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2003 NEWS HEADLINES:   (Previous News Headlines)   DECEMBER, 2003: 12/29: Pete Townshend Considered Suicide After Arrest 12/24: TNT's New Album Nears Release 12/24: Skew Siskin Hit The Road In Late February 12/23: Ozzy Osbourne Out Of Intensive Care 12/22: Velvet Revolver's Debut Album Is Done 12/22: Recycled Metallica Moves Units 12/21: Brad Wilson: Rockin' The Blues Into 2004 12/18: Alice Cooper To Host Radio Show 12/16: Ozzy Osbourne To Take Six Months To Recover 12/16: Swiss Authorities Drop Marilyn Manson Inquiry 12/15: Ozzy Osbournes Breathes On His Own After Crash 12/12: Report: Ozzy Osbourne Stopped Breathing 12/11: Glenn Hughes And Joe Lynn Turner Team Up Again 12/11: Funny Money Recruit Former Kix Drummer 12/11: Joe Lynn Turner Celebrates Latest American Release 12/11: Glenn Hughes Releases "Songs In The Key Of Rock" 12/09: Great White Spared In Nightclub Fire Charges 12/09: Ozzy Osbourne Recuperating After Accident 12/09: Secret Heroes Album Postponed To January 2004 12/09: Dirty Rig Claim "Blood, Sweat & Beer Make America Strong" 12/08: Ozzy Osbourne Seriously Hurt In ATV Accident 12/08: Brides Of Destruction Sign Deal For March Release 12/07: Ozzy Osbourne Blames Doctor For Drugs 12/05: Alice Cooper Linked For Nightly Radio Show 12/05: Metallica Booking Euro Dates For 2004 12/03: Rocker Alice Cooper Gets Hollywood Star 12/03: Warrant Headlining Shows Before Christmas 12/03: House Of Shakira Sign New Deal 12/01: Ozzy Osbourne Molested As A Child 12/01: Ted Nugent's Child Support Case Delayed 12/01: Zakk Wylde's Bullseye Guitar On Ebay For Charity   NOVEMBER, 2003: 11/29: Dave Navarro And Carmen Electra Tie The Knot 11/29: Seven Ten's Website Now Online And Worldwide 11/28: Meat Loaf To Resume British Tour 11/28: Rocker Joan Jett A Howard Dean Delegate 11/25: Meat Loaf Recovering After Heart Surgery 11/24: Motley Crue Eyeing 2004 Reunion Tour 11/24: John Frusciante Back With New Solo Album 11/22: Bonham's Daniel MacMaster Works On New Release 11/20: Ozzy Osbourne Reschedules European Dates 11/19: Scott Weiland Court Hearing Postponed 11/19: Alice Cooper Eyes Radio, Releases CD/DVD Package 11/19: D'Molls Drummer Billy McCarthy Signs Book Deal 11/18: Singer Meat Loaf Collapses On Stage In London 11/17: Zakk Wylde's Missing Guitar Is Back 11/17: Metallica Album Sales A 'Bummer' - Hetfield 11/17: Jethro Tull Singer Apologizes For Remarks 11/16: Secret Heroes' New Album A Strictly Limited Edition 11/15: Quiet Riot Frontman Seeks Original Video Footage 11/14: Skid Row's Bach Sets Release From New Band 11/14: Bon Jovi Revamps, Rerecords Past Hits 11/14: BulletBoys Respond To Jason Hook 11/13: Rox Diamond Classic Reissue On Schedule 11/12: Zakk Wylde Nominated For Music Award 11/12: N.J. Rock Station Won't Play Jethro Tull 11/10: Original Riot Vocalist Guy Speranza Passes Away 11/07: Tesla Come "Into The Now" 11/07: Y&T's New Album "Unearthed" In December 11/07: Seven Ten Announce New Guitarist 11/06: Guns N'Roses Sets Lisbon Date 11/06: Rhode Island Club Fire Emergency Tapes Released 11/06: Hustler Magazine Joins Bret Michaels 11/06: Final Frontier Prepare For The Second Wave 11/04: Aerosmith's Tyler Helps Musicians Get A Grip 