FATHER AND SON DRUMMERS MIKE AND MAX PORTNOY EACH RELEASE NEW ALBUMS WITH THEIR BANDS
Brian Aberback of NorthJersey.com reports: There’s a lot of family pride in the Portnoy household these days. Last Friday, acclaimed drummer Mike Portnoy’s band, the Winery Dogs, released their second album, Hot Streak. Meanwhile, Next to None, featuring Mike’s 16-year-old son, Max Portnoy, rolled out their debut disc, A Light in the Dark, this past […]
RATT DRUMMER BOBBY BLOZTER SAYS THAT GUITARIST WARREN DIMARTINI’S EFFORTS TO ISSUE A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST USING THE BAND’S NAME HAS BEEN DENIED
Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer has just issued the following statement exclusively to Bravewords.com: “Hi Ratt n Rollers: Just popping in with a tad bit of Ratt news, for my brain’s own release. On Sept. 30th, Warren Deanmartin filed a request for a temporary restraining order to keep his 50% business partner and co-owner of WBS, […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST PHIL COLLEN SAYS THE BAND HAS MORE IN COMMON WITH DURAN DURAN THAN IRON MAIDEN
Jamie Blaine of Salon spoke with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen. Portions of the interview appear below. Salon: So what’s the key to playing guitar with your shirt off at age 57 & still looking great? Phil Collen: It’s a really easy fix but no one’s prepared to do it, y’know? Eating right and not […]
MEMBERS OF SEVENDUST AND CANDLEBOX RAISE MONEY FOR FUND FOR BULLIED TEEN WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE
October is National Bullying Awareness Prevention month and to help raise awareness for this epidemic, Le Projet, the band featuring members of Candlebox, Sevendust and The Infinite Staircase, has launched a multi-tiered anti-bullying initiative to support the Brandon Bitner Memorial Scholarship. Brandon Bitner committed suicide at the age of 14 after being bullied for four […]
10/5: BACK FROM CA, LIVE TONIGHT ON SIRIUSXM WITH TODD LATORRE OF QUEENSRYCHE
Back from 9 days in CA. Great time! Saw AC/DC again, did my show from SiriusXM last week in LA that people loved, and did a great podcast with Lita Ford also getting rave reviews. Also saw a killer show from Marty Friedman and my good friends Trixter. Wrapped up this weekend doing my speaking […]
KISS FRONTMAN PAUL STANLEY SAYS THAT ACE FREHLEY AND PETER CRISS SOLD THE RIGHTS TO THEIR MAKEUP FOR “NOT A WHOLE LOT”
As the controversy rages among KISS fans over whether Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer should wear the makeup made famous by Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, Paul Stanley defended his band by saying that the answer is simple. In a new interview, he said KISS own the rights to their “Spaceman” and “Catman” characters, which […]