TWISTED SISTER GUITARIST JAY JAY FRENCH TELLS EDDIE WHY THEY CHOSE DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY TO HONOR A.J PERO
Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French was guest on the May 11th broadcast of Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Eddie Trunk Live. Jay Jay was discussing Twisted Sister’s final tour and why they selected drummer Mike Portnoy to honor A.J. Pero, who passed away unexpectedly, on March 20th. “That is a really great question,” French responded. “Here […]
CATHOUSE LIVE AT IRVINE MEADOWS ON AUGUST 15TH: ALL-STAR JAM, EXTREME, TOM KEIFER OF CINDERELLA, SEBASTIAN BACH, DOKKEN, FASTER PUSSYCAT & MORE
Riki Rachtman’s World Famous Cathouse will return to Southern California for one night of debauchery with Cathouse Live At Irvine Meadows, Saturday, August 15th at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater (recently known as Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) in Irvine, CA. Riki Rachtman created the original rock dance club that dominated the Hollywood scene from 1986-1993. Now, along with […]
5/11: TWISTED, EXTREME, SKIDS, TREMONTI, SLASH, TMS AND MORE.
Thanks to all who came out to Bada Brew in Crest Hill IL this past Saturday and to Michael Angelo Batio and all the bands that played. Had a blast. Thanks to Elton for having me. Next up I’m headed to L.A. Wednesday and will be there through the weekend to host the Dio Cancer […]
METALLICA CLOSE OUT THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE USA’S ROCK IN RIO FESTIVAL IN LAS VEGAS
Steve Appleford of Rolling Stone reports: The inaugural weekend of the Rock in Rio festival on the Las Vegas Strip ended with a two-hour blast of Metallica last night, in a concert that was streamed around the world through Yahoo! Live. The band’s appearance was especially anticipated because Metallica has toured almost exclusively overseas in […]
5/8: WEEKEND UPDATE, TMS, CREST HILL IL, METAL MELTDOWN VEGAS, MORE.
Sorry for the late update. Insane schedule I’m on for the next 4 weeks (check the appearances on home page for some of it) so trying to get tons done before hitting the road! All new That Metal Show tomorrow. It’s our season finale with Frankie Banali, Bobby Blitz, Joe Elliott and Billy Sheehan. Season […]
EXTREME GUITARIST NUNO BETTENCOURT DISCUSSES HIS BIGGEST INFLUENCES AND HIS LOVE FOR MARYLAND’S OWN KIX
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: I recently interviewed the guitarists from DragonForce for the site, and they listed you as a favorite guitarist. How does it make you feel knowing that you’re still inspiring other guitarists at this stage of your career? Nuno […]