11/03: Rhino Bucket In The Studio And Coming Back 11/02: Great White Helps Victims Of California Fires   OCTOBER, 2003: 10/31: BulletBoys Stabbing Leads To Tour Cancellation 10/31: Cult Rockers Rox Diamond Reform 10/30: Scott Weiland's Hit And Run Leads To Rehab 10/29: MTM Classix To Dig Out Long Lost Treasures 10/29: Dee Snider Has New Halloween Project 10/28: AC/DC's Donnington DVD Hits Stores November 11th 10/28: Front Row Seat Media Ready Marty Friedman's Vixen 10/28: Chris Robinson To Sign With Vector 10/27: Velvet Revolver Members To Play L.A.'s Fashion Week 10/26: Rock 4 X-Mas Raising Funds For Families In Need 10/24: Metallica Cancels South American Tour 10/24: Judas Priest Plumbs Archives For DVD 10/24: Bon Jovi In Duracell Power Pact 10/23: Ozzy Osbourne Reschedules European Tour 10/23: Earl Slick Gets A Lift From Top Vocalists 10/23: AC/DC Vinyl Reissues Box Set Now Available 10/23: Rock The Nations 4 Set For Release 10/20: Scott Weiland's Rehab Rehashed 10/20: Black 'N Blue Hit The Road 10/20: Original Shotgun Messiah Vocalist Returns 10/20: Ex-Kiss Guitarist Ready To Get Back To Work 10/19: Mother Mercy Are "Dancin With The Devil" 10/17: Wild Horses, Black 'N Blue And Femme Fatale Update 10/17: Dee Snider Scares Up Halloween Orchestra 10/16: Former Kiss Guitarist Shot In California 10/16: Grandma Moses CD Nears Completion 10/16: The Throbs Live In New York City 10/15: Guns N' Roses Entering DVD Jungle 10/15: Meds Cause Ozzy Osbourne To Postpone Tour 10/15: Scott Weiland Headed For Splitsville 10/14: Jimi Hendrix Getting Dolled Up For Holidays 10/13: Jack Black Wants To Play Ozzy 10/11: New McQueen Street CD Available Now 10/09: Sebastian Bach Is Back On Tour 10/08: BulletBoys Work On 'Sophie' With Sebastian Bach 10/08: Kiss/Aerosmith Tour Sets Fall Dates 10/07: AC/DC Plays Live At The Carling Apollo Hammersmith 10/06: Dee Snider: Schwarzenegger Inspired Record 10/06: Ozzy Osbourne Denied Hometown Honor 10/06: Rock The Nations 4 Set For October Release 10/06: Skew Siskin Try New Look For Upcoming Release 10/04: Bon Jovi Readying 'This Left Feels Right' 10/04: Atlantic Captures Robert Plant's Solo Side 10/02: Motley Crue Bassist Nikki Sixx Sues Vans 10/01: Europe Is Back 10/01: American Dog Kickstarts Euro Tour 10/01: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Welcomes Zakk Wylde   SEPTEMBER, 2003: 09/30: Ozzy Osbourne Writing Musical 09/30: Kiss Leaders Subpoenaed In Case Against Former Manager 09/29: Station Family Fund Has Landmark Show 09/29: Woman Better After Crash With Great White Drummer 09/29: W.A.S.P. Planning Major Conceptual Album 09/28: Great White Drummer in Three-Car Wreck 09/26: Bassist Ricky Phillips Joins Styx 09/25: Kix "Almost" Returns As Funny Money Release New CD 09/25: D-A-D Releases "Good Clean Family Entertainment" DVD 09/23: Injured David Lee Roth Cancels Shows 09/23: Great White Tour Focuses On Fire Victims 09/23: Y&T/Dave Meniketti Update 09/22: Steelheart Join The Z Records Roster 09/22: Bon Jovi Will Be Co-Owner Of AFL Football Team 09/21: Summer Tour Affirms Metallica's Drawing Power 09/20: Quiet Riot Calls It Quits 09/20: McQueen Street Is Back 09/20: Meat Loaf Recording Third 'Bat' Album 09/19: Gene Simmons Banned From Borders