DAVID LEE ROTH ON WHETHER VAN HALEN WILL EVER TOUR AGAIN, “I DON’T KNOW THAT EDDIE [VAN HALEN] IS EVER REALLY GOING TO RALLY FOR THE RIGORS OF THE ROAD AGAIN”
Richard Bienstock of the New York Times spoke with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, portions of the interview appear below. [Due to the current pandemic shut down, singer Roth has take up visual arts. When asked why, he replied]. “Well, I lost my job!”…Roth, who has also worked as an E.M.T. in New York, had battled an […]
DEF LEPPARD RELEASE “FACTS” VIDEO ABOUT 1981’S “HIGH N’ DRY”
Def Leppard have released a “facts” video for their 1981 album High N’ Dry, watch it here. During its formative years in the late 1970s, Def Leppard became one of the hottest properties to emerge from the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. For its sophomore release, High N’ Dry, the Sheffield quintet turned to a new producer, Robert John “Mutt” […]
MEDIA CRITICIZES “GREAT WHITE” FOR LIVE NORTH DAKOTA SHOW, FORMER SINGER JACK RUSSELL, CLARIFIES HE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE PERFORMANCE
In the last 24 hours, singer Jack Russell, former front man and founding member for the band Great White, has been under scrutiny for a live performance North Dakota. The headline read: “Great White Plays Concert In North Dakota With No Restrictions In Place, No Social Distancing, No Masks.” The former front-man clarifies, in a video […]
TO HONOR WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ERIC CARR’S 70TH BIRTHDAY, AUTHOR GREG PRATO REFLECTS ON THE DRUMMER’S SOUND ON KISS’ “CREATURES OF THE NIGHT” ALBUM
Greg Prato of Brave Words reports: During the early ‘80s, two rock drummers did a masterful job of replicating the enormity of John Bonham’s drum sound—Bobby Chouinard on Billy Squier’s Don’t Say No, and most definitely, Eric Carr on KISS’ Creatures Of The Night… …Today (July 12th) would have been Eric’s 70th birthday (he sadly […]
JUDAS PRIEST RESCHEDULE SOME “50 HEAVY METAL YEARS” U.S. TOUR FOR SUMMER/FALL 2021, OTHER DATES HAVE BEEN CANCELED
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Judas Priest have announced that they will be postponing most of their previously announced fall 2020 U.S. tour dates to the summer/fall of 2021. Unfortunately, not every show was able to be rescheduled, so therefore a dozen concerts had to be canceled. Says Judas Priest, “We have every intention of adding […]
ALCATRAZZ RELEASE RELEASE HIGH OCTANE NEW SINGLE “DIRTY LIKE THE CITY” FROM UPCOMING ALBUM “BORN INNOCENT” OUT JULY 31ST
Alcatrazz release new single Dirty Like The City ahead of their brand new full-length album, Born Innocent, which is set to be released through Silver Lining Music on July 31st; pre-orders now available at this location. Frontman Graham Bonnet comments, “Steve Vai sent us about 60 songs, out of all of them Dirty Like The City was the one that stood out […]