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Ozzy Fan Tased And Arrested For Moshing
Travis Coleman of SiouxCityJournal.com reports that a teen was tased and arrested after allegedly fighting with officers during the OZZY OSBOURNE concert at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa Sunday (November 4).
The 16-year-old Sioux City boy was allegedly trying to start a mosh pit near the end of the show when security called Sioux City police to help remove the boy, said Lt. Marti Reilly.
The three police officers tried to take hold of the boy, who was allegedly swinging his arms and being aggressive, Reilly said. After the officers told him to stop resisting and he refused, the boy was tased. One officer was slightly injured, Reilly said.
The boy was charged with misdemeanor counts of interference with official acts, failure to obey a police officer and assault on a police officer.
Sheriff Refuses To Give Ozzy Osbourne An Apology
As previously reported, Ozzy Osbourne recently expressed outrage following a police sting operation in Fargo, ND, that used his name to lure unsuspecting contest "winners" to a pre-show bash, where they were promptly arrested for outstanding warrants. Dave Kolpack of the Associated Press has issued a follow-up report, found below:
One Ozzy Osbourne fan thinks it's clever while another thinks he should sue. Either way, the Cass County sheriff who used Osbourne's concert as bait in a sting operation says he's not apologizing to the hard rock musician.
"If Mr. Osbourne has a desire and a need to speak to me, he can contact me at the Cass County sheriff's office," Sheriff Paul Laney said, in response to a statement from Osbourne demanding an apology. "I'm proud of my staff. We're not going to apologize for doing our jobs."
Laney's department sent out 500 letters to people with outstanding warrants, inviting them to a phony party at a local nightclub before Osbourne's concert with Rob Zombie last week at the Fargodome. The offer included two free tickets to the show.
More than 30 people showed up and were arrested. They were being sought on charges ranging from delinquent child support payments to traffic and drug fines.
Osbourne said in a statement that the sting tarnished his reputation by implying his concerts attract criminals. He could not be reached Wednesday for further comment.
Anthony James, 36, an Ozzy Osbourne fan from Fargo, said Osbourne should sue the city and the sheriff for using his name without permission.
"It's not right. It's not fair," James said. "It also implies that all of his fans are criminals and crooks. That's stereotyping us."
Fargo lawyer Michael Raum said North Dakota does not have "false light" laws that aim to protect against invasion of privacy, and it's unlikely that Osbourne has any legal recourse because he is a public figure.
"He would be facing an uphill climb," Raum said.
Troy Salonen, 39, who owns a guitar store in Fargo, is an Ozzy Osbourne fan and member of a local fan club for Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde. Salonen laughed at Osbourne's comment that the sting hurt his reputation.
"I think snorting ants and biting the heads off doves and bats has done more to damage his reputation than this sting," he said.
"I thought it was ingenious," Salonen said. "If somebody has broken the law they have warrants out for them, they should get picked up. It was clever and I think it was the right thing to do."
The sheriff's department was not specifically targeting the Osbourne concert, Laney said. "That show came up during the time we were dealing with the situation," he said.
Managers at Playmakers, the nightclub that hosted the sting, said they were assured the location would be kept quiet, and said they won't hold another one.
Rob Sobolik, executive director of the Fargodome, said he hoped the incident would not hurt efforts by the dome and its managing company, Global Spectrum, to attract concerts.
"I think it's important to point out that the Fargodome and Global Spectrum had nothing to do with this. We didn't support it. We didn't condone it," Sobolik said.
Sobolik said he was contacted by authorities about holding the phony party at the dome.
"We said, 'absolutely not,'" Sobolik said. "We didn't see any benefit by doing that."
Steven Mottinger, a Fargo public defender, said there may have been a better option for the sheriff's department.
"They knew where to send these people letters," Mottinger said. "If they were Cass County residents, don't you think they could just go out and pick them up?"
Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie Add More Tour Dates
More tour dates have been added to the Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, and In This Moment tour. The latest tour dates are as follows:
November
3 - The Blue Note - Columbus, OH (Rob Zombie and ITM only)
4 - Gateway Arena - Sioux City, IA
6 - Rushmore Plaza Civic Centre - Rapid City, SD
8 - Expo Park - Great Falls, MT (Rob Zombie and ITM only)
9 - MetraPark Arena - Billings, MT
11 - The E-Center - Salt Lake City, UT
12 - The Big Easy - Boise, ID (Rob Zombie and ITM only)
13 - The Big Easy - Boise, ID (Rob Zombie and ITM only) *
14 - Rose Garden - Portland, OR
16 - Stockton Arena - Stockton, CA
17 - Senator Theater - Chico, CA (Rob Zombie and ITM only)
18 - ORACLE Arena - Bakersfield, CA
20 - San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA
24 - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV
26 - Rabobank Arena - Bakersfield, CA
28 - Jobing.com Arena - Glendale, AZ
30 - STAPLES Center - Los Angeles, CA
December
4 - Pepsi Center - Denver, CO
6 - Ford Center - Oklahoma City, OK
8 - Kansas Coliseum - Wichita, KS
11 - Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO
13 - Bradley Center - Milwaukee, WI
16 - Allstate Arena - Chicago, IL
18 - Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, MI
20 - Mellon Arena - Pittsburgh, PA
21 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall *
22 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
January
3 - Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME
5 - Verizon Center - Washington, DC
8 - DCU Center - Worcester, MA
10 - Wachovia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
12- Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
14 - Colisee Pepsi Arena - Quebec City, QC
16 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
19 - John Labatt Centre - London, ON
21 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
Just For Fun
Rock Classics Performed As "Handfarts"
Gerry "Jerry" Phillips, a self-described "manualist" or "hand musician" who has been playing songs on his hands for 38 years, has posted his rendition of the OZZY OSBOURNE classic "Crazy Train" on YouTube. Watch that clip, along with some of Gerry's other "classics," below.
Phillips writes on his YouTube page: "People ask me why I play music on my hands. The answer is, because I can! When I was 9 years old, I went to a party. The photographer (to keep us quiet) farted with his hands. I could do it right away. I soon found notes, then simple songs, now I can play just about everything. I'm happy making videos and featuring them on YouTube where people like you can see them! I don't expect everyone to like what I do, but if you think about it, there is no new music. Everything has been done in one way or another. But I am new and different. Singing, humming, whistling and playing an instrument are not the only ways of making music. The only people who have ever truly appreciated what I do are musicians. They tell me in terms I don't understand what I have just done. I just play the song! I think what they think is cool is that i don't have to pack up and drag equipment! What I am interested in doing is performing to a large live audience just to see their reaction and to play a song with some of my heroes who wrote and performed my favorite songs." More...
Alice Cooper Comments On "The Osbournes"
According to Urban Music Culture, rock legend ALICE COOPER has blamed OZZY OSBOURNE's reality TV show for ruining the BLACK SABBATH star's career. Cooper, 59, feels reality TV show The Osbournes destroyed all of the mystique surrounding the star and left fans disappointed with an unexpected insight into the rocker's life. He says, "Most fans thought he lived in a big, dark castle with skeletons in the cellar. When that show aired they knew he was just some guy who potters around his Beverly Hills mansion. It was meant to be some kind of comedy but the audience was laughing at Ozzy, not with him. And as a close friend, that made me very sad."
Ozzy Osbourne Speaks On North Dakota Party Sting
Since when does the lure of an OZZY OSBOURNE concert become the impetus for a sting operation by one local sheriff?
That's what an outraged Osbourne would like to know after the events that transpired Monday, October 29 before his show at the Fargodome in Fargo, ND.
As masterminded by Paul D. Laney, a local county sheriff — under the name of PDL Productions — this is how the sting was set up, all without Osbourne's knowledge:
Sheriff Laney took the liberty of planning an Ozzy Osbourne pre-show concert party by offering the very same perks included in Ozzy's "official" VIP tour packages including two tickets to 40 unsuspecting citizens who received the PDL invites by mail.
When the "winners" showed up at the bash, they were promptly handcuffed and arrested on various outstanding warrants. Sheriff Laney quickly held a televised press conference to congratulate himself on the successful sting operation.
