DIO HOLOGRAM TOUR TO START IN NOVEMBER
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone reports: After debuting at last year’s Wacken festival in Germany, a hologram of late heavy-metal singer Ronnie James Dio will set out on a world tour, backed by musicians who played with him, this fall. The trek, dubbed Dio Returns, will begin with a European leg of performances in theaters […]
ALICE COOPER REMEBERS HE OWNS AN ANDY WHARHOL, FINDS IT IN A STORAGE LOCKER
Rock star Alice Cooper found an Andy Warhol silkscreen that could be worth millions of dollars stashed away in his LA storage locker — which he forgot about for nearly 40 years, the Guardian reported. Cooper, 69, only remembered the print, “Little Electric Chair,” four years ago, while out at dinner with an art dealer […]
AUDIO SNIPPETS FROM ALICE COOPER’S FORTHCOMING ALBUM, “PARANORMAL” POSTED ONLINE
Youtube is streaming audio samples from Alice Cooper’s forthcoming new album, Paranormal. Snippets of all of the songs can be heard, below. Listen to Paranoiac Personality, in its entirety, here. Paranormal, which will be released on July 28th, will come bundled with a bonus CD featuring studio recordings with original Alice Cooper band members Dennis […]
METALLICA FRONTMAN JAMES HATFIELD CRITCIZES THE JENNER SISTERS FOR USING THE BAND’S LOGO ON THEIR T-SHIRTS, SAYS “IT’S DISRESPECTFUL”
In a story posted on June 30th, Jenner sisters, Kendall and Kylie, were selling “vintage” T-shirts with the pair’s faces superimposed over some of rock and rock’s biggest icons. The T-shirts in question featured images of Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Doors, the late rappers, Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, overlaid […]
BLACK SABBATH POST TRAILER FOR “THE END OF THE END”
As previously reported, Black Sabbath will be showing The End Of The End will be shown in cinemas for one night only, on September 28th. A trailer has been released, and can be viewed, below. Announcing the film’s release, Black Sabbath said, “To bring it all back home after all these years was pretty special. […]
DEEP PURPLE TO RELEASE COMPREHENSIVE NEW ANTHOLOGY, “A FIRE IN THE SKY,” ON SEPTEMBER 28TH; NORTH AMERICAN CO-HEADLINING TOUR WITH ALICE COOPER BEGINS AUGUST 12TH IN LAS VEGAS
Deep Purple stands alongside Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath as part of the Holy Trinity of British hard rock. The list of the band’s classic songs is legion, and the influence it’s had on successive generations of musicians is both enduring and remarkable. Rhino will celebrate Deep Purple’s history with three definitive collections. A Fire […]