Books 09/19: Zakk Wylde Let Loose On The Jimmy Kimmel Show 09/18: Sammy Hagar Takes His Fans For Long Trip To Cabo 09/18: Documentary Brings 1970 Rock Fest To Life 09/18: Metallica Frontman Auctions Off Car 09/16: Crosses Removed From Nightclub Fire Site 09/16: Preproduction Begins On New Wicked Synn Album 09/15: Wild Horses And Other Z Records News 09/12: Woman Sues Ted Nugent Over Child Support 09/12: Bon Jovi Greatest Hits Album Has Twist 09/11: Alice Cooper Wants To Make 9/11 A Holiday 09/11: Ted Nugent Gets Reality Show 09/10: RCA Holsters Velvet Revolver 09/10: Mike Patton To Star In Film 'Firecracker' 09/10: Sharon Osbourne Says She Left Ozzy For A Short Time 09/10: Gene Simmons Wants Reality TV Show 09/09: Aerosmith's Ex-Manager Sues Over Remarks 09/08: Velvet Revolver In Studio With 'Aliens' 09/08: Sammy Hagar Says There Is No Van Halen Right Now 09/07: Nikki Sixx To Grace Cover Of Hustler Magazine 09/06: Kiss Orchestral Concert To Hit Theaters 09/05: Twisted Sister Pumps Up Arnold 09/05: Firehouse Bassist, Bruce Waibel, Found Dead 09/05: Great White Still Healing From Death 09/04: Unreleased Y&T Material To Be "Unearthed" 09/04: Femme Fatale Sign With Z Records 09/03: Promoter Cancels Great White Benefit Show 09/03: Killer Dwarfs Tour The USA 09/03: Ozzy Osbourne Reschedules Shows Due To Foot Surgery 09/02: Poison's Equipment Destroyed In Fire 09/02: Hustler Magazine Now "Rocks" 09/02: Aerosmith To Rock With Britney At NFL Event 09/02: AC/DC Clears Up Knife Incident With Black Sabbath   AUGUST, 2003: 08/29: Killingbird To Release Sophmore Effort 08/29: Lion Music News 08/27: Vintage AC/DC Show Hits DVD 08/26: Great White Tours For Club Fire Survivors 08/25: The Doors Tour Again Despite Legal Woes 08/24: Great White Club Fire Inquiry Continues 08/22: Velvet Revolver Loads Up With RCA 08/22: Ted Nugent Files Suit Over Claims Of Racism 08/22: Newsted Compares Playing In Ozzy To Playing In Metallica 08/20: Great White, Club Fined Over Fire 08/20: Motorhead Goes 'Stone Deaf' With Box 08/19: Slaughter Highlights The Rock Never Stops Tour 08/19: Funny Money CD Update 08/19: Dave Meniketti's 50th Birthday Bash 08/19: Enzign Extend Contract For Second Album 08/18: Scott Weiland Gets Three Months Probation 08/18: Bob Catley's 'When Empires Burn' European Tour 2003 08/16: Bob Daisley Forms New Supergroup 08/16: Suki Jones Announce L.A. Dates 08/13: Nugent Calls Illinois Residents 'Sheeplike' 08/13: Crown 10 Signs With So Cal Records 08/11: First Two Aerosmith/Kiss Arena Dates Announced 08/10: Aerosmith Is 'Wild' About Music For Movies 08/10: Iron Maiden Frontman Flyin' High 08/09: Brides Of Destruction: Is The End Near? 08/09: Planet Enigma August Releases 08/08: Dave Navarro To Marry Carmen Electra In November 08/08: Sharon Osbourne Talk Show Off To Slow Start 08/06: 'Freebird' Finished: Skynyrd Cancels Tour 08/04: Aerosmith Tops Kiss In Opening-Night Battle 08/04: Lynyrd Skynyrd/Sammy Hagar Tour Interrupted 08/03: Brent Muscat To Run For Governor Of California 08/03: Ex-Motley Crue Singer Faces Assault Charge 08/02: Thundertrain Tour To Feature Ex-Joe Perry Project Vocalist 08/02: Ted Nugent Challenges Illinois Governor 08/01: Ace Frehley's Fine Without Kiss   JULY, 2003: 07/31: