Whatever happened to… It’s a question I get all the time and for a while a segment we were doing on That Metal Show. But it is also something that makes me nuts on a daily basis when I hear it from some fans about most artists. If you listen to my SiriusXM show, which is as much talk, interview and calls as it is music, you know I get calls from people all over the US with some pretty insane questions. Examples? Whatever happened to Ted Nugent, Queensryche, Jake E Lee, Mark Slaughter. And that was just last week’s show! I even once had whatever happened to Iron Maiden! I shit you not! It’s a big country and I get not everyone is as invested in this stuff as I am. I also appreciate that these people are listening to or emailing me and they are fans, and I appreciate that. But is is insane to me in the age of the internet that anyone could wait on the phone 45 minutes to ask Whatever Happened To any artist when Google is a click away. 99% of the artists I get asked about the answer is the same, NOTHING happened to them! They are still touring and likely making new music as well! Why does this make me so nuts? Because many of these artists are struggling greatly to get people to come see them and to buy their new music.It’s not 1988. They aren’t going to be on MTV, have a poster up in the mall, or be front page news. But if you are a fan of any artist there is simply no excuse for not bookmarking their site and knowing everything they are doing, how to buy their new music, and if they are playing near you. If you just check the music news on this site you will have a big leg up on everything going on daily. It could not be easier in this day and age and there is simply no excuse if you are a fan of an artist to not know what they are up to. This doesn’t mean I won’t take calls on it or sometimes engage in it on TV. I love discussing this stuff. But the bigger issues is that we have rock and metal artists dying out there to get a ticket or CD sold. So if you are wondering about your favorite artist catch me if you can and I am happy to discuss. But for the love of rock PLEASE search online and you will know everything, and you can about what they are up to. 9 times out of 10 they are active and looking for YOU to help them keep going!
PS: I am also aware there are some artists that are off the radar completely these days like Vito Bratta (who I get asked about all the time and is simply out of music), or more recently Jason Newsted (who apparently has once again checked out of music). There are some valid questions asked. But the huge majority of the questions are about artists who are 100% active and have online profiles. No excuse if you are a fan and care about them to live under a rock and not make a couple clicks on a keyboard to learn all and support them!
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Stop bitching if we all weren’t to lazy to google this crap ourselves ,we wouldn’t need to listen to you.
By the way what ever happened to Vinnie Vincent ?
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Very funny! If you need to listen to me to find out what happened to Queensryche or Iron Maiden nothing will help you I’m afraid haha. And if you can find VV let me know
Stupid questions! Here’s some news that fans REALLY need to know. On June 30th, Shout Factory is releasing the entire…wait for it….Decline of the Western Civilization Collection on BLU-RAY, in a special edition 4-disc set!!! NOW THAT’S SOME NEWS!!!
By the way, whatever happened to Jim Florentine & Don Jamieson??? LOL!!!!!
searched Online, But Couldn’t Find Anything On Ex Slash’ Snakepit singer Rod Jackson. Any News On Him?
What ever happened to Acid Cow and His Marvelous Melts from the south side of Cbicago? They were a early 90’s garage rock, post punk, grunge trash band with great drug vibe. I know the guitarist Spacecase lost the plot and moved into parents basement and the drummer Dirty Fieder ended up in the looney bin but I thought the bass player Little Mort had a future. If u have any info, let me know.
Well put Eddie. If you google a band, you’ll find their websites and mostly a Facebook and Twitter pages as well. I follow my favorite bands (and Eddie Trunk &TMS) on their Facebook/Twitter pages plus sites like Ultimate Classic Rock.
The questions aren’t “insane,” Eddie, they’re INANE! And sadly, they represent the intelligence level of a significant portion of Rock and Metal fans. This is why fans of our type of music are often ridiculed.
I’m sure some are just out of the loop. But did you ever consider that some fans may just want to get on the radio and talk to you? Instead of making up some question or taking the time to think of an interesting one, they just blurt out a band they know and like….just to hear you talk to them? Possible no? And by the way, what’s going on with ACE? Lol. No really, how many episodes away are we from his appearance? Thanks.
Love to see Ace and Peter on the same episode even though it won’t happen.
Yeah, why cant Ace and Pete be on the same show that would be awesome ?
They made up obviously because they both played your B-Day .
That was supposed to happen last year but Ace couldn’t get here from CA due to needing some minor surgery. Most artists do TV when they have something to promote, Peter does not at the moment
I thought Ace couldn’t make it to TMS last year because he was working on Space Invader. Looking forward to seeing him this time. Will he be promoting his upcoming tour or the covers album?
Totally legit rant, Ed! It is hilarious. I mean-these bands all have facebook, twitter,etc..too which is even easier to find! See you soon on MORC!