QUIET RIOT DRUMMER FRANKIE BANALI ON “METAL HEALTH” HELPING TO USHER IN 80’S ROCK, “DID WE KNOCK DOWN THE WALL FOR OTHERS TO COME THROUGH IT? ABSOLUTELY. WERE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYBODY ELSE’S SUCCESS? NO…”
Greg Prato of Brave Words recently spoke with Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali. Highlights of the interview appear below. BraveWords: How are you doing, health-wise? Frankie Banali: Good. Yesterday I finished the third day of round nine of chemotherapy. And so far, so good. Just waiting to see what side effects are going to kick […]
BULLETBOYS ORIGINAL LINEUP DECIDES TO REUNITE
The original platinum-selling Bulletboys lineup, featuring Marq Torien, Mick Sweda, Lonnie Vencent and Jimmy D’Anda, is returning in 2020! The band will begin the reunion with a hometown gig on December 30th at their old haunt, the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood. Aside from one show in 2011, this original lineup has not performed together since 1993. “I would never […]
BLACK SWAN, FEATURING ROBIN McAULEY, REB BEACH, JEFF PILSON & MATT STARR, ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM, “SHAKE THE WORLD” OUT FEBRUARY 14TH; WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE FIRST SINGLE HERE
Vocalist Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker Group), guitarist Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake), bassist Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End Machine, ex-Dokken), and drummer Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big) have joined forces in Black Swan, a new band project signed to Frontiers Music Srl. Their debut album, Shake The World, an aptly titled album if ever there […]
12/9: BACK FROM ZURICH, LIVE RADIO RESUMES WED FROM LA WITH RAINBOW SHOW AND MORE. ALL RUSH FM SHOW. Y&T PODCAST.
Just back from a family trip to Zurich Switzerland. Never been. Great city, nice people, wonderful to visit for Christmas. Expensive, but really amazing place and glad I went. Back in the USA and fly to LA tomorrow for the big LA Holiday Invasion this Thursday. Again this event is FREE and open to ALL. […]
SOME OF RANDY RHOADS’ STOLEN ITEMS DISCOVERED IN A DUMPSTER
Some of the memorabilia stolen from the Musonia School Of Music, which was run by Randy Rhoads’ mother Delores, and where Rhoads himself learned to play guitar, and taught lessons, was recovered over the weekend. Local resident Bobbi Fredriksz says she spotted a guitar and photos in a dumpster as she was walking her dog early Sunday […]
OZZY OSBOURNE OFFERS 25K REWARD FOR THE RETURN OF RANDY RHOADS’ STOLEN GEAR
Ozzy Osbourne has posted the following message on his Facebook page: “As many of you have heard, the Musonia School of Music in N. Hollywood, CA (the school where Randy Rhoads famously taught guitar) was viciously robbed on Thanksgiving night. Musonia was run by Randy’s late mother, Delores, and after his death 37 years ago, the school […]