Rolling Stones, AC/DC Rock SARStock 07/31: Tim 'Ripper' Owens Fronts Iced Earth 07/30: American Dog, French Fries And Belgian Waffles 07/29: Iron Maiden Drummer Arrested 07/29: Pantera Gets 'Vulgar' On Best-Of Album 07/29: AC/DC, Cranberries Singers Collaborating 07/28: Iron Butterfly Guitarist Erik Braunn Dies At 52 07/28: Kiss, Aerosmith To Bolster Tour 07/25: Ozzy Osbourne's Tour Manager Found Dead 07/25: Ozzy Osbourne's Tour Manager Found Dead 07/24: Uli Jon Roth Beyond Inspiration 07/24: Stealth Records Announce Debut Signing 07/23: Jeff Pilson's House Burglarized 07/22: Weight-Loss Surgery Slims Heart Singer 07/20: Alligator Stew Release New Live Album 07/19: The Eyes Of Alice Cooper 07/19: Osbourne's Chihuahua Killed By Coyotes 07/17: Bon Jovi Happy To Have Sheryl Crow Opening 07/16: Weiland Trial Continued Due To Drug Treatment 07/16: Black 'N Blue Reunite For Tour And Album 07/15: New ZZ Top Set Finally Surfaces In September 07/13: Tuff Schedules Gigs With Original Guitarist 07/13: Kiss Sidekick Dressed To Kill For Big Time 07/11: Rock Producer John Purdell Dies 07/11: Rob Halford Reunites With Judas Priest 07/10: Aerosmith Leaders Record Song With Rappers 07/09: Ozzy And Kelly Osbourne Team Up For 'Changes' Duet 07/07: Von Groove And Black 'N Blue News 07/07: Mold Forces Ted Nugent's Family From Home 07/07: Meat Loaf Not Himself When He's Singing 07/05: New Metallica Album Sells Over One Million Copies 07/03: "Once And Future King" Rock Opera Revealed 07/03: Twisted Sister Cleans It Up For Kids 07/02: Great White Touring For R.I. Fire Victims 07/02: Paul Sabu Forms New Independent Label 07/01: Great White, L.A. Guns And XYZ Tour Cancelled 07/01: New Aerosmith Album Bumped To January 07/01: Gene Simmons Writes Life Lessons In New Book   JUNE, 2003: 06/27: Led Zeppelin DVD Footage Being Shown In NYC Theatre 06/27: Ozzfest Kicks Off In Texas 06/26: Deep Purple Album Title Gets Criticized 06/26: Red Hot Chili Peppers Extend Tour, Plan Hits Set 06/26: Boston Sues Artemis For Breach Of Contract 06/25: Seventrain Announce New Website And Album 06/25: Now And Then News: Tamplin, Nexx, Etc. 06/24: Alice Cooper Eyes CD, Tour 06/24: Weiland Discusses Genesis Of Velvet Revolver 06/23: Britny Fox Ready Springhead Motorshark 06/21: Kiss Guitarist Frehley Misses Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp After Fall 06/20: Velvet Revolver Takes Drugs Bust in Its Stride 06/20: Paul Stanley Working On Solo Album 06/20: Ozzy Wishes Prince William Happy Birthday 06/18: Nasty Idols Release Video Collection DVD 06/18: Weiland Says Former Band Is Not Over 06/18: Uli Jon Roth Tribute To Be Released 06/15: Rock Never Stops Tour Returns 06/14: Alice Cooper 'Bare Bones' Tour Announced 06/14: Supergroup Velvet Revolver 'Set' for Big Things 06/13: Aerosmith Drummer Named To Bronx Walk Of Fame 06/12: Ozzy Plays Toronto Despite SARS 06/11: Metallica Returns From 5-Year Hiatus Atop Charts 06/10: Simmons Taps Dylan, Zappa Songs For Solo Set 06/09: Fan Electrocuted At Chili Peppers Show 06/06: Izzy Rolling Out "Dog" Days 06/06: Tyler To Become Papa Roach Father-In-Law 06/05: Black N Blue Preview, Jesse Damon Released 06/05: Weiland Gets Official Nod To Lead Ex-GN'R Members 06/04: Metallica Site