RATT’S STEPHEN PEARCY’S MEMIOR DUE IN MAY
Ratt frontman, Stephen Pearcy’s book, Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life In Rock, will be released on May 7th through Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The 288-page hardcover is described in a press release as “a jaw-dropping tell-all from the lead singer of the 1980s supergroup Ratt: the groupies, the trashed […]
BLACK SABBATH PRODUCER WANTED GINGER BAKER TO REPLACE BILL WARD
Producer Rick Rubin wanted Cream drummer Ginger Baker to replace Bill Ward in Black Sabbath, guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed. The band’s plans for their first album with Ozzy Osbourne since 1978′s Never Say Die were thrown into turmoil after Ward refused to participate saying he hadn’t been offered a contact that was “signable.” But […]
IRON MAIDEN TO RELEASE “MAIDEN ENGLAND 88” DVD ON MARCH 25th
Iron Maiden will release Maiden England 88, a new, remastered, bonus-filled edition of their classic 1989 VHS, on March 25th. Filmed across two sold-out nights at Birmingham N.E.C Arena, UK in November 1988 during the band’s Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son World Tour, disc one contains the concert itself, which has been upgraded and […]
PAUL RAYMOND PROJECT RELEASES “TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY”
Paul Raymond, songwriter, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist of legendary cult hard rock outfit UFO has inked a deal with Cherry Red Records’ new hard rock imprint label Hear No Evil for his new solo album with The Paul Raymond Project. The new album, entitled Terms & Conditions Apply was released on January 28th, 2013. It […]
DAVID LEE ROTH DISCUSSES THE STATE OF VAN HALEN
Steve Baltin of Rolling Stone spoke with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth about that state of Van Halen, his new internet radio show and relocating to Japan. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Q: What brought you to Tokyo? A: lifetime of growing up next to a Japanese neighborhood. First time I held a […]
GUITARIST JOHN SYKES PLANS TO RELEASE NEW MUSIC IN 2013
Guitarist John Sykes has updated his official website and the following message has been posted there: “Since John left the Thin Lizzy reunion band a few years back, he has been immersed in the studio writing and arranging new tracks, he has written well over 30 tracks up to now and has also had new […]