"Instead of holding a press conference to pat himself on the back," says Osbourne, "Sheriff Laney should be apologizing to me for using my name in connection with these arrests. It's insulting to me and to my audience and it shows how lazy this particular sheriff is when it comes to doing his job."
Adds Ozzy, "Sheriff Laney went out of his way to tarnish my reputation by implying that I somehow attract a criminal element, which is certainly not true. My audiences are good hard-working people who have been hugely supportive of my music for nearly four decades. They have also been very supportive of my wife Sharon's colon cancer charity by raising over a million dollars (partly through VIP ticket sales) at my shows. It's obvious to me that this sheriff has an agenda and is just trying to make a name for himself on my back."
Despite his comments about Sheriff Laney's sting operation, Ozzy harbors no ill will to the people of Fargo and hopes to return there under more favorable circumstances.
Ozzy's New Album To Be Rereleased This Month
OZZY OSBOURNE will have his new album, "Black Rain", reissued on November 20 as a "Special Limited-Edition Tour Package" featuring a bonus CD of live tracks and B-sides. The bonus CD includes the following cuts:
01. I Don't Wanna Stop (live)
02. Not Going Away (live)
03. Here For You (live)
04. Nightmare
05. Can't Save You
06. Love To Hate
"Black Rain" has sold 406,000 copies in the United States since its May 2007 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
In an interview with Australia's Herald Sun published earlier today, Ozzy Osbourne made it clear that he wasn't too happy about the effect of downloading on the music industry. He said, "I've been suffering terribly from people downloading ['Black Rain']. If they don't find something to stop it, people won't be able to make records. There won't be any new bands. How are they going to survive? I'm an old-timer, I've been doing it 40 years now, but new bands are going to suffer. It's ridiculous, you could be doing it for nothing. Sharon said I'd be astounded to find out how many bands are touring because you can download a record but you can't beat a rock show."
As previously reported, Ozzy Osbourne's official web site is currently hosting a poll for fans to vote on what song should be the next single from his "Black Rain" CD. There are three tracks to choose from: "Black Rain" (currently with 51% of the votes), "Civilize the Universe" (12%) and "Here for You" (36%).
"Black Rain" was reissued in August by Epic in a new jewel-case package containing the full booklet with lyrics and new color cover art and photos. It also contains CD extra bonus content featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the "Black Rain" photo shoot.
"Black Rain", which originally came out on May 22, was released in "eco-friendly" packaging, with the CD sleeve made out of recycled paper. In addition, the record came out without a booklet to further save paper, with the lyrics, credits and other inside material available to buyers of the CD at SonyMusic.com.
"Black Rain" features several songs based on current events and the state of the world in general. But Osbourne told The Pulse of Radio that he hasn't turned into an "issues-oriented" artist. "Believe me, I've not suddenly woken up and I'm sane," he said. "But I'm not one of these guys that can write about boy-meets-girl and, I mean, it's got to mean something to me. I don't write all the lyrics, but I have to say, 'Well, you know, isn't that strange that that happened when this happened,' you know, and I'll get going, you know."
"Black Rain" debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard album
Ozzy Talks About Illegal Downloading
OZZY OSBOURNE spoke to Cameron Adams from Australia's Herald Sun recently about a number of topics including his current album Black Rain. While Black Rain made No. 3 on the US Billboard charts, like everyone else, Osbourne is battling lower sales in the modern era.
"I've been suffering terribly from people downloading it. If they don't find something to stop it, people won't be able to make records. There won't be any new bands. How are they going to survive?
"I'm an old-timer, I've been doing it 40 years now, but new bands are going to suffer. It's ridiculous, you could be doing it for nothing.
"Sharon said I'd be astounded to find out how many bands are touring because you can download a record but you can't beat a rock show.
"I've never done in a long time as many live shows as I'm doing now. This year I've done 90 shows.
"I mean, I ain't getting any younger. Sharon says to me 'Just stand there'. I can't just fucking stand there! I'm a moving target. People would aim their can of beer at my head!"
Osbourne says playing live is a better high than any drink or drug.
"I never used to drink to go on stage, I used to do it after I'd done my work. I was probably still pissed from the night before. To be honest with you, it's as interesting for me to be sober as it was for me when I was getting drunk."
