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Randy Rhoads' brother, former Quiet Riot bassist schedule tribute concerts in Japan
Original at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Sat, Jan 30
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Kelle Rhoads (Randy's brother), Kelly Garni (former Quiet Riot bassist) and Ronny North will join forces again to play three Randy Rhoads tribute concerts in Japan (in Osaka, Tokyo and Nogaya) on March 15-17, 2010. Kelle will be handling vocals for the band, which is being billed as "A Tri...
Firewind: Mexican dates cancelled
Original at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Thu, Jan 28
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Greek melodic metal act Firewind, which features in its ranks current Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G., has cancelled its previously announced Mexican shows. The band states, "Firewind would like to express their disappointment at not being able to meet their Mexican fans, and to play for...
Holy Rage: debut album due in AprilOriginal at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Tue, Jan 26
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill penned the foreword to Al Atkins's autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was written with Neil Daniels - a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins during the writing of N...
The Prince of Darkness Meets His Fans at New York Bookstore: The Scene at Ozzy Osbourne’s Signing
Original at Rolling Stone
• Mon, Jan 25
By Patrick Doyle More than 300 fans braved the torrential rain in New York today, perhaps fittingly, to meet the Prince of Darkness. Ozzy Osbourne signed copies of his hilarious new memoir, I Am Ozzy, at the Fifth Avenue Barnes and Noble in midtown Manhattan (Rolling Stone spoke to Osbourne about the memoi...
Rolling Stone’s Top Stories
Original at Rolling Stone
• Sat, Jan 23
By Rolling Stone • Hope for Haiti Now: The RS Live Blog • Watch Bruce, Madonna, More Haiti Songs • Beck, Will Ferrell Join Conan for “Free Bird” • John Mayer in His Own Words: Q&A • Steven Tyler Karaokes Aerosmith at Cali Pub • Ozzy on Return of Ozzfest, Loss of Wylde • Radiohead Announce Haiti Benefit in L.A....
Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
Original at Rolling Stone
• Fri, Jan 22
By Rolling Stone John Mayer spoke candidly about his search for “the Joshua Tree of vaginas” in our new issue. We looked back at the guitarist’s most outrageous moments, showed off exclusive photos from his cover shoot, and broke out Q&A you won’t find in the magazine. Rockers united for Haiti relief: J...
Top Stories: January 22, 2010
Original at Rolling Stone
• Fri, Jan 22
By Rolling Stone • Gabriel Says He Won’t Reunite With Genesis • Yorke Talks Radiohead, Solo Work • Franz Nicolay Leaves the Hold Steady • Win Monster Jamz In-Ear Headphones • John Mayer’s Dirty Mind & Lonely Heart • Win Butler on Arcade Fire’s Big Decade • Ozzy Osbourne on the Future of Black Sabbath
Violent Divine signs with Swedmetal RecordsOriginal at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Fri, Jan 22
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Swedish hard rockers Violent Divine have inked a deal with Swedmetal Records. The band's third album, "Release The Hounds", is scheduled for release in early 2010. Frontman Mike Divine says: We are very happy to ink this deal with Swedmetal Records. These guys are dedicated, hard working a...
Top Stories: January 21, 2010
Original at Rolling Stone
• Thu, Jan 21
By Rolling Stone • Gabriel Says He Won’t Reunite With Genesis • Yorke Talks Radiohead, Solo Work • John Mayer’s Dirty Mind & Lonely Heart • Ozzy Osbourne on the Future of Black Sabbath • Vampire Weekend Top the Charts • Breaking: Titus Andronicus • Julian Casablancas Wraps Solo Tour in NYC
Ozzy Osbourne Talks Future With Black Sabbath, Band’s Early Days
Original at Rolling Stone
• Wed, Jan 20
By Andy Greene Photo: Laren/FilmMagic In the new issue that’s on sale now, Ozzy Osbourne tells Rolling Stone about some of the most incredible stories in his new memoir I Am Ozzy, from freaking out Betty Ford to the worst days after his reality show. Since today is the anniversary of one of Ozzy’s most infa...
