SINGER MIKE TRAMP DISCUSSES THE RISE AND FALL OF WHITE LION, SAYING, [GUITARIST] VITO [BRATTA] AND I HAD NO CONNECTION…EXCEPT THROUGH MUSIC”
Paul Elliott of Classic Rock Magazine reports: May 25th, 1988 was a day that Mike Tramp would remember for the rest of his life. White Lion, the New York-based rock band fronted by Danish singer Tramp, were beginning a three month tour as support act to AC/DC at Indianapolis’ massive 15,000-capacity Market Square Arena. White […]
PANTERA POST A MESSAGE REGARDING THE SHOOTING OF SINGER CHRISTINA GRIMMIE
On Friday, Christina Grimmie, a former contestant on NBC’s The Voice, was shot and killed following her performance in Orlando, Fla. on June 10th. The manner in which she was murdered struck a chord with Pantera, whose guitarist, “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, was killed onstage, and the group has issued a statement in which they call […]
STEVEN TYLER TO RELEASE “WE’RE ALL SOMEBODY FROM SOMEWHERE” ON JULY 15TH
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has announced that his debut solo album will be released this summer. The country-inspired record is titled We’re All Somebody From Somewhere and it’ll be out on July 15th. The singer streamed the track Red, White & You earlier this year. Also, he’s confirmed that among the fifteen tracks on the […]
SINGER JOE LYNN TURNER SAYS HE THINKS GUITARIST RITCHIE BLACKMORE “HAS BEEN MISGUIDED BY PEOPLE AROUND HIM”
Former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner spoke with Eddie on his Sirius/XM show, Eddie Trunk Live, addressing his recent comments about guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore. Quotes from the interview appear below, as transcribed by blabbermouth.net. Discussing if he has had any further contact with Blackmore: “No. Absolutely not. The only thing I received […]
JACKYL TO RELEASE 8TH STUDIO ALBUM, ‘ROWYCO,’ ON AUGUST 5TH
Jackyl has announced that their brand new album, ROWYCO, will be released on August 5th via Mighty Loud Records. ROWYCO (let us know when you figure this one out) is the fattest sounding record to date for the band. “This will be an exciting year,” predicts lead singer Jesse James Dupree. “With the album’s release […]
WENDY DIO DISCUSSES RONNIE AND SAYS “MY WHOLE THING IS TO KEEP [HIS] MUSIC AND HIS LEGACY ALIVE”
Greg Prato of Bravewords spoke with Wendy Dio. Excerpts from the interview appear below. BraveWords: How is Ronnie’s autobiography coming along? Wendy Dio: It’s coming along slowly. It’s one of the things I have to get done this year, but we’ve been, so, so busy with a big surprise I will tell you about later […]