DON DOKKEN ON THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE REUNION GIGS WITH THE CLASSIC LINE UP, “I’M NOT PLANNING MORE SHOWS WITH JEFF AND GEORGE”
Brett Callwood of LA Weekly wrote a feature story on singer Don Dokken. Selections from the piece appear below. Has Don Dokken ever been happy? Glancing over the 38 years that the band Dokken has been in existence, one certainly starts to wonder. In the 1980s, during the band’s heyday, Don and guitar maestro George […]
GUITARIST JOHN SYKES TO REPORTEDLY RELEASE “SY-OPS” BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR
Germany’s Rocks magazine is reporting that guitarist John Sykes (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder) will release his first album in seventeen years, Sy-Ops, before the end of 2017. Sykes, who completed the material for the disc three years ago says, “…My manager died [and] with him I lost someone I could […]
ICONIC GUITARIST GEORGE LYNCH DISCUSSES KXM, SWEET & LYNCH AND THE DOKKEN REUNION
Tom Leu of Anti Hero Magazine spoke with guitarist George Lynch. Portions of the interview appear below. Tom Leu: I’ve been following you for years…including the latest KXM album, Scatterbrain, coming out on March 17th on Rat Pak Records. George, to me, this album is darker, and heavier, and I’m going to say as well, […]
GEOFF TATE DISCUSSES HIS “THE WHOLE RYCHE STORY ACOUSTIC TOUR” AND MEETING MEATLOAF
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with singer Geoff Tate. Portions of the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: As stated, you’re back in North America on The Whole Ryche Story Acoustic Tour. I assume this taps into the entire Queensrÿche back catalog? Geoff Tate: Yeah. If you can believe this, we’re performing 35 years worth […]
HOW JAZZ GUITARIST DJANGO REINHARDT HELPED TO SHAPE BLACK SABBATH’S SOUND
Hardeep Phull of the New York Post reports: Jazz lovers know that gypsy guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt was one of the genre’s stars during the ’30s and ’40s — a fact that will be celebrated on today at the 10th annual Django a Gogo tribute concert at Carnegie Hall. But decades later (and well after […]
QUIET RIOT REPLACE SINGER SEAN NICOLS WITH JAMES DURBIN
Although vocalist Seann Nicols – who previously fronted Adler’s Appetite under the name Sheldon Tarsha – sang on the entirety of the forthcoming Quiet Riot album Road Rage, scheduled for release April 21st via Frontiers Music, he has been relieved of his duties after performing only five shows with the band. Seann Nicols has been […]