Artisan News Service
ALICE IN CHAINS, RICHIE SAMBORA, WENDY DIO HELP CELEBRITY ROCK N BOWL FOR TJ MARTEL
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- ALICE IN CHAINS, RICHIE SAMBORA, WENDY DIO HELP CELEBRITY ROCK N BOWL FOR TJ MARTEL
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi fame, Mike Inez of Alice In Chains, President Barack Obama, Chris Broderick of Megadeth, Lita Ford and Wendy Dio were among the musicians that came out to earn nearly 45 thousand dollars for the TJ Martel Foundation during the Rock N' Bowl event in Studio City, California late last week.
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- FLYLEAF TALKS NEW SINGER AND BETWEEN THE STARS CHALLENGES
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Flyleaf guitarist Sameer, flanked by new singer Kristen May, talked about his new singer and the biggest obstacle literally being Between The Stars.
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- LINKIN PARK TURNTABLIST JOE HAHN MALL-ED
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- 4:01
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Linkin Park turntablist and de facto video director Joe Hahn talks about his movie directing debut for Mall.
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- KISS TALKS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE, REFLECTS ON DEF LEPPARD SUMMER
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Kiss vocalist guitarist Paul Stanley talked about the band's future, and guitarist Tommy Thayer reflects on a fun-filled tour with Def Leppard over the summer.
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- CBGB FEST TAKES NYC WITH BILLY IDOL, JANE'S ADDICTION, DEVO, AND DUFF McKAGAN
- Runtime
- 4:49
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Billy Idol, Jane's Addiction, Devo, Duff McKagan, and Beastie Boys Ad Rock highlight CBGB Festival this weekend, details here!
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- THE WHO TALK TOUR IN SUPPORT OF THE WHO HITS 50, ON-SALE DATES ANNOUNCED
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend discuss The Who Hits 50 tour as dates go on sale for some starting today, details here!
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- ARTISAN NEWS WEEKLY PREVIEW
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- This week on Artisan News: Black Veil Brides, Billy Idol at the CBGB Festival, Barack Obama and Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) and others at TJ Martel Celebrity Bowl, The Voice coaches and guests Adam Levine and Stevie Nicks, Blake Shelton and Little Big Town, Gwen Stefani and husband Gavin Rossdale, Alicia Keys and Pharrell Williams, Wendy Dio, Flyleaf, Joe Hahn of Linkin Park and director of new movie Mall, The Who, Steve Aoki, Randy Bachman Taking Care Of Business, Nikki Sixx of Sixx AM on Cars and Drive, and more.
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- SIXX AM ANNOUNCE FIRST EVER HEADLINE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF MODERN VINTAGE
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx is part of two headlining bands now as his other group, Sixx AM, has announced 2015 dates in support of its latest album, Modern Vintage, and Nikki and the guys talk about the tour and what fans can expect.
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- DEEP PURPLE, YES NOT EVEN NOMINATED FOR ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Deep Purple and Yes are not going to be induted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2015 because they weren't even nominated, and Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine wants heavy rock to be represented accurately in the hall.
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- ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEES INCLUDE GREEN DAY, NIN, JOAN JETT
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The nominees - not the inductees - for the 2015 class of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame were announced and it included Green Day, Nine Inch Nails and Joan Jett as the primary Blackheart and Trent Reznor sum up their respective legacies.
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- IN FLAMES REVEAL THEIR SIREN CHARMS
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- In Flames reveals its Siren Charms as they talk about the challenge of getting its new album done and how it compares to its previous effort.
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- EMIGRATE BORN OUT OF RAMMSTEIN FRUSTRATION
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Emigrate, the side band from Richard Z Kruspe of Rammstein said that he formed the band to escape the rigid nature of his main gig, creating the expansive new album Silent So Long.
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- STEVE AOKI ON TOP OF NEW YORK CITY, TALKS BREAKING BAD OBSESSION, FREE THE MADNESS
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Producer and DJ Steve Aoki talked about his Breaking Bad fascination and how it led to Machine Gun Kelly's appearance for the song and video "Free The Madness" as he topped the Empire State Building this past Friday to celebrate the release of his new album, Neon Future, Volume 1.
