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Friday, June 20, 2008

Fake bands, Motley movies, Metallica and more

The Best Fake Bands Ever
Secret agent chimps, Beatles-esque mop toppers, comic book heroes, heavy metal thunder and Fake-sta rappers. Sometimes the parody ends up better than the real deal.

FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS? MOTLEY CRUE’S THE DIRT MOVIE NOT MOVING FORWARD JUST YET
Eventually, someone is going to adapt Motley Crue’s The Dirt (which I’m still fairly certain is the best book ever written in any language ever) into a movie. There’s too many greenbacks at stake for the project just to sit on the shelf forever.

METALLICA's HETFIELD And ULRICH On 25th Anniversary Of 'Kill 'Em All'
Metal Blade Records owner and CEO Brian Slagel recently conducted interviews with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Kill 'Em All".
- METALLICA: Another 'Fly-On-The-Wall' Clip Available

JUDAS PRIEST's 'Nostradamus' Headed For U.S. Top 10 Debut
According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS), JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is poised to sell around 50,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release for a likely Top 10 debut. CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here