RATT FRONTMAN STEPHEN PEARCY DOES NOT APPROVE OF USING PRECORDED TRACKS DURING LIVE PERFORMANCES, SAYS “I THINK IT’S BULLS–T”
Ratt frontman, Stephen Pearcy, recently spoke with the Syncin’ Stanley YouTube channel, through a Cameo video message, about the use of tapes, and lip synching, during band’s live performances. Pearcy said (via blabbermouth.net), “Well, there’s artists who need that — the Taylor Swifts and all these other people, maybe. Maybe not even her; she’s a real kind of gal.” […]
TESLA BASSIST BRIAN WHEAT SAYS HE DOES NOT THINK DRUMMER TROY LUCCKETTA WILL RETURN TO THE BAND
Tesla bassist Brian Wheat was a recent guest on Waste Some Time With Jason Green where he discussed drummer Troy Luccketta. Luccketta announced in September 2021, that he would be taking time off from touring to “to spend it with family and friends.” He has since been replaced by Steve Brown (brother of Dokken/Lynch Mob […]
FORMER WHITE LION FRONTMAN MIKE TRAMP TO RELEASE “SONGS OF WHITE LION,” ON APRIL 14TH, “CRY FOR FREEDOM” AVAILABLE NOW
Former White Lion singer Mike Tramp will release Songs Of White Lion, on April 14th through Frontiers Music Srl. As the title implies, the album sees Tramp re-imagining select cuts from White Lion‘s catalog. A single for Cry For Freedom is available today (2/7) on all digital music services. Tramp says, “For me, the period of 1983-1991 was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Everything I did back then was […]
JOHN 5 RELEASES NEW SONG, “STRUNG OUT”
John 5 and his band The Creatures have a new single out called Strung Out. The single, which was engineered, recorded and mixed by Barry Pointer, is available on streaming platforms now. You can watch the playthrough video — directed by Mike Savage — below. John 5 explains, “This song is called Strung Out because I am so obsessed with playing guitar that when I […]
OZZY OSBOURNE WINS GRAMMY’S FOR “BEST HEAVY METAL PERFORMANCE” AND “BEST ROCK ALBUM” FOR “PATIENT NUMBER 9”
Ozzy Osbourne was honored with Grammy‘s for Best Metal Performance, and Best Rock Album, for Patient Number 9 in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 65th annual Grammy Awards. The ceremony was held on February 5th at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in Los Angeles, California. Ozzy‘s Best Metal Performance win was for the song, Degradation Rules, which […]
KISS’ MANAGER SAYS FRONTMAN PAUL STANLEY DOES “NOT LIP SYNCH” WHEN THE BAND IS PERFORMING LIVE
KISS manager Doc McGhee spoke with Syncin’ Stanley regarding the band, being accused of lip synching, during live performances. McGhee said (as per blabbermouth.net), “[Paul Stanley] sings every track. So he sings to it. So he’s not lip syncing. He fully sings. It’s enhanced. It’s just part of the process to make sure that everybody hears […]