs, including new recordings of David Bowie's "Suffragette City," The Cars' "You're Just What I Needed," The Romantics' "What I Like About You," Sweet's "Little Willy," The Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See" and The Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers." Poison toured to more than 50 U.S. cities on last summer's sold out "POISON'D! 2007" tour.

VH1's hit reality series Rock Of Love With Bret Michaels, now in its second season and just weeks away from its climactic conclusion, continues to draw high ratings. Season one's love match was a mismatch and the search went on for Bret to find someone to "rock his world." The first season's finale was the #1 program on cable that night as well as the #1 non-sports program on cable for the week.  

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BANDWIDTH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH REUNITING MEMBERS FROM SURGICAL STEEL - Bandwidth Rock Magazine got the privilege to sit down with 3 of the 5 reuniting members of SURGICAL STEEL. Stay tuned to Bandwidth for the EXCLUSIVE Interview to be posted and more updates from the upcoming ARIZONA ALL-STARS ROCK REUNION shows coming up on June 7th and 8th!!!

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L.A. GUNS GETTING NEW CD AND TOUR DATES READY:
L.A. Guns are almost done with rehearsals and are leaving for Canada next week to go record. Guitarist Tracii Guns released the following statement:

This past week Marty Casey joined us in the song writing process and we came out with a couple of really great songs to add to the ever growing number of tunes to choose from for this record.

One song we are really excited about is called "Por Todos Mi Amigos" Which has some latin Flair and a super giant groove has us reaching new boundaries and is a great indicator as to scope of this bands chemistry in an artful way.

Other favorites so far are "Hole In My Radio" which we have played live a few times already and our audience sings along right from the get go so, thats a good sign. "Broken American Dream" is balls out riff rock. "I'm So High" has folk and country roots, we wrote this song while on tour and did the demo recording on our tour bus so, we were in the right frame of mind when we recorded this song with alot of love and care.

Also, we are in the middle of putting the "Summer Blackout" tour together for the USA this summer and will include Faster Pussycat and Bang Tango.
Putting out the positive energy and Love!!!!!!!!

TOUR DATES:
12 April 2008 Jeff Healeys Roadhouse Toronto, Ontario....
14 May 2008 Broadway At The Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina....
27 June 2008 Club Toxic Green Bay, Wisconsin....
29 June 2008 Runway Park Sault Ste.Marie....
2 July 2008 Ecks Saloon Lakewood, Colorado....
10 July 2008 Rocklahoma Pryor, Oklahoma....
11 July 2008 Fire Water Dallas, Texas....
12 July 2008 Javelina Harley Davidson Festival Boerne, Texas....
18 July 2008 Nashville Station Johnson City, Tennessee....
19 July 2008 Jaxx Springfield, Virginia....
26 July 2008 South Dakota Rockfest Sioux Falls, South Dakota....
31 July 2008 Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York....
1 August 2008 The Haunt Yonkers, New York....
16 August 2008 Sky City Casino Acoma, New Mexico

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VELVET REVOLVER SPLITS WITH ROCKER SCOTT WEILAND:
Four founding members of the rock band Velvet Revolver said on Tuesday they were splitting with the group's troubled singer, Scott Weiland, citing his "increasingly erratic" behavior.
The announcement came in a terse statement from the group's management company as Weiland, 40, and his recently reunited original band, Stone Temple Pilots, were set next week to announce plans for a highly anticipated summer tour.

The Pilots, also known by their acronym, STP, already have confirmed a handful of upcoming dates, beginning with the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio, on May 17-18.

For Weiland, whose career has long been overshadowed by heroin addiction, Rock on the Range will mark his first show with STP since the band played 13 concerts to promote its last album of new material, 2001's "Shangri-La Dee Da."

Following the breakup of STP, Weiland was welcomed as lead singer for Velvet Revolver, the newly formed grunge rock band founded by three former members of Guns N' Roses -- guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum -- along with second guitarist Dave Kushner.

