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October 6, 2001 In response to the tragedy of September 11, BOC fan Daryl Maxwell created a video to the song "Divine Wind". The video is available for view and/or download. At the Fort Smith, AR show, the band's first show after the tragedy, BOC paid tribute to the victims by singing a rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" in the set. |
October 14, 2001 The winner of the autographed guitar was drawn at the Dec. 2 Auburn Hills, Michigan show. And the winner is: Harold "Al" Pryor! Congratulations Al! Click here to see the proud winner and the autographed guitar! All proceeds from the raffle will go to the medical expenses of former BOC road crew member Sam Judd. |
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July 14, 2001 Next week, the week of July 16, King Biscuit Radio will be presenting an archive BOC set, including recordings from 1975 - 1986. The show is broadcast on different days depending on the station. A list of stations that carry King Biscuit Radio can be found on the King Biscuit Website. |
July 3, 2001 Columbia/Legacy proudly presents newly remastered and expanded versions of the first four BOC studio albums. With the full participation of the band, these deluxe reissues include many previously unreleased bonus tracks, printed lyrics, new liner notes by Lenny Kaye and many unpublished photos. |
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June 15, 2001 Blue Oyster Cult will be appearing on ROCKLINE, the radio show in which fans call in and query the stars. BOC is appearing July 11 on the show. The show goes live at 8:30 PM PST/11:30 PM ET every Wednesday. The toll free number for people to call in is For a list of broadcast stations, go to: |
June 5, 2001 The wait is over, Blue Öyster Cult's new album was released June 5th. The album features 11 new songs, with writing contributions from all the band members and a large sheaf of lyrics from author John Shirley. If you haven't yet acquired a copy, we suggest you do! |
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May 31, 2001 Blue Öyster Cult's new single, "Pocket," was again listed as a top 5 Most-Added track on rock radio, according to FMQB.com. The single has been getting some heavy airplay and excellent feedback from listeners and DJs alike.
Apr 22, 2001 "Pocket" will be the first single released from "Curse of the Hidden Mirror". It's to be released to radio stations on May 22, so be sure to request it at your local rock station! |
May 1, 2001 Stealth Press -- a publisher that believes in powerful writing and in You can get it here: |
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Apr 9, 2001 Eric Bloom announced the new album title today. The band did not choose any of the fan suggestions that were collected earlier this year on this and the bocfanclub site, but rather drew from the earliest days of before-they-were-BOC and chose: The band finished mixing last week, and the results are off to mastering this week. Release date is still set for June 5th. |
Mar 21, 2001 "Joe Dirt," a new movie starring David Spade will include BÖC's "Burnin' For You." The movie trailer prominently featured the song, and it is included on the Joe Dirt soundtrack CD. Also seen in the trailer: the main character's home is adorned with a BOC poster. "Burnin' for You" also made an appearance on NBC's "ED" series recently, playing in the background of a scene at a bowling alley. |
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Mar 3, 2001 CBS/SONY is going to be re-releasing the entire BOC catalog, remastered with extra bonus unreleased tracks. The first of these releases are slated for (date has been pushed back, now) June 26. The first releases will be the first four studio albums. Each record will include four bonus tracks and booklets with liner notes by noted musician and producer Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group, producer of Nuggets). The releases will continue in groups of four until the entire catalogue has been re-issued. Here are the Bonus Cuts for each Album so far:
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Feb 12, 2001 Rhino Handmade Records announces the soon-to-be-released CD of the Stalk Forrest Group recordings! 30+ years later, the long languishing recordings that the band made as the Stalk Forrest Group are coming to light in a limited-edition release by Rhino Handmade Records. 18 tracks have been compiled for the CD. Although it won't be released until April, you can pre-order it now.
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Mar 1, 2001 BÖC's new, as-yet-untitled album has been slated for a June 5 release date. The band is finishing up in the studio this month. |
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At the House of Blues website, www.hob.com, you can download a live version of "Don't Fear the Reaper" taken from a recent House of Blues webcast from 2000. It's in Windows Media Audio format. Classic Rock Revisited has a new interview with Buck Dharma. The interview discusses Buck's new web site as well as Soft White Underbelly, BOC, the music biz and more! check it out at A feature article on BOC at www.graceandfury.com, the online guitar magazine. |
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