Firewind parts ways with drummer
Original at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Tue, Jan 12
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Greek melodic metal act Firewind, which features in its ranks current Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G., has parted ways with drummer Mark Cross (ex-Helloween, Metalium) due to personal differences. The band states, "We thank Mark for his work and contribution to Firewind and wish him good...
Ozzy Osbourne planning 18-month tour in support of new album
Original at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Tue, Jan 12
By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) According to U.K.'s The Sun, Ozzy Osbourne is planning to go on an 18-month music tour in support of his new album, "Soul Sucka". The disc, Ozzy's first since 2007's "Black Rain", is tentatively slated to come out in June and will feature songs such as "Let It Die", "Diggin' Me Down" and the titl...
Ozzy Osbourne schedules book-signing events
Original at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Tue, Dec 22
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) Ozzy Osbourne will sign copies of his long-awaited memoir, "I Am Ozzy", at the following locations: 7:00 p.m. - Book Soup at 8818 Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood, Ca Black Rain" was Ozzy's first all-new solo effort in six years and debuted on the Billboard album chart at No. 3.
The year's best music books
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Fri, Dec 18
For heavy metal buffoonery on a cosmic scale, there is not much to beat I Am Ozzy (Sphere £20), the autobiography of Ozzy Osbourne. ...
How To: A Guide To Nü Evil: Exclusive Band Tutorial
Original at MOG
• Mon, Dec 7
cause Lucifer enjoys his salsa) Manson rips-up Holy Bibles, Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a live bat, and the ante is up. If you are afraid that such ...
Zakk Wylde goes to prisonOriginal at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Tue, Dec 1
By info@metalrage.com (Neurotic) Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) took part in a solo performance and question-and-answer session earlier today (Tuesday, December 1) at Singapore's Changi Prison Complex. On speaking to the inmates, he later told The Straits Times, "It seemed like the right thing to do s...
Former Danzig guitarist John Christ returns to live stageOriginal at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Tue, Dec 1
By info@metalrage.com (Neurotic) John Christ (born John Knoll) left Danzig in July 1995 after four albums and one EP, citing a breakdown in communication within the band as the reason for his departure. In 1997, Christ was part of the short lived band Juice 13, which also included Randy Castillo, former drummer for Ozzy Osb...
Aretha Franklin, Ozzy Osbourne Encourage Young Rockers Backstage at Hall of Fame Concert
Original at Rolling Stone
• Sat, Oct 31
By J. Edward Keyes Ozzy Osbourne said he was supporting new bands by doing what he’s always done: rocking as hard as possible. “I’m a small cog in a big wheel. If they say my music has helped them get on with theirs, that’s great, that’s all we can do to keep the torch going.”
Springsteen Still Set to Perform at Historic Rock Hall of Fame Concert
Original at Rolling Stone
• Tue, Oct 27
By Rolling Stone On October 29th, Springsteen will share the spotlight with Tom Morello and John Fogerty. The bill also inclues Stevie Wonder with B.B King and John Legend, Simon & Garfunkel, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. The next day’s lineup boasts U2, Aretha Franklin (with Lenny Kravitz and Annie Len...
The Kinks' Ray Davies to perform with Metallica at Rock Hall's 25th anniversary
Original at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Thu, Oct 22
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust)
Slipknot, Scars On Broadway, Billy Idol members perform at Ozzy Osbourne tributeOriginal at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Mon, Sep 14
By info@metalrage.com (Mindsaver) Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Franky Perez (Scars On Broadway), Billy Morrison (The Cult, Camp Freddy) and Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) are among the musicians who performed last night (Thursday, September 11) at a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California.