Velvet Revolver was confronted from the start with Weiland's drug and legal problems as it juggled performance schedules, recording sessions and promotional work to accommodate his court dates and rehab.

Last month, Weiland pleaded innocent to a charge of driving under the influence of drugs stemming from his arrest on a Los Angeles freeway ramp in November. He is free on $40,000 bail and is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on Friday.

A public feud between Weiland and Velvet Revolver's drummer already had cast doubt on the band's future when the statement on behalf of Sorum, Slash, McKagan and Kushner was issued under the headline "Velvet Revolver to Part Ways with Singer."

"This band is all about its fans and its music, and Scott Weiland isn't 100% committed to either," Slash was quoted as saying. "Among other things, his increasingly erratic on-stage behavior and personal problems have forced us to move on."
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Scott Weiland Responds to Velvet Revolver’s Overthrow –

Scott Weiland has issued a scathing statement in response to yesterday's non-April Fool's Joke that Velvet Revolver would continue on without its singer's services. "I find it humorous that the so called four 'founding members' of Velvet Revolver would decide to move on without me after I had already claimed the group dead in the water on March 20 in Glasgow," Weiland said.

Weiland went on to remind everyone that he's reuniting with Stone Temple Pilots, saying "I choose to look forward to the future and performing with a group of friends I have known my entire life. This also speaks to my commitment to the fans who I feel would much rather watch a group of musicians who enjoy being together as opposed to a handful of discontents who at one time used to call themselves a gang."

In one last parting shot, Weiland comments on the band's upcoming search for a new lead singer. "Good hunting lads, I think Sebastian Bach would be a fantastic choice."  

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MOTLEY CRUE REVEAL "THE DIRT" ON THEIR NEW ALBUM:

"This album has the vibe of Dr. Feelgood, Girls Girls Girls and Shout at the Devil," promises Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx of the band's first album since 1997.

The still-untitled album borrows heavily from Crue's autobiography The Dirt and attempts to recapture the glitter rock sound with song titles like "Down at the Whisky" and "White Trash Circus." "There's also a lot of humor because, let's face it, we're ridiculously funny,'" Sixx says.

To read more about the Crue's new album, check out the Spring Album Preview in the Rolling Stones-and-Jack White-covered issue of Rolling Stone Magazine (on stands now).

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TED NUGENT WILL RELEASE 'SWEDEN ROCKS' ON MAY 13:
Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Sweden Rocks by Ted Nugent on CD May 13 [pre-book date April 23, Retail List Price $13.98]. The concert was captured at the 2006 Sweden Rock Festival, featuring the singer/songwriter/guitarist with drummer Mick Brown and bassist Barry Sparks. A DVD of the show will be released June 10.

One would be hard-pressed to name another intrinsically American Hard Rocker who backs up his talk with surefire action like Nugent. His non-musical pursuits have garnered as much ink as his hellfire rock'n'roll. Outdoorsman, hunter, Conservative Political Activist, and controversial spokesperson on behalf of The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Nugent epitomizes and embodies the ethic of the outspoken pioneer taking on all comers in all matter of debates...while still making damn sure to rock non-stop and without regret. Ted Nugent is an American Original.

But it's his shotgun style of guitar playing that has endeared him to his huge fanbase. And it's on a stage where that pepper spray of staccato notes is best appreciated. Although he has admitted to partial hearing loss due to his close proximity to massive amounts of ampage, he still cavorts about onstage like a man possessed. And his fans love it. In Sweden, in 2006, he's still at the height of his powers and, if the reaction from the crowd is an indication, he hasn't lost one iota of his arsenal.

Nugent split from his Detroit band The Amboy Dukes after their major hit ("Journey To The Center Of Your Mind"). As a solo artist, he has racked up an impressive string of hit singles and albums. With homes in both Michigan and Texas, he has maintained his public role as a noted author, columnist, and political activist while still selling over 35 million albums in his career, also famous for playing the Gibson Byrdland guitar. The Gibson guitar company has since named a model for him.

