JACKYL CELEBRATE SILVER ANNIVERSARY WITH “25” AND TOUR
It’s an incredible accomplishment when a rock band has been successful enough to reach the 25-year mark since the release of their first album. And this year, raunchy southern rockers Jackyl have accomplished this feat, and are celebrating with an appropriately-titled compilation, 25, which drops July 28th through Mighty Loud Records. The 18-track set (which […]
QUIET RIOT DRUMMER FRANKIE BANALI DISCUSSES THE BAND AND HOW HE CAME UP WITH DRUM PARTS FOR OZZY OSBOURNE’S “OVER THE MOUNTAIN”
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali. Portions of the interview appear below. Greg Prato (Songfacts): How would you compare the songwriting process of the current QR lineup to the classic lineup from the ’80s? Frankie Banali: First of all, I think you have to understand, when I started playing with […]
CHRIS JERICHO TO HOST THE LOUDWIRE MUSIC AWARDS ON OCTOBER 24TH IN LOS ANGELES
The first-ever Loudwire Music Awards ceremony and concert will debut in Los Angeles this fall. The Rock N’ Roll event will take place on Tuesday, October 24th at The Novo Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. The preliminary lineup, featuring exclusive concert performances, will be announced Wednesday, July 19th, and tickets and VIP […]
7/13: RADIO AND PODCAST UPDATE
Wrapping up a great week of TrunkNation on Volume this week. Guests have been Tommy Shaw, Juan Coucier and Jack Russell. Tomorrow all listener calls with Free For All Friday. Join us to talk rock live 2-4P ET on SiriusXM 106 Volume. Coming guests include Greta Van Fleet, Jesse Malin, Jamie St James, and Dave […]
L.A GUNS POST VIDEO FOR NEW SONG “SPEED,” ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES
As the revival of the classic ’80s hard rock and heavy metal scene continues unabated here in the 21st century, one reunion has been at the top of the wishlists of many a fan for a long time: the songwriting combination of Tracii Guns and Philip Lewis under the L.A. Guns banner. What once seemed […]
DEF LEPPARD’S PHIL COLLEN JOINS JOE SATRIANI’S G4 CAMP, PENS NEW SONG, “YO TO JOE (G4 Anthem),” IN TRIBUTE TO THE GUITAR VIRTUOSO
Soon after Def Leppard’s Phil Collen was invited to join the annual G4 Experience, led by guitar great Joe Satriani, he was moved to write an instrumental in homage to the guitar master. “I was honored when Joe invited me to join the G4 experience and I decided to write and record an instrumental track […]
