NEW BOOK, “THE OTHER SIDE OF RAINBOW,” TELLS THE STORY OF ONE OF HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL’S ALL TIME GREAT BANDS
When Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple in 1975, many a rock n’ roll fan was left befuddled. Why would one of rock’s top guitarists leave one of the world’s most popular bands? Regardless of the reason, listeners would ultimately be thankful, as Blackmore soon launched Rainbow – a band that rocked just as ferociously as […]
LOUDWIRE RECAPS THE “BOWL 4 RONNIE” EVENT, SINGER JEFF SCOTT SOTO SAID HE HOPED TO BOWL BETTER AS “NUNO BETTENCOURT [AND I] SUCKED [LAST YEAR]”
Chad Childers of Loudwire reports: On November 4th, the second annual Bowl 4 Ronnie event, sponsored by the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout At Cancer Fund, at the Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City, California. The event started with a red carpet introduction for those participating along with a VIP hang upstairs. Those […]
MOTLEY’S CREW “PISSES” OFF OPENING BAND
Kathianne Boniello of the New York Post reports: Touring with Mötley Crüe left this pair of Big Apple rockers feeling rather pissy, they claim in a new lawsuit. Logan and Roger Raskin, of the Manhattan group The Raskins, claim their “once in a lifetime” chance to open for the Crüe during a 2014 tour was […]
TO CELEBRATE IT’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, RUSH WILL REISSUE “2112” WITH RARE TRACKS, LIVE TRACKS ON DECEMBER 16TH
Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone reports: Rush will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their landmark 1976 album 2112 with a deluxe reissue featuring rare live and previously unreleased material alongside 2112 tracks covered by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins, Alice in Chains, Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson and more. Called 2112 – 40th, the […]
NEW YORK POST READERS VOTE ON “THE WORST SONGS OF ALL TIME”
The NY Post readers complied a list of the “worst songs of all time.” Here is their list: Starship: We Built This City: When even the co-singer of the song, Grace Slick, calls it “the worst song ever” (as she did in a Vanity Fair interview in 2012), it has to be pretty bad. USA […]
JON BON JOVI DISCUSSES THE BAND’S NEW ALBUM “THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE”
Ray Waddell of Billboard spoke with Jon Bon Jovi. Excerpts from the Q&A appear below. Billboard: In recording This House Is Not For Sale, did you have an objective going into the studio as to what you wanted to accomplish, or did the album take shape as you went along? Jon Bon Jovi: The very […]