GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA, FEATURING MEMBERS OF MASTODON, ALICE IN CHAINS, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, DETHKLOK AND MARS VOLTA, TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ON SEPTEMBER 23RD
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra – a collaboration band, featuring current and former members of Mastodon, Alice in Chains, Dillinger Escape Plan, Dethklok and the Mars Volta – will release its debut album Broken Lines, on September 23rd through Party Smasher Inc/Cooking Vinyl. “During the time Mastodon was there for Soundwave, I was at the zoo in […]
DRUMMER BUN E. CARLOS DISCUSSES HIS SOLO ALBUM AND HIS FAVORITE CHEAP TRICK RECORDS
Greg Parto of the Long Island Pulse spoke with former Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos. Highlights from the interview appear below. Long Island Pulse: How did the idea come up to do a solo album now? Bun E. Carlos: Rick Nielsen and I used to talk about doing [an all-covers album] in the late […]
CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE REVIEWS BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW “MONSTERS OF ROCK” SHOW
Joerg Staude of Classic Rock Magazine has written a review of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Monsters of Rock show. Read excerpts below. Rumours are spreading like wildfire: “They may open with Highway Star.” Instead of Kill The King? What the hell is going on? Well, the answer’s simple: it’s Ritchie Blackmore, and he’s back in business. […]
FAN FILMED FOOTAGE OF RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW POSTED ONLINE
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow made played their first of three shows on June 17th at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Freilichtbühne in Loreley, Germany. Fan filmed footage of concert appears below. The set list was reportedly: 1. Highway Star 2. Spotlight Kid 3. Mistreated 4. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard cover) 5. Man On […]
DEEP PURPLE DRUMMER IAN PAICE SUFFER MINI STROKE
Deep Purple had to cancel two shows overseas because drummer Ian Paice suffered a mini stroke. Paice has posted the following message on the band’s Facebook page: “To all the people who were expecting to see Deep Purple in Sweden and Denmark this week I would like to let you know the reason the shows […]
GUNS N’ ROSES ANNOUNCE OTHER OPENING ACTS FOR THEIR “NOT IN THIS LIFETIME” TOUR, INCLUDING THE CULT AND SKRILLEX
Maria Milito of Q104.3 in New York reports: Guns N’ Roses head out on their Not In This Lifetime tour next week and they previously announced that Alice in Chains and Lenny Kravitz would support them at some shows. Now, the band has revealed more opening acts, and they are very… diverse. Among the acts […]