DAVE DAVIES SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ABOUT VAN HALEN’S COVERS OF THE KINKS’ “YOU REALLY GOT ME” AND “WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE?”
Greg Prato for Ultimate Guitar spoke with The Kinks’ Dave Davies, portions of the interview appear below. Ultimate Guitar: What are your thoughts on Van Halen‘s cover of You Really Got Me? Dave Davies: When I first heard it, I didn’t like it. I thought was a bit too flash. But I got used to […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, “DON’T SELL YOUR SOUL” ON OCTOBER 3RD, SHARE THE TITLE TRACK
What was already a standout moment of this year’s Wacken Open Air, the world’s largest metal festival, turned into something even bigger when Michael Schenker pulled a surprise no one saw coming. After delivering a fierce My Years With UFO set to tens of thousands of attendees on July 31st, the architect of hard rock used the world’s loudest stage […]
OZZY OSBOURNE, IS REPORTEDLY BEING LAID TO REST, ON THE GROUNDS OF THE FAMILY’S BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ESTATE IN ENGLAND
The Daily Mail reports: Ozzy Osbourne‘s widow Sharon and her family are today laying the heavy metal icon to rest in a private funeral at his Buckinghamshire home – as he desired. The Black Sabbath frontman is being buried close to the lake at the heart of the sprawling 250-acre property near Gerrards Cross. A […]
VOCALIST JOHN BUSH ANNOUNCES THREE LIVE SHOWS CELEBRATING THE SONGS OF ANTHRAX, TICKETS ON SALE AUGUST 1ST AT 10AM LOCAL TIME
After years of anticipation, legendary vocalist John Bush is proud to announce a special run of live performances showcasing the music he helped create during his decade-long tenure singing with Anthrax. This December, Bush will perform songs spanning all four albums he recorded with the band: Sound of White Noise, Stomp 442, Volume 8: The Threat Is Real, and We’ve Come For […]
PUBLIC PROCESSION, PLANNED FOR OZZY OSBOURNE, TOMORROW IN BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND
The city of Birmingham, United Kingdom will pay its final respects to one of its most cherished cultural icons Ozzy Osbourne as his cortège and family visit Broad Street in the city that he loved. On July 30th, the hearse and accompanying vehicles will slowly make their way down Broad Street from 1 p.m. to the Black […]
TODAY, JULY 29TH, ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 66TH BIRTHDAY, WE REMEMBER THE GREAT, JOHN SYKES
Today would have been John James Sykes‘ 66th birthday. His loss is still felt, by a plethora of guitar fans, and skilled musicians alike, who knew what an accomplished, and highly underappreciated player he was. He is also missed, by those of us, who simply admired him, for what he was, a rock God. To […]