SKID ROW BASSIST RACHEL BOLAN DISCUSSES SPECULATION THAT HE IS THE REASON THE BAND HAS NOT REUNITED WITH SINGER SEBASTIAN BACH, NOR DRUMMER ROB AFFUSO, “I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY THINK I WIELD THAT KIND OF POWER”
Skid Row bassist, Rachel Bolan, was a recent guest on Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Trunk Nation. Highlights from the discussion appear below [via blabbermouth.net] Discussing the band’s tour plans, Bolan said, “Next year, we have a world tour that’s scheduled. Hopefully it happens. We’re just seeing if this pandemic [subsides]. We’re not gonna put any of […]
METALLICA TO RELEASE “METALLICA AND SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: S&M2” ON AUGUST 28TH, BAND STREAMS TWO PERFORMANCES
Metallica have officially announced the release of their 2019 S&M2 shows as a live album and concert film documentary, which will be available in a variety of formats on August 28th. They’ve also released two songs that will be featured on the album. Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 will feature songs from the performances, which took place on […]
AC/DC LAUNCH NEW VIDEO SERIES “THE STORY OF BACK IN BLACK”
AC/DC is launching the new video series, The Story Of Back In Black. Episode one of the series, which focuses on the song You Shook Me All Night Long, and can be viewed here. The band recently launched a range of new merchandise to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Back In Black. The album was originally released, in the USA, on […]
GUITARIST STEVE BROWN SAYS HE MODELED TRIXTER AFTER VAN HALEN, “I WANTED THE BAND TO BE A KID VERSION OF THEM”
Ruben Mosqueda of KNAC.com spoke with guitarist Steve Brown (Tokyo Motor Fist, Trixter). Portions of the interview appear below. KNAC.com: You’re back with another Tokyo Motor Fist, album [Lions]. So glad you did another album. Brown: We’re a real band, we’re not one of these fabricated Frontiers [Records] or Golden Robot [Records] “supergroups” where they get a […]
DAVID LEE ROTH ON WHETHER VAN HALEN WILL EVER TOUR AGAIN, “I DON’T KNOW THAT EDDIE [VAN HALEN] IS EVER REALLY GOING TO RALLY FOR THE RIGORS OF THE ROAD AGAIN”
Richard Bienstock of the New York Times spoke with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, portions of the interview appear below. [Due to the current pandemic shut down, singer Roth has take up visual arts. When asked why, he replied]. “Well, I lost my job!”…Roth, who has also worked as an E.M.T. in New York, had battled an […]
DEF LEPPARD RELEASE “FACTS” VIDEO ABOUT 1981’S “HIGH N’ DRY”
Def Leppard have released a “facts” video for their 1981 album High N’ Dry, watch it here. During its formative years in the late 1970s, Def Leppard became one of the hottest properties to emerge from the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. For its sophomore release, High N’ Dry, the Sheffield quintet turned to a new producer, Robert John “Mutt” […]