Though Osbourne is still enjoying his current workload ("My job is to get that crowd going nuts. I'll do anything I can to do that. I go to see them as much as they go to see me") he's not entertaining the notion of retirement.
"I did try that but I've still got life in my bones. I'm still selling lots of records. If there comes a day when I'm playing to empty clubs, what's the point after I've done what I'm doing? It seems to be getting bigger and bigger.
"I've been doing it at the level I'm at now for a lot of years. There have been ups and downs along the way, like any career, but I've survived it physically and professionally. All I know is I'm here today.
"I'm either incredibly lucky or a survivor. To survive you don't have to be strong. A lot drank and used more drugs than I did. Some are dead. Then there are some who didn't do as much drugs and alcohol as I did. Some lived, some died. I've always said that when I die it won't be from natural causes, it'll be some rare bird who's s--- on me and given me some disease no one's heard of."
Ozzy Osbourne Fans Arrested In Party Raid
Patrick Springer of The Associated Press reports: Some fans who turned out for a party before Monday's [October 29] OZZY OSBOURNE-ROB ZOMBIE concert [in Fargo, North Dakota] found out they'd been handed tricks instead of treats by the law when sheriff's deputies crashed the party.
The approximately 40 people who answered letters of invitation turned up at The Venue at Playmakers for what they thought would be a festive party before the big concert at the Fargodome.
The Venue event was sponsored by PDL Productions — a bogus firm created by Paul D. Laney, the Cass County sheriff, to help catch some people who had ignored court summons and child support payments or failed to pay fines.
Instead of partying down, attendees were arrested on outstanding warrants. "It was more of a warrant party," Laney said.
"Some actually thought it was pretty funny," he added. Others were upset, with a couple who turned hostile. "I think they were upset with themselves for being had."
Ozzy Auctioning Quad Bike That Nearly Killed Him
According to People.co.uk, Ozzy Osbourne is auctioning the quad bike that nearly killed him.
The 350cc Banshee still has a dented front bar and split rear guard from the 2003 accident.
It is expected to fetch £1,500 (approximately $3,000) in a sale of memorabilia by the star and his wife/manager Sharon. Ozzy, 58, who broke several bones in the crash at his Buckinghamshire estate, said: "I don't know why we're selling everything — I want it all. But Sharon says if we don't get rid of some stuff our house will fucking explode."
Bidding starts on November 30 in Beverly Hills. Some proceeds will go to Sharon's colon cancer charity.
Among the items is the wig she wore while having chemo for the disease.
As previously reported, Ozzy has announced that he will donate all of his net profits from a November 30 show in Los Angeles to the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program. According to a press release, that will include money from both ticket and merchandise sales. In addition, 50 cents of every ticket sold to the Staples Center concert will also go to the cause, which was founded by Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon after her own public battle with colon cancer.
The Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer program works with the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where Sharon was treated, to improve the lives of patients and their loved ones by providing at-home help, childcare, transportation, access to support groups and patient care services.
Information on the disease and the program will be available at booths set up for the Staples Center show.
The concert, which marks Ozzy Osbourne's first headlining arena appearance in Los Angeles in six years, is part of a 40-date tour which kicked off on October 18 in Seattle. Ozzy headlined the annual Ozzfest this past summer.
Ozzy is touring in support of "Black Rain", which was released earlier this year and is his first new album
Ozzy Osbourne Tribute Fenced Off As Health Hazard
According to the Birmingham Mail, a Hollywood-style Walk of Stars in Birmingham, England — which features a tribute to BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne — has been fenced off because people have been slipping over on the highly polished stones.
The tributes to Osbourne and comedian Jasper Carrott were unveiled in glittering ceremonies attended by the entertainers and hundreds of their fans.
They were intended to put Birmingham on the celebrity map.
But just a month after the last star was embedded in the pavement in Broad Street, it and the one laid earlier in July have been surrounded by railings to prevent pedestrians injuring themselves.
Broad Street manager Mike Olley admitted: "We have fenced them off as a precaution. "There are a lot of people walking up and down every day and we don't want any unnecessary accidents.
