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Bon Jovi Recalls Playing in USSR to Keep His Manager out of Jail

Bon Jovi’s 1989 performance at the Moscow Music Peace Festival in what was then the USSR remains a hugely impactful moment in history, representative of the world’s slow emergence from the Cold War. And it all happened because of a drug bust.“My first manager got into some trouble with the law,” Jon Bon Jovi explained during a recent conversation with Conan O’Brien. “Honest to God, he was accused of smuggling, […]

todayMarch 23, 2024

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Insane Clown Posse’s Violent J Recalls Benzino Threatening ‘War’

Insane Clown Posse rapper Violent J has recalled the time Benzino threatened to “go to war” with him.Appearing on Adam22 and Wack 100’s The Adam & Wack Show, Violent J and fellow ICP member Shaggy 2 Dope were reflecting on their eclectic career when the topic eventually turned to Benzino.“I almost got into it with Benzino,” Violent J revealed. “I dunno what mood I was in but I’m flipping through […]

todayMarch 12, 2024 1

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DJ Premier Recalls Convo That Inspired Gang Starr’s ‘Hard To Earn’

DJ Premier has shared the story behind the title of Gang Starr‘s Hard to Earn on the album’s 30th anniversary.In an Instagram post on Friday (March 8), the veteran producer said the project’s name came from a conversation with the duo’s other member, the late rhymer Guru.“Guru asked me to name this LP. He always comes up with dope titles so I didn’t think that I needed to, that’s his lane,” […]

todayMarch 8, 2024

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Chris Robinson Recalls ‘Most Violent’ Black Crowes Concerts

Chris Robinson has detailed two of the scariest concerts in Black Crowes history.The first took place in 1991 when his band performed as part of the Monsters of Rock concert in Moscow, alongside Metallica, Pantera and AC/DC. The show took place as the Soviet Union was dissolving, making for a tense backdrop. As Robinson recalled during an appearance on Club Random with Bill Maher, military presence was everywhere.“They tanked the […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024 4

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Ludacris Recalls Upsetting Justin Timberlake With His Grammy Win

Ludacris has shared a story about Justin Timberlake from back when both artists left the Grammy Awards in contrasting moods.In a Drink Champs interview published on Sunday (February 4), the “Move Bitch” rapper told hosts N.O.R.E. and DJ ENF about pissing off the NSYNC vocalist after celebrating a Grammy win in 2007 for Best Rap Album (Release Therapy).“I went backstage,” he began. “At this time, they had all the artists […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024

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Israeli First Responder Recalls Scene at Nova Music Festival: ‘Carpet of Dead Bodies’ Still Smoldering

The first call came at 7:30 pm on Oct. 7. A terrified Israeli army officer was on the other end of the phone. “How long,” he wanted to know, “Does it take for a body to rot?”Haim Otmezgin, a senior member of an Orthodox Jewish group called Zaka that recovers the bodies of dead Jews and prepares them for burial, already knew he was dealing with a massacre. But he had […]

todayJanuary 31, 2024 1

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Twista Recalls ‘Accidentally Erasing’ One Of His Biggest Hits

Exclusive - Twista has released countless knockout tracks over his career, though he once came very close to losing one of his best-known joints soon after conceiving it.The Chicago native recently sat down for an exclusive interview with HipHopDX to discuss the 20-year anniversary of his landmark album Kamikaze, which is now available to purchase on burnt orange 140g vinyl here. During the chat, he talked about his 2005 hit “Hope” and the […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024 1

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Vince Neil Recalls How David Lee Roth Took Him Under His Wing

Vince Neil has revealed how David Lee Roth provided mentorship early in the Motley Crue frontman’s career.During a recent conversation with SiriusXM host Eddie Trunk, Neil looked back on his early interactions with the Van Halen singer.“Dave would come to a lot of our shows when Motley was playing the Troubadour and the Whisky,” Neil explained. “Dave was right there. Because we had all the girls.”Attractive women may have been […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 1

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Pearl Jam Ex Dave Abbruzzese Recalls His Guns N’ Roses Dilemma

Former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese recalled the dilemma he faced after starting work with Guns N’ Roses, three years after he’d been fired from Eddie Vedder’s band in 1994.In a new interview with Songfacts, Abbruzzese said he became friends with Axl Rose before they started working together, and it figured in his decision not to continue beyond a run of rehearsals in 1997.“The Guns thing was tough,” he said. […]

todayJanuary 14, 2024

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