8/4: BACK FROM BOSTON, AN UPDATE.
Just back from a great weekend in Boston. Started out Friday hosting the Winery Dogs show at The Wilbur. Was great to see the guys one last time since now their tour is complete. The plan is for them to start writing album number 2 toward the end of the year and begin again in […]
KISS’ GENE SIMMONS HAS LITTLE SYMPATHY FOR DRUG ADDICTS AND DEPRESSION, SAYS “F-YOU, KILL YOURSELF”
Annie Reuter of Radio.com reports: Gene Simmons of KISS has some heated words for drug addicts and people dealing with depression in a new interview with Songfacts.com. When asked if he keeps in touch with the original players of KISS he answered with a resounding “no.” Why’s that? Simple: they’re either drug addicts or just […]
EXODUS TO RELEASE THEIR NEW ALBUM “BLOOD IN, BLOOD OUT” ON OCTOBER 14TH
Legendary thrash metal band Exodus have revealed the never-before-seen album art for their upcoming album, Blood In, Blood Out, hitting retail and digital stores on October 14th through Nuclear Blast. The album art was illustrated by Swedish artist Par Olofsson, known worldwide for his incredible renderings that have graced the covers of countless heavy metal […]
DAVID LEE ROTH’S UNCLE MANNY, OWNER OF NEW YORK’S FAMED CAFE WHA?, HAS PASSED AT AGE 95
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has paid tribute to his club owner uncle Manny Roth, who’s died at the of 95. His Cafe Wha? establishment in New York gave Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and many others a kickstart to their careers in the 1960s and 70s. Best known as the place where […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL’S CANCER IN REMISSION
Vivian Campbell has revealed his cancer is in remission again, after an earlier all-clear report proved to be wrong. And the Def Leppard guitarist is determined not to get too excited after his earlier disappointment. The Def Leppard guitarist was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma early last year, and announced in November that his course of […]
KISS FILM “CADILLAC HIGH” EXPECTED TO SHOOT IN MICHIGAN
Eric Lacy of MLive reports: Plans for Cadillac High, a feature film based on KISS’ 1975 visit to Cadillac, Michigan are still alive and expected to bring work to the state that helped the band get famous, rocker Gene Simmons told MLive.com. The Michigan Film Office offered in 2012 film producer Philip Steuer a “conditional” […]