NICK SIMMONS WRITES “MY DAD, [KISS BASSIST] GENE SIMMONS, IS FULL OF SHIT AND SO ARE YOU”
Gene Simmons’ son, Nick Simmons, wrote an article about his father for Vice magazine. Excerpts from the feature appear below. Patton Oswalt has a routine about the first time he ever realized one of his parents was full of shit. “When you’re growing up, up to a certain point, no matter what an adult says […]
MOTOR SISTER RELEASE VIDEO FOR “BEG BORROW STEAL”
Motor Sister, the band featuring Jim Wilson (Mother Superior), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Joey Vera (Armored Saint), John Tempesta (The Cult) and Ian’s wife Pearl Aday, have released a video for Beg Borrow Steal. Watch it below. The group came about in 2013 as part of Ian’s 50th birthday celebrations. He wanted to jam some songs […]
6/24: VEGAS & SAN JOSE THIS WEEK, SATRIANI, COVERDALE, MORE.
Psyched to be flying back to Vegas tonight for a couple days. I’ll be hosting the release party for Angel singer Frank Dimino’s new solo album at Vamp’d Thursday. It’s from 6-8P, all ages and free! Hope to see all my Vegas friends! Then Saturday night I’m back in San Jose CA to judge the […]
EDDIE TRUNK ON WHY HE GOT INTO RADIO: “I FELT HARD ROCK AND METAL BANDS WERE BEING MARGINALIZED”
Ruben Mosqueda of Oregon Music News spoke with our very own Eddie Trunk. Excerpts from the interview appear below. OMN: Who has been your biggest influence in getting you into rock radio? Eddie Trunk: First and foremost I got into radio because I felt that hard rock and metal bands were being marginalized. I didn’t […]
DEEP PURPLE TO RELEASE TWO LIVE ALBUMS ON SEPTEMBER 18TH
Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover writes: “One band, two crowds, two countries—a tale of two cities indeed. From Germany’s Wacken Open Air Festival, one of the biggest metal festivals in the world and a city unto itself, to Japan and the stately Nippon Budokan, the most revered venue in Tokyo. Each has its own distinct […]
KING’S X FRONTMAN DOUG PINNICK DISCUSSES THE BAND’S SELECT LIVE SHOWS AND POSSIBLE NEW ALBUM
Greg Prato of Bravewords spoke with King’s X singer/bassist Doug Pinnick about a select number of shows the band will be playing this month and other topics. Highlights from the interview appear below. BraveWords: How did these King’s X dates come up? Doug Pinnick: Our booking agent just calls us every now and then, and […]