Osbournes Variety Show Sparks First Amendment Battle in Florida
Original at Rolling Stone
• Tue, Mar 31
By Daniel Kreps Photo: Cultice/Fox When Rock Daily first saw the trailer for The Osbournes: Reloaded, which debuts tonight on Fox, we dismissed it as a “debacle” that paints the legendary Black Sabbath singer as a clown — a show unbefitting the Prince of Darkness. We may have predicted the show would get c...
How to make a Crazy Train effect.Original at YouTube
• Mon, Jan 19
By rss@youtube.com (GuitaristKalman) This video shows you how to make a "Crazy train" type effect with Windows Media Player. Kudos to ozzy. Songs featured: Disturbed - Stricken and Black Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne! Rock on! Author: GuitaristKalman Keywords: How to make crazy train type effect Added: January 19, 2009
Sharon Osbourne Teaches A ‘Charm School’ Contestant A LessonOriginal at Pink is the New
• Mon, Jan 5
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By It's Trent, Bitch! Source] Last month we heard about an alleged altercation that took place between Sharon Osbourne (wife of the self-professed Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne and host of VH1’s reality TV show Rock of Love: Charm School) and Megan Hauserman (all-around VH1 reality TV fame whore) during...
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Aimee Osbourne is Nylon Magazine
Original at Right Celebrity
• Sat, Nov 1
By Katja She refused to appear on the MTV reality show “The Osbournes”, the most-viewed series ever on MTV. The show aired from 2002 until 2005. Aimee Osbourne,25, decided to move out of the family home and forbid MTV producers to reveal her face on camera when she was visiting her family.
Opinion: Idol Headlines for 10/02/08
Original at mjsbigblog.com
• Thu, Oct 2
By mj America’s Got Talent Picks a Winner MTV com DUH! USA Today The talent show boss has become obsessed with the Hollywood smile since making it big in the US with American Idol. ‘America’s Got Talent’: WINNER! America’s Got Talent: Episode 317 (season finale) TV Squad
Podcast: Lefty's Lounge 55
Original at Dopefiend.co.uk
• Thu, Sep 4
By lefty@dopefiend.co.uk Playlist: Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye; Iron Maiden - The Prisoner; Patton Oswald - Great Food is cooked by Psychos; Ozzy Osbourne - 21st Century Schizoid Man; Clutch - Escape from the prison planet; Bill Hicks - Mandatory Marijuana; Angel - Tower; Megadeth - Train of consequ...
Ozzy Osbourne Wins Cash For Not Falling Over At The Brits
Original at hecklerspray
• Fri, Jun 6
By Stuart Heritage And then there was Ozzy Osbourne - a man who was only allowed to say about four words during the entire show, and even then in the wrong order at completely the wrong time. But the thing is, that’s Ozzy Osbourne. Ever since The Osbournes was on TV he’s been a kind of professional shambles. That’s w...
Joe Lynn Turner to perform at benefit for Rock Hall and John Entwistle FoundationOriginal at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Mon, Jun 2
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) When asked if there will be any new music coming from Big Noize, the new supergroup featuring Joe Lynn Turner, guitarist Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot), drummer Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath), bassist Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol) and Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis (Guns N' Roses...
Podcast: Episode 32 - There's Some Hatred With Your Name On It.
Original at mevio.com
• Wed, Mar 19
This week Damo talks about his interview with Zakk Wylde, seeing Ozzy and KISS live, other ramblings, and plays tunes by: The Flakes Ozzy Osbourne Bullet La Volta The BellRays Diamond Dogs
Podcast: Michael Schenker Group: new touring lineup revealedOriginal at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Mon, Mar 10
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) The CD features returning Msg singer Gary Barden, drummer Simon Philips (The Who, Toto), bassist Neil Murray (Black Sabbath, Whitesnake) and keyboardist Don Airey (Deep Purple, Ozzy Osbourne). Schenker's final 2007 gig in the UK took place on August 3 in Stourbridge, U.K. when Michael en...
