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GLOBAL GUNS … L.A. Guns announce 2016 World Tour

GLOBAL GUNS L.A. Guns announce 2016 World Tour   Hollywood, CA — Hot on the heels of their performance at the annual “Rainbow Bar & Grill” show over the weekend, L.A. Guns have just issued an extensive tour schedule. The band will begin their jaunt later this week on the East Coast and will perform throughout the summer into the fall. Headed up

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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Anniversary party in parking lot puts exclamation point on retro-rock weekend

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Anniversary party in parking lot puts exclamation point on retro-rock weekend   HOLLYWOO, Calif., USA — An action-packed weekend of retro rock was capped Sunday in grand fashion with the 44th annual Rainbow Bar & Grill Anniversary party, where about 1,000 revelers packed not just the legendary restaurant/club but the parking lot, too, as L.A. Guns, Autograph, Junkyard,

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Hair Nation Festival Announces 20 Band Lineup for So. Calif. on Sept. 17th 2016   Sirius XM — Sunset Strip in the 1980s – was there ever a more debaucherous time and place? Rock and roll was larger than life and every show was a party. Now — for one night only — you can travel back in time to that land

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FLY HIGH MONACO … Enuff Z’Nuff and vocalist Johnny Monaco part ways

FLY HIGH MONACO Enuff Z’Nuff and vocalist Johnny Monaco part ways     METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: In what appears to be a mutual decision, Monaco said he has no plans to return, as founding bassist Chip Z’Nuff has taken over lead vocals   LOS ANGELES — Johnny Monaco, lead singer and guitarist for Enuff Z’Nuff, has announced he is out

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AXL/DC IS A REALITY … Axl Rose Is New Lead Singer for AC/DC Tour

AXL/DC IS A REALITY Axl Rose Is New Lead Singer for AC/DC Tour   “We are dedicated to fulfilling the remainder of our touring commitments to everyone that has supported us over the years, and are fortunate that Axl Rose has kindly offered his support to help us fulfill this commitment,” band says in statement Rolling Stone — The rumors have been confirmed:

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ROUND N’ ROUND … Judge isn’t convinced either party owns the (Ratt) trademarks

ROUND N’ ROUND Judge isn’t convinced either party owns the (Ratt) trademarks Hollywood Docket: ’80s Rockers RATT Out Ex-Bandmate for Trademark Infringement Hollywood Reporter — The original bassist from RATT is using his ex-band’s trademark without permission, according to a federal lawsuit filed by a corporation owned by two of the ’80s metal band’s founding members. RATT’s heyday was decades ago

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I QUIT … Ex-WildSide’s Benny Rhynedance posts Part 5 in ‘The History of…’ series

I QUIT WildSide’s former guitarist Benny Rhynedance posts Part 5 in ‘The History of WildSide series   Hollywood, CALIFORNIA — Over the last few months we’ve been posting ‘The History of WildSide’ series. The long, detailed accounts from the band’s former guitarist Benny Rhynedance are an amazing look at the inner workings of a hopeful hairband 5-pack of heroes. But, like many similar stories they fell

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KISS announce summer 2016 tour with The Dead Daisies

KISS announce summer 2016 tour with The Dead Daisies Rolling Stone — Kiss have announced their Freedom to Rock summer tour that will find the Destroyer crew performing in over 25 cities that they haven’t visited in over a decade, as well as concerts in four cities they’ve never played before. The 35-date trek kicks off July 7th in Boise, Idaho and wraps

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