SONGFACTS TOP TEN BANDS MOST LIKE SPINAL TAP, SEE WHO MADE THE LIST
Spinal Tap may have been based on a fictitious band, but Jeff Suwak and Ed Pearce of Songfacts have created a list of real bands that they think are most like Spinal Tap. What follows is their criteria and then which bands made their Top Ten list. First, the criteria: 1) Offensive Album Covers: Album […]
CINDERELLA FRONTMAN REMINISCES ABOUT SHOOTING THE COVER FOR “NIGHT SONGS” AND DISCUSSES THE ROCK SCENE
On August 2nd, 1986 Cinderella released their debut album, Night Songs. Tom Keifer remembers when he shot the cover with photographer Mark Weiss. As Tom recalls, “It was shot in the historic district of Philadelphia … but the most interesting thing that I remember about that shoot was that the album was called Night Songs […]
KING DIAMOND ANNOUNCES “ABIGAIL IN CONCERT 2015” TOUR, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS, EXODUS
King Diamond will be back on tour soon for an extra special event for fans – one not to be missed. As part of the set, the band will be performing the classic 1987 album Abigail in its entirety. The tour will begin on October 29th and runs through December 5th with legendary bay area […]
QUEENSRYCHE RELEASE TRACK LISTING AND COVER ART FOR “CONDITION HUMAN”
As previously reported, Queensryche will be releasing their second album with frontman Todd La Torre, entitled Condition Human, on October 2nd through Century Media Records. The band has released a picture of the cover, which can be seen below, the track list. Condition Human track listing: 1. Arrow Of Time 2. Guardian 3. Hellfire 4. […]
AC/DC DRUMMER PHIL RUDD PLEADS “NOT GUILTY” TO CHARGES THAT HE BREACHED HIS HOME CONFINEMENT SENTENCE BY DRINKING ALCOHOL
Page Six of The New York Post reports: AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleaded not guilty on Monday to breaching the rules of his home detention sentence by drinking alcohol. A New Zealand judge allowed Rudd to remain in home confinement on bail pending a November hearing on the possible breach. The 61-year-old Australian-born drummer could […]
MOTLEY CRUE FRONTMAN VINCE NEIL SAYS “THE BAND’S NOT BREAKING UP, WE’RE JUST NOT GOING TO TOUR ANYMORE”
Greg Prato has interviewed Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil for the Long Island Pulse. Highlights from the Q&A appear below. Discussing whether the band is really breaking up: “The band’s not breaking up. We’re just not going to tour anymore. We’ll probably come out with some music for different projects and things like that, but […]