SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE COVER VAN HALEN’S “GOOD ENOUGH”
While still on lockdown, and practicing safety measures, Sammy Hagar and The Circle (including bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson) have posted a video covering Van Halen’s Good Enough. Watch it here. In a statement accompanying the YouTube release of the song, Hagar and The Circle write, “One more week in COVID-19 lockdown and Sammy & The Circle continue to […]
KISS’ PAUL STANLEY SAYS HIS SINGING VOICE IS NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS “20 YEARS AGO”
KISS’ Paul Stanley was a guest on the 19th episode of singer/songwriter Richard Marx’s Social Distancing talk show. Stanley discussed the band’s farewell, End of the Road tour, and his singing voice. Excerpts of the interview appear below (via blabbermouth.net). “Is my voice what it was 20 years ago, 30, 40 [years ago]? No,” Stanley replied. “A great athlete can’t […]
JIMMY WEBB, FROM NYC’S ICONIC STORE, TRASH AND VAUDEVILLE, PASSES AT AGE 62
Nadine DeNinno, Chuck Arnold and Michael Kaplan of the NY Post report: Jimmy Webb, a downtown fixture and enthusiastic salesman, and buyer, at iconic East Village rocker fashion haven Trash and Vaudeville, has died, his longtime friends confirm. He was 62. “We are all going to miss our wonderful friend Jimmy Webb,” Debbie Harry, 74, legendary Blondie frontwoman, […]
WHAT IF PAUL DI’ANNO HAD REMAINED IN IRON MAIDEN?
Greg Prato of Bravewords reports: Would Maiden have gone on to enjoy the same worldwide success if singer Paul Di’Anno remained behind the mic? Prato posed the question in his book, Iron Maiden: 80-81, read the various responses below. John Gallagher (Raven singer/bassist), “Ah, there’s the $64,000 question. It’s debatable. I’m not sure how much […]
JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE TO RELEASE “ONCE BITTEN ACOUSTIC BYTES” ON MAY 1ST
Former Great White and current Jack Russell’s Great White frontman Jack Russell will release a very special acoustic album revisiting Great White’s 1987 multi-platinum masterpiece Once Bitten featuring some of their biggest and most recognizable hits, including Save Your Love and Rock Me. Aided by the likes of guitarist Robby Lochner (who also produced and mixed the album), longtime Great White bassist Tony Montana(now on guitar), bassist Dan McNay and drummer Dicki Fliszer, […]
RICHIE KOTZEN RELEASES SELF QUARANTINED VIDEO FOR NEW SONG “AS YOU ARE”
Richie Kotzen’s “self-quarantine” music video for the song, As You Are, can be seen below. The clip was directed by his wife, Julia Lage, and was edited by Kotzen. Richie included the following “side note” with the video, “Please take no offense to the middle finger at the camera. It is a gesture not to you the viewer […]