TRAILER RELEASED FOR VAN HALEN’S “THE JAPANESE SINGLES 1978-1984”
As previously reported, a vinyl box set featuring Van Halen’s singles originally released for the Japanese market will be sold though Rhino Records on November 1st. Watch a trailer at the bottom of this story. Two versions of The Japanese Singles 1978-1984 will be available: a black vinyl version and a limited-edition version of 750 copies on red […]
SINGER MICHAEL MONROE DISCUSSES HIS NEW ALBUM, TOURING, GUNS N’ ROSES AND MÖTLEY CRÜE
Greg Prato of Brave Words spoke with former Hanoi Rocks lead singer Michael Monroe, excerpts from the discussion appear below. BraveWords: The new album is entitled One Man Gang. Yet, the cover is of a 5-man band. Michael Monroe: To me, it was an obvious album title, because the band is called Michael Monroe, and […]
FORMER JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST K.K. DOWNING SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE BAND SHOULD THEY GET INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME
Eonmusic spoke with former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing, portions of the interview appear below. Eonmusic: Do you still have things like a lot of gold discs? K.K. Downing: It’s difficult as you get older. I’m 68 this month, and it gets difficult if you have an estate and if you’ve got bits and pieces […]
ROCK HALL ADDS DRUMMER MIKKEY DEE, AND PHIL CAMPBELL, AS INDUCTEES SHOULD MOTÖRHEAD MAKE THE 2020 CLASS
As previously reported, Motörhead has been announced as one of the bands up for inducted into the 2020 Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. However, the only members up for induction were Lemmy Kilmister, ‘Fast’ Eddie Carke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor were named, leaving out the rest of the musicians who played a part in creating Motorhead’s legacy. […]
QUIET RIOT DRUMMER FRANKE BANALI ANNOUNCES HE IS BATTLING PANCREATIC CANCER
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali has released the following message: “I just want to let all of my friends and fans know what’s going on with me and why I have unfortunately missed some appearances this year. Since April 17th I have been battling stage four pancreatic cancer. The original prognosis was very scary. I […]
AUCTION FOR EDDIE TRUNK’S BOWLING TEAM UP NOW, FIFTH ANNUAL “BOWL FOR RONNIE” TAKES PLACE ON NOVEMBER 7TH AT PINZ BOWLING CENTER
Feverish bidding is now under way on eBay for a place on the celebrity bowling team captained by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk at the Fifth Annual Bowl For Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party on November 7th at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM’s Volume channel and whose TV series TrunkFest airs on AXS-TV, will host the event benefiting the […]