GENE SIMMONS SAYS THAT “YOUNG FANS” ARE REASON WHY ROCK IS DEAD
Jonathan Clarke of New York’s Q104.3 radio station recently spoke with KISS frontmanGene Simmons on his Out Of The Box show to clarify the bassist’s statements declaring that “rock is dead.” Clarke asked if Simmons meant in terms of radio airplay or streaming numbers? Simmons replied [via blabbermouth.net], “In all ways and the culprits are the young fans. […]
RUSH GUITARIST ALEX LIFESON SAYS THAT HE HAS SPOKEN TO FORMER BANDMATE GEDDY LEE ABOUT WORKING ON NEW MUSIC TOGETHER
Guitarist Alex Lifeson recently spoke with Make Weird Music and confirmed that he, and former Rush bandmate Geddy Lee, have discussed writing new music together. Lifeson said, [via blabbermouth.net], “After we finished the last [Rush] tour in 2015, I started just writing on my own and doing some stuff. Geddy was working on his book. We […]
THE DEAD DAISES’ GLENN HUGHES AND DOUG ALDRICH DISCUSS THE DEPARTURE OF DRUMMER DEEN CASTRONOVO AND HIS REPLACEMENT TOMMY CLUFETOS
The Dead Daises’ singer/bassist Glenn Hughes and guitarist Doug Aldrich were guests on Eddie’s Sirius/XM show on February 2nd, Trunk Nation, where they discussed the recent departing of drummer Deen Castronovo two days after the band’s’ publicist revealed that Tommy Clufetos will rejoin the band, if and when, they hit the road in support of their new album, Holy […]
EDDIE TRUNK DISCUSSES AN ARRAY OF TOPICS FROM HIS FAVORITE KISS ALBUMS TO SINGING BACK UP VOCALS FOR ANTHRAX
Andrew Daly of Vinyl Writer Music spoke with our namesake. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Andrew: Eddie, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. This last year has been rough, right? How are you holding up during this seemingly ever-raging dumpster fire? Eddie: Doing fine all things considered. I’ve lost a […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER DISCUSSES HIS TIME IN UFO; ON THE PASSING OF BASSIST PETE WAY HE SAYS, “ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING…PETE WAS THE NICEST GUY I KNOW”
Eonmusic spoke with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker, highlights from the interview appear below. Eonmusic: …How did the Michael Schenker Fest format come about? Michael Schenker: All of a sudden I realised that the ‘80s singers [that I’d worked with] singing to my new, original compositions, would be something I hadn’t done. I’d had all these […]
GUNS N’ ROSES GUITARIST RICHARD FORTUS SAID JOHN SYKES ONCE AUDITIONED FOR THE BAND, SAID HE WAS “INCREDIBLE”
Guitarist Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses) spoke on episode 91 of Tone Talk discussing how iconic guitarist John Sykes (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder) auditioned for Guns N’Roses more than a decade ago. Fortus stated [via Blabbermouth.net] “That was when D.J. [Ashba] came in [back in 2009], We auditioned a bunch of people, and John […]