GUITARIST RITCHIE BLACKMORE TALKS ABOUT RAINBOW, RONNIE JAMES DIO AND DEEP PURPLE
Jeff Perlah of Newsweek spoke with guitar icon, Ritchie Blackmore. Highlights from the interview appear below. Newsweek: Ritchie, how did the regrouping of Rainbow in the mid-’90s come about? Blackmore: I kind of left the Purple camp and I was really at a loose end, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I just […]
BLACK STAR RIDERS RELEASE VIDEO FOR “TESTIFY OR SAY GOODBYE”
Black Star Riders will be releasing their new album, Heavy Fire, on February 3rd. They have released a video for the song, Testify Or Say Goodbye, which can be viewed below. Singer Ricky Warwick says of the tune, “Power, glory, rock n roll with a whole lotta soul. You gotta testify or say goodbye. Tell […]
BLACK SABBATH’S TONY IOMMI DEBUTS “HOW GOOD IT IS”
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi had debuted new music since Black Sabbath retired from touring, and it is a religious experience. “It’s something we have started from scratch,” Iommi tells the Birmingham Mail, “a completely new piece of music unlike anything I have done before.” Titled How Good It Is, the song is inspired by […]
KXM’S SOPHMORE ALBUM “SCATTERBRAIN” TO BE RELEASED ON MARCH 17TH, BAND FEATURES DUG PINNICK, GEORGE LYNCH AND RAY LUZIER
Building upon the success of their 2014 self-titled debut, KXM returns with their sophomore album Scatterbrain. The new album is scheduled for release on March 17th through Rat Pak Records. Scatterbrain is currently available for pre-order via the Rat Pak Records website in various bundles including signed CD’s and t-shirts. All fans who pre-order the […]
JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE STREAMS “LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE”
Jack Russell’s Great White is streaming a new song titled, Love Don’t Live Here, from their forthcoming album, He Saw it Comin’, due January 27th, 2017. Listen to it below. The band has released two other songs, from this release, for streaming. Click on the highlighted link to preview the songs. She Moves Me and […]
DAVID ELLEFSON’S ELLEFSON COFFEE COMPANY OPENS BRICK AND MORTAR COFFEE/MERCHANDISE SHOP IN DAVID’S HOMETOWN OF JACKSON, MINNESOTA
Ellefson Coffee Co., the boutique Coffee brand of Megadeth bassist David Ellefson will open its first brick and mortar Ellefson Coffee Co shop next week in David’s hometown of Jackson, MN. In addition to serving a variety of custom blends of Ellefson Coffee Co brands, including Roast In Peace, She Wolf, Kenya Thrash, and Urban […]