LOS ANGELES MAYOR WANTS TO POSTPONE CONCERTS, AND LARGE PUBLIC GATHERINGS, UNTIL 2021; NEW ORLEANS MAYOR CONCURS
Dakota Smith and Ben Welsh of the Los Angeles Times reports: Los Angeles may hold off on allowing big gatherings until 2021 because of the coronavirus threat, according to an internal Los Angeles Fire Department email reviewed by The Times. Mayor Eric Garcetti raised the issue during his weekly briefing Monday with a group of […]
DIRTY HONEY AND HARLEY DAVIDSON TEAM UP FOR LIVESTREAM
Last week, Harley-Davidson hosted a 30-minute, rock’n’roll electric performance, shot live at Dirty Honey’s Los Angeles home studio and streamed on Harley-Davidson’s Facebook. The band – Marc LaBelle/vocals, John Notto/guitar, Justin Smolian/bass, and Corey Coverdale/drums – performed songs from their self-titled EP, and well as the brand new. The Wire. LaBelle ended the session with […]
BPMD – FEATURING BOBBY BLITZ, MIKE PORTNOY, MARK MENGHI and PHIL DEMMEL – TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, “AMERICAN MADE” ON JUNE 12TH, POST VIDEO FOR AEROSMITH COVER “TOYS IN THE ATTIC”
The time has come. Shortly following the recent announcement of their signing with Napalm Records, BPMD – the new juggernaut featuring heavy metal icons Bobby Blitz (Overkill) on vocals, drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo), bassist Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance) and guitarist Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head) – are thrilled to announce new details […]
SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE COVER VAN HALEN’S “GOOD ENOUGH”
While still on lockdown, and practicing safety measures, Sammy Hagar and The Circle (including bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson) have posted a video covering Van Halen’s Good Enough. Watch it here. In a statement accompanying the YouTube release of the song, Hagar and The Circle write, “One more week in COVID-19 lockdown and Sammy & The Circle continue to […]
KISS’ PAUL STANLEY SAYS HIS SINGING VOICE IS NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS “20 YEARS AGO”
KISS’ Paul Stanley was a guest on the 19th episode of singer/songwriter Richard Marx’s Social Distancing talk show. Stanley discussed the band’s farewell, End of the Road tour, and his singing voice. Excerpts of the interview appear below (via blabbermouth.net). “Is my voice what it was 20 years ago, 30, 40 [years ago]? No,” Stanley replied. “A great athlete can’t […]
JIMMY WEBB, FROM NYC’S ICONIC STORE, TRASH AND VAUDEVILLE, PASSES AT AGE 62
Nadine DeNinno, Chuck Arnold and Michael Kaplan of the NY Post report: Jimmy Webb, a downtown fixture and enthusiastic salesman, and buyer, at iconic East Village rocker fashion haven Trash and Vaudeville, has died, his longtime friends confirm. He was 62. “We are all going to miss our wonderful friend Jimmy Webb,” Debbie Harry, 74, legendary Blondie frontwoman, […]