TOM KEIFER ON HIS MUSICAL INFLUENCES: “I GREW UP WITH ROCK MUSIC OF THE LATE ’60s AND THE MID ’70s”
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer about his solo album, The Way Life Goes, his vocal issues and Cinderella’s missing Sony album .Portions of the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: What inspired the title the album The Way Life Goes? Tom Keifer: That wasn’t initially the album title but as […]
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS WITH CHESTER BENNINGTON ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICA TOUR, BAND TO RELEASE EP THROUGH THEIR OWN LABEL THIS FALL
Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington have announced they’ll be hitting the road with their new line up. The tour begins September 4th in Bethlehem, PA, with several North America dates to follow. Platinum rock band Filter will be supporting the shows. Pre-sale for VIP packages that include collectible merchandise and a meet & greet […]
BON JOVI LANDS IN THE NUMBER ONE POSITION ON POLLSTAR’S TOP 100 WORLDWIDE TOUR
According to Jay Smith of Pollstar, when it comes to the Top 50 Worldwide Tours, Bon Jovi was the top earner. Bon Jovi grossed $142.1 million. With an average ticket price of $95.60, the band played 60 shows in 58 cities, sold a total 1,486,726 tickets and achieved an average gross of $2,450,476 per show. […]
GUITARIST RICHIE KOTZEN DISCUSSES THE WINERY DOGS, PAST VOCAL ISSUES AND GENE SIMMONS
Justin Tedaldi of the Examiner spoke with guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen. Portions of the interview appear below. Examiner: Last year you were supposed to play a solo show at the Iridium in New York, but it was cancelled because of a health problem. Is everything okay now? Kotzen: Yeah. Since then I’ve done three tours, so […]
HOOKERS & BLOW, FEATURING DIZZY REED OF GUNS N’ ROSES AND ALEX GROSSI OF QUIET RIOT, ANNOUNCE JULY TOUR DATES
Hookers & Blow, the band led by Guns N’ Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed has announced a string of July dates including a Hollywood launch party for their new clothing line at the legendary Whisky A Go Go on Wednesday, July 24th. Also performing will be A.L.I.V.E.! — An all-star tribute to 70s era KISS, featuring […]
PHILIP ANSELMO INSTRUCTS FANS ON THE PROPER BEHAVIOR FOR HIS UPCOMING SOLO TOUR
Philip Anselmo has put together a series of, well, intimidating but humorous video clips in anticipation of his Technicians of Distortion tour that begins on July 31st. The clips instruct fans as to what Anselmo expects of them at the shows. So far, two have been made available, and you can see them below: Philip’s […]