ICONIC BASSIST BILLY SHEEHAN ON HIS BASS PLAYING, “IN MY MIND, I SUCK ALL THE TIME”
John White of the Mind Behind The Music podcast recently spoke with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan, who will celebrate his 73rd birthday this week, was asked if there was a specific moment that he really felt like he had discovered his own voice on the instrument. He responded in part (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net), “Not really. I don’t really […]
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE BAND NAMES?
Off the top of my head: For coolness: Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen and Iron Maiden. For laughs: Napoleon Blownaparts and Endangered Feces.
SEBASTIAN BACH DISCUSSES THE GOSSIP MILL CHURNING AGAIN ABOUT HOW ACTRESS CHRISTINA APPLEGATE DITCHED BRAD PITT FOR HIM AT THE 1989 MTV AWARDS…OH YEAH AND ALSO ASSISTING TWISTED SISTER ON THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Gary Graff of Billboard reports: …Last week…former Skid Row singer, Sebastian Bach, was announced as the fill-in frontman for Twisted Sister‘s upcoming 50th anniversary tour after [frontman] Dee Snider withdrew due to health concerns. Bach has now included Twisted Sister’s 1984 anthem I Wanna Rock in his shows and tells Billboard he’s stoked about being part of the celebration — though dates […]
FORMER MOTÖRHEAD GUITARIST PHIL CAMPBELL PASSES AT AGE 64
Phil Campbell, former Motörhead guitarist, has died. He was 64 years old, reports the NY Post‘s Page Six. The guitarist’s family confirmed the patriarch died following a “long and courageous battle in intensive care” after he underwent a difficult procedure, via Instagram on Saturday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, […]
EDDIE SPEAKS WITH JOE SATRIANI AND STEVE VAI
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai joined Eddie Trunk on his SiriusXM show to world premier their new song together Dancing.
SAMMY HAGAR DISCUSSES HIS ESTRANGEMENT FROM ALEX VAN HALEN, MENDING FENCES WITH EDDIE BEFORE HIS PASSING AND NOT GETTING ALONG WITH OG FRONTMAN, DAVID LEE ROTH, STATING THE SINGER IS “NOT USER FRIENDLY”
Brie Stimson of Fox News as per The New York Post’s Page Six reports: [Former Van Halen frontman] Sammy Hagar suggested he would “never play” with Alex Van Halen again more than 20 years after they finished their last tour together. “I’m the biggest Pink Floyd fan. I see David Gilmour say, ‘I will never play with […]