9/13: TULSA, DALLAS, LEONARD HAZE, ALTER BRIDGE, HAIRNATION FEST, MORE
Back from a long weekend in Tulsa and Dallas. The Tulsa end of the trip was expected, and I hosted an event downtown called Streets Gone Wild that was lots of fun. The fans of OK have been so cool to me for so long and this weekend was no exception. Thanks to all the […]
GLENN HUGHES SAYS THAT BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION MAY NOT TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM
Black Country Communion frontman Glenn Hughes says he isn’t sure whether the band will tour in support of their upcoming fourth album. The supergroup are working on the follow-up to 2012’s Afterglow having agreed to reunite following their 2013 split. The new album is expected in 2017 and Hughes says he and guitarist Joe Bonamassa […]
THE SCORPIONS ANNOUNCE MIKKEY DEE AS THEIR NEW DRUMMER
The Scorpions have announced that former Motorhead drummer, Mikkey Dee, will be their new full time drummer. Dee has been filling in for Scorpions percussionist, James Kotak, who was dealing with addiction issues. Kottak had stepped aside to deal with an alcohol-abuse problem after spending eight months in jail in the United Arab Emirates over […]
GUITARIST NUNO BETTERNCOURT SAYS EXTREME HAS 17 SONGS WRITTEN FOR THEIR NEXT RECORD
Extreme have confirmed they’ve written “about 17 songs” for their upcoming album. They band reported in July that work on the follow-up to 2008’s Saudades De Rock had begun. Now guitarist Nuno Bettencourt says the material is beginning to take shape. He tells Gearphoria, “We’re about 17 songs into it. We’re just wrapping them up. […]
GUITARIST RICHIE SAMBORA ON THE POSSIBILITY OF RETURNING TO BON JOVI, “NEVER SAY NEVER”
Former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora won’t rule out a return to the band in the future – but he says he has something to prove first. He’s gearing up for the release of his album with girlfriend Orianthi under their RSO banner, which he hopes will demonstrate that there’s more to both artists than […]
GUITARIST RITCHIE BLACKMORE SAYS HE THINKS HIS FORMER BAND, DEEP PURPLE, SHOULD “TAKE A REST”
Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was interviewed by Dutch radio station, Radio Veronica, back in July 2016. Blackmore was asked what he thinks about his former band, Deep Purple, still touring and making albums, more than twenty years after he left the group. He replied, “I don’t really have much say in it. I left them twenty […]