"There is a concern they may be over-polished, so we are getting them re-evaluated by the manufacturer.
"There may not even be a problem but we need to double check."
Read more at the Birmingham Mail.
More Details Revealed About Ozzy Australian Tour
OZZFest.com has been updated with the following release regarding OZZY OSBOURNE's March, 2008 dates in Australia:
After an 11 year absence, Ozzy Osbourne, The Prince of Darkness, will return to thrill Australian audiences in a spectacular Arena concert tour in March 2008. Few artists have influenced the world of entertainment like Ozzy Osbourne. He is one of rock music's most enduring figures who in the last few years also became one of television's best loved personalities via the wildly successful hit MTV show "The Osbournes”. Ozzy's popularity, creativity and reach are immeasurable.
Ozzy Osbourne is currently on the road in a massive 40-show North American and Canadian tour in support of Black Rain his critically acclaimed first album of new studio material in six years. A highlight of this tour will be Ozzy’s first show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in 23 years.
Black Rain finds the two-time Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as vital, creative and evocative as ever. The first single 'I Don’t Wanna Stop' is Ozzy’s biggest rock song of his career, spending 20 weeks at #1 on the USA R&R Rock Chart. This new album has been hailed as a “genuinely blinding comeback’’ and “the best set of songs he’s conjured since 1991’s No More Tears. Throughout his career as both a member of BLACK SABBATH and as a solo artist, Ozzy has sold over 100 million albums.
In what is an extraordinary career, which has so far spanned over three decades, Ozzy has made major contributions to the worlds of music and popular culture. He has performed as a solo artist and as the front man of Black Sabbath, as well as his work as the founder of the annual OZZFest tour where Ozzy has reigned as the festival’s lifeblood and star attraction for 10 years.
As co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter for Black Sabbath (1970-79) he was, in effect, a chief architect of the genre now known as "heavy metal". Black Sabbath sold more than 25 million records in the USA alone.
The influence of Ozzy Osbourne can be felt just as strong now as it was in the Seventies, Eighties and Nineties. Ozzy’s popularity with die-hard music lovers has never waned, whilst he continues to gain millions of new fans through his music and appearances. Ozzy has transcended all boundaries and categories and is among the elite few who can lay claim to being called a true Rock Icon.
Be a part of his historic return to the stage in Australia – tickets on sale Thursday, November 1st (9 AM) – Don’t miss it.
March
15 - Melbourne, AUS - Rod Laver Arena
18 - Sydney, AUS - Acer Arena
20 - Brisbane, AUS - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Tickets available through www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
Ozzy Fan Denied Permission To Give Gift
Renato Gandia of the Canada's Sun Media reports: An Ozzy Osbourne superfan drove back to Peace River yesterday with a heavy heart after he failed Monday night to give the rocker a specially designed canoe paddle he spent many hours making.
Patrick Lesko, a 34-year-old veteran woodworker, said he's still a fan and he might try again when Ozzy goes to Toronto in January.
"I'm not gonna say, 'What a jerk,' " said Lesko while he took a rest in Fox Creek from driving to Peace River, 484 km northwest of Edmonton. "I don't know what really happened.
"Do I still love BLACK SABBATH more than anything? Hell, yeah. Honestly as much as I love Ozzy, I love BLACK SABBATH."
Lesko said he was able to bring the paddle to the coat check at Rexall Place, but that's as far as it got.
"I was hoping that I would be able to get to the meet-and-greet, but I didn't realize that's before the show, not after."
He went to Rexall Place at 3 p.m. on Monday to try to give Ozzy the paddle.
"I was disappointed. It was a huge investment of time and energy that went into making the paddle."
Lesko said he couldn't snap up a $1,000 backstage package for the show before they sold out and his calls to Ozzy's tour management company in California went unreturned. He paid $750 for a front-row seat to the concert.
If he can't give it to Ozzy in Toronto, Lesko's not sure what to do with the otter tail-style paddle carved out of solid Canadian black cherry.
It took Lesko 25 hours to make it and is worth an estimated $500.
