ROB HALFORD SAYS “IT WAS MAGICAL” PERFORMING WITH FORMER JUDAS PRIEST BAND MEMBERS, K.K. DOWNING AND LES BINKS, AT THE ROCK HALL INDUCTION CEREMONY
The Metal Godm Rob Halford, aka Judas Priest‘s iconic frontman, recently spoke with Lauren “Lern” Elwell of radio station KSHE, about the band’s recent induction into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. When asked what it was like performing with former members K.K. Downing, and Les Binks, at the induction ceremony on November 5, he said (via blabbermouth.net), “It was […]
HARD ROCK LEGENDS UFO’S “NO HEAVY PETTING” REMASTERED DELUXE EDITION 2CD, AND 3LP ON CLEAR VINYL, AVAILABLE JANUARY 20TH
Hard Rock Legends UFO’s No Heavy Petting Remastered Deluxe Edition 2CD and 3LP 180g Clear Vinyl will be available January 20th, 2023. Originally released in 1975, No Heavy Petting is UFO’s fifth studio album and the last to be produced by Ten Years After’s Leo Lyons. Stepping up from the rawer sound of Force It, the […]
NAZARETH LEAD SINGER DAN MCCAFFERTY PASSES AT AGE 76
Dan McCafferty, the lead vocalist for the rock band Nazareth and who voiced 1970s rock classics Love Hurts and Hair of the Dog, died on November 8th, from unspecified causes. He was 76. Nazareth bassist Pete Agnew confirmed McCafferty’s death in a post on Instagram. “This is the saddest announcement I ever had to make,” Agnew wrote. “Maryann […]
SAMMY HAGAR SAYS VAN HALEN’S UNRELEASED SONG “BETWEEN US TWO” IS “DONE” AND “IN THE ARCHIVES”
Sammy Hagar spoke with interviewer Kyle Meredith, Sammy Hagar about the status of the unreleased Van Halen ballad called Between Us Two which was originally recorded for the soundtrack to the 1996 blockbuster Twister. Hagar said (per blabbermouth.net), “Everyone keeps asking me if there’s any old songs that never got released, and I always say, ‘Not really. There was a couple.’ But […]
DEF LEPPARD’S RICK ALLEN SAYS HE “DID NOT WANT TO BE HERE” AFTER LOSING HIS ARM
Nicki Gostin of the New York Post‘s Page Six reports: Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen didn’t want to live after losing his arm in a tragic car accident. “I really didn’t want to be here and I felt very defeated,” Allen, 59, exclusively tells Page Six, adding that he felt “very awkward” and “self-conscious.” In […]
EBAY AUCTIONS NOW UNDERWAY FOR PLACES ON BOTH EDDIE TRUNK’S, AND 95.5 KLOS RADIO’S CELEBRITY BOWLING TEAMS, FOR “BOWLING FOR RONNIE” TAKING PLACE ON NOVEMBER 17TH AT PINZ BOWLING ALLEY IN CALIFORNIA
Bidding is now under way on eBay for places on two celebrity bowling teams—one captained by broadcast personality Eddie Trunk and the other by 95.5 KLOS on air personalities Frank Kramer and Marci Wiser—for the Bowl For Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party on November 17th, at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM’s 103 Faction Talk channel, will […]