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Things are heating up this summer on VH1 Classic when two hit series return for an epic new season.  “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp” and “That Metal Show” are back and bigger than ever with an all-star lineup of legendary music icons that are sure to get metal and rock enthusiasts pumped up. Tune in to VH1 Classic on Saturday, August 20 beginning at 10 PM ET/PTfor the ultimate music experience.

“Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp” Season Two premieres Saturday, August 20 at 10 PM ET/PT

VH1 Classic and executive producer Mark Burnett are bringing back a new group of ‘average Joes’ for their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put their music skills to the ultimate test and find out if they have what it takes to be a true rock star on “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp.”  Hosted by American Idol sweetheart and Vanguard recording artist Kimberly Caldwell, 15 musicians from a variety of backgrounds and cities will go through the unforgettable transformation of having to put it all on the line and find out if they have what it takes to make it in the cutthroat world of Rock ‘n’ Roll.  Broken into three groups of five, each group of campers will create a band and be assigned a rock star camp counselor (Duff Mckagan, Matt Sorum and Mark Hudson) who will give them pointers and guidance, transforming the 9-to-5′ers into center stage front men and women. For one week each group will have the opportunity to rehearse and learn the ropes from other special-guest rock gods who drop by including Paul Stanley of KISS, Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Marky Ramone of The Ramones and more. At the end of the week, each group should have the music know-how, fresh looks and rock-star swagger to give an unforgettable performance to a group of legitimate rock stars who are acting as judges. Will they pass the test and be flocked with adoring fans or booed off the stage? The stakes are high as the band voted best by the fans will win the opportunity musicians can only dream about – a once-in-a-lifetime performance with legendary rock star Sammy Hagar.  Tune in to find out who has true rock star DNA and can survive on “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp” on Saturday, August 20 at 10 pm ET/PT on VH1 Classic. (more…)

D.A. Pennebaker’s Cinema Verite Masterwork “Dont Look Back”& Murray Lerner’s “The Other Side of the Mirror – Bob Dylan Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965″ Available on Blu-ray Everywhere Tuesday, April 26

Bob Dylan fans and film aficionados alike have reason to celebrate on April 26, when a pair of classic documentaries, each chronicling and illuminating different aspects of Bob Dylan in the 1960s, will be released on state-of-the-art Blu-ray disc (BD) for the very first time.

Both D.A. Pennebaker’s Dont Look Back, a pioneering masterwork of cinema verite, and Murray Lerner’s revelatory musical time-capsule The Other Side Of The Mirror – Bob Dylan Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965, provide indispensable glimpses into Dylan and his pivotal role as an American artist in the 1960s, each film capturing an earlier era with heart-breaking immediacy.

Dont Look Back – Blu-ray Edition (Tuesday, April 26, 2011) – Docurama Films

New Video’s Docurama Films® presents the first Blu-ray release of “Dont Look Back,” newly mastered in High Definition (HD) and featuring a brand new and exclusive interview with D.A. Pennebaker, the film’s director, and renowned rock and culture critic Greil Marcus.

The Blu-ray edition also includes bonus material from the 2007 DVD release: Highway 65 Revisited; Five Additional Uncut Audio Tracks; Commentary by D.A. Pennebaker and tour road manager Bob Neuwirth; Alternate Version of the “Subterranean Homesick Blues” Cue Card Sequence; Original Theatrical Trailer. (more…)

All-Star Lineup of Music Legends Include Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, Whitesnakes’s David Coverdale and The Runaways’ Lita Ford

VH1 Classic’s “THAT METAL SHOW” is back in Los Angeles and ready to shake things up for lucky season seven on Saturday, March 19 at 11PM ET/PT. Members of some of the biggest metal acts, including Metallica and Whitesnake, grace the “THAT METAL SHOW” stage to give viewers a true power hour that all hard rock and heavy metal enthusiasts are certain to love.

The boys are back and ready to rock! Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson host the only talk show where all things hard rock and heavy metal are discussed, dissected and debated. Metal musicians and rock royalty, including Kirk Hammett (Metallica), David Coverdale (Whitesnake) and Lita Ford (The Runaways), will be part of the roundtable discussions this season. Guests and premiere dates include the below, at 11 pm ET/PT: (more…)