VAN HALEN TO HEADLINE THE MUSIC MIDTOWN FESTIVAL IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Van Halen have just announced that they will co-headline this year’s Music Midtown festival at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA. The band will be joined on the weekend of September 18th-19th by co-headliners Elton John, Drake and Sam Smith “Every year, we strive to take the festival to a new level and this year is […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL SHARES SOME GOOD NEWS, HE WON’T BE MISSING THE BAND’S TOUR, AFTERALL
Vivian Campbell won’t miss Def Leppard’s upcoming US tour despite the return of his cancer. The guitarist announced this weekend that his Hodgkin’s lymphoma had returned following stem-cell treatment last year. He feared that another round of treatment would mean he’d have to step back from touring duties, but he is now able to rejoin […]
MOTÖRHEAD ANNOUNCE US TOUR DATES, NEW ALBUM “BAD MAGIC” COMING AUGUST 28TH
Grammy Award winning iconic rock band Motörhead, who are embarking on a 40th anniversary world tour in support of their upcoming release Bad Magic, have announced a US tour. These North American shows start in mid-August, with Saxon and Anthrax as special guests on select dates, before ending with the now-legendary Motörboat Cruise between Sept […]
MARILYN MANSON SAYS THE 1999 COLUMBINE MASSACRE “REALLY SHUT DOWN MY CAREER ENTIRELY”
Page Six of the New York Post reports: Marilyn Manson shared his wisdom about staying authentic as an artist with the ad and tech elite at Cannes Lions, and concluded, “America needs someone like me to make it not suck as much as it could.” The singer, speaking at the Grey Music Seminar with Grey […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST PHIL COLLEN SAYS THE BAND’S NEW ALBUM IS “THE BEST THING WE’