ROCK ICON MICHAEL SCHENKER ON FAME, “ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WAS A MAJOR INFLUNCE. PEOPLE WERE SAYING ‘[I AM A] GOD,’ AND I THOUGHT, ‘WHAT IS THIS? THIS IS RUBBISH.’
Greg Prato of Vintage Rock spoke with iconic guitarist Michael Schenker. Highlights from the chat appear below. Vintage Rock: It seems like Stateside, you’re the most popular you’ve ever been. What do you attribute this to? Michael Schenker: It’s like this — in my middle years, I consciously dropped out of the commercial machine. I […]
GUITARIST ULI JON ROTH SAYS THAT INTEREST IN ’70S ERA SCORPIONS SEEMS TO BE “GROWING”
Greg Prato of BraveWords spoke with guitarist Uni Jon Roth. Portions of the interview appear below. BraveWords: Let’s discuss the 50th Anniversary Tour – how has the tour been thus far, and what can fans expect who have not attended yet? Uli Jon Roth: So far, definitely my best American tour. We just started in Canada, […]
BLACK SABBATH TO BE HONORED AT “GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS”
The Recording Academy will honor its 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients with Grammy Salute To Music Legends, an awards ceremony and live tribute concert on Saturday, May 11th at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Black Sabbath, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave, and Dionne Warwick. Lou Adler, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson, and Johnny Mandel are […]
DEMONS & WIZARDS ANNOUNCE FIRST AND ONLY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Legendary metal band Demons & Wizards have just announced their A Magical Encounter With Demons & Wizards first and only North American headline tour today. The band will hit the road starting August 17th in Los Angeles and will be wrapping with their sold out show on September 7th in Atlanta. The band will be joined by special guests Lizzy Borden and Tyr and will be playing major markets like […]
ROCKLAHOMA ANNOUNCES THAT KORN WILL REPLACE OZZY OSBOURNE AS SATURDAY NIGHT HEADLINER
Rocklahoma has announced that Korn will replace Ozzy Osbourne as the May 25th festival headliner, following last week’s news that Osbourne had to postpone all of his 2019 tour dates. Korn has sold nearly 40 million albums, collected two Grammys, and toured the world countless times. They continue to push the limits of the alternative and metal genres, while remaining a pillar of influence for […]
MICHAEL ANTHONY CONFIRMS THAT HE WAS CONTACTED BY VAN HALEN’S MANAGEMENT, HAGAR ADDS “EVERY NOW AND THEN, THEY THROW [OUT AN OFFER]”
Bassist Michael Anthony was a guest on the Howard Stern Show, where revealed that he was contacted about the prospect of a Van Halen reunion. He stated (via blabbermouth), “I was actually contacted by their management last October, to see if I would be interested in something. And that’s basically as far as it went. […]