Tony Iommi Discusses Possible Ozzy Reunion Tour
Manchester Evening News has issued the following report from Paul Taylor:
It seems as if one should approach TONY IOMMI with Wayne's World-style deference, muttering "We're not worthy".
After all, this is the man who virtually invented the heavy metal guitar riff, and put the macabre dark side into rock. Guitar anoraks also know him as one of the first to use slippery light strings and as the pioneer of `de-tuning' - slackening the instrument's strings to create the growlier tone young metal bands have since copied.
"'Ello Paul," Iommi chirps, Brummie accent as well-preserved as that of old mucker OZZY OSBOURNE, his manner devoid of any rock star attitude. A few months short of his 60th birthday, Iommi has been a denizen of the dark side of rock for nearly 40 years, but you wouldn't guess it from his chummy banter. Is he ready to serve yet another decade as riffmeister supreme?
"I was asked that question 40 years ago and I probably gave the same answer{hellip} I don't know," says Iommi. "I enjoy playing. I like to be on stage, but the getting there is another thing. I hate the travelling. When you're 20 it's fantastic."
Iommi is back on the road again, not as BLACK SABBATH but as HEAVEN AND HELL, with RONNIE JAMES DIO fronting what is essentially the 1979-82 incarnation of Sabbath. So why not simply call it a Black Sabbath gig?
"If we'd gone out as Black Sabbath, I think people would have expected us to do 'Iron Man', 'Paranoid', all that stuff," says Iommi. "I thought it would be different to go out under another name and play the stuff we'd done with Ronnie."
Dio had been the replacement when Ozzy was first asked to leave Sabbath in the throes of his drink and drug problems.
"It certainly wasn't just Ozzy on his own," Iommi reflects of those torrid times. "But he was probably the worst out of the lot of us. We were all in a little bit of a state at that time."
Sabbath had a string of different singers down the years, while Ozzy forged his own successful solo career. Then in 1997, the original Sabbath line-up reunited and toured sporadically. What chance another Ozzy-fronted tour?
"Everything's a possibility," says Iommi, who lives in Lapworth, Warwickshire. "I talk to Ozzy a lot - once a week. He always stays in touch. I know there's a lot of talk out there about an album, and also a tour. It would be nice - a final tour of Black Sabbath."
Art Guitar Announce Ozzy And Kiss Designs
ArtGuitar, a leading designer of innovative custom paint and technology for guitars, along with licensing partner Signatures Network, announced today it will offer two exclusive designs featuring heavy metal pioneer OZZY OSBOURNE for its limited edition AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller. In addition, ArtGuitar unveiled three new designs from iconic rock band KISS to add to its guitar controller portfolio.
"We create detailed designs featuring iconic rock artists that you simply can't find anywhere else, and we're thrilled to add OZZY OSBOURNE to our guitar controller portfolio," stated Steve Spurgeon, CEO of ArtGuitar. "The AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller truly customizes the rock experience and our customers now have 16 limited edition designs to choose from."
The AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller is a genuine life-size Peavey guitar modified for play with guitar-based music videogames on the Playstation2 computer entertainment system and is exclusively available online at www.artguitar.com. Its elegant glossy finish offers a sleek professional feel, while the custom design showcases an incredible crisp image of rock icons, ideal for display. In addition to the newly announced OZZY OSBOURNE and KISS designs, ArtGuitar also offers exclusive images from PANTERA and LYNYRD SKYNYRD in its guitar controller portfolio.
ArtGuitar is best known for its patented process that digitally paints images onto real guitars, transforming the instruments into collectible masterpieces. Using the same state-of-the-art technology, ArtGuitar and Peavey are bringing exclusive, limited edition designs to a guitar controller for the first time. To pre-order the AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller or learn more about ArtGuitar please visit www.ArtGuitar.com.
ArtGuitar, based in Niwot, CO, specializes in custom artwork for electric and acoustic guitars. Its patented process uses a quality paint finish to lay original images onto each guitar, transforming the instrument into a true masterpiece. ArtGuitar designs are currently available for customized guitars from Peavey, Fender and Gibson. The company also pioneered the world's first videogame guitar controller crafted from a genuine guitar with the introduction of the limited edition AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller.
