DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY SAYS HE KNEW FOR “ABOUT TWO YEARS” THAT NEIL PEART HAD BEEN BATTLING BRAIN CANCER
Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy was guest on Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Trunk Nation, yesterday (January 13th) to discuss the passing of Rush’s Neil Peart. Portnoy admitted that he knew the drummer had been battling brain cancer stating (via blabbermouth.net), “Yeah, I’ve known for about two years now and was held to secrecy. It was […]
1/10/20: RIP NEIL PEART
Shocking sad tragic news today with the announcement that Neil Peart has passed away. Like most I have been a lifelong Rush fan and been lucky throughout my career to do many interviews with the guys. But only once with Neil and it was for a TV shoot for VH1 Classic back in 2006. It’s […]
RUSH’S NEIL PEART PASSES AT AGE 67, DRUMMER WAS QUIETLY BATTLING BRAIN CANCER
Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist for Rush, died on Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California at age 67, according to Elliot Mintz, a family spokesperson. The cause was brain cancer, which he had been quietly battling for three-and-a-half years. A representative for the band confirmed the news to Rolling Stone… …In a statement released Friday […]
SONS OF APOLLO LAUNCH VIDEO FOR “DESOLATE JULY”
Sons Of Apollo–former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)–are ringing in the new decade with a sonic boom with their second studio album, appropriately titled, MMXX (pronounced: 20/20). […]
OZZY OSBOURNE STREAMS TITLE TRACK, “ORDINARY MAN,” FEATURING ELTON JOHN, ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 21ST
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has set February 21st as the release date for his new Ordinary Man album. Marking his first new solo music in almost ten years, the album has been preceded by the release of two singles, the Number one rock track Under The Graveyard, which was followed by Straight […]
DAVID LEE ROTH KICKS OFF HIS VEGAS RESIDENCY, SET LIST REVEALED AND FAN FILMED FOOTAGE POSTED ONLINE
Van Halen vocalist David Lee Roth began off his Las Vegas residency Wednesday night (January 8th) with a 15-song set that included ten Van Halen classics and five songs from his solo career, reports blabbermouth.net. Roth’s reported set list is as follows: 1. You Really Got Me (Kinks cover) 2. Big Train 3. Unchained 4. Just Like Paradise 5. Atomic Punk 6. Dance The Night Away 7. […]