RATT DRUMMER BOBBY BLOZTER SAYS THAT GUITARIST WARREN DIMARTINI’S EFFORTS TO ISSUE A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST USING THE BAND’S NAME HAS BEEN DENIED
Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer has just issued the following statement exclusively to Bravewords.com: “Hi Ratt n Rollers: Just popping in with a tad bit of Ratt news, for my brain’s own release. On Sept. 30th, Warren Deanmartin filed a request for a temporary restraining order to keep his 50% business partner and co-owner of WBS, […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST PHIL COLLEN SAYS THE BAND HAS MORE IN COMMON WITH DURAN DURAN THAN IRON MAIDEN
Jamie Blaine of Salon spoke with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen. Portions of the interview appear below. Salon: So what’s the key to playing guitar with your shirt off at age 57 & still looking great? Phil Collen: It’s a really easy fix but no one’s prepared to do it, y’know? Eating right and not […]
MEMBERS OF SEVENDUST AND CANDLEBOX RAISE MONEY FOR FUND FOR BULLIED TEEN WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE
October is National Bullying Awareness Prevention month and to help raise awareness for this epidemic, Le Projet, the band featuring members of Candlebox, Sevendust and The Infinite Staircase, has launched a multi-tiered anti-bullying initiative to support the Brandon Bitner Memorial Scholarship. Brandon Bitner committed suicide at the age of 14 after being bullied for four […]
KISS FRONTMAN PAUL STANLEY SAYS THAT ACE FREHLEY AND PETER CRISS SOLD THE RIGHTS TO THEIR MAKEUP FOR “NOT A WHOLE LOT”
As the controversy rages among KISS fans over whether Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer should wear the makeup made famous by Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, Paul Stanley defended his band by saying that the answer is simple. In a new interview, he said KISS own the rights to their “Spaceman” and “Catman” characters, which […]
TOOL FRONT MAN MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN DISCUSSES FORTHCOMING BOOK
Hank Shteamer of Rolling Stone spoke with Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan about his forthcoming semi-autobiography. Excerpts from the interview appear below. RS: Can you give me the backstory on this book? How did it come about? MK: One of my best friends in high school, we’re still close, his sister’s a writer, she’s 10 […]
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, HALESTORM POSTPONE TOMORROW NIGHT’ SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY’S CENTRAL PARK
Halestrom has released the following statement: “Due to Saturdy’s weather forecast of heavy rain and high winds, SummerStage’s outdoor Central Park show with Halestrom, previously scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd has been POSTPONED to our 2016 season. In a statement from the band, Halestorm says, “We’re seriously bummed about the NYC show being postponed and […]