Associated artist: Deep Purple
Source: Launch
"Croatia has an unorthodox way of motivating its players for their crucial World Cup match against Japan. Rock band Deep Purple will be holding a concert under the windows of the team's hotel on Friday and officials say players are welcome to attend." FULL STORY
posted June 16, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Artists Honored For Ringtone SalesAssociated artist: AC/DC
Source: MTV
"Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé, AC/DC, Chamillionaire, T-Pain, Cyndi Lauper and D4L are among the artists who were honored with the Recording Industry Association of America's inaugural Master Ringtone Sales Awards..." FULL STORY
posted June 16, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Tool
Source: AllHipHop
"Kanye West and Tool have been tapped to headline the 22nd Street Scene festival, which takes place outside the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The festival takes place August 4-5..." FULL STORY
posted June 14, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Metallica Produce Voices for Cartoon NetworkAssociated artist: Metallica
Source: Drowned in Sound
"Looney-Tune metallers Metallica - recent headliners of quiet-'til-Sunday-night rock fest Download - have provided voices for a new Cartoon Network series." FULL STORY
posted June 14, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Tool
Source: NME
"A joint investigation between police and festival organisers is underway following reports of a disturbance at Download Festival last night. 12 people were arrested after missiles were thrown at police officers, who had been called to the site after reports of a number of fires in the campsite areas." FULL STORY
posted June 12, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Authorities Investigate Download Festival DisturbanceAssociated artist: Metallica
Source: NME
"A joint investigation between police and festival organisers is underway following reports of a disturbance at Download Festival last night. 12 people were arrested after missiles were thrown at police officers, who had been called to the site after reports of a number of fires in the campsite areas." FULL STORY
posted June 12, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Tool
Source: Billboard
"Kanye West and Tool will headline the 22nd Street Scene festival, to be held Aug. 4-5 outside San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. Among the other acts confirmed to appear at the event include Wu-Tang Clan, Queens Of The Stone Age, Snoop Dogg, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Modest Mouse." FULL STORY
posted June 9, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Rush
Source: chartattack
"Rush built its phenomenally loyal following on its legendary performances. Even after more than 30 years on stage, Rush live on homevideo remains a hit. The DVD companion to the band's most recent album, 2003's "Rush In Rio," is five times platinum." FULL STORY
posted June 7, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Metallica
Source: MTV
"Sometimes the Europeans simply have it better than we do. Over the weekend, Metallica performed their 1986 masterpiece, "Master of Puppets," in its entirety not once but twice. They played it through on Saturday during the Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany, and then again on Sunday at the Rock Im Park festival in Nürnberg." FULL STORY
posted June 5, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Motörhead
Source: MTV
"Motörhead have set "Kiss of Death" as the title of their forthcoming record, which is being eyed for an August 29 release. The album was produced by Cameron Webb (Manntis, Your Enemies Friends) and will feature 'Kingdom of the Worm.'" FULL STORY
posted May 26, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM
