8/16: PETE WAY TRUNKNATION TRIBUTE TOMORROW ON SIRIUSXM WITH NIKKI SIXX, JOE ELLIOTT, MIKE MCCREADY, MICHAEL SCHENKER!
Tomorrow I will be dedicating my SiriusXM show TrunkNation to the late great Pete Way. My guests will be Nikki Sixx, Joe Elliott, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Michael Schenker, all celebrating and remembering Pete! Honestly this is only scratching the surface of the artists I could have had to discuss Pete and his […]
8/15: RIP PETE WAY. TRUNKNATION TRIBUTE MONDAY WITH MANY GUESTS ON SIRIUSXM!
Anyone that has listened to me or knows me knows how much I love the band UFO. Sadly they have been on an awful streak lately with Paul Raymond passing away last year, former guitarist Paul Chapman earlier this year, and now co founding bassist Pete Way, who we learned passed on Friday. Not going […]
SINGER GRAHAM BONNET DISCUSSES ALCATRAZZ, HIS CAREER, AND HIS UNIQUE IMAGE IN THE 80’S, STATING “IT WASN’T MY PLAN TO BE WEIRD”
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with singer Graham Bonnet (Alcatrazz, Michael Schenker Fest) . Portions of the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: You’ve been doing Graham Bonnet Band for sometime now. What was the inspiration to relaunch Alcatrazz? Graham Bonnet: I thought that by doing so, we would probably get more interest. The name Alcatrazz […]
BASSIST, AND FOUNDING UFO BAND MEMBER, PETE WAY, PASSES AT AGE 69
Iconic bass player Pete Way founder of UFO, Waysted, Fastway and, most recently, The Pete Way Band has died. He was 69. A statement on Way; Facebook page reads: “He sustained life threatening injuries in an accident two months ago but fought hard until finally succumbing to those injuries at 11.35am BST today. His wife, […]
STRYPER FRONTMAN MICHAEL SWEET ON GEORGE LYNCH ELIMINATING THE LYNCH MOB MONIKER, “THERE’S GOTTA BE SOME SORT OF MIDDLE GROUND”
Stryper frontman, Michael Sweet, was recently asked in an interview about his Sweet/Lynch partner, guitarist George Lynch’s decision to retire his Lynch Mob band name. Sweet told Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio (as per blabbermouth.net), “I heard that too, which is interesting. I’m not sure [about his reasons for doing it]. I haven’t talked to George personally about […]
MR. BUNGLE RETURN WITH “THE RAGING WRATH OF THE EASTER BUNNY DEMO”
Mr. Bungle, who a year ago today announced their first live outings in two decades, have announced the release of The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo on October 30th via Ipecac Recordings. As was the case with the live performances, original Mr. Bungle members Trevor Dunn, Mike Patton, and Trey Spruance are joined by Scott Ian (Anthrax, S.O.D.) and Dave Lombardo (Dead Cross, […]