ALL STAR TRIBUTE TO KISS GUITARIST ACE FREHLEY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 12TH IN LOS ANGELES
In 2013, Izzy Presley started ACK! A Tribute To Ace Frehley in Minneapolis along with Pentagram drummer Minnesota Pete Campbell, and since Izzy has relocated to Los Angeles he has taken his show with him. He is debuting the band in Hollywood on Thursday November 12th with an all star cast. The band itself features […]
RITCHIE BLACKMORE ANNOUNCES HIS BANDMATES FOR HIS EUROPEAN ROCK SHOWS
As previously reported, founding Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, has announced that he will be playing three rock shows in Europe under the name of Ricthie Blackmore’s Rainbow. Blackmore has finally revealed who will his bandmates. Sharing the stage with the legendary guitarist will be Lords of Black singer Ronnie Romero, Stratovarius keyboardist […]
DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY DISCUSSES HIS BIGGEST INFLUENCES AND THE WINERY DOGS
Dennis Gast of Music Insider Magazine spoke with Winery Dogs drummer Mike Portnoy. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Dennis Gast: I am a huge fan, so I was wondering if you could tell me a bit about what first inspired you to begin playing? Mike Portnoy: Well, I was a music fan from the […]
TICKETS FOR “THE BENEFIT FOR TONY MACALPINE” ON SALE NOW
Tickets for The Benefit for Tony MacAlpine at the Wiltern Theater on December 12th at 7 PM are on sale now. Please click here to purchase. The Benefit for Tony MacAlpine features performances from John 5 & The Creatures, Zakk Wylde with Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan and Derek Sherinian; Steve Vai and band, and culminating […]
GUITARIST TONY MACALPINE ON HIS MEMORIES OF PLAYING WITH STEVE VAI AND BILLY SHEEHAN: “THOSE GUYS HAVE BEEN MY FRIENDS FOREVER”
Greg Prato for Guitar Player magazine spoke with guitarist Tony MacAlpine. Excerpts from the interview appear below. [Dana’s note: This interview was conducted before MacAlpine announced that was diagnosed with colon cancer] GP: Let’s start by discussing Concrete Gardens. TM: I started the record in 2014, going through material that had been bouncing around in […]
KISS’ PAUL STANLEY DISCUSSES GAY RUMORS SAYING “I NEVER SAW A GUY WHERE I SAID, ‘GEE, THAT’S A CLOSE SECOND TO A WOMAN'”
KISS frontman Paul Stanley recently spoke with Robert Scott of New Zealand’s The Breeze. The interview appears below and the text was transcribed by blabbermouth.net, When asked what the craziest rumor he ever heard about himself was, Stanley replied,”Well, the oddest, to me, was always — and it’s always persisted over time — is that […]