Podcast: Lefty's Lounge 35
Original at Dopefiend.co.uk
• Thu, Mar 6
By lefty@dopefiend.co.uk Songlist: Judas Priest - Delivering the goods; Ugly Kid Joe - Heavy Metal; Motorhead - The Ace of Spades; George Carlin - The 7 words you can't say on TV; Faith no More - Epic; Clutch - Escape from the Prison Planet; MegaDeth - Symphony of Destruction; Mich Hedberg - Cookies; Monster Magnet -...
Podcast: MAXIMUM THRESHOLD RADIO SHOW #60 ROCK OF LOVE 2 CAST MEMBERS DESTINEY MOORE, JESSICA KINNI AND AMBRE LAKE http://maximumthreshold.net
Original at MAXIMUM THRESHOLD RADIO SHOW
• Sat, Jan 26
By MAXIMUM THRESHOLD MAXIMUMTHRESHOLD.NET Its the Bret Michaels VH1’s Rock Of Love 2. Tonight’s show has been named the ROL2 Lovefest. Starting the show was Destney Moore. Destiney talked about a few of her side projects as well as her role on ROL2. Great!. Jessica Kinni was next and was brutally honest about what happened on the set, and f...
Randy Rhoads signature marshall amp unveiledOriginal at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Fri, Jan 18
By info@metalrage.com (Gilles) Marshall Amplification unveiled the new Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot) signature series amplifier earlier today (Thursday, January 17) at at this year's winter Namm (National Association of Music Merchants) show in Anaheim, California. Check out a preview at this locatio...
Sheriff selling t-shirts used in Ozzy Osbourne sting for charityOriginal at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Wed, Nov 28
By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) North Dakota's KXNet.com reports that a law enforcement sting before the Ozzy Osbourne concert in Fargo has started an unexpected fundraiser for a local non-profit organization. Osbourne said in a statement that the sting tarnished his reputation by implying his concerts attract crim...
Review: Ozzy lets music do the talking - The Columbian
Original at The Columbian
• Fri, Nov 16
Review: Ozzy lets music do the talking WA - And in the end, as he delivered the Black Sabbath classic "Paranoid" to cap off his encore, Ozzy Osbourne reminded the audience that all the video screens ...
Concert Review: Ozzy Osbourne / Rob Zombie in Winnipeg, MB, Oct ...
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, Nov 9
By Triniman Around 9500 fans showed up at the MTS Centre to see Ozzy's third Winnipeg show in seven years, but I think many were actually bigger Rob Zombie fans.Ozzy played about two or three songs from his weak new album, Black Rain. ...
Fargo Sting Operation Leaves Ozzy, Fans Feeling Stung
Original at Rolling Stone
• Fri, Nov 2
By Daniel Kreps This week, Ozzy Osbourne is angry. Yesterday, the former Black Sabbath frontman focused his fury on illegal downloaders. Now, the Ozz is “outraged” at a sheriff in Fargo, North Dakota, for using an Osbourne/Rob Zombie concert on Monday to attract and then arrest fans on outstanding warra...
Ozzy Osbourne says sting operation in Fargo, North Dakota 'tarnished' his reputation
Original at Metalrage.com Frontpage
• Fri, Nov 2
By info@metalrage.com (Gilles) Since when does the lure of an Ozzy Osbourne concert become the impetus for a sting operation by one local sheriff? That's what an outraged Osbourne would like to know after the events that transpired Monday, October 29 before his show at the Fargodome in Fargo, Nd.
Bob Dylan Site Premieres New Video and Lets Fans Make Their Own, Nas Sends Message to Bill O’Reilly at VA Tech Concert, Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie Announce Tour Dates
Original at Rolling Stone
• Fri, Sep 7
By Erica Futterman In preparation for next month’s release of the Bob Dylan anthology, fans can now create their own versions of Dylan’s oft-copied video for “Subterranean Homesick Blues” using ten pieces of virtual posterboard. Also new to the anthology’s hub page is the premiere of the video for Mark Ron...
