94XPOSED FRIDAY MAY 7TH

1998 – Steve Perry left Journey.

JOURNEY - DON'T STOP BELEIVIN'
QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE - 3'S AND 7'S

Queens Of The Stone Age are set to reissue their 2000 album 'Rated R' this summer - with B-sides and live recordings featured as part of the new package. Frontman Josh Homme told NME.COM that the reissue will probably be released in July. It will feature a live recording from one of the band's past performances at the Reading Festival as well as extra tracks. Queens Of The Stone Age are set to return to play the Reading And Leeds Festivals this August. The tracklisting and final release date of the 'Rated R' reissue are yet to be announced. 'Rated R' was voted NME writers' album of the year in 2000.

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Everything Diddy does is awesome. So awesome, in fact, that he had to make a promotional video for his upcoming new blog, which looks like it might just be the greatest thing since Jesus Christ, considering it's talking about redemption. But there's a little problem with this video, aside from Diddy seemingly comparing himself to historical figures and celebrities like Martin Luther King, Jr., Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Will Smith and Barack Obama. He's used Nine Inch Nails' "The Mark Has Been Made" in it, and he's done so without Trent Reznor's permission. No action's been taken so far on Reznor's part, maybe because he realizes how friggin' ridiculous the video is. But then why would he want himself associated with it? We're sure once he gets wind of this, he'll be none too pleased.

NINE INCH NAILS - HEAD LIKE A HOLE
ROLLING STONES - GIMME SHELTER

Mick Jagger has rejected the suggestion drugs had a negative impact on the Rolling Stones, insisting the band wrote some of their biggest hits while under the influence. The legendary group famously indulged in narcotics during their 1960s and 70s heyday - particularly chief songwriters Jagger and Keith Richards. But the frontman insists the "party atmosphere" helped to inspire much of their music, particularly iconic 1972 album Exile on Main Street. Jagger tells Absolute Radio, "That was a period of time when everyone took loads of drugs, it was very fashionable, but I mean, we did a lot of hard work as well, so it was a bit of a party atmosphere, loads of visitors, you know, there was a lot of drugs floating around, but not everyone was completely out of it all the time and we did a lot of good tracks, you know." Stop by my blog at 94xfm.com to check out a widget that gives you a sneak peak into the reissue of Exile On Main Street. Click on DJ's Matt Porteous and todays blog!

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1996 - Pantera released The Great Southern Trendkill. It debuted at #4 on the billboard charts.

PANTERA - COWBOYS FROM HELL