HOLOGRAM COMPANY BEHIND DIO & FRANK ZAPPA TOURS GETS $2M INVESTMENT FROM THOMAS DOLAN
Cortney Harding of Billboard reports: While hologram tours are still few and far between, at least one investor is betting they’ll be a big part of the future of live music. Thomas Dolan, part of the clan that owns a number of New York entertainment properties and venues, including Madison Square Garden, announced Wednesday (May […]
DRUMMER RIKKI ROCKETT ADMITS HE WISHES SINGER BRET MICHAELS “WOULD…PUT A LITTLE MORE ENERGY INTO POISON”
Clay Marshall of OC Weekly reports: …In the 27 years since, Poison hasn’t turned many critics into fans, but unlike most of their peers – the majority of which now feature lineups with few original members, or worse, compete against themselves (see Great White and Jack Russell’s Great White) – the group’s iconic lineup of […]
FOZZY TO RESUME “JUDAS RISING TOUR” IN LATE AUGUST, THE BAND’S LATEST SINGLE, “PAINLESS,” ENTERS TOP 10 ON ACTIVE ROCK RADIO
Armed with two top ten Active Rock hits, Fozzy is continuing their headlining Judas Rising Tour this summer/fall with Adelitas Way, Stone Broken and The Stir supporting. The dates begin August 24th in Atlanta, GA and will hit major markets like Minneapolis, Cincinnati and St. Louis along the way (see full itinerary below). Tickets for […]
CHRIS CORNELL’S WIDOW SLAMS MEDICAL EXAMINER’S “BOTCHED INVESTIGATION” INTO HER HUSBAND’S DEATH
Fox News via Page Six reports: Chris Cornell’s widow slammed a Michigan medical examiner Tuesday for conducting a “botched investigation” into the Soundgarden singer’s death a year ago. The probe into her husband’s apparent suicide has left her with many questions and heartache, Vicky Cornell told The Detroit News. She said people had spurred conspiracy […]
KING DIAMOND: “CONSPIRACY,” “THE DARK SIDES,” “THE EYE” LP RE-ISSUES NOW AVAILABLE AT METAL BLADE RECORDS
On June 15th, King Diamond will release LP re-issues of the classic albums Conspiracy, The Dark Sides, and The Eye via Metal Blade Records. Available as 180g picture discs, these exclusive editions can be purchased now at metalblade.com/kingdiamond. You can spiral yourself into darkness with these classic King Diamond albums, or you can exhibit them […]
SLASH AND NICHOLAS O’TOOLE TEAM-UP TO CREATE THEME SONG FOR “MX VS ATV ALL OUT”
Rainbow Studios has announced today, Monday, May 14th that Slash and Nicholas O’Toole have co-written the new theme song for the popular off-road racing video game MX vs ATV All Out. Slash and Nicholas previously composed the score to Slash’s first ever horror film titled Nothing Left To Fear, and re-teamed to create the track […]