UFO GUITARIST/KEYBOARDIST PAUL RAYMOND PASSES AT AGE 73
UFO guitarist, and keyboard player Paul Raymond, , has died at the age of 73. The news comes just eight days after UFO played their final UK show at London’s Forum. Raymond’s death was confirmed by his life partner, Sandra, who posted the news on Facebook, writing “With a desperate and broken heart, fully in […]
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, BRIAN MAY OF QUEEN, BRANTLEY GILBERT & KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD RELEASE MAINSTREAM COUNTRY ROCK SINGLE “BLUE ON BLACK,” PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
The multi-platinum rock group Five Finger Death Punch has teamed up with the legendary Brian May of Queen and two of the biggest names in country and blues rock, Brantley Gilbert and Kenny Wayne Shepard to record a special version of the song Blue On Black. Titans in each of their respective genres, the artists came together to merg country and mainstream rock to re-create the classic […]
ROCK ICON MICHAEL SCHENKER ON FAME, “ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WAS A MAJOR INFLUNCE. PEOPLE WERE SAYING ‘[I AM A] GOD,’ AND I THOUGHT, ‘WHAT IS THIS? THIS IS RUBBISH.’
Greg Prato of Vintage Rock spoke with iconic guitarist Michael Schenker. Highlights from the chat appear below. Vintage Rock: It seems like Stateside, you’re the most popular you’ve ever been. What do you attribute this to? Michael Schenker: It’s like this — in my middle years, I consciously dropped out of the commercial machine. I […]
GUITARIST ULI JON ROTH SAYS THAT INTEREST IN ’70S ERA SCORPIONS SEEMS TO BE “GROWING”
Greg Prato of BraveWords spoke with guitarist Uni Jon Roth. Portions of the interview appear below. BraveWords: Let’s discuss the 50th Anniversary Tour – how has the tour been thus far, and what can fans expect who have not attended yet? Uli Jon Roth: So far, definitely my best American tour. We just started in Canada, […]
BLACK SABBATH TO BE HONORED AT “GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS”
The Recording Academy will honor its 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients with Grammy Salute To Music Legends, an awards ceremony and live tribute concert on Saturday, May 11th at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Black Sabbath, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave, and Dionne Warwick. Lou Adler, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson, and Johnny Mandel are […]
DEMONS & WIZARDS ANNOUNCE FIRST AND ONLY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Legendary metal band Demons & Wizards have just announced their A Magical Encounter With Demons & Wizards first and only North American headline tour today. The band will hit the road starting August 17th in Los Angeles and will be wrapping with their sold out show on September 7th in Atlanta. The band will be joined by special guests Lizzy Borden and Tyr and will be playing major markets like […]