RHODE ISLAND NIGHTCLUB FIRE MEMORIAL CLOSE TO REACHING THEIR $2 MILLION GOAL
The Associated Press reports via Billboard: The slow road to build a permanent memorial at the site of a nightclub fire that killed 100 people 12 years ago is getting shorter, as organizers said they are inching closer to raising the $2 million they need to complete it. The Station Fire Memorial Foundation has now […]
BLACK STAR RIDERS POST LYRIC VIDEO FOR “SOLDIERSTOWN”
Black Stars Riders have released a lyric video for Soldierstown. Taken from their album The Killer Instinct, released in February. Watch it below. “Soldierstown is a song with a dark and poignant lyric tempered with a huge Celtic guitar riff,” says singer Ricky Warwick. “Sometimes pulling the covers over your head is not enough!” To […]
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF DAVID LEE ROTH’S “EAT’ EM AND SMILE” SEMI REUNION SHOW SHUT DOWN BY THE FIRE MARSHALL, ROTH IN ATTENDANCE
Did a fire code violation just keep a whole lot of Los Angeles fans from witnessing a full-blown reunion of David Lee Roth‘s Eat ‘Em and Smile band, complete with an appearance from Diamond Dave himself? It sure seems possible. As previously reported three-fourths of the group – guitarist Steve Vai, bassist Billy Sheehan and […]
EUROPE’S JOEY TEMPEST ON “THE FINAL COUNTDOWN” BECOMING A SPORTS ATHEM, “IT’S KIND OF A GOOSEBUMPS SITUATION”
Mike Mettler of Fox News spoke with Europe frontman Joey Tempest. Excerpts from the interview appear below. FOX411: First, I have to say, I absolutely love War of Kings. You guys were able to capture that essence of recording live together in the same room. Do you feel that approach lends itself to a more […]
WHITESNAKE RELEASE LIVE VIDEO FOR “THE GYPSY”
Whitesnake have released a live video for their take on Deep Purple classic The Gypsy. Watch it below. It appears the band’s latest release, The Purple Album, designed as a tribute to his former band after an attempted reunion with Ritchie Blackmore failed to take place. Forntman David Coverdale recently said, “Everyone did their homework, […]
JIMMY PAGE PLANNING TO WORK ON A NEW SOLO ALBUM NEXT YEAR
Now that Led Zeppelin’s studio albums have been remastered and reissued, Jimmy Page is moving on to something he hasn’t done in nearly 30 years: making a solo album. Page Bang Showbiz (courtesy Blabbermouth), “Next year I’m just going to work on the guitar. It’s time for me to go out there and do a […]