GUITARIST MICHAEL SCHENKER ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS BROTHER RUDOLF, “I CAN’T TRUST HIM ANYMORE”
Iconic guitarist Michael Schenker has expanded on his reasons for not being able to trust his brother Rudolf, who plays guitar for the Scorpions. Schenker said earlier this year that he was “disappointed” in older brother Rudolf over the narrative he and the Scorpions had created about the writing and recording of 1979 album Lovedrive. […]
GUITARIST ALEX LIFESON ON THE PROSPECT OF MAKING ANOTHER SOLO ALBUM: “I DON’T HAVE THE SAME DRIVE… LIKE [I DID] ON ‘VICTOR’…, BUT I DO HAVE HOURS OF MATERIAL THAT DOES INSPIRE ME TO AT LEAST CONSIDER SUCH A THING”
David Barrett of Guitar Connoisseur Magazine spoke with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Guitar Connoisseur: When I think back to your first solo album Victor, the tracks At The End and Victor come to mind, they’re so different using ambient textures and spoken word, you surprised a lot of people, […]
THE OSBOURNE’S DISCUSS RETIREMENT
Steve Appleford of Rolling Stone reports: As previously reported, Ozzfest will be teaming up with Knotfest in San Bernardino, CA on the weekend of September 24th and 25th. At the press conference at the Hollywood Palladium, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler commented on the band’s final tour saying, “It’s good to finish at the top […]
SINGER TED POLEY DISCUSSES HIS NEW SOLO ALBUM, AND HIS FORMER BAND, DANGER DANGER
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with former Danger Danger frontman, Ted Poley, about his new solo album. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: You have a great new record Beyond the Fade. I imagine the response has been pretty good to it? Ted Poley: Thank you for saying that about the record. […]
ORIGINAL AC/DC DRUMMER PHIL RUDD SAYS “I’VE NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE”
Annemarie Quill of New Zealand Herald reports: Growing killer chillies was not something AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd ever thought would become a passion. But when you are confined to the four walls of your house for eight months, even if it is a waterfront mansion with Ferraris as flatmates, “you discover things about yourself. You […]
OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST ON THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 24TH & 25TH IN SAN BERNARDINO, CA
Ozzfest meets Knotfest…the ultimate meeting of metal minds…a double-header music and lifestyle weekend like no other on the planet. This merger of two of the most well-known and established brands in rock–Ozzfest, celebrating its 20th anniversary, and Knotfest, which debuted in 2012–is set for Saturday, September 24th (Ozzfest) and Sunday, September 25th (Knotfest) at San […]
