12/9: RUMORS, STEVE VAI, BOOK ORDERS, MERCH STORE SALE
Another example of the insane “media” world we now live in happened yesterday. During my SiriusXM show I take many calls from people all over the US and Canada. It is so much fun debating and discussing the various news, stories, rumors, gossip making the rounds in rock, and judging by the response the audience […]
GUITARIST JIMMY PAGE PLANS TO RELEASE NEW MUSIC IN 2016
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page says that he will be back on the stage next year. He tells Classic Rock, “It’s taken a long time to get to this point, but I want to do it properly. And there will be surprises – that’s what I’ve done all the way through my career, really.” Page […]
12/8: MY TAKE ON THE ENDLESS GUNS N’ ROSES REUNION RUMORS
Over the last few months few I have been inundated with people asking me about the rumored Guns n’ Roses reunion. It’s been incredible to see the massive amount of rumors (many being reported and taken as fact) out there. I get that this is something many would like to see, but to watch the […]
RUSH FRONTMAN GEDDY LEE CLARIFIES THAT NEIL PEART IS NOT RETIRING FROM MUSIC, ONLY FROM TOURING
A day after Neil Peart seemed to confirm that he was walking away from music, Rush bandmate Geddy Lee is clearing things up. “There’s really nothing to say. I think Neil is just explaining his reasons for not wanting to tour, with the toll that it’s taking on his body,” Lee told Prog (through Classic […]
SCOTT WEILAND’S FORMER WIFE WRITES “[OUR KIDS] LOST THEIR FATHER YEARS AGO”
Scott Weiland’s former wife, and the mother of his two children, Noah, 15, and Lucy, 13, Mary Forsberg Weiland wrote an open letter to Rolling Stone about his death. Excerpts from the letter appear below. “December 3rd, 2015 is not the day Scott Weiland died. It is the official day the public will use to […]
DREAM THEATER ANNOUNCE BOX SET OF NEW ALBUM “THE ASTONISHING”
Dream Theater have announced an exclusive box set version of their 13th album The Astonishing – with a specially designed 3D hand-painted NOMAC replica model in each bundle. The band announced on Facebook that the shipping date for the deluxe packages has been pushed back until March, as production of the gadgets – which feature […]