LED ZEPPELIN COPYRIGHT TRIAL BEGINS IN LOS ANGELES
Joel Rubin and Randy Lewis of the Los Angeles Times reports: Led Zeppelin’s rock veterans Jimmy Page and Robert Plant sat solemnly next to their attorneys Tuesday morning as a jury was selected downtown for a federal copyright trial where they are defending their 1971 epic Stairway to Heaven against claims that they lifted a […]
DUNSMUIR FEATURING MEMBERS OF CLUTCH, BLACK SABBATH, FU MANCHU AND THE COMPANY BAND TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ON JULY 22ND
Dunsmuir, the new project featuring Clutch singer Neil Fallon, former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice, Fu Manchu bassist Brad Davis, and The Company Band guitarist Dave Bone are set to release their self-titled debut album July 22nd through Hall Of Records. Presales will begin July 8th and will be released digitally exclusively on iTunes. The […]
6/13: THE EDDIE TRUNK PODCAST TURNS 2 YEARS OLD, MORE.
Had a great chat with brilliant drummer Rod Morgenstein from The Dregs and Winger tonight. Rod has a great story and you will hear it for my upcoming podcast. Also coming soon Jamey Jasta, Joe Lynn Turner, and this Thursday an interview that I aired part of in my radio show recently that made a […]
SINGER MIKE TRAMP DISCUSSES THE RISE AND FALL OF WHITE LION, SAYING, [GUITARIST] VITO [BRATTA] AND I HAD NO CONNECTION…EXCEPT THROUGH MUSIC”
Paul Elliott of Classic Rock Magazine reports: May 25th, 1988 was a day that Mike Tramp would remember for the rest of his life. White Lion, the New York-based rock band fronted by Danish singer Tramp, were beginning a three month tour as support act to AC/DC at Indianapolis’ massive 15,000-capacity Market Square Arena. White […]
PANTERA POST A MESSAGE REGARDING THE SHOOTING OF SINGER CHRISTINA GRIMMIE
On Friday, Christina Grimmie, a former contestant on NBC’s The Voice, was shot and killed following her performance in Orlando, Fla. on June 10th. The manner in which she was murdered struck a chord with Pantera, whose guitarist, “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, was killed onstage, and the group has issued a statement in which they call […]
6/10: BONHAM, HOUSTON APPEARANCE, TWISTED SISTER PODCAST, BRET MICHAELS, MORE
Back from another great trip to the Seminole Hard Rock in S FL. This time I hosted Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience in a sold out show this past Wednesday. It had been a few years since I saw Jason do this show and it was AMAZING! I have seen MANY Zeppelin tributes but in […]