Monthly Archives: December 2009

Punk Rock

Green Day: “21 Guns (with cast of “American Idiot”)

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Green Day have released a stream of the newly re-recorded version of their single, “21 Guns.” This recording features the band with the cast of their recently unveiled “American Idiot” musical. Although most of the songs in “American Idiot” will come from the album of the same name, ’21 Guns’ is one of the few from Green Day’s most recent album 21st Century Breakdown to be included in the show.

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Heavy Metal

Send Get-Well Card To RONNIE JAMES DIO

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According to a posting on the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com, fans can send get-well cards to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) through the official fan club address here: Dio Fan Club 12400 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 624 Studio City, CA 91604 Additionally, if you’d like to send an email to Ronnie, you can do so via get
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Punk Rock

The Clash’s “London Calling” original artwork to be auctioned

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According to a report from The Mirror, the iconic artwork from The Clash‘s London Calling will soon be auctioned off, just in time for the album’s 30th Anniversary on December 14, 2009.

The artwork by Ray Lowry includes pen and ink sketches, each signed and inscribed by the artist. One reads “Preliminary Ideas – Title As Yet Undecided. Sept ’79 Final Photo Not Seen At This Point”, the other “Preliminary Idea – The Band Walking Down A Detroit Side Street Sept. ’79 Detroit”. There are also four A4 sheets of pen and ink and pastel sketches, two double-sided, one signed and inscribed Detroit 16/7/79 Alley Scene – Original Thought – Band Walking Towards Camera.

The set will go on sale at an Entertainment Memorabilia sale in Knightsbridge on December 16, is expected to fetch £50,000-£70,000 ($83000-$116000).
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Heavy Metal

DARK FUNERAL: European Tour Dates Announced

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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have scheduled the following European tour dates: March 05 – Skövde, Sweden – Valhall March 06 – Malmö, Sweden – KB March 08 – Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle March 09 – Hannover, Germany – Musikzentrum March 10 – Bochum, Germany – Zeche March 11 – Dordrecht, Netherlands – Bibelot March 12 – Leeds, UK – Rios (w/ AKERCOCKE) March 13 – Glasgow, UK –
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