| Rockin' News for week of March 23 ,2009, pt. 3 |
Metallica prepares for Hall of Fame induction
METALLICA will be inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame during a ceremony at
the Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, April 4. According to James Hetfield, "We're
very honored to be recognized. There's a whole genre around us that hopefully we
can invite through the door. Hopefully there will be recognition for some of the bands
that have changed music and changed people's lives. That's what I think the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame should be about. There are certainly a lot of bands that
aren't in there that I can't believe aren't: MOTORHEAD, RUSH, JUDAS PRIEST,
DEEP PURPLE. But for us to be in there, hopefully we can bring some awareness to
heavy stuff." The band has invited a slew of past collaborators to the ceremony,
including former members (MEGADETH's) Dave Mustaine (who declined the invite) and
former bassist Jason Newsted. "We wanted to invite everyone who was involved with
Metallica," says Hetfield. "You know, the drama that goes around the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame is pretty ridiculous most of the time. We're trying to avoid that. We
METALLICA will be inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame during a ceremony at
the Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, April 4. According to James Hetfield, "We're
very honored to be recognized. There's a whole genre around us that hopefully we
can invite through the door. Hopefully there will be recognition for some of the bands
that have changed music and changed people's lives. That's what I think the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame should be about. There are certainly a lot of bands that
aren't in there that I can't believe aren't: MOTORHEAD, RUSH, JUDAS PRIEST,
DEEP PURPLE. But for us to be in there, hopefully we can bring some awareness to
heavy stuff." The band has invited a slew of past collaborators to the ceremony,
including former members (MEGADETH's) Dave Mustaine (who declined the invite) and
former bassist Jason Newsted. "We wanted to invite everyone who was involved with
Metallica," says Hetfield. "You know, the drama that goes around the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame is pretty ridiculous most of the time. We're trying to avoid that. We
are a band that's alive and feeling good and still creating, and we want it to be a family reunion. We've invited pretty much everyone from
our first drum roadie to the head of the record company now, and all in between. We put the invite out there and anyone is welcome."
(Courtesy of hardradio.com)
our first drum roadie to the head of the record company now, and all in between. We put the invite out there and anyone is welcome."
(Courtesy of hardradio.com)
Megadeth to headline benefit concert
for wounded troops
MEGADETH has been confirmed to headline the
star-studded SCARS TO FREEDOM concert for wounded
troops at the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs,
California on Saturday, March 28. Scars To Freedom is a
non-profit organization committed to free scar removal
for America's veterans wounded in combat. 5,000 troops
and vets will be in attendance, and the concert will be
simulcast to 500,000 more troops around the globe.
Legendary musician Mick Fleetwood and a list of others
including First Lady Michelle Obama will be participating
in the event. For tickets and more information go to:
www.scarstofreedom.com. (Courtesy of hardradio.com)
for wounded troops
MEGADETH has been confirmed to headline the
star-studded SCARS TO FREEDOM concert for wounded
troops at the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs,
California on Saturday, March 28. Scars To Freedom is a
non-profit organization committed to free scar removal
for America's veterans wounded in combat. 5,000 troops
and vets will be in attendance, and the concert will be
simulcast to 500,000 more troops around the globe.
Legendary musician Mick Fleetwood and a list of others
including First Lady Michelle Obama will be participating
in the event. For tickets and more information go to:
www.scarstofreedom.com. (Courtesy of hardradio.com)
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Gene Simmons to appear in Dr. Pepper commercial
A new commercial is set to begin airing this week featuring Gene Simmons (aka
“Dr. Love”) of Kiss. Gene will be camping it up for the new soda from Dr. Pepper
called Dr. Pepper Cherry. The ad will be the latest in the soft drink company’s
“Trust Me, I’m A Doctor” campaign which previously featured Dr. J (Julius
Erving) and Dr. Fraser Crane (actor Kelsey Grammer). "When initially describing
Dr. Pepper Cherry's taste, we felt it had just a kiss of cherry and was so
smooth, we knew who our third doctor had to be — Dr. Love," said a company
spokesperson. The commercial begins airing on March 30th.
(Courtesy of HouseOfHairOnline.com)
A new commercial is set to begin airing this week featuring Gene Simmons (aka
“Dr. Love”) of Kiss. Gene will be camping it up for the new soda from Dr. Pepper
called Dr. Pepper Cherry. The ad will be the latest in the soft drink company’s
“Trust Me, I’m A Doctor” campaign which previously featured Dr. J (Julius
Erving) and Dr. Fraser Crane (actor Kelsey Grammer). "When initially describing
Dr. Pepper Cherry's taste, we felt it had just a kiss of cherry and was so
smooth, we knew who our third doctor had to be — Dr. Love," said a company
spokesperson. The commercial begins airing on March 30th.
(Courtesy of HouseOfHairOnline.com)