Tracks
1) Stormtroopin'
2) Wango Tango
3) Snakeskin Cowboys
4) Free For All
5) Wang Dang Sweet Poontang
6) Raw Dogs & War Hogs
7) Soul Man
8) Hey Baby
9) Dog Eat Dog
10) Still Raising Hell
11) Cat Scratch Fever
12) Stranglehold
13) Great White Buffalo

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VELVET REVOLVER'S SLASH TALKS WEILAND SPLIT:

Rolling Stone spoke exclusively with Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash today regarding the band's decision to split with frontman Scott Weiland.

"Everybody's just very relieved," Slash tells RS. "This is something that's been coming down for a while. I know everybody is tying the STP [reunion tour] thing to it, but it started way before that. We just had a lot of commitments to fulfill, so we just had to drag this thing out until the obligations were finished. Basically, we're just excited about finding someone else and moving on."

As far as the search for a new frontman goes, Slash says, "There's some people, but it's really premature to start naming names. We actually worked with a guy, I won't mention his name, before we left to go to the U.K. and there just wasn't enough to break him in, so we're gonna work with him again some more, and maybe some other guys as well."

As for Weiland's recommendation that the band hire former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach, Slash is unamused. "I thought [Weiland] could be a little bit more imaginative. I'm not sure if that was meant to be a pot shot or what. Whatever, it's not worth any real drama."

Courtesy of Rolling Stone

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NEW MUSIC FROM GUNS N' ROSES?:
Guns N' Roses fans, the more-than-a-decade-in the-making album Chinese Democracy really does seem to be getting very close to a release date.

No, really. This is what I'm hearing:
Axl Rose & Co. have recently been letting people, music industry honchos, tastemakers and so forth, listen to six new tracks, according to a music executive who has heard the songs.
The exec raved about the music. "It's really good," he said. "Axl's voice sounds exactly the same, but the songs sound contemporary. You expect it to be a trainwreck, but it's not."
Reps didn't talk about exact release dates, according to my source, but they implied it could still happen by the end of the year. (Yes, I know we've heard this before.)
Just last week, Rose announced on the official Guns N' Roses website that the band hired a new management team headed by heavyweights Irving Azoff and Andy Gould.
The band's last original recordings, Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, were released in 1991. Since their debut in 1985, they have sold an estimated 90 million albums worldwide.

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Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille has posted the following Poison tour dates at www.myspace.com/ccdevillesofficialmyspace

4 Apr My Agent Mike Esterman's B-Day Bash Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada
4 Jun Sweden Rock Festival
5 Jul Independant Stampede @ Island Grove Park, Colorado
9 Jul Starlight Theatre Kansas City, Missouri
11 Jul Moondance Jam @ Walker Festival Grds Walker, Minnesota
13 Jul Jerome Schottstein Center Columbus, Ohio
18 Jul Rock Fest Caddot, Wisconsin
21 Jul Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, Georgia
22 Jul Ford Amphitheatre Tampa, Florida
23 Jul Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, Florida
26 Jul Verizon Amphitheatre Pelham, Alabama
29 Jul Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Connecticut
31 Jul Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge Bristow, VA/DC area, Washington DC
3 Aug First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, Illinois
7 Aug Bank of America Pavilion Boston, Massachusetts
8 Aug Star Pavilion at HersheyPark Hershey Park, Pennsylvania
9 Aug Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, Michigan
10 Aug Post Gazette Pavilion at StarLake Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
12 Aug PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, New Jersey
14 Aug Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
15 Aug Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Noblesville, Indiana
16 Aug Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, Ohio
17 Aug Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, Missouri
20 Aug USANA Amphitheatre Salt Lake City, Utah
22 Aug The Pearl @ The Palms Las Vegas, Nevada
23 Aug Gibson Amphitheatre Universal City, California
24 Aug Dodge Theatre Phoenix, Arizona
28 Aug Pala Casino Arena Pala, California
9 Sep Coors Amphitheatre at The Fiddler's Green Englewood, Colorado

