7/23: STEVE HARRIS, GODSMACK, WISCONSIN THIS WEEKEND, MORE
Off to a big start on TrunkNation this week on SiriusXM 106 Volume. Had Tony & Sully of Godsmack in studio yesterday, and today an interview with Steve Harris of Iron Maiden! If you missed anything it’s now On Demand on the SiriusXM app. My show replays every night 9-11P ET so you can hear […]
SKID ROW GUITARIST DAVE “THE SNAKE” SABO DISCUSSES WHAT HE LEARNED FROM DEF LEPPARD
In conjunction with a recent Metal Hammer retrospective on Skid Row’s self-titled 1989 debut, guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo spoke at length about the making of the album with writer Clay Marshall. Some select “outtakes” from the interview appear below (as transcribed by Blabbermouth.net). On why Skid Row was recorded in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: Snake: “The reasoning that they gave us — which was partially […]
GEOFF TATE WILL PERFORM QUEENSRŸCHE’S “RAGE FOR ORDER” AND “EMPIRE” ALBUMS, IN THEIR ENTIRETY, ON 2020 TOUR
Singer Geoff Tate will perform the Queensrÿche albums Rage For Order and Empire in their entirety on the Empire 30th Anniversary Tour in 2020. Confirmed 2020 dates are as follows: Feb. 21 – Jergels – Warrendale, Pennsylvania Feb. 22 – Mount Ponoco – Mount Poncho, Pennsylvania Feb. 23 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, New York Feb. 26 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Feb. 27 – The Warehouse FTC – Fairfield, […]
FORMER ENUFF Z’NUFF SINGER DONNIE VIE ON KEEPING POLITICS OUT OF MUSIC,”ABSOLUTELY…YOU’RE TOO INFLUENTIAL”
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with former Enuff Z’Nuff singer Donnie Vie, portions of the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: People know the first two records [Enuff Z’Nuff (1989) and Strength (1991)]. The debut did well for you. The band was on MTV in regular rotation. Strength was set to be the breakthrough record. […]
RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW PERFORMS “BURN” IN SPAIN, WATCH IT HERE
Professionally filmed video footage of Ritchie Blackmore’s rainbow performing Deep Purple classic Burn at the Rock The Coast festival in Málaga, Spain on June 15th can be seen below. Blackmore is joined in the current Rainbow lineup by vocalist Ronnie Romero, Stratovarius keyboard player Jens Johansson, Blackmore’s Night drummer David Keith, bassist Bob Nouveau and backing singers Candice Night and Lady Lynn. The band released […]
TAPED PHONE CALL REVEALS HOW LIVE NATION HELPED METALLICA, AND OTHER ARTISTS, PLACE TICKETS ON THE SECONDARY MARKET
Dave Brooks and Hannah Karp of Billboard reports: In February 2017, days before Metallica announced its World Wired North American stadium tour, Live Nation president of U.S. concerts Bob Roux spoke by phone with a little-known wealth adviser turned event promoter who had been tasked by an associate of the band to sell 88,000 tickets directly on […]