ROCK N’ ROLL MEMORABILIA AUCTION TO GENERATE FUNDS FOR “RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER” FUND, DOZENS OF DONATED INSTRUMENTS AND COLLECTIBLES WILL BE AUCTIONED ON DECEMBER 2ND
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the world-renowned voice of Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell, will participate in the upcoming Icons & Idols: Trilogy Rock ‘n’ Roll Auction conducted by Julien’s Auctions live in Beverly Hills and online at www.JuliensAuctions.com on December 2nd at 10AM Pacific time. Dozens of items of rock […]
THE METAL GOD, ROB HALFORD, LISTS HIS TOP TEN FAVORITE ALBUMS
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, aka The Metal God, lists his Top Ten favorite albums of all time for Rolling Stone. Here is his list: Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath (1970): “They were local guys from the same neighborhood, the same neck of the woods as Priest. We literally grew up together, inventing this great music that […]
L.A GUNS DRUMMER STEVEN RILEY DISCUSSES KEEL, W.A.S.P AND THE ONE TIME HE, ALONG WITH EDDIE VAN HALEN, WATCHED RANDY RHOADS PLAY LIVE
Ruben Mosqueda of KNAC.com spoke with L.A Guns drummer Steven Riley. Excerpts from the interview appear below. KNAC.com: You played drums on the Kell album The Right To Rock and you left shortly after, but I don’t know the story behind your departure. Steve Riley: I had spoken to Greg Chaisson, the bass player in Badlands, we had done a session […]
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN SAYS VAN HALEN CONSIDERED DOING A “KITCHEN SINK TOUR” WITH DAVID LEE ROTH, SAMMY HAGAR, MICHAEL ANTHONY AND POSSIBLY GARY CHERONE
Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone reports: Before Eddie Van Halen’s cancer took a turn for the worse, his son Wolfgang Van Halen said he convinced him to consider a “kitchen-sink tour” that could’ve included bassist Michael Anthony for the first time since 2004, with Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth each taking turns on vocals. They even […]
GUITARIST REB BEACH ON BEING CALLED A “SHREDDER,” “WHEN I THINK OF A ‘SHREDDER’ I THINK OF SOMEONE LIKE YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, [NOT] MYSELF”
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with guitarist Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake). Beach released a solo album tittled, A View From The Inside, on November 6th. Highlights from the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: If you’re going to release a solo album, this is the year to do it. Reb Beach: Oh yeah, with all the downtime, […]
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN RELEASES FIRST PIECE OF MUSIC FROM HIS SOLO BAND MAMMOTH WVH, VIDEO FOR “DISTANCE,” A TRIBUTE TO HIS FATHER, EDWARD, CAN BE SEEN NOW
Everybody has a name they are born with. Having one of the most recognizable names in entertainment, Wolfgang Van Halen has been preparing to release music from his solo band Mammoth WVH for some time. That plan was altered when his father, and guitar icon, Eddie Van Halen called him and told him his cancer had returned. […]