FORMER CARNIVORE AND CRUMSUCKERS GUITARIST CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A MINOR
A former thrash-metal rocker who is a registered sex offender has been charged with sexually assaulting a missing New York City teen found in his home — with his wife accused of allowing the abuse. Marc Piovanetti, a guitarist with Carnivore and Crumbsuckers in the ’80s, was arrested last week with his 50-year-old wife, Jennifer […]
TESTAMENT ANNOUNCE “AN EVENING WITH TESTAMENT” TOUR, IN WHICH THEY WILL PREFORM, THE ENTIRE “PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH” ALBUM
Testament have announced An Evening With Testament tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of their third album, Practice What You Preach. In support of the Practice What You Preach reissues via Nuclear Blast, Testament wanted to do something special and intimate for the fans, performing deep cuts and some classic ballads for the first time ever. Testament singer Chuck Billy states, “We are getting ready to Practice What You […]
FASTER PUSSYCAT SINGER, TAIME DOWNE’S FIANCEE, PASSES AWAY AFTER FALLING OVERBOARD ON 80’S THEMED CRUISE
TMZ reports: Tragedy has struck an ’80s-themed Royal Caribbean cruise … the fiancée of Faster Pussycat‘s lead singer has died after going overboard, though her body remains missing, TMZ has learned. Kimberly Burch — fiancée of Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe — fell to her death shortly after a heated argument with him aboard the ship, according to […]
THE DEAD DAISIES TO RELEASE BLUES COVER ALBUM, “LOOKIN’ FOR TROUBLE,” ON MAY 30TH, BAND SHARES THIER VERSION OF ROBERT JOHNSON’S “CROSSROADS
The Dead Daisies are stepping into blues history with the release of Crossroads, the first single from their upcoming album Lookin’ For Trouble, out May 30th through Fame/Malaco Records. The song, immortalized by Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson, has been reimagined with the band’s signature firepower, delivering a high-energy, soul-drenched performance that bridges past and present. Few songs in American […]
JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF “PHYSICAL GRAFFITI” ON UPCOMING U.S. TOUR STARTING MAY 3RD
On the heels of a successful tour that wrapped last December, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening/JBLZE is back with another round of U.S. dates. The latest tour will be a first for JBLZE as it will focus on the 50th Anniversary of the Led Zeppelin classic, Physical Graffiti. The latest 21-city trek is billed as An Evening with […]
RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP & SHOUT CANCER FUND SETS ANNUAL “ROCK FOR RONNIE” CONCERT IN THE PARK FOR MAY 18TH, SEBASTIAN BACH AS HEADLINER
This year’s Rock For Ronnie Concert in the Park fund-raiser, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, is set for Sunday afternoon, May 18th, 11AM to 6PM, at the outdoor space adjacent to the Autry Museum of the West in Griffith Park. Rock For Ronnie, an afternoon of live rock music, silent […]