For more on this story and to purchase this album, click here! http://www.artisannews.com/steve-aoki-on-top-of-new-york-city-talks-breaking-bad-obsession-free-the-madness/
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- THE VOICE MICHELLE CHAMUEL REVEALS RELEASE DATE FOR NEW ALBUM, SINGLE HITS NEXT WEEK
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Michelle Chamuel exclusively revealed the release date for her new album Face The Fire as the single with the same name is set for release next week, and she talked about that, working with her coach Usher, and also her EDM alter-ego, check it here!
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- SURVIVOR FOUNDING MEMBER JIM PETERIK TAKES FANS THROUGH THE EYE OF THE TIGER
- Runtime
- 3:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Survivor founding member Jim Peterik talked about the band's singer change, rebooting their career, writing his new book Through The Eye Of The Tiger from a grounded musician's perspective while madness surrounded him, and the incredible longevity of the classic song "Eye Of The Tiger," all of which are found in his book as well.
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- RAMMSTEIN AXEMAN ON RECRUITING LEMMY, MARILYN MANSON, JONATHAN DAVIS FOR SIDE PROJECT EMIGRATE
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Rammstein guitarist Richard Z Kruspe has finished the second album by his side-project Emigrate and he talked about getting special guests Marilyn Manson, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, and Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis on board, check it out here!
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- UPCOMING TOMORROW: Emigrate, Rammstein Teaser
- Runtime
- 0:16
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Tomorrow we'll hear from Richard Z. Kruspe of Rammstein who is back with his side project, Emigrate.
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- EDM FOREFATHERS ERASURE MIX OLD AND NEW FOR JUST-RELEASE ALBUM THE VIOLET FLAME
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- EDM forefathers Vince Clarke and Andy Bell of Erasure talk about their new album The Violet Flame, creating music for nearly 30 years, and how technology and time has finally caught up to them and their synthesized sound.
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- JAY-Z, BEYONCE, STING, NO DOUBT, FUN, ROOTS HELP OUT CITIZENS CAMPAIGN FESTIVAL
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Jay-Z, Beyonce, Sting, No Doubt, Fun, Carrie Underwood, and The Roots played to support the anti-poverty Citizens Campaign Festival in New York City over the weekend as Jessica Alba, Katie Holmes, Diana Agron, Maxwell, Olivia Wilde attended to help raise the standards for the world's poor.
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- AC/DC GOES ROCK OR BUST, MALCOLM YOUNG LEAVES BAND, NEPHEW STEVIE STEPS IN
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- ACDC is set to release its new album Rock or Bust on December 2 with singer Brian Johnson telling us they decide when an album is going to be release -- while a health setback has forced Malcolm YOung out of the band to be replaced by his nephew, Stevie.
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- TAYLOR SWIFT, WEEZER, IGGY AZALEA, MACKLEMORE HIGHLIGHT iHEARTRADIO FEST
- Runtime
- 11:45
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- With the iHeartRadio Festival getting ready for its CW-TV broadcast this week, Zac Brown Band, Steve Aoki, Iggy Azalea, Weezer, One Direction and others talked about the fest and we also bring you some snippets of what went down last weekend on Day 1, Day 2, and in the Village as it was probably only second to the Grammys and American Music Awards as far as pop music talent.
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- RUSH'S ALEX LIFESON, ALICE COOPER, THE DOORS KRIEGER GOLF INVITATIONAL TO BENEFIT ST JUDE'S
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- 3:20
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Alex Lifeson of Rush, Alice Cooper, and Tommy Thayer of Kiss were some of the special guests at the 7th Annual Scott Medlock-Robby Krieger Invitational and All-Star Concert to benefit St. Jude's Children's Cancer Hospital and they all talked about the effort.
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- COUNTING CROWS ADAM DURITZ TALKS NEW ALBUM, 2014 MUSIC SCENE, MENTAL ILLNESS
- Runtime
- 4:39
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Counting Crows Adam Duritz talks about taking time to make a great album for their new album Somewhere Under Wonderland, the state of rock music in 2014, and his own courageous battle with a dissociative mental disorder.
