GUITAR CENTER FILES FOR CHAPTER 11, BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION

Guitar Center, the nation’s largest retailer of musical instruments, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company announced November 21st. The bankruptcy filing came just one week after the Guitar Center, which had been struggling to compete with online retailers even before the pandemic, announced it had reached a debt-reduction deal with its key stakeholders. The […]

11/24: SAMMY HAGAR, STONE GOSSARD, LANNY CORDOLA, MITCH PERRY, MORE

Huge thanks to Sammy Hagar who joined me yesterday on TrunkNation and talked about Van Halen for the first time on radio since Eddie Van Halen’s passing. Sammy is also doing a rebroadcast of his recent great birthday concert tomorrow. Check it out. It’s truly amazing what he is doing at this point in his […]

AC/DC’S NEW ALBUM “POWER UP” TOPS ALBUM CHARTS IN 18 COUNTRIES

Following a high-octane release just over a week ago, AC/DC has taken over the Number.one spot in 18 countries and counting with its brand-new album. Power Up. The list of topped charts includes the Number One spot on the Billboard 200, selling over 117,000 copies in the first week. Power Up is AC/DC’s sixth number one album in Australia where […]

WOLFGANG VAN HALEN’S SOLO BAND MAMMOTH WVH ADDED TO “AFTERSHOCK” FESTIVAL

Wolfgang Van Halen has announced the first concert of his solo band, Mammoth WVH. The quartet, which features Wolfgang on guitar and lead vocals, Frank Sidoris (Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators) on guitar, Garrett Whitlock (Tremonti) on drums, and Ronnie Ficarro on bass, will perform at next year’s edition of the Aftershock festival. Mammoth WVH. will play the final night of the event, which is scheduled […]