Gibson Guitars has a new documentary on Tony Iommi. Watch it here.
Tony Iommi is rightly considered to be the godfather of heavy metal. Thanks to his work with Black Sabbath, metal took root and is now one of the biggest rock
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Random music news for Saturday, November 8, 2025
Want an AI assistant wrapped around your finger? You can. Literally. Music news for November 8, 2025, is not quite that bendy. BONUS: Oh, HELL no!
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Meanwhile, back in Russia: Pensioner, homemade flamethrower, speargun through the neck. You know, a typical day. Music news for June 28, 2023 is much less violent. More music news? Check
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Random Music News for Saturday, December 2, 2017
I was supposed to be off to Bangkok today, but the pilot clipped the wing of EVA BR0035 leaving the de-icing area at YYZ and punched a hole in the
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Sabbath’s Tony Iommi New Composes Songs for Christianity. Wait–What?
The very name “Black Sabbath” conjures images of Satan and the occult. So howcum Tony Iommi is now composing for church? NBC has a report on everything here. (Via Tom)
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Random Music News for Monday, January 9, 2017
One more day and we’ll be into the double-digit dates of January. In other words, we’re making progress. And now, the music day’s music news. Thousands turned up to a
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My wife: “The women’s beach volleyball teams play in bikinis?” Me: “Yes.” My wife: “And the men are in shorts and tank tops?” Me: “Uh, yeah.” My wife: “Well, that’s
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The Story of How Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Had His Fingertips Sliced Off Told in a Cartoon
Yes, a cartoon. But it’s still history, kids. Watch and learn from this segment which is part of VH1’s The Complete History of Heavy Metal. Tony Iommi from Paul Blow
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Bargained the traffic ticket down to one that didn’t cost any points. But why was there a $15 “victim impact” surcharge? What victim? Speaking of traffic infractions, Bieber pleads guilty
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I could tell you how a sheet metal accident on his last day at the factory nearly ended his guitar-playing forever. Or you could just watch this. (Via Tom) Get
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Happy 68th, David Bowie. Oh, and Elvis would have been 80 were he still around. Speaking of the Thin White Duke, his once-bad teeth have been preserved. Tony Iommi’s cancer
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