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- YUSUF ISLAM AKA CAT STEVENS FIRST TOUR IN 35 YEARS, NEW ALBUM ON THE WAY TOO
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens will be embarking on his first tour in 35 years, has a new album, Tell 'Em I'm Gone, on the way, and he talked about stepping away from the music industry in the 1970s to search for himself.
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- RINGO STARR, VARVATOS JOINED BY KISS, EX-DEEP PURPLE, GNR MEMBERS FOR PEACE CAMPAIGN
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Former drummer for The Beatles, Ringo Starr, took to the John Varvatos store in Los Angeles to hold a concert with members of his All-Starr Band for the hashtag Peace Rocks campaign, and previous Varvatos partners Kiss, Matt Sorum of Cult and Guns N' Roses Fame and California Breed, including Glenn Hughes, all talked about the event and Ringo's quest for peace.
-- Alex Kluft Reporting, Los Angeles
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- JOHN MAYER, TWENTY ONE PILOTS, BASTILLE, ZAC BROWN LEAD MUSIC MIDTOWN RESURGENCE
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- In what was one of the busiest weekends in memory (September 19 and 20), Atlanta's Music Midtown established itself once again as a national draw as 150,000 showed up over two days to see John Mayer, Zac Brown Band, Bastille, Twenty One Pilots, and other stand-outs, details here.
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- PHARRELL, GWEN STEFANI LEAD NEW SEASON OF THE VOICE DEBUTING TONIGHT
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani and "Happy" hitmaker Pharrell Williams are the newbies on tonight's debut of The Voice, and they both talk about being part of the crew, while longtime coaches Blake Shelton and Adam Levine talk about the new members of the crew, details here!
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- JANE'S ADDICTION, MURS, TONY HAWK HELP KICK OFF SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Jane's Addiction was the main honoree, and Murs hosted the first-ever hip-hop stage as they and other artists walked the Sunset Strip Music Festival red carpet and talked about Jane's Addiction, the strip and the event, check it here!
-- Alex Kluft Reporting, Los Angeles
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- MEGADETH TO RELEASE EARLY ALBUMS ON PICTURE DISC IN NOVEMBER
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- With the resurgence of vinyl, Megadeth has decided to release their first five albums as limited edition picture disc to be released November 11, details here!
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- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, VOLBEAT KICK OFF TOUR WITH HELP FROM NOTHING MORE, HELLYEAH
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- (From Tuesday, September 16) Volbeat and Five Finger Death Punch talk about their tour which starts tonight, September 16, with special guests Hellyeah and Nothing More, details here!
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- TIM McGRAW RELEASES SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN ON TUESDAY VIA TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- (From Monday, September 15) Tim McGraw is set to release Sundown Heaven Town on Tuesday, September 16 with a whirlwind string of appearances in New York City, and he gets a big boost from his wife on the new single and has found new life on the record label that Taylor Swift put on the map as she once wrote a song after the noted Country crooner.
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- CHROMEO DEMONSTRATE JEWISH AND ARAB PARTNERSHIP, TALK WHITE WOMEN
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Synth Pop duo Chromeo are living proof that Jews and their arab neighbors can live in peace and even thrive, even in a world of constant middle east conflict.
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- SHAMAN'S HARVEST OVERCOMES CANCER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM "SMOKIN' HEARTS AND BROKEN GUNS"
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Shaman's Harvest talks about the release their new album Smokin' Hearts and Broken Guns on September 16, and it's a minor miracle the album was even made considering their singer was battling cancer, details here!
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- BILLY JOEL, KISS, BOB DYLAN, OWL CITY TEAM UP TO COVER PAUL McCARTNEY
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Art Of McCartney, released in November, features the likes of Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Kiss, Steve Miller Band, Heart, Roger Daltrey, Paul Rodgers, Owl City, Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell and The Cure among others singing songs from The Beatles, Wings, and solo songs from Paul McCartney, details here!
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- ONE DIRECTION REVEAL NEW RELEASE, FOUR, DETAILS
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- One Direction has released info about their new album, Four, released November 17 with pre-orders now being taken, details here!
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- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH RECORD NEW MUSIC, NEW ALBUM ON THE HORIZON
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Five Finger Death Punch has new material recorded, and a new album is on the horizon, details here!
