SINGER GRAHAM BONNET DISCUSSES ALCATRAZZ, HIS CAREER, AND HIS UNIQUE IMAGE IN THE 80’S, STATING “IT WASN’T MY PLAN TO BE WEIRD”
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with singer Graham Bonnet (Alcatrazz, Michael Schenker Fest) . Portions of the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: You’ve been doing Graham Bonnet Band for sometime now. What was the inspiration to relaunch Alcatrazz? Graham Bonnet: I thought that by doing so, we would probably get more interest. The name Alcatrazz […]
BASSIST, AND FOUNDING UFO BAND MEMBER, PETE WAY, PASSES AT AGE 69
Iconic bass player Pete Way founder of UFO, Waysted, Fastway and, most recently, The Pete Way Band has died. He was 69. A statement on Way; Facebook page reads: “He sustained life threatening injuries in an accident two months ago but fought hard until finally succumbing to those injuries at 11.35am BST today. His wife, […]
STRYPER FRONTMAN MICHAEL SWEET ON GEORGE LYNCH ELIMINATING THE LYNCH MOB MONIKER, “THERE’S GOTTA BE SOME SORT OF MIDDLE GROUND”
Stryper frontman, Michael Sweet, was recently asked in an interview about his Sweet/Lynch partner, guitarist George Lynch’s decision to retire his Lynch Mob band name. Sweet told Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio (as per blabbermouth.net), “I heard that too, which is interesting. I’m not sure [about his reasons for doing it]. I haven’t talked to George personally about […]
MR. BUNGLE RETURN WITH “THE RAGING WRATH OF THE EASTER BUNNY DEMO”
Mr. Bungle, who a year ago today announced their first live outings in two decades, have announced the release of The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo on October 30th via Ipecac Recordings. As was the case with the live performances, original Mr. Bungle members Trevor Dunn, Mike Patton, and Trey Spruance are joined by Scott Ian (Anthrax, S.O.D.) and Dave Lombardo (Dead Cross, […]
WHITESNAKE “LIVE AT DONINGTON 30TH ANNIVERSARY” LIVE STREAM EVENT AND DIGITAL ALBUM TO GO LIVE ON AUGUST 18TH
Whitesnake are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their legendary set at Monsters of Rock with a new streaming concert, Live At Donington, that will feature the band’s classic live performance at their official Whitesnake YouTube channel. The screening will be preceded by a live, on-camera pre-show, and Q&A with David Coverdale, Steve Vai, Adrian Vandenberg, Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge, […]
SCORPIONS CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICONIC SONG “WIND OF CHANGE” BY RELEASING AN EXCLUSIVE BOX SET ON OCTOBER 3RD
As one of the greatest hard rock bands of all times Scorpions are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first release of Wind of Change by releasing an exclusive box set on October 3rd. Wind of Change: The Iconic Song is dedicated exclusively to the power ballad written by Klaus Meine, which became the soundtrack for […]