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NME — Simmons has previously said that people who call themselves depressed should "kill [them]selves" more info

Mercury News, California — Opening act Alice Cooper delivers the best set of night, topping the offering by Motley Crue. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Explosions rocked the Hollywood Bowl early. Fireballs during Mötley Crüe's "Saints of Los Angeles," the opening song of the metal band's farewell tour, pushed heat into the cheap seats. more info

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Mercury News, California — Motley Crue brings Final Tour to Bay Area. Also, Pat Benatar performs July 25 at Mountain Winery in Saratoga. more info

Metalsucks — Mark Kloeppel, guitarist and vocalist for Misery Index, guests this week. We discuss how a metal band can make a living these days, whether or not low level bands are touring too much (and if that's ruining things for everyone else), and their new re... more info

Mercury News, California — REO Speedwagon, Boston, Pat Benatar and Jeff Beck also among the acts scheduled to perform local shows. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Wyatt Marshall Alice Cooper at Beacon Theatre (more by Greg Cristman) Big news in the burger world as Alice Cooper was just inducted into the White Castle Cravers Hall of Fame at the White Castle Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio... more info

Mercury News, California — Dead Kennedys, Velvet Underground and Van Halen also make our list of bands that had a hard time transitioning between lead vocalists. more info