Ozzy Osbourne To Tour Australia In March
OZZY OSBOURNE will embark on a short tour of Australia in March. Confirmed dates are as follows:
March 15 - Melbourne, AUS @ Rod Laver Arena
March 18 - Sydney, AUS @ Acer Arena
March 20 - Brisbane, AUS @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Tickets go on sale on Thursday, November 1.
Rob Zombie Release More Headlining Tour Dates
ROB ZOMBIE has scheduled more “off” dates during his upcoming tour with OZZY OSBOURNE and IN THIS MOMENT:
October 23 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
October 26 - Regina, SK @ The Agribition Building
October 30 - Duluth, MN @ Pioneer Hall
November 3 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
November 5 - Brookings, SD @ Swiftel Center
November 8 - Great Falls, MT @ Expo Park
November 12 - Boise, ID @ The Big Easy
November 13 - Spokane, WA @ The Big Easy
November 17 - Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre
November 29 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre
December 3 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Sunshine Theatre
December 7 - Springfield, MO @ Shrine Mosque
December 9 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
December 15 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
December 19 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
December 21 - Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
Ozzy Osbourne To Headline Ozzfest 2008
Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that Ozzy Osbourne told reporters during a teleconference today (Oct. 8) that he will headline next year's Ozzfest bill — "as far as I know."
Osbourne — who begins an arena tour with ROB ZOMBIE on Oct. 18 in Seattle — told Billboard.com that any BLACK SABBATH plans in 2008, for Ozzfest or separately, are up in the air. "I'm the last person to be told anything," he cracked, but Osbourne noted that he felt if SABBATH was to do anything it would have to be up to a certain standard.
"I'd love to do another BLACK SABBATH album," Osbourne said. "We did try and write together; there are a bunch of things written. But the problem I'm having is it's got to be at least on the same level as when we departed. If it's not, then what's the point in doing it. I'm definitely doing another album, whether with my own band or SABBATH. As long as I'm not doing bullsh*t..."
In This Moment To Play All Off Dates With Zombie
Following their breakthrough run on Ozzfest 2007, and most recently as direct support to Megadeth, the Southern CA quintet IN THIS MOMENT will now make the big move to arenas this fall opening for the legendary Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie. The group has also just been confirmed as the direct support act for all of Zombie’s off-dates throughout the tour. See the Century Media tour section or visit their official MySpace page for their current itinerary.
IN THIS MOMENT recently visited the EMI offices (Century Media’s distributor) in Hollywood, CA to perform a special acoustic performance for its staff. Segments of this performance were cut into a new EPK alongside new interview footage. Click here to check it out.
IN THIS MOMENT have also been creating a buzz at commercial radio with their latest single, “Beautiful Tragedy,” which is currently Top 40 on the Active Rock charts. The captivating new video for the track, directed by Robert Hall (Josh Todd), can now also be streamed at the band's myspace page.
Nevermore Releases Ozzy Cover Online
NEVERMORE's cover of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Revelation (Mother Earth)" has been posted at this location. The track was originally recorded during the "This Godless Endeavor" sessions but the vocals weren't completed in time to have the song included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of the CD (as was the plan at one point).
In a July 2005 interview with Metal-Rules.com, guitarist Jeff Loomis stated about the song, "Initially it was going to go on the new record but the record is already goddamn 60 minutes long so we didnt wanna add anything more to it since we thought it was a perfect time." Asked if the members of the band were big fans of late OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Randy Rhoads, Jeff replied, "Yeah, we are, and so is Andy Sneap [producer] and, of course, so is Steve [Smyth, then-NEVERMORE guitarist]. This time we didnt do it like the JUDAS PRIEST thing or the SIMON AND GARFUNKEL thing, we did it exactly as on the record. It's amazing how close it sounds to the original with all the acoustics and everything. It's kinda funny because a long time ago when Andy saw Ozzy live with Randy Rhoads he got one of Randy's guitar picks and we actually used it during the recording process of the song. . . [The solo in the song] is killer, it's totally awesome! We all split the solo up in three different sections so I play one part of it, Steve plays a partof it, and actually Andy plays the end of it."
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