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VAN HALEN RETURN TO THE STAGE ON APRIL 19TH - One of the most influential bands of all time, VAN HALEN, will return to the stage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on April 19, 2008. The band, featuring Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen, will perform a full-length concert as part of Tiger Jam XI, a fundraising event presented by AT&T and hosted by golf legend Tiger Woods. Proceeds from the event benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation. Eddie, David, Alex, and Wolfgang said, "We heard you missed us; we're back! We rev up into high gear at Tiger Jam on the next leg of our tour."The concert begins in style with up-and-coming R&B singer/songwriter, Ryan Shaw, at 8:30 p.m. VAN HALEN is scheduled to perform at 9:30 p.m.

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JOURNEY SET TO LAUNCH SUMMER TOUR WITH HEART AND CHEAP TRICK - Three legendary rock bands are teaming up for what is sure to be the tour of the summer. Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick are heading out on the concert trail starting July 9 in Denver, CO through October 4 in Albuquerque, NM. Fans should check local listings for on-sale dates, which begin Saturday, April 5. ourney--Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums) and new lead singer Arnel Pineda-- is hitting the road to promote Revelation, the highly anticipated three-disc CD/DVD package set for release June 3 exclusively at Wal-Mart stores in North America.

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KEEPING UP WITH GEORGE LYNCH -

-George will be recording with Japanese mega band KATS on two new tracks for their new album on April 4-5 at NRG Studios in Los Angeles, CA.

-George will be a featured performer at the 31st Annual Dallas International Guitar Show on April 19-20 at the Dallas Market Hall Convention Center.

-There will be two new George Lynch instructional DVDs produced by Hal Leonard. Production will take place in Milwaukee, WI April 22-26.

-The final mixes for the Souls Of We debut album titled "Key Of Noise" have begun with producer "Mudrock" with targeted release for 2008. Souls Of We includes London Legrand on vocals, bassist Johnny Chow and drummer Yael.

-On May 29th, George will perform at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA in celebration of the new Zoom George Lynch "G2G" signature series effects pedal. Those in attendance will be able to be among the first to purchase the pedal which will include a custom poster, commemorative pick and greeting card.

-The much anticipated Lynch Mob summer tour will begin on July 1st with Cinderella and Warrant. Lynch Mob now includes drummer Tommy Aldridge, bassist Marco Mendoza with Oni Logan returning on vocals. The ten week tour will include the famed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma on July 13th and keep the band on the road into September.

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Rolling Stones Ban Lifted in Blackpool, England -After being banned for almost half-century from the English seaside resort, the Rolling Stones are free to perform there again. The ban was imposed in 1964 after a riot broke out during one of their early gigs at the Empress Ballroom.

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Pearl Jam gets set for a short Summer 10 date tour and Pearl Jam Frontman Eddie Vedder also set to start his first solo tour dates April 2nd
in Vancouver. Pearl Jam dates as follows - June 11: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheatre)

June 12: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
June 13-15: Manchester, Tenn. (Bonnaroo Festival)
June 16: Columbia, S.C. (Colonial Center)
June 17: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Center)
June 19: Camden, N.J. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
June 22: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
June 24-25: New York (Madison Square Garden)
June 27: Hartford, Conn. (Dodge Music Center)

June 30: Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center)

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ZZ-Top DVD, New Album and tours dates are in the works. The bearded boys from Texas are back in the action. Its been almost 5 years since their last project

Stay tuned to Bandwidth for more details

Sheryl Crow joins forces with Fleetwood Mac and possible Tour dates. Details are still being worked out but "Rumours" have it that she will indeed be collaborating with the likes of Nicks, Lindsay Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Fleetwood Mac was last seen on the road in 2004. Sources would not say what role Crow will play in the group but from the list of names we were given I thin we can all fill in the missing piece. Stay tuned for tour date announcements.

