KISS’ ORIGINAL ROAD MANAGER NEEDS HELP RAISING MONEY FOR HIS CANCER MEDICATION

KISS’s original road manager, J.R. Smalling, has had a fund-raising campaign launched on his behalf. Smalling guided the fledgling KISS from 1974 through their breakthrough with ALIVE! and Destroyer, and is perhaps most remembered for being the man who literally invented perhaps the most famous concert introduction in rock: KISS’s famous “You wanted the best…” […]
SKID ROW SIGNS WITH GOLDEN ROBOT RECORDS

Skid Row has signed a worldwide deal with Australia’s Golden Robot Records. The the final chapter of the band’s United World Rebellion trilogy will be released later this year. The album will mark Skid Row’s first release with South African-born, British-based vocalist ZP Theart (Dragonforce, Tank, I Am I), who joined the band in 2016 following the departure of Tony Harnell (TNT, STtarbreaker). “We are beyond […]
5/6: GREETINGS FROM LA. RAINBOW TONIGHT WITH SAMMY HAGAR & MORE ON SIRIUSXM, PHIL X LIVE TOMORROW. EPICENTER THIS WEEKEND
Greetings from LA. The next TrunkNation LA Invasion is happening tonight live from the Rainbow 6-8P Pacific. Guests will be Sammy Hagar & The Circle plus a surprise guest in hour 2. Listen live on SiriusXM Volume 106, if in LA come by, free no ticket needed! Thanks to all who attended the Ride For […]
SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE STREAM “AFFIRMATION,” LISTEN HERE

Sammy Hagar & The Circle (featuring bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson) are streaming their third single from their forthcoming album, Space Between, which will be releases on May 10th through BMG. Listen to Affirmation, below. To listen other songs from this release, please click on the highlighted song titles: Can’t HangTrust Fund Baby Space Between track […]
DEEP PURPLE ANNOUNCE “THE LONG GOODBYE” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES, TICKETS GO ON SALE MAY 10TH

Today (May 6th), Deep Purple – comprised of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey – announce The Long Goodbye Tour presented by Live Nation. The tour will include over 25+ dates across North America, beginning September 3rd in Riverside, CA before concluding in Minneapolis, MN on October 19th. See below for the […]
URIAH HEEP GUITARIST MICK BOX DISCUSSES TOURING WITH JUDAS PRIEST AND DEF LEPPARD, PLUS FORMER DRUMMER LEE KERSLAKE

Greg Prato for BraveWords spoke with Uriah Heep guitarist Mick Box. Portions of the interview appear below. BraveWords: Let’s discuss the upcoming tour with Judas Priest. Mick Box: Back in the ‘80s, we toured with Judas Priest through America. So, it’s going to be something we’ve done before, but something we’re very excited about doing again, because […]