Rolls Out Game, Free Music 06/04: Zeppelin Smashes Records As CD/DVDs Debut At No. 1 06/04: Iron Maiden Prepares 'Dance of Death' 06/03: Guns Alumni Play On 'Hulk' Soundtrack CD 06/03: Singer Scott Weiland Pleads Innocent 06/03: Copeland Settles with Doors Members 06/02: Weiland Back To Rehab 06/02: Metallica's 'Anger' Fumes Early   MAY, 2003: 05/30: Ozzy And Kelly Osbourne Team Up 05/29: Kiss Authorized Biography Coming In The Fall 05/29: Crowes Guitarist's New Band Calls It Quits 05/28: David Lee Roth Pressing Forward With Lawsuit Against Van Halen 05/28: Ozzy Osbourne Getting Ready To Hit Canada 05/28: Led Zeppelin Flying High with New Concert Discs 05/27: Metallica's New Video For 'St. Anger' Debuts 05/25: Heart Beats Again For Diverse Summer Trek 05/23: Bobby Borg's Handbook A Must Read 05/22: Scott Weiland Finds Support From Reloaded Management 05/21: Wild Horses Set For July 05/20: Bonfire 'Tell Me What You Know' 05/20: Malcolm Thanks Bon For AC/DC Award 05/19: Scott Weiland Arrested For Drug Possession 05/19: Sammy Hagar Playing Free Charity Show In NYC 05/17: Led Zeppelin's Live Prowess Captured On CD/DVD 05/17: Michigan Festival Cancels Nugent Gig 05/16: Vinnie Vincent Invasion And Slaughter Classics Get Reissued 05/15: Guns N'Weiland 05/15: Porn Rock Kicks Off The Summer 05/14: Metal Mavens Schedule DVDs, Tour 05/14: Jani Lane - Back Down To One 05/14: Judge Won't Bar Use Of Doors Name On Tour 05/14: Lynyrd Skynyrd To Play Free Show For U.S. Troops 05/12: Ken Tamplin Gets Rave Reviews 05/12: Hendrix Bassist Noel Redding Dead At 57 05/10: Osbournes Ending 2-Decade Deal With Sony 05/10: Aerosmith's Tyler Gets Honorary Degree 05/09: Tommy Lee's Spousal Abuse Case Reduced 05/09: Great White Sets Up A Legal Defense Fund 05/08: New Black 'N Blue Album To Feature Four Original Members 05/05: Warrant Joins Rock Never Stops Tour 05/05: Kiss, Sanctuary Seal Deal For Label 05/05: Rhode Island Nightclub Blaze Claims 100th Victim 05/03: Joan Jett Recruited For Active Duty 05/02: Great White Dropped From First Nightclub Fire Lawsuit 05/02: Great White Plays First Gig Since Tragic Inferno 05/02: Metallica Shoots New Video At San Quentin 05/01: David Lee Roth Detains Unwanted Visitor   APRIL, 2003: 04/29: One More For The Road For Skynyrd And Hagar 04/29: Silent Rage Frontman Signs Solo Deal And More 04/28: Jimmy Page Denies Led Zeppelin Reunion Rumors 04/26: Alice Cooper Looking For Help With Big Project 04/25: Morrison Kin Sue New Doors 04/23: Twisted Sister Wanna Rock Again for USO 04/23: Cheap Trick Offers Something 'Special' 04/22: Great White Fire Spurs Federal Suit 04/22: Bon Jovi Broadens Summer Tour Plans 04/21: Kiss, Aerosmith Tour Ready To Rock 04/18: Spinal Tap Reunites For 'A Mighty Wind' 04/17: Tommy Lee Cleared In Wrongful-Death Case 04/17: Sharon Osbourne Feared Broken Jaw 04/16: Timberlake Offers To Protect Sharon Osbourne 04/15: Ex-Gunners Still Searching For Singer 04/15: Colin Farrell Bites The Bat 04/15: Police Probing Osbourne 'Brawl' 04/11: MTM Music News 04/10: Z Record News; Wild Horses, Phil Naro & Jani Lane 04/09: Oh, Lordy, Bach No "Superstar" 04/09: Club Owners Said To Promote Over Capacity 04/08: Vince Neil Pleads No Contest To Charge 04/08: Tommy Lee Takes The Stand 04/06: Harem Scarem, Bob Catley & Burns Blue News 04/04: Black'N Blue Are Set To Return! 