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Jeff Healey loses lifelong battle with Cancer - Jeff passed away at the age of 41 in a Toronto Hospital. Healey who has been blind since the age of 1, was a self taught guitar player whose "in your lap" type of playing earned him several Grammy-nominations and platinum record sales. Healey was just weeks away from releasing his first Rock album release in 8 years. With his unique playing stlye and Bluesy vocals his most critically acclaimed album, "See The Light" won him International recognition and his hit single "Angel Eyes". He will surely be missed by the music industry.

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ASCAP has just added Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Steve Miller to their lineup of songwriters who will be part of the I Create Music Expo in April. They join Jackson Browne for a special series of interviews.The three-day expo for songwriting and composing is part of the weeklong ASCAP events that bring together songwriters, composers, publishers and industry leaders. Events include the ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre workshop; Stephen Schwartz Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony and reception; the 25th annual ASCAP pop music awards honoring Steve Miller and Lionel Richie; and ASCAP's general membership meeting.The expo takes place on April 10-12 in Los Angeles at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. The special series of interviews is set for April 10. The pop music awards will be held on April 9.

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BOSTON Sets off on Summer Tour - BOSTON will kickoff their summer tour on June 6th at an outdoor festival in at Marina Parkon Thunder Bay, ON. The scheduled dates will include US and Canadian dates. Along with Michael Sweet, Frontman/guitarists/songwriter "Stryper" veteran, they will also be joined with one of their MySpace Fans,Tommy DeCarlo, who posted his BOSTON covers on his MySpace profile and YES believe it or not will be joining them on stage...SEE KIDS DREAMS DO COME TRUE!!! Tour Dates as Follows - The Band BOSTON - Tour Summer 2008

June 6 Thunder Bay, ON CAN Marina Park *
June 13 Hinckley, MN Grand Casino*
July 2 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheater*
July 17 Cadott, WI Rock Fest*
July 18 Monticello, IA Great Jones Fair*
July 26 West Bend, WI
Aug 4 Bethlehem, PA Musikfest*
Aug 6 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena*
Aug 15 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Taj Mahal, Etess Arena*

Says Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx via his web-blog: "I fucking love this new motley crue album. tommys kickin ass, vince sounds insane and mars is shredding on guitars. it doesnt feel like one song is better or worse than any other.........it feels so good to be excited about something you've worked on so hard.........im so excited for you all to hear it...."Then this curious e-mail arrives late today - "Mötley Crüe and I wanted to let you know that all four ORIGINAL band members of America's most notorious rock band will make a colossal announcement in Los Angeles on April 15 (location tbd). This will by far be one of the biggest music announcements of the year!!

According to a recent post on Brian Tichy's MySpace page, Billy Idol is in the studio recording new songs, with a summer tour in the works: blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=118354402.

From onstage Sunday, March 16 at a packed Air Canada Centre, Toronto, IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson announced a series of arena shows in Western Canada for their eagerly anticipated "Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour 08". With the tickets for Toronto having sold out months in advance, the band has revealed that it is returning to Canada this summer for further dates in the West in a number of cities it has not played for many years.

03/15/08 Actress Valerie Bertinelli insists that ex-husband Eddie Van Halen has not relapsed in his struggle against substance abuse. "The reports about him being in rehab are wrong. Eddie is sober," Bertinelli said at a New York luncheon Wednesday. "He's being proactive about his illness." VAN HALEN's namesake band recently postponed a series of tour dates because the guitarist reportedly needed treatment for an unidentified ailment. The group is scheduled to return to the road April 19.

A website has been launched where fans can buy or listen to live BLACK CROWES performances. LiveBlackCrowes.com will sell CDs and digital recordings of all the gigs on the group's 2008 tour, while many previous CROWES concerts already are available. In addition, free streams of select individual tracks are offered. Also, the first 10,000 people to register at the site will receive free MP3s of tunes from the CROWES' current dates showcasing new album Warpaint.

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Scott Weiland exited a rehab facility Monday after undergoing treatment for an undisclosed substance problem. The STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/VELVET REVOLVER singer is due in court Wednesday in connection with his November arrest for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs. Meanwhile, STP recently added several dates to their upcoming reunion tour, including a May 23 performance in Indianapolis as part of festivities leading up to this year's Indianapolis 500.

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"2008 ROCKLAHOMA LINEUP ANNOUNCED
HOLLYWOOD, CA - The line up for 2008’s Rocklahoma was announced by Catch the Fever Music Festivals at a press conference held at the historic Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood. Hosted by nationally syndicated DJ and VJ Eddie Trunk, the press conference was attended by Bret Michaels, front man of POISON, all of WARRANTfeaturing Jani Lane, along with members of CINDERELLA, LA GUNS, ENUF Z NUFF, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, XYZ, PRETTY BOY FLOYD, VAIN, and LYNCH MOB. Trunk, who is heard nationally and on XM Satellite Radio’s channel 41 The Boneyard and is seen as the VH on VH-1 Classic, invited rock fans worldwide to attend Rocklahoma, July 10-13, 2008, at the Catch the Fever Festival grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. The press conference was broadcasted live on XM’s Boneyard Channel 41, as well as streamed on Wyldside Radio.
Over 80 bands will be performing on three giant stages over July 10 through July 13th. As announced, Rocklahoma’s initial lineup on the main stage is:
· Thursday
(Pre Party for those who have bought three day tickets) Bret Michaels, LA GUNS featuring Tracii Guns, ENUF Z NUFF, VAIN, HOUSE OF LORDS andJET BOY.
· Friday:
XYZ, ARMORED SAINT, KINGDOM COME, NIGHT RANGER, EXTREME, TRIUMPH and TBA.
· Saturday:
PRETTY BOY FLOYD, EVERY MOTHER’S NIGHTMARE, TORA TORA, BLACK N BLUE, TRIXTER, KIX, WARRANT FEATURING Janie Lane and CINDERELLA.
· Sunday:
AXE, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, ZEBRA, LYNCH MOB, TBA, TESLA and TBA.
Additional bands on the main stage will be added in the upcoming weeks. The initial lineup and bands are subject to change as bands are added and the exact schedule is arranged.

Two side stages adjacent to the main stage feature over twenty-eight regional artists on each stage.
The Retrospect Records stage includes the following bands: JESTER, SIDEKIXX, PAIR-A-DICE, FRONT RUNNER, TOMMY HAD A VISION, VALOR, GYPSY BLUE, WHITEFOXX, BLUE TIGER, WILD AUGUST, MESSANG, PAUL SHORTINO, MARIAH, WARRYOR, BAD CANDY, LORRAINE, NASTY NASTY, REAL STEEL, CUTTLASS, VYPER, MASS, BAD CANDY, ONEY, STRIKEFORCE, HERAZZ, RECKLESS, HEARTLESS, RON KEEL, WARRYOR and ALIBI. On the Tri-Label Group stage has TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION, KARNEVIL FEATURING DARIO LORINA, DIRTY PENNY, CROOKED X, GYPSY PISTOLEROS, SWEET FA, BANSHEE, GODS OF KANSAS, LIPSTICK MAGAZINE, POWND, SHADOWSIDE, MINDFLOW, WARMACHINE, ASPHALT VALENTINE, KRUCIBLE FEATURING LANCE KING, and DEATH RIDERS.
Rocklahoma is the world’s largest Rock Festival of its type featuring bands from the eighties. Attendance is expected from all fifty states, every Province in Canada and every country in Europe.