BASSIST TONY FRANKLIN SAYS HE WILL BE WORKING WITH GUITARIST JOHN SYKES, BUT A BLUE MURDER REUNION IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY
Bassist Tony Franklin recently spoke with Rock Titan, when the subject of Blue Murder, the band consisting of he, guitarist/singer John Sykes, and drummer Carmine Appice, came up. When asked if a reunion would ever happen, Franklin replied, “That probably will not happen, because — well, not for any negative reasons. We actually almost came […]
TO CELEBRATE ITS 35 ANNIVERSARY, WHITESNAKE WILL RELEASE “SLIDE IT IN: THE ULTIMATE SPECIAL EDITION ON MARCH 22ND
Whitesnake scored its first platinum-selling album in 1984 with Slide It In, a release that has sold more than four million copies worldwide thanks to hard-rocking songs like Love Ain’t No Stranger, Slow An’ Easy and the title track. The classic album turns 35 this year and Rhino is celebrating with several new versions, including an enormous seven-disc box set. Slide […]
GUITARIST JAKE E. LEE SAYS FORMER BADLANDS SINGER, RAY GILLEN, NEVER TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD AIDS
During a recent appearance on Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk podcast, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee spoke about the passing of his former Badlands bandmate Ray Gillen. The singer died in December 1993 from an AIDS-related disease in a New York hospital. He was only 34 years old. Lee’s comments appear below as transcribed by blabbermouth.net. “When [Ray and I] first got […]
L.A. GUNS TO RELEASE “THE DEVIL YOU KNOW” MARCH 29TH, NEW SINGLE “STAY AWAY” OUT NOW–LISTEN HERE
Hot on the heels of the success of their last record, The Missing Peace, L.A. Guns is ready to attack again with the new album, The Devil You Know. The album is set for release March 29th through Frontiers Music Srl. Listen to the new single “Stay Away” below. Sonically, The Devil You Know covers a lot of ground […]