The memorial service for RONNIE JAMES DIO (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF) was held yesterday (May 30th) at the Hall Of Liberty at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, CA.

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LYNCH MOB guitarist George Lynch has confirmed more dates for the band’s upcoming Battle Of The Axes summer tour with the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP. The schedule is now as follows:

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MANOWAR will honor the legacy of RONNIE JAMES DIO (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF) with Magic – A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio.

Bassist Joey DeMaio said: “Heavy metal has lost a great artist and a true gentleman. I had the privilege of being his friend and I, along with other friends and admirers, wish to honor him.”
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According to a posting on the Ultimate Randy Rhoads MySpace page, there is a Randy Rhoads book in the works entitled “You Can’t Kill Rock & Roll” that has a “major publisher” backing the project. Rock photographer Jay Banbury, whose picture of Randy was selected as the front cover image for the book, states, “‘You Can’t Kill Rock & Roll’ will be the most complete and comprehensive book ever written on Randy Rhoads, period! I’ve personally read numerous chapters from the book and I can honestly tell all of you, that this is the book we’ve all been waiting for! No rehashed guitar magazine articles or fluff story. ‘You Can’t Kill Rock & Roll’ is being written by Randy’s lifelong friend Kelly Garni along with award-winning editor/screenwriter Michael Lynn. Kelly Garni sets the record straight and tells the real Randy Rhoads story as only Kelly can!

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Just when we thought Bret Michaels‘ celebrity status couldn’t possibly get any brighter, we hear that he is under consideration as a replacement for Simon Cowell on American Idol.  Dare we suggest that it is an absolutely brilliant idea.
FOX entertainment chairman Peter Rice said, “We have to find a judge to replace Simon who provides both musical credibility and incredible entertainment value.”
Michaels may owe a great deal of his new found success to Donald Trump. Those who took in this season’s Celebrity Apprentice reality show on NBC saw that the rocker seemed destined for the boot, right out of the starting block.  However, he gained momentum with each and every task, showing such talent and creativity that most of us jumped squarely on the Bret Michaels bandwagon and never got back off.