TESLA BASSIST BRIAN WHEAT TELLS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY IN NEW BOOK, “SON OF A MILKMAN: MY CRAZY LIFE WITH TESLA,” AND ANNOUNCES LIVE SIGNING EVENT
Tesla bassist Brian Wheat lifts the lid on living the rock n’ roll life while struggling with anxiety, depression, and other issues seldom discussed by musicians in his new book, Son of a Milkman: My Crazy Life with Tesla, which will be released on December 15th through Post Hill Press (and co-penned by Chris Epting). […]
LISTEN TO DOKKEN BANDMATES GEORGE LYNCH & JEFF PILSON COVER DURAN DURAN’S “ORDINARY WORLD”
As previously reported, Guitar-shredding virtuoso George Lynch has reteamed with former Dokken bandmate Jeff Pilson for a set of new studio recordings that turn pop music classics into powerful metal anthems. The two have previously made metal magic together as a duo on the 2003 album Wicked Underground, which was recently reissued on vinyl, as well as with other projects such […]
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN SAID HIS FATHER WAS A “TERRIBLE” GUITAR TEACHER
Wolfgang Van Halen recently spoke with The Afternoon Program on the 102.9 The Hog radio station and said his father, Eddie Van Halen, was an ineffective guitar teacher. Wolfgang said, “He was a terrible teacher. He only taught me how to do power chords on a guitar, and then I taught myself. [Laughs] I would ask him how […]
FORMER QUEENSRŸCHE GUITARIST CHRIS DEGARMO TEAMS UP WITH HIS DAUGHTER RYLIE TO FORM THE RUE
Christina Titus of Billboard reports: …Although, [former Queensrÿche guitarist Chris DeGarmo] just turned 52 on June 14th, Chris has never forgotten [the] magic of discovering music. And as a father, he naturally wondered if his daughter Rylie and younger son Preston would also pick it up. So when Rylie, 22, joined a vocal ensemble while […]
KIX FRONTMAN STEVE WHITEMAN DISCUSSES THE BAND’S REMIXED “MIDNIGHT DYNAMITE RE-LIT” AND SAYS IT IS AN “UNDERRATED” RECORD
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with Kix frontman Steve Whiteman about the band’s remixed deluxe edition of their album, Midnite Dynamite, now called, Midnite Dynamite Re-Lit, out November 20th Highlights from the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: How soon after Fuse 30 did you start thinking you could do a remix of Midnite Dynamite? […]
QUEENSRŸCHE FRONTMAN TODD LA TORRE TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM “REJOICE IN THE SUFFERING” ON FEBRUARY 5TH
As global touring came to a sudden and unexpected halt earlier this year, Queensrÿche frontman Todd La Torre has been using his recent pandemic downtime to put the finishing touches on his debut solo album Rejoice In The Suffering. The idea for a solo album was always in the cards for Todd. With Queensrÿche tour dates postponed […]