POISON DRUMMER RIKKI ROCKETT SAYS HE IS STILL WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT THE STATUS OF “THE STADIUM TOUR”
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett says that he is waiting to hear from concert promoter Live Nation about a possible postponement of the band’s The Stadium Tour with, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. During an appearance on AXS TV’s At Home And Social With… earlier this week, Rockett stated (per blabbermouth.net) about how he and his bandmates have been spending their coronavirus downtime (see […]
FORMER L.A. GUNS GUITARIST MICHAEL GRANT’S MICHAEL GRANT & THE ASSASSINS WILL RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, “ALWAYS THE VILLAIN” ON JULY 10TH, FIRST SINGLE & VIDEO, “RED LIGHT RUN” OUT NOW
Michael Grant & The Assassins play a diverse and exciting brand of hard rock music incorporating elements from alternative rock and metal, while exploring different textures, genres, and influences. Band mastermind Michael Grant (who plays all instruments on the album) creates a sound that is intense, heavily melodic, and anthemic. Of the making of the […]
“ASK EDDIE KRAMER, PRESENTED BY GIBSON” A FOUR-PART LIVE SERIES WITH RECORDING LEGEND WILL BEGIN MAY 7TH AT 6 PM CT ON GIBSON FACEBOOK LIVE AND GIBSON TV
Gibson the iconic, American-made, leading instrument brand has announced the new four-part, LIVE interview series Ask Eddie Kramer, Presented by Gibson will premiere May 7th at 6:00pm CT on Gibson’s Facebook Live, here and on GibsonTV here. Every Thursday in May, the Live series will feature legendary producer and engineer Eddie Kramer who is renowned for his collaborations with the Beatles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, the Kinks, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, […]
5/5: TRACII GUNS, NITA STRAUSS, TONY IOMMI, SULLY ERNA, GAVIN ROSSDALE. TRUNKNATION STICKERS.
TrunkNation on SiriusXM Volume 106 off to a great week already. The show went back to live broadcasts today after 7 weeks pre recorded due to the pandemic. Great to be back taking calls and talking to you daily 2-4P ET with a nightly replay 10-Mid ET. Also today Tracii Guns called in and played […]
SINGER TIM “RIPPER” OWENS SAYS THAT TODAY “WE DON’T HAVE ROCK STARS LIKE WE DID BEFORE”
In a recent interview with Big Music Geek, former Judas Priest singer Tim “Ripper” Owens spoke about how he has been able to adapt to the access-over-ownership business model of streaming music. He said (via blabbermouth.net), “It’s just not the same. We don’t have the rock stars like we did before and that’s really because everyone just streams music. Plus, […]
GRIM REAPER MEMBERS STEVE GRIMMETT AND NICK BOWCOTT “REUNITE” TO COVER A QUARANTINE VERSION OF BLACK SABBATH’S “HEAVEN AND HELL”
Grim Reaper vocalist Steve Grimmett has reunited remotely with the band’s founding member, writer and guitarist, Nick Bowcott, to record a “quarantine jam” version of Black Sabbath’s classic Heaven And Hell. “It’s all [renowned Internet guitar teacher] Steve Stine’s fault,” quips Bowcott. “He’s the guy who was nice/dumb enough (delete as you deem fit) to extend the invitation. I knew he’d get […]