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- MEET UNLOCKING THE TRUTH - METAL'S YOUNG PHENOMS
- Runtime
- 4:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Unlocking The Truth might just be the biggest buzzed band in the rock genre this decade, and with clips from our exclusive interview you can find out about their one-point-seven million dollar deal, and how the teens worked their way up from the streets of New York City.
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- FASHION ROCKS WRAP: JUSTIN BIEBER STRIPS, KISS, RITA ORA, MIRANDA LAMBERT
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- CBS-TV aired the Fashion Rocks extravaganza and they avoided Nicki Minaj controversy with producer edits, Justin Bieber made it a point to shed his clothes and show off his mature and buff body, while Kiss finally got their Barclays Center moment, details here!
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- BLACK VEIL BRIDES TAP METALLICA ROOTS FOR FORTHCOMING PERSONAL ALBUM
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Black Veil Brides are looking forward to the October release of their self-titled album, and the band talked about working with famed Metallica producer Bob Rock, their fan listening party, and having this be their most personal album yet, details here!
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- SIXX A.M. NOW A TRUE BAND, FINDS MODERN VINTAGE INSPIRATION
- Runtime
- 3:19
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Sixx A.M. is set to release their new album Modern Vintage on October 7, and singer James Michael and guitarist DJ Ashba said that the project morphed into a band on this record, which combines the sounds of music past and future.
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- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH DRUMMER HAS DAD EDIT DEBAUCHEROUS BOOK
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Five Finger Death Punch drummer Jeremy Spencer says he left nothing out there and even got some help from his father editing chapters filled with tales of sex, drug use, and other debauchery, which could have been a lot worse if left to his own devices, check it here!
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- BATMAN FAN BLACK VEIL BRIDES ANDY BIERSACK TALKS BEN AFFLECK AS THE DARK KNIGHT
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Noted Batman fan, Black Veil Brides vox Andy Biersack, on Ben Affleck, not Brad Pitt, being cast in Batman Vs Superman - Dawn Of Justice.
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- MID-DAY METAL - TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION TALKS RIDE ON, MAYHEM
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Texas Hippie Coalition, aka THC, is set to release its new album Ride On, October 7, and they talk about being on the Mayhem Festival and the new effort.
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- ARIANA GRANDE TALKS ABOUT HER BIGGEST WEEK EVER
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Ariana Grande talks about her best week ever starting last week with her MTV Video Music Awards win for Best Pop Video to last week's release of her album My Everything, which has landed at Number One on the Billboard 200 album chart.
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- TESSANNE CHIN TELLS FANS TO COUNT ON MY LOVE AND GOOD MUSIC
- Runtime
- 4:09
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Tessanne Chin, who came away as a winner of The Voice, talks about the inspiration for her new album Count On My Love, and her musical background and diversity that makes her unique in the world of pop.
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- MID-DAY METAL - TRIVIUM DISCUSSES VENGEANCE FALLS CONCEPT
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- For today's edition of Mid-day metal, Trivium's Paolo talks about the concept behind their new album Vengeance Falls.
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- SLIPKNOT SHARES 5 GRAY CHAPTER DETAILS
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Slipknot has released details on their forthcoming release titled .5: The Gray Chapter, probably an ode to their late bass player Paul, and the upcoming Knotfest is just the start of touring plans, details here!
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- ONEREPUBLIC SHARE THOUGHTS ON THE GIVER
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- OneRepublic, who shared their song "Ordinary Human" with the soundtrack to The Giver, talked about the movie and seeing the book unfold on the silver screen, check it here!
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- ACE FREHLEY SPACE INVADER DEBUTS AT NUMBER 9, ART LESSONS FROM KISS
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Ace Frehley, former guitar player from Kiss, has debuted his new album Space Invader at Number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, and he talks about reuniting with Ken Kelley, who did the Kiss Destroyer and Love Gun album covers, for the artwork to the new effort.
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- ED SHEERAN, EMIL NAVA, JESSIE J TALK MTV VMA WIN, PERFORMANCE
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Ed Sheeran took home the Best Male Video moonman at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and, backstage, deflected much of the praise onto director Emil Nava, but during the chat fellow Brit Jessie J came up to join him and she dished about her performance with Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande, check it out!

