6/12: WEEKEND UPDATE, RADIO, PODCAST, APPEARANCES, TMS REPLAYS
First weekend home in NJ in many weeks after doing so much work on the road. Lot of catching up to do and plan on hitting the Twisted Sister show tomorrow night in Starland to help out and help raise funds for the family of AJ Pero. Hope to see you there if in the […]
AC/DC ‘S “ROCK OR BUST” TOUR TO WIND DOWN IN NEW ZEALAND, TOUR MANAGER SAYS PHIL RUDD WILL NOT BE RETURNING FOR THOSE SHOWS
AC/DC will end their celebrated Rock or Bust tour with a pair of New Zealand dates, sparking another round of questions about the return of Tauranga resident Phil Rudd. “It’s not going to happen, tour manager Garry Van Egmond tells the Bay of Plenty Times, despite the proximity. AC/DC has been touring with former drummer […]
SINGER ALICE COOPER JOKES THAT HE IS GOING TO KILL MOTLEY CRUE AT THEIR FINAL SHOW
Singer Alice Cooper says he only offered to “kill” Motley Crue on stage, as a joke – but drummer Tommy Lee loved the idea so much that it will happen. Motely Crue are on their Final Tour, which ends in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Cooper is their main support and in January he […]
GUITARIST JOE SATRIANI ON CHICKENFOOT: “THE FIRST RECORD WAS REALLY FUN..THE SECOND WAS HARDER TO PULL OFF”
Guitarist Joe Satriani once again addressed his disappointment that Chickenfoot would not be making any new music. Speaking with Eddie, on the June 8th edition of his Sirius/XM show, Eddie Trunk Live, Satriani stated, “I think I was the one who was always banging on those doors, saying to those guys, ‘You’ve gotta come out […]
FORMER JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST K.K DOWNING DISCUSSES WHY HE LEFT THE BAND, “REDEEMER OF SOULS,” AND WHETHER HE THINKS HE WOULD EVER JOIN THE BAND ONSTAGE FOR A ONE-OFF SHOW
Robert Cavuoto of Guitar International spoke with former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Robert: I understand you had your reasons for leaving [Judas Priest], but how did things go from the band retiring in 2010 with a Farewell tour, to you leaving in 2011 and them continuing on? KK […]
SLASH TO RELEASE “LIVE AT THE ROXY 9/25/14” AS A BITTORRENT BUNDLE ON JUNE 16TH
While Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators are currently in the midst of a headlining world tour, the group has partnered with BitTorrent to release Live At The Roxy 9/25/14 as a BitTorrent Bundle on Monday, June 15th, the same day the live concert will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, 3LP, 2CD through all […]