TRAILER RELEASED FOR VAN HALEN’S “THE JAPANESE SINGLES 1978-1984”

As previously reported, a vinyl box set featuring Van Halen’s singles originally released for the Japanese market will be sold though Rhino Records on November 1st. Watch a trailer at the bottom of this story. Two versions of The Japanese Singles 1978-1984 will be available: a black vinyl version and a limited-edition version of 750 copies on red […]
SINGER MICHAEL MONROE DISCUSSES HIS NEW ALBUM, TOURING, GUNS N’ ROSES AND MÖTLEY CRÜE

Greg Prato of Brave Words spoke with former Hanoi Rocks lead singer Michael Monroe, excerpts from the discussion appear below. BraveWords: The new album is entitled One Man Gang. Yet, the cover is of a 5-man band. Michael Monroe: To me, it was an obvious album title, because the band is called Michael Monroe, and […]
FORMER JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST K.K. DOWNING SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE BAND SHOULD THEY GET INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME

Eonmusic spoke with former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing, portions of the interview appear below. Eonmusic: Do you still have things like a lot of gold discs? K.K. Downing: It’s difficult as you get older. I’m 68 this month, and it gets difficult if you have an estate and if you’ve got bits and pieces […]
10/21: BACK FROM THE ROAD, NEXT LA INVASION BROADCAST THIS THURSDAY WITH KIM THAYIL!
Just back from a crazy run on the road! Hosting Exit 111, broadcasting and hosting from MegaCruise, hosting Last In Line in Tulsa. All was great and thanks to all for having me and those I met. I covered all of this in detail on my daily SiriusXM show TrunkNation on 106 Volume. Just announced […]
ROCK HALL ADDS DRUMMER MIKKEY DEE, AND PHIL CAMPBELL, AS INDUCTEES SHOULD MOTÖRHEAD MAKE THE 2020 CLASS

As previously reported, Motörhead has been announced as one of the bands up for inducted into the 2020 Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. However, the only members up for induction were Lemmy Kilmister, ‘Fast’ Eddie Carke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor were named, leaving out the rest of the musicians who played a part in creating Motorhead’s legacy. […]
QUIET RIOT DRUMMER FRANKE BANALI ANNOUNCES HE IS BATTLING PANCREATIC CANCER

Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali has released the following message: “I just want to let all of my friends and fans know what’s going on with me and why I have unfortunately missed some appearances this year. Since April 17th I have been battling stage four pancreatic cancer. The original prognosis was very scary. I […]