THE 2018 ATLANTA KISS EXPO ANNOUNCES THE APPEARANCE OF GUITARIST VINNIE VINCENT
According to their official website, the Atlanta KISS Expo has announced that former KISS guitarist, Vinnie Vincent, will be their special guest, next year. Vincent will be signing autographs and taking photos during the special VIP Meet & Greet on Friday, January 19th, 2018, as well as all day long at the Atlanta Kiss Expo […]
ALICE IN CHAINS & FRIENDS ANNOUNCE EIGHTH ANNUAL FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND CHARITY AUCTION
For the past eight years, Alice In Chains vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell and bassist Mike Inez have hosted the Alice In Chains & Friends Fantasy Football League & Auction, donating a spectacular collection of signed musical instruments, memorabilia and experiences for an online auction to benefit organizations like Music For Relief and MusiCares. In recent years, […]
SKID ROW GUITARIST SCOTTI HILL SAYS THE DOOR IS CLOSED FOR ANY SEBASTIAN BACH REUNION
Scotti Hill of Skid Row joined the August 7th episode of Another FN Podcast to tell stories about his youth, learning to play guitar, how Skid Row got together, Dimebag Darrell, the KISS Farewell Tour, and more, but eventually the elephant in the room made itself known, and the topic of Sebastian Bach, came up. […]
SONS OF APOLLO FEATURING MIKE PORTNOY, DEREK SHERINIAN, RON “BUMBLEFOOT” THAL, BILLY SHEEHAN AND JEFF SCOTT SOTO LAUNCH DEBUT TRACK “SIGNS OF THE TIME”
Last week saw the announcement of Sons Of Apollo, the highly anticipated new band featuring former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force). Their debut album, Psychotic Symphony, is […]
DEF LEPPARD FRONTMAN JOE ELLIOTT DISCUSSES “HYSTERIA,” BUT SAYS, “I SPEAK TO WORLDS OF MUSICIANS WHO PREFER ‘HIGH N’ DRY'”
Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott spoke with Steve Baltin of Forbes. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Baltic: …For me, I got into Def Leppard during Pyromania, so that will always be the seminal album for me. Elliott: I got into David Bowie during Ziggy Stardust and then backtracked to Hunky Dory, which I adore, […]
EDDIE TRUNK DISCUSSES HIS EARLY DAYS
Rock Scene reports: A “scholar of metal and all that rocks!”, Eddie Trunk got his first taste of “heavy music” around the age of ten. A band called the Raspberries was playing on A.M. radio. Eddie was immediately hooked and had his parents buy him all four of their records. It was all Raspberries all […]