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A.L.I.V.E., a new KISS tribute group, has been formed by members of Guns N' Roses (Ron "Bumblefoot" Thai, guitar), Whitesnake (Brian Tichy, drums), Pantera (Rex Brown, bass) and Kill Devil Hill (Mark Zavon, guitar). "Hearing the KISSAlive! album at the age of five is what made me want to play guitar and join a band."

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Miguel has released a new remix of his hit single "Adorn," featuring a guest spot from Jesse Ware. The re-up first surfaced on Trevor Nelson's BBC Radio 2 show in the U.K. and features the British pop diva putting her own spin on Miggy's classic.

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Kenny Ortega, the director appointed by AEG Live to capture Michael Jackson's would-be "This Is It" tour, choked up while testifying in the wrongful death suit brought by MJ's family against the concert promoter. On the stand, Ortega, reports CNN, read an e-mail he wrote days before Jacko died: "He was like a lost boy. There still may be a chance he can rise to the occasion . . ."

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Elton John says he's happy to be alive after suffering a bout of appendicitis while on a European trek. The 66-year-old, speaking with The Sun, believed he was sick from food poisoning-but the cause turned out to be much more severe: was a ticking time bomb. I guess I could have died at any time. I feel so lucky and grateful to be alive."

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Darius Rucker pushed the release of his new single, "Radio," with two television appearances in New York City on Thursday. The South Carolina native performed the song-the second single off his No. 1-debuting album True Believers-on NBC's Today Show and CBS' Late Show with David Letterman.

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Peter Gabriel has announced that his Live in Athens 1987, featuring an opening set by Senegalese star Youssou N'Dour, will be released on September 17. The set, minus the performance by N'Dour, was previously released along with the 25th anniversary edition of So that hit last year.

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Randy Travis is reportedly awake and in stable condition after suffering a stroke last week. The country star underwent emergency surgery last week to alleviate pressure in his brain as a result of the stroke. His doctor and fianc

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Jason Bonham, the son of Led Zeppelin great John Bonham, says he's developing a hologram of his dad that he'll play with during gigs with his Led Zeppelin Experience tribute group. The stickman told Legendary Rock Interviews that he'd been working on the hologram since 2011.

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Dave Matthews had to hitchhike to his own concert after getting stranded on a pre-show mountain bike ride. The DMB fronter was out riding when his tire blew, and, because he didn't bring a cell phone he simply had to wait by the road for someone to come rescue him. According to CNN, Emily Kraus and her boyfriend, were on their way to the show when they saw Matthews.

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Rick Springfield has offered up his rendition of the Fleetwood Mac classic "Oh Well" in a new web video. The vid, captured as part of the AV Club's "Undercover" series, shows Springfield covering the track in a solo acoustic style. Before playing the track, Rick explained that he used to play the tune during a short-lived stint as the guitarist with Australian band Zoot.

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