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 […]
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 […]
WINERY DOGS LAUNCH NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
As reported back in December 2018, The Winery Dogs — featuring guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (Poison, Mr. Big), bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and drummer Mike Portnoy (Sons Of Apollo, Dream Theater) — began their first tour in nearly three years on April 30th at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, New Hampshire. See remaining tour dates, below. See remaining dates in the […]