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The Rock Dose

Archive for July 2008

July 31st, 2008

Moving In To August At The Rock Dose

I’ve been working on The Rock Dose now for almost two months and things have been going pretty well. I honestly don’t know how man repeat offenders that I have reading or if it’s more of a come and go every now and then thing.
Moving in to August (yeah, holy crap it’s August […]

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July 31st, 2008

Lollapalooza Kicks Off Tomorrow

Lollapalooza ‘08 kicks off tomorrow in Chicago. I’m not going, it’s not my thing. However I am going to a huge metal show tomorrow in Virginia Beach (Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest).
If you wanted to go to Lollapalooza and can’t you can always get the experience via AT&T over the web. You can even […]

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July 31st, 2008

Want To Sound Like Joe Perry On Guitar?

Well there is a big difference between sounding like Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and playing like Joe Perry. But if you want to at least start out by learning how to sound like him (His tone), Gibson.com can actually show you how you can capture his tone when recording. While each guitar great has his signature […]

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July 30th, 2008

Candlebox Is Kickin’ Ass In First Week Sales

Candlebox have landed at # 32 on the Billboard 200 charts for first week sales, selling over 14,000 copies. That is great to hear they deserve it. If you haven’t already checked out Into The Sun, the sales speak for themselves and you should give it a listen.
Check out their official webpage at http://www.candleboxrocks.com/
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July 30th, 2008

The Gravel Report 1st Edition 7/29

What the hell is ‘The Gravel Report’? Over at MetalMartyr.com I do The Scrap Metal Report. It’s basically one post with a round up of various news pieces from the day or past days, sometimes with a link to the original story. This is a rock blog so this is The Gravel Report. This will […]

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July 30th, 2008

Penthouse Pet Of The Year Rocks…Against Diabetes

Erica Ellyson, Penthouse Magazine’s Pet Of The Year is up for auction!!! Rockagainstdiabetes.org is giving you a chance to win a date with the Penthouse Pet and it’s all for a good cause. So break your piggie bank, whip out your check book and go to Rockagainstdiabetes.org to see if your pockets are deep enough […]

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July 30th, 2008

Staind To Perform At Hard Rock’s 2008 Ambassadors Of Rock Tour In Times Square

From PRNewswire:
STAIND To Launch Highly Anticipated New Album The Illusion of Progress August 19
ORLANDO, Fla., July 29 /PRNewswire/ — On August 19th, Hard Rock International will bring its global Ambassadors of Rock Tour to the “crossroads of the world” with a special performance by multi-platinum rock band STAIND. The Times Square event will celebrate the […]

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July 29th, 2008

Bigelf "Cheat the Gallows"…Where did all the Rock Stars Go?

So where DID all the rock stars go? Did they all drown in a pool of excess or all go join Alice Cooper on the golf course? It’s not the excess that the world is missing out on………the world does not need any more hair sprayed bands in make up, and if you need […]

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July 29th, 2008

3 Disk Set Of Bob Dylan Rarities To Be Releases October 7t

Billboard.com reports that Bob Dylan will be releasing a 3 disc set of rarities called “Tell Tale Signs” on October 7 through Columbia Records.
“The track list goes heavy on the past 20 years of Dylan’s career, including a number of unreleased songs and alternate versions stemming from sessions for “Time Out of Mind,” “Modern Times,” […]

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July 29th, 2008

Eddie Vedder Joins The Fight Against Cancer

“Rise“, from Eddie Vedder’s soundtrack to “Into the Wild” is being used to raise awareness and resources to fight cancer. ”
Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder have always been known to rock for a cause and why should they stop now. Cancer has always been an issue in health and probably always will be. In a […]

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