RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW TO RELEASE “LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM” ON JUNE 9TH
Rainbow’s performance at the Genting Arena in Birmingham from last June is to be released as a double album. Titled Live In Birmingham 2016, it’ll be out on June 9th through Eagle Rock Entertainment. The show was the band’s only performance in the UK in 2016 and preceded two dates at Germany’s Monsters Of Rock […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST PHIL COLLEN DISCUSSES THE BAND’S NEW LIVE CD, TOURING WITH TESLA AND POISON, AND WHY THE BAND SEEMS TO BE SO POPULAR WITH NEW YORK AUDIENCES
Greg Prato of the Long Island Pulse spoke with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen. The interview appears in its entirety below. Pulse: How did the idea come up to do the new live DVD [And There Will Be a Next Time– Live From Detroit] Phil Collen: The last tour (in 2016) everyone was saying, “This […]
LATE BOSTON DRUMMER SIB HASHIAN’S REMAKE OF THE BAND’S CLASSIC “SMOKIN” WITH QUIET RIOT’S ALEX GROSSI POSTED ONLINE
Along with Hashian and Grossi (whom submitted this news), Jim Collins (Vocals) and Donnie Vito (Bass), appear on the song. Listen to the 1996 performance, below. Boston drummer John Thomas “Sib” Hashian died at the age of 67. His son, Adam, told TMZ that Sib collapsed onstage while performing on the Legends Of Rock cruise. […]
AEROSMITH’S STEVEN TYLER “CAN’T SAY FOR SURE” IF THEIR “AERO-VEDERCI BABY” FAREWELL TOUR WILL REALLY BE THEIR LAST”
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler says he’s unsure if the band’s upcoming Aero-Vederci Baby Farewell Tour will be their last. Guitarist Joe Perry reported last week that he thinks the band have at least one more album in them before they retire – and hinted that the upcoming live dates weren’t the last they would play […]
GUITARIST BERNIE TORME RECOUNTS HIS TIME PLAYING WITH OZZY OSBOURNE
Martin Kielty of Ultimate Classic Rock wrote a feature article on guitarist, Berne Tome, who played seven shows with Ozzy Osbourne, after Randy Rhoads was tragically killed in plane crash. Excerpts from the story appear, below. Former Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy was suffering on the road in 1982. The Diary of a Madman tour, supporting […]
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES RELEASE DELUXE EDITION OF THEIR SOPHOMORE ALBUM “DEUCE,” WITH BONUS TRACKS AND A NEW SONG
Beautiful Creatures have released a remixed, remastered (by Anthony Focx), re-sequenced deluxe edition of their sophomore album Deuce, which will include the brand new song Get You High – the band’s first new song released since 2004. Following Beautiful Creature’s self titled release in 2001, the core band (Joe LeSte (Vocals), Kenny Kweens (Bass) and […]