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On Sunday, August 19th at Kenny’s Castaways in New York City, Foghat drummer Roger Earl will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. The event will be hosted by the Michael Packer Blues Band, and tickets are priced at $10 each. The ceremony begins at 3pm, and Kenny’s Castaways is located at 157 Bleecker …
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Andy Greene of Rolling Stone reports: Axl Rose may have taken the unusual step of declining his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, but original Guns N’ Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin has finally broken his silence and revealed that he is happy to receive the honor. “I have waited up to this point to …
Drummer Matt Sorum has let us know that Velvet Revolver are currently auditioning Ours frontman Jimmy Gnecco. The band—which also features fellow ex–Guns N’ Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan, along with Dave Kushner—have been without a singer since the departure of Scott Weiland in 2008. In an interview with Australia’s The Vine, Sorum had …
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Plus: Quiet Riot puts metal on the map, Aerosmith release their last studio album, Clapton scores third Hall of Fame induction Source: Andy Greene – Rollingstone.com In this week in rock history, the Sex Pistols got signed to A&M, Quiet Riot put heavy metal on the map, U2 released The Joshua Tree, Eric Clapton got …
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Steve Baltin of Spinner.com reports: This year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, to be held March 14 in New York, promises to be another great evening, with Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love and Dr. John set to join the institution. Next year’s dinner has the potential to be even more …
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Fuse TV has posted a 40 minute official video compiling all of the highlights from METALLICA’s recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, including Flea from RHCP’s induction speech, Cliff Burton’s father accepting the award on his son’s behalf, METALLICA’s acceptance speech and all of their musical performances from the ceremony: Check it …
In conjunction with Fuse TV’s upcoming live broadcast of METALLICA’s 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 4, the network will be celebrating METALLICA’s achievement all month long with a series of TV specials. March 11 will play host to two programs which chronicle the band and how they got included …
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AXL ROSE Pens Letter Stating Refusal for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
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Posted: 04/11/2012
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According to the LA Times, Pop & Hiss received a letter from Guns N’ Roses co-founder Axl Rose, through his publicist, announcing his decision to not attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday in Cleveland. Written under the greeting, “To The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Guns N’ Roses …
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