GUITARIST DICK WAGNER PASSES AT AGE 71
Rock guitarist, bandleader and songwriter Dick Wagner has died at the age of 71, reports Classic Rock Magazine. He’s respected for being a driving force in Alice Cooper’s band during his School’s Out and Welcome To My Nightmare era of the 1970s. He wrote the song, Only Women Bleed, which has been covered by more […]
7/30: HELLO BOGOTA, KING DIAMOND PODCAST UP, BRIAN MAY, IN BOSTON THIS WEEKEND
Excited to announce I will have just added to my schedule a trip to Bogota Colombia to be a special guest 8/15 at Rock al Parque. Really appreciate all the support from Colombian rock fans over the years and I look forward to my first visit. I will only be there 8/15 and can not […]
KING DIAMOND WILL BE EDDIE’S SPECIAL GUEST ON HIS 7/30 PODCAST, HINTS AT A MERCYFUL FATE REUNION
King Diamond was a special guest on Eddie’s podcast which is up now. Frank Injection of Metal Injection has posted some highlights from the interview. Eddie: You mentioned Mercyful Fate a few times. Where are you at with those guys? Are you in touch with them still… is there any chance that you work with […]
BASSIST PETE WAY IS NOW CANCER FREE
Stef Lach of Classic Rock Magazine reports: Bassist Pete Way has been given the all-clear after a battle with prostate cancer – and he says the experience has left him more ashamed than ever of his drug-addled past. The former UFO, Ozzy Osbourne and Waysted bassist was diagnosed last year after he went to the […]
ORIGINAL KISS GUITARIST ACE FREHLEY SAYS THAT “[PAUL STANLEY AND GENE SIMMONS WILL] LOOK FOOLISH WHEN MY NEW ALBUM COMES OUT”
The Express reports: KISS main men Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons refused to regroup the original KISS line-up for a performance at the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction because they were afraid fans would demand a reunion tour, according to guitarist Ace Frehley. Stanley and Simmons pulled the plug on a performance […]
“CELEBRATING JON LORD” CD, 2CD AND DIGITAL FORMATS OUT SEPTEMBER 30TH
On September 30th, 2014, earMusic and Eagle Rock Entertainment will proudly release Jon Lord, Deep Purple & Friends – Celebrating Jon Lord on CD, 2CD, and via digital formats in North America. It was in 2006 when, once a year, a group of stellar musicians and stars of rock started meeting up in London for […]