DEEP PURPLE DRUMMER IAN PAICE SUFFER MINI STROKE
Deep Purple had to cancel two shows overseas because drummer Ian Paice suffered a mini stroke. Paice has posted the following message on the band’s Facebook page: “To all the people who were expecting to see Deep Purple in Sweden and Denmark this week I would like to let you know the reason the shows […]
GUNS N’ ROSES ANNOUNCE OTHER OPENING ACTS FOR THEIR “NOT IN THIS LIFETIME” TOUR, INCLUDING THE CULT AND SKRILLEX
Maria Milito of Q104.3 in New York reports: Guns N’ Roses head out on their Not In This Lifetime tour next week and they previously announced that Alice in Chains and Lenny Kravitz would support them at some shows. Now, the band has revealed more opening acts, and they are very… diverse. Among the acts […]
THIN LIZZY GUITARIST DAMON JOHNSON DISCUSSES THE BAND, AND WRITING SONGS FOR ARTISTS, SUCH AS, TED NUGENT AND QUEENSRYCHE
Greg Prato of Brave Words spoke with Thin Lizzy guitarist, Damon Johnson. Portions of the interview appear below. BraveWords: What can fans expect from the next Black Star Riders album? Damon Johnson: We feel really confident right now. We’ve had a great three years of promoting the two albums that we’ve had out. We’ve got […]
THE DEAD DAISIES NEW SINGLE, AND VIDEO, FOR “LONG WAY TO GO” RELEASED TODAY ON SPITFIRE MUSIC / SPV
The Dead Daisies outstanding new single, Long Way To Go, released today, June 17th, on Spitfire Music/SPV, more than whets the appetite for these celebrated hard rockers’ hotly anticipated third album, Make Some Noise, due out August 5th. The video for Long Way To Go, shot at the Hessentags Arena in Germany with the Hollywood […]
LISTEN TO METALLICA’S JAMES HETFIELD PLAY ON HEART’S “BEAUTIFUL BROKEN”
James Hetfield‘s collaboration with Heart on the title track to the band’s upcoming Beautiful Broken can be heard below. The album, Heart’s first in four years, features a series of new songs coupled with older tracks, like this one, that have been updated. Heart’s original version of the song was issued as a bonus track […]
AXL ROSE MAKES A RARE APPEARANCE AT THE CHINA EXCHANGE, INTERVIEW POSTED ONLINE
In the maelstrom of his recent activities, from the long awaited, historical Guns N’ Roses stadium tour to his heralded performances as touring vocalist with AC/DC, Axl Rose has maintained a deafening silence. In recent months, when even fan sightings and accounts of chance meetings with Rose, have made headlines, Axl Rose remained silent unless […]