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Fourth Annual Touring Rock Music And Lifestyle Festival Featuring Alice In Chains, Also With Jane's Addiction, As Well As Coheed And Cambria And Circa Survive On The Rockstar Main Stage LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth annual Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival will include a stellar lineup of multiplatinum superstars and breaking talent, featuring Alice In Chains, also with Jane's Addiction. These seminal alternative rock bands will be joined by Coheed and...

Fourth Annual Touring Rock Music And Lifestyle Festival Launches August 9 In Scranton, PA And Wraps September 15 In Irvine, CA LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth annual Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival is set for shows across North America from August 9 through September 15, 2013. The touring rock music and lifestyle festival--which boasted total attendance of nearly 300,000 in 2012--will feature performances from multiplatinum superstars and breaking talent...

Festival Sponsorships, Expansion Into Country Music, Supporting Veterans and Revamped Digital and Social Channels Lead the Brand's Renewed Efforts To Connect with Music Lovers Around the Country BRADFORD, Pa., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Zippo, maker of the world famous windproof pocket lighter, is launching the next phase of the company's music campaign, Zippo Encore. A 360 degree brand experience, Zippo Encore highlights the company's rich heritage in music and art via...

ROB ZOMBIE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, MASTODON, AMON AMARTH, MACHINE HEAD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, BEHEMOTH AND MANY MORE LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world's biggest hard & heavy music touring festival, announces its electrifying sixth-year lineup. Artists performing on the 2013 thunderous fest include main stage metal and horror legend, festival closer, ROB ZOMBIE, plus, the triple gold certified FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH...

BREA, Calif., Jan 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Suzuki is pleased to congratulate Rockstar Energy Racing on its first 450SX class win this past weekend at the opening round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season in Anaheim, California. Team rider Davi Millsaps set the tone early by coming out strong on his 2013 RM-Z450 and winning his heat race. Millsaps then repeated his performance in the main event after grabbing...

NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The original Kenya Doll is back! The authentic, African American doll steeped in rich cultural history and significance, is set to re-launch this November, backed by the Project Pride movement, a cultural initiative within the brand designed to foster respect, responsibility and positive growth within the Black Community; the "Proud" music video and CD single, which sends a positive and uplifting message to our youth, and the Rockstar...

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Put away your sleeping bags and flashlights and pack up your guitar and drumsticks, as it's going to be blood, sweat, and tears when VH1 Classic takes you on the adventure of a lifetime with the new original series "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp." Production is set to begin on the series in February 2010. The four-episode, one-hour series is set to premiere in July 2010. VH1 Classic and Mark Burnett Productions have teamed up to give fans the ultimate music...

Another Monumental Win by Raymarine Pro Ambassadors! MERRIMACK, N.H., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Raymarine, Inc., a world leader in marine electronics, today announced the achievements of its Pro Ambassador fishing teams at the close of the inaugural 2008-2009 Sailfish Pro Series. The Sailfish Pro Series Championship, which took place in Miami, Florida, was the culminating event of the series, following five regular season tournaments throughout the state. Raymarine's Pro Ambassador fishing...

INXS says it was shocked to hear its most recent lead singer, J.D. Fortune, claim he is living in his truck after the Australian rock band fired him.Fortune, who is working on a solo album called Death of a Motivational Speaker, has said he is broke now that the band let him go without warning at a Hong Kong airport, following a world tour. Fortune won Rock Star: INXS, a TV reality show created to find a replacement for the group's lead singer Michael Hutchence, who died in 1997. Fortune...

Canadian singer J.D. Fortune, the winner of the competition reality show Rock Star: INXS, says the Australian band has fired him and he's now homeless. Rock Star was a show created to help INXS find a new permanent front man after its lead singer, Michael Hutchence, died in 1997 and the band was unsuccessful in replacing him, the BBC noted. Fortune beat out 10 finalists on the show and recorded the album, Switch, with INXS in 2005 before embarking with the veteran rockers on a 2 1/2-year...