EDDIE TRUNK SLAMS THE GRAMMY’S: “THEY JUST HAVE NO CLUE AT ALL WHEN IT COMES TO ROCK AND HEAVY METAL”
Ben Smith of VH1 reports: The Grammy Awards has had a long history of ignoring hard rock and heavy metal ever since the genre emerged screaming from the womb of late ‘60s rock. Consider that such legendary bands as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath never received a single Grammy Award during their existences and years […]
AEROSMITH FRONTMAN STEVEN TYLER REPORTEDLY WORKING WITH A NEW MANAGER
Page Six of The New York Post reports: Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has hired manager Larry Rudolph to reinvigorate his career, sources tell Page Six. We’re told Tyler and Rudolph, who already manages Britney Spears, were spotted out together last week leading up to the Grammys in Los Angeles, sparking speculation they’re working together. On […]
EDDIE TRUNK DISCUSSES THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME, WRITING MUSIC REVIEWS IN HIGH SCHOOL & PODCASTING
Juan A. Hernandez of Dateline Downtown spoke with our very own Eddie Trunk. Portions of the interview below. Dateline Downtown: Your second book, Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Volume II has once again been met with critical success and showcases a few obscure bands. Do you see yourself writing “Volume III” in […]
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY POST NEW SONG “MY DYING TIME” ONLINE
Black Label Society have posted the first song, My Dying Time from their forthcoming new album, Catacombs Of The Black Vatican. Listen to it below. Catacombs Of The Black Vatican is scheduled for release on April 8th. Amazon.com Widgets
MOTORHEAD CANCEL EUROPEAN TOUR DATES DUE LEMMY KILMISTER’S ONGOING HEALTH ISSUES
Another health-related issue has forced Motorhead to cancel a run of 2014 European tour dates. According to the band, frontman Lemmy Kilmister has been advised by doctors to stay off the road due to issues stemming from diabetes. Since mid-2013, reports concerning Lemmy’s health have been extremely divided. Bandmates, friends, business partners and Lemmy himself […]
SEVENDUST SET TO LAUNCH ACOUSTIC “AN EVENING WITH SEVENDUST” TOUR APRIL 1ST; ACOUSTIC ALBUM, “TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES,’ DUE THE SAME MONTH
Sevendust didn’t waste any time getting 2014 started the best way they know how: being holed up in the recording studio to create their long-awaited and highly-anticipated acoustic album. Time Travelers & Bonfires will be released in April on 7Bros. Records, in conjunction with ADA Label Services. On April 1st, they will hit the road […]