Concert review: Ozzfest - Chicago Daily Southtown
Original at Chicago Daily Southtown
• Sun, Aug 12
Concert review: Ozzfest IL - Over the years, the all-day heavy metal concert headlined by Ozzy Osbourne has changed for better and worse. Yet the atmosphere has remained a truly unique ... Free radicals Chicago Sun-Times all 2 news articles
'Ozzfest 2007' concert review
Original at Stockton Record
• Thu, Aug 9
It had been a long, hot July day at Ozzfest 2007 - which was, for the first time in the tour's history, free - before Ozzy Osbourne finally hobbled on stage.
Ozzman's 'Black Rain' falls flat - Deseret News
Original at Deseret News
• Thu, Jul 19
Ozzman's 'Black Rain' falls flat UT - By Scott Iwasaki For nearly 30 years, Ozzy Osbourne has been making music as a solo artist. Add that to the additional decade he was in Black Sabbath and ...
Opinion: Marty's Musical Meltdown: Iced Earth, Ozzy, Tesla, NEO, Pendragon, Andromeda and Rick Wakeman
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Jun 16
By Marty Dodge Ozzy Osbourne: `Black Rain Ten tracks of Ozzy goodness that are meant to prove that Ozzy ain't just a reality show denizen and still can cut it. Does it work? Well yes to be honest. This is probably the best thing he has released since the classic No More Tears. It seems to contain all the passion a...
Podcast: Friendly reminder Black Rain buyers: redeem your Ozzfest tickets tonight starting at 9pm ESTOriginal at Things That ... Make You Go Hmm
• Fri, Jun 8
By TDavid Tonight for those who purchased the Ozzy Osbourne Black Rain CD you can redeem your tickets at livenation.com/ozzfest. The rest can start redeeming on June 12th. Hmmcast #129 mp4 Tonight for those who purchased the Ozzy Osbourne Black Rain CD you can redeem your tickets at livenation.com/o...
CD review | Ozzy Osbourne (The State)
Original at The State
• Thu, Jun 7
“Black Rain” 3 ½ stars “I’m not going away!” Ozzy Osbourne insists at the start of his first new album in six years — the first since “The Osbournes” made him everyone’s cute and cuddly heavy-metal casualty. And indeed, the 58-year-old dark wizard sounds very much here to stay in a collectio...
Music Review: Ozzy Osbourne- Black Rain
Original at Blogcritics
• Mon, Jun 4
By Janine Macdonald Naturally an Ozzy album isn’t an Ozzy album without the obligatory ballad about his wife, Sharon. In this case there are two- “Lay Your World On Me”, and “Here For You”. They're songs about Sharon’s battle with cancer, and see Ozzy reaching out to be her pillar of strength. It’s a move some woul...
Music Review: Ozzy Osbourne- Black Rain
Original at Blogcritics
• Mon, Jun 4
By Janine Macdonald Ozzy Osbourne released his last studio album six years ago, and it's been even longer since he released one that was half-decent. While previous albums such as Down To Earth were good they weren't earth-shattering and lacked one main ingredient, passion. It was almost as if Ozzy was going t...
Podcast: Ozzy Osbourne Black Rain and Halo 3 a killer combinationOriginal at Things That ... Make You Go Hmm
• Tue, May 22
By Your (optional) podcast author email address (TDavid) I’ve been listening to the new Ozzy album Black Rain for a few days now and today got the chance to buy the CD for $11.99 at Best Buy on sale. The packaging is a little plain, no jewel case, no lyric sheet, barely any credits. You don’t get more bare bones packaging than this. Doesn’t come with any sec...
PAGE X: SABBATH'S SAVIOR
Original at Asbury Park Press
• Wed, May 16
THE PROGENITORS of the notoriously excessive genre known as heavy metal were nearly destroyed by their own excess. Black Sabbath may not have survived the period in the late '70s when, as founding singer Ozzy Osbourne once told PAGE X, band members were abusing drugs and touring "just to...