ZAKK WYLDE ANNOUNCES ZAKK WYLDE EMOJI SET NEW U.S./CANADIAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
Guitar icon Zakk Wylde has released a new custom emoji set available starting today via Emoji Fame, the go-to company specializing in making emoji sets for musicians. Thus far, the artist emoji space has been dominated by hip-hop and EDM acts, Zakk Wylde’s set is one of the first on the rock/metal side of things, […]
JIM BREUER AND THE LOUD & ROWDY PREMIERES NEW SONG, “MR. ROCK N’ ROLL,” FEATURING BRIAN JOHNSON OF AC/DC
Comedian Jim Breuer along with backing band The Loud & Rowdy have just released their latest single Mr. Rock N’ Roll, which features vocals by Brian Johnson of AC/DC. Breuer tells Rolling Stone of the collaboration, “To me, Brian is the most powerful voice in rock and roll. He is also the funniest and most […]
KISS FRONTMAN PAUL STANLEY SLAMS MOTLEY CRUE’S NIKKI SIXX OVER COMMENTS ABOUT BANDMATE GENE SIMMONS
KISS frontman Paul Stanley has told Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx to keep out of the war of words with Gene Simmons over his Prince comments. Additionally, he’s described Sixx’s contribution to the argument as an “unimportant, but annoying squeak.” Simmons last week branded Prince’s death as self-inflicted and “pathetic” – even though the facts […]
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 […]