PROPHETS OF RAGE-NCLUDE RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE’S TOM MORELLO, TIM COMMERFORD & BRAD WILK; PUBLIC ENEMY’S CHUCK D AND DJ LORD; CYPRESS HILL’S B-REAL-ANNOUNCE “MAKE AMERICA RAGE” AGAIN TOUR
Assembling as a politically-charged response to 2016’s tumultuous election year, the newly-formed Prophets Of Rage, features Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ Lord. Best described by Morello as an, “elite task force of revolutionary musicians determined to confront this mountain of election year bullshit,” the group combines the sonic firepower […]
DIRECTOR OF DUFF MCKAGAN’S DOCUMENTARY DISCUSSES THE BASSIST, GUNS N’ ROSES AND AXL ROSE
Melinda Newman of Billboard spoke with Christopher Duddy, who directed Duff McKagan’s documentary, It’s So Easy and Other Lies. Portions of the interview appear below. Billboard: You and Duff met in the least rock and roll way possible: walking your kids to school. Duddy: We had moved in to a nice neighborhood in Sherman Oaks […]
AC/DC FRONTMAN BRIAN JOHNSON MEETS WITH HEARING TECHNOLOGY EXPERT AND WRITES, “IT JUST TOTALLY WORKS”
As previously reported, AC/DC singer, Brian Johnson, was scheduled to meet with hearing technology expert Stephen Ambrose of Asius Technologies, to see if his product could assist Johnson with his hearing issues. Johnson has since issued an update on the meeting stating, he’s “moved and amazed” by the technology Ambrose is pioneering. Johnson writes on […]
NIKKI SIXX SAYS THAT HIS BANDMATES IN MOTLEY CRUE ARE “NOT ENEMIES, BUT NOT FRIENDS”
Bassist Nikki Sixx has predicted that the former members of Motley Crue are unlikely to spend any time with each other in the future, adding that they’re “not enemies but not friends.” His comments appear in the band’s concert movie The End, shot during their farewell show in Los Angeles in December. Drummer Tommy Lee […]
AC/DC ANNOUNCE RE-SCHEDULED “ROCK OR BUST” U.S. TOUR DATES
While packing out stadiums across Europe to rave reviews from critics and fans alike this summer, AC/DC have today announced full details of their re-scheduled USA tour dates. The AC/DC Rock or Bust World Tour returns to America for ten final shows in August and September 2016. They are in Greensboro, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, Columbus, […]
SECOND ANNUAL “RIDE FOR RONNIE” MOTORCYCLE RALLY & CONCERT RAISES $50,000 FOR RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND
The 2nd Annual Ride For Ronnie Motorcycle Ride and Concert, held on Sunday, May 22nd, raised $50,000 for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Some 1000 people participated in the day’s events, including 300 motorcycle riders who made their way from Harley Davidson in Glendale to an afternoon of live entertainment […]