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Remasters of reality: How Black Sabbath killed the hippy dream

The heavy-metal monoliths used their doom-laden dirges and horror-rock riffs to supplant the softer side of 60s counterculture Iron men ... Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi in the 80s.

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Related Topix: Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi, Metal, Altamont

Fri Nov 20, 2009

PR-inside.com

Rock stars sign Monitor Audio charity memorabilia loudspeakers at Classic Rock Awards 2009

The pair of Gold GS20's were also autographed by Iggy Pop, Slash, Anvil, Billy Gibbons , Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi and Paul Rodgers , among many others.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath, Bad Company, The Faces

Thu Nov 19, 2009

BlabberMouth.net

CINDERELLA Guitarist To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Jeff LaBar , guitarist for classic hard rockers CINDERELLA and new hard rock supergroup FREAKSHOW , will be the special guest on the next edition of the nationally syndicated radio program "Hard Rock Nights" , airing the week of November 20-26. Jeff recounts the early days of CINDERELLA , how he joined the band and the first major tour, one of the ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Cinderella, Riot, Europe, Uncasville, CT

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Millville News

Pompper murder trial: Pompper takes the stand in his own defense

A Millville man charged with murder in connection with the death of his half brother 30 years ago took the stand in his own defense this afternoon.

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Related Topix: Millville, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Vineland, NJ, Deep Purple

The Frederick News Post

Reporter's Notebook: All Fired Up - Brunswick to host Kixmas

When it was announced earlier this year that the 1980s metal band Kix would play a show in March at the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co., tickets sold out in less than a month.

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Related Topix: Brunswick, MD, Kix, Fire, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Frederick, MD, Breakfast, Food

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Boulder Daily Camera

Boulder tackles global climate change, nuclear weapons

On Tuesday, the Boulder City Council directed two city delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties to: support "green" technology; advocate for local government's involvement in national carbon-emission reduction programs; acknowledge the need for alternative approaches to carbon-emission reduction in developing countries; ...

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Related Topix: Denver Metro, Boulder, Boulder, CO, World News, Denmark, Boulder County, CO, Golden, CO

Slam Sports

Ozzy happy with McCartney snub

Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy Osbourne was stunned when Sir Paul McCartney refused to collaborate with him - because the former Beatle insisted he didn't want to spoil the rocker's record.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Winter Sports, Curling

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Science News

Heart attack patients get high radiation dose

The first large study to examine cumulative radiation exposure from medical imaging after a heart attack has found that the average patient receives the equivalent of about 725 chest X-rays before leaving the hospital.

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Related Topix: Radioactive, Jacksonville Metro, Science / Technology

Sun Nov 15, 2009

AZNightBuzz.com

Hey, barkeep!: Mixologist's specialty is time-tested classics

The Tucson Symphony Orchestra will be the first to perform a C.F. Kip Winger classical composition - his first all-out classical work.

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Related Topix: Winger, Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro, Classical, Life, Food, Dining

Fri Nov 13, 2009

WYAY-FM Atlanta

The Rock History Report for November 13th, 2009

1971 - Three Dog Night released "Old Fashioned Love Song.' 1973 - Jerry Lee Lewis, Jr.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Tokens, The Beatles, Hernando, MS, Deep Purple

Manila Bulletin

Dennis: Out to win Heart

In past interviews, Dennis Trillo admitted that he considers Heart Evangelista as one of showbiz's prettiest faces.

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Related Topix: Sharon

Wed Nov 11, 2009

AZNightBuzz.com

The Score : Swedish indie trio will rock the Rialto

The Tucson Symphony Orchestra will be the first to perform a C.F. Kip Winger classical composition - his first all-out classical work.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro, Winger, Classical

Tue Nov 10, 2009

BlabberMouth.net

Black Sabbath Drummer Previews Christmas 'Rock 50' Show

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following update on the Christmas edition of his "Rock 50" monthly radio show, which airs between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. PST on WPMD , a college radio station at Cerritos College in California: "In my last news post, about the November radio show, Ia d said the Christmas show was canceled.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

ContactMusic.com

Black Sabbath - Riff Merchant Tony Iommi

Legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi doesn't reckon he'll ever run out of riffs.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

BlabberMouth.net

Tony Iommi To Guest On BBC's 'Rock Show With Daniel P Carter'

BLACK SABBATH / HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi will be interviewed on BBC Radio 1 's "Rock Show With Daniel P Carter" this coming Monday night, November 9 between 12 midnight GMT and 2:00 a.m. GMT .

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Related Topix: Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Ireland.com

Osbourne honoured for live concerts

The former Black Sabbath frontman was in New York with wife Sharon to receive the Legend of Live statuette in recognition of his years on the road, sharing the title with previous recipients Sir Elton John and the Allman Brothers Band.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

ClipSyndicate

Vince Neil's Tribute To Daughter Skylar

Singer Vince Neil opens up about the death of his daughter, Skylar, and how he's paying tribute to her memory with a special poker tournament in Las Vegas.

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Related Topix: Vince Neil, Video, Health

Thu Nov 05, 2009

WORC-FM Worcester

The Rock History Report for November 5th, 2009

However, Ozzy would eventually quit for good to embark on a successful solo career.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Queen, Freddie Mercury, Oasis

KAUZ

Man Wins $166 Million, Hard Rock Tells Him It was a "Machine Error"

A Florida man thought he hit the jackpot, but people at the Hard Rock said, Hey, not so fast!" Multimedia Watch The Video Bill Seebeck had been playing a slot machine for about half an hour when bells starting ringing and the numbers flashed in front of him, indicating he had won a cash bonus of over $166 million.

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101.5-WQUT

Iommi Making Handy Recovery

Guitarist Tony Iommi has offered an optimistic update on his recovery after undergoing stem-cell treatment on his hand.

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Related Topix: Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath

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