6/22: BUMBLEFOOT, BREAKING BENJAMIN LIVE STREAM, SATRIANI PODCAST, VAMP’D VEGAS THURSDAY
Hope everyone had a great weekend and a great Father’s Day to all the fellow Dad’s out there. Thanks to all who came out to Blackthorn 51 for my appearance this past Saturday. Thanks to promoter Nicki Camp for having me. Fun hang! Kicking off a busy week this week that starts today with my […]
MARILYN MANSON SAYS THE 1999 COLUMBINE MASSACRE “REALLY SHUT DOWN MY CAREER ENTIRELY”

Page Six of the New York Post reports: Marilyn Manson shared his wisdom about staying authentic as an artist with the ad and tech elite at Cannes Lions, and concluded, “America needs someone like me to make it not suck as much as it could.” The singer, speaking at the Grey Music Seminar with Grey […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST PHIL COLLEN SAYS THE BAND’S NEW ALBUM IS “THE BEST THING WE’VE DONE SINCE ‘HYSTERIA'”

Greg Prato of Bravewords spoke with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen about his new blues project, Delta Deep, and Def Leppard’s next album. Excerpts from interview appear below. BraveWords: Let’s discuss Delta Deep. Phil Collen: It’s me and Debbi Blackwell-Cook, who is a 60-year-old black woman, who’s got this great soul voice. It’s somewhere between […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL’S CANCER RETURNS; TRIXTER GUITARIST STEVE BROWN WILL BE THE TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR UPCOMING TOUR

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, who has been recovering from cancer treatment, has checked in with the following update: “I’m saddened by the fact that my cancer has returned. However, I’m beyond consolation that its return will prevent me from being able to do my job for a while. I’m still working on a schedule […]
6/19: MORE ON VH/HAGAR, SATRIANI ON FM SHOW, LIVE IN QUEENS NY TOMORROW
Pretty crazy couple days in Van Halen world. First yesterday my podcast with Sammy Hagar made world news when Sammy revealed VH are trying to prevent him from playing songs from his era of the bands history. This needs to be clarified some because many don’t get how this works in the music business. Nobody […]
SINGER SAMMY HAGAR DEFENDS BASSIST MICHAEL ANTHONY, SEE THE VIDEO HERE

In response to a recent interview that guitarist Eddie Van Halen gave to Billboard magazine, in which he criticized former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, singer Sammy Hagar spoke out in Anthony’s defense. Watch his response below. After parting ways with Van Halen, Anthony has continued to work with Hagar, most currently with the band […]