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 […]
ALICE COOPER ON HIS TOUR WITH MARILYN MANSON: “I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT”
Gary Graff of Billboard reports: Alice Cooper tells Billboard he’s “three-quarters of the way through” a covers album that will focus on what he calls “the time period of the Hollywood vampires,” the hard-partying crew of the early- and mid-70s that included the likes of John Lennon, the Who’s Keith Moon, Harry Nilsson, Ringo Starr […]
FAN FILMED FOOTAGE OF BIG NOIZE, THE BAND FEAUTURING SEBASTIAN BACH, GEORGE LYNCH, VINNE APPICE AND PHIL SOUSSAN, POSTED ONLINE
Fan filmed footage of Big Noize, the band featuring Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) on vocals, George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob, T&A) on guitar, Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil) on bass and Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell) on drums, can be viewed below. The footage was filmed at Big Noize’s show on […]
SAMMY HAGAR REVEALS FINAL TRACK LISTING & ALBUM COVER FOR “SAMMY HAGAR & FRIENDS”
Sammy Hagar has enlisted three legendary musicians – Toby Keith, Mickey Hart and Taj Mahal – to round out the final three tracks on his first-ever rock collaborations album: Sammy Hagar and Friends. The highly anticipated new album is set for release by Frontiers Records on September 24th in North America, September 27th in Europe, […]