04/04: Meat Loaf To Embark On Final World Tour 04/03: XYZ Is Back! 04/03: Sharon Osbourne Free Of Cancer, Says Ozzy 04/03: AC/DC, ZZ Top Rolling With Stones In Europe 04/02: Joe Lynn Turner Album Title   MARCH, 2003: 03/31: David Lee Roth Keeps On Keeping On 03/31: Y&T, Meniketti News 03/30: Metallica's 'St. Anger' To Come With Free Bonus DVD 03/28: Great White Regroups For Benefit 03/27: ZZ Top Album Delayed 03/23: Zack Wylde On Effects Of War 03/21: Warrant Frontman Signs Euro Deal 03/18: Newsted Confirmed For Osbourne's Band 03/14: ZZ Top, Nugent Crack Open A Cold One 03/12: Stewart Copeland Sues Surviving Doors 03/11: AC/DC, The Clash And Others Inducted Into Hall Of Fame 03/11: TNT Signs With MTM Music 03/07: Nightclub Fire Death Toll Reaches 99 03/05: Poison 2003 Tour Is Official 03/05: Great White Testifies, Gets Sued 03/05: Nikki Sixx Book Covers Girls And Drugs 03/05: Spike Gears Up For New Release And Tour   FEBRUARY, 2003: 02/26: XYZ Set To Release A 'Letter To God' 02/25: Metallica Signs Up Bassist Robert Trujillo 02/24: Rhode Island Seeks To Quiz Owners In Club Blaze 02/23: Great White Guitarist Ty Longley Among The 97 Dead 02/23: Gallery Of Night Club Disaster 02/23: The Station Night Club Layout 02/22: All Victims Recovered From Rubble Of Nightclub Fire 02/21: Survivors Recount Crushing, Fiery Escapes 02/21: Deathtoll Reaches 54 At Great White Concert 02/21: Great White Nightclub Disaster 02/18: AC/DC To Rock New York Club 02/18: Ozzfest Gears Up For Another Summer Run 02/16: Aerosmith Drummer Bulldozes His Mansion 02/11: Sammy Hagar Is Talking Tequila 02/10: Metallica To Give Rock And Roll A Good Thrashing 02/07: AC/DC Looking Ahead To New LP, Live Shows 02/07: Gn'R Tryouts Get Real on VH1 02/07: Legacy To Release Self Titled Debut Album 02/05: Densmore Sues Over New Doors Lineup 02/05: Meniketti/Y&T News 02/03: Kiss' Simmons Re-Activates Record Label 02/03: Ozzy Warns Kelly; I'll Put You In Rehab> 02/03: Chavis Records Newsletter 02/03: Z News Update   JANUARY, 2003: 01/29: AC/DC Plans Album Reissues & Vintage Video 01/29: Vince Neil Is Looking For More Girls, Girls, Girls 01/29: Bon Jovi, Goos Suit Up For Woods' 'Tiger Jam' 01/28: New Britny Fox Album Due In July 01/28: Osbournes' Superbowl Ad Posted Online 01/27: Gina Gershon Fronts Ex-GN'R Members At Sundance Concert 01/27: Police Hunt Guns N'Roses Riot Ringleaders 01/20: Whitesnake 2003 Photo And Tour Dates 01/20: Vince Neil To Appear On 'Live With Regis & Kelly' 01/20: Spike To Do One Off Solo Show 01/19: Brides Of Destruction To Embark On West Coast Tour 01/17: Aerosmith, Kiss Hitting The Road Together 01/17: Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy To Tour North America Together 01/15: Metallica Battles Edmonton Punk Band 01/15: Reb Beach Speaks Out On The New Whitesnake 01/14: Ozzy Osbourne To Release 'Best Of' Set 01/14: Rock The Nations III On Z Records 01/13: T Rex Percussionist Finn Dies 01/03: Poison Drummer To Issue Solo Album 01/03: Meniketti/Y&T Hit The Road 01/02: Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne Renew Wedding Vows

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