7/9: THE KISS NO ORIGINAL MEMBERS STORY.
Last night we posted a story in the news section that was sent to me via Twitter about Kiss replacing Gene and Paul and continuing on with a band of no original members. We later found out the original story was from 2008. While the haters will just attack and say it was calculated to […]
AC/DC FRONTMAN BRIAN JOHNSON SAYS THE BAND’S NEW ALBUM IS COMPLETE
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has revealed the band has completed work on the follow-up to Black Ice. The Geordie hero returned to his hometown of Newcastle to pick up his Doctorate in Music from the city’s Northumbria University and he confirmed AC/DC’s new album is done following a series of quickfire recording sessions in Vancouver. […]
KISS IN TALKS TO LAUNCH A TV TALENT SHOW TO FIND REPLACEMENTS FOR BAND MEMBERS PAUL STANLEY AND GENE SIMMONS
The manager of KISS has confirmed the group are in talks to launch a TV talent show to find replacements for frontman Paul Stanley and guitarist Gene Simmons – when the duo eventually retire. It has long been rumored that founding members Stanley and Simmons hope to keep the band running when they decide to […]
JUDAS PRIEST MEMBERS DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF “REDEEMER OF SOULS” AND “DISSIDENT AGGRESSOR”
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Judas Priest members Rob Halford (vocals) Glenn Tipton (guitar) and Richie Faulkner (guitar). Excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: How does the songwriting work in Judas Priest? Glenn Tipton: It can be anywhere around. What we normally do is go and get our own bunch of ideas together […]
7/8: PRIEST, PODCAST DEBUT, AEROSMITH, WAAF/BOSTON, MORE.
What a day yesterday! It started with the recording of my first ever podcast in NYC at Epic Records with Glenn, Richie and Rob of Judas Priest (new album out now!). Now I never did a podcast before and was thrilled to have Priest for it. The label and PR had some folks come in […]
DEEP PURPLE ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES FOR AUGUST
Deep Purple, fresh off a European tour to support their 19th studio album NOW What?!, is heading stateside for a North American tour. It begins August 4th in Scottsdale, AZ (all tour dates below). NOW What?! was originally released in North America in April 2013 via earMusic/Eagle Rock Entertainment. The album marked the next great […]