MOTLEY’S CREW “PISSES” OFF OPENING BAND
Kathianne Boniello of the New York Post reports: Touring with Mötley Crüe left this pair of Big Apple rockers feeling rather pissy, they claim in a new lawsuit. Logan and Roger Raskin, of the Manhattan group The Raskins, claim their “once in a lifetime” chance to open for the Crüe during a 2014 tour was […]
TO CELEBRATE IT’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, RUSH WILL REISSUE “2112” WITH RARE TRACKS, LIVE TRACKS ON DECEMBER 16TH
Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone reports: Rush will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their landmark 1976 album 2112 with a deluxe reissue featuring rare live and previously unreleased material alongside 2112 tracks covered by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins, Alice in Chains, Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson and more. Called 2112 – 40th, the […]
NEW YORK POST READERS VOTE ON “THE WORST SONGS OF ALL TIME”
The NY Post readers complied a list of the “worst songs of all time.” Here is their list: Starship: We Built This City: When even the co-singer of the song, Grace Slick, calls it “the worst song ever” (as she did in a Vanity Fair interview in 2012), it has to be pretty bad. USA […]
JON BON JOVI DISCUSSES THE BAND’S NEW ALBUM “THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE”
Ray Waddell of Billboard spoke with Jon Bon Jovi. Excerpts from the Q&A appear below. Billboard: In recording This House Is Not For Sale, did you have an objective going into the studio as to what you wanted to accomplish, or did the album take shape as you went along? Jon Bon Jovi: The very […]
BASSIST JEFF PILSON TELLS EDDIE TRUNK THAT THE JAPANESE DOKKEN TOUR WAS “DRAMA FREE,” AND ADDED, HE IS “UP FOR MORE” SHOWS
Bassist/vocalist Jeff Pilson was a recent guest on Eddie’s Trunk Nation SiriusXM show on the Volume channel. When asked how reunited Dokken Japanese tour went, Plison replied (via blabbermouth.net), “You know what? It was very, very drama-free; I was kind of surprised — very pleasantly so. It was a great time. We actually had a […]
EDDIE TRUNK ON HIS NEW FIVE-DAY-A-WEEK SIRIUS/XM RADIO SHOW, “IT IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY HEAVY METAL”
Greg Prato of the Long Island Pulse the spoke to our very own Eddie Trunk. Portions of the interview appear below. Long Island Pulse: What do you attribute your ongoing popularity with your radio shows and as a spokesperson for heavy metal music? Eddie Trunk: I think it’s consistency. I’ve been doing this for so […]
