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Here is the Weekly Rockin'Town Newsletter
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The Mars Volta On The Road
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The Mars Volta will embark on the U.S. leg of their world tour on May 5th in Atlanta. After the world tour is finished the band will return to the U.S. in September for a month long run that launches in Minneapolis, MN. Tour dates are below. The Mars Volta disbanded in ’13 but returned in ’22 with a self-titled …
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Syd Barrett/Pink Floyd Bio
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"Have You Got It Yet?" is a feature-length documentary that delves into the relationship between Prog Rock’s Pink Floyd and its legendary founding member Syd Barrett, who left the group before they met stardom. The film premiered April 27th in London. Barrett was Pink Floyd’s original frontman and primary songwriter. In April ‘68, he was ousted from the band amid speculation of mental …
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Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has signed a "global recordings agreement" with BMG to release his second solo album, "CMF2", which will arrive later this year. It's the follow-up to ‘20’s “CMFT”. “CMFT”, released by Roadrunner only went to #44 on the Billboard 200 but peaked at #6 on the Rock Albums chart. Taylor told Billboard that BMG has “been keeping the fires burning for Rock, Punk …
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Trooper beer, the award-winning beer produced in collaboration between Iron Maiden and Robinsons brewery, will celebrate its tenth birthday on May 9th. The brew has sold over 35-million pints worldwide. Concurrently, Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson and Robinsons will launch Trooper X Imperial Stout (10% ABV). Each Trooper X bottle (pictured) will come in a presentation box and be available online from IronMaiden.com.
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Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd frontman, has won a legal battle to perform a concert in Frankfurt, Germany after attempts to ban the event amid accusations of antisemitism (Waters being called “one of the most widely known antisemites in the world”). An administrative court ruled against local officials stating neither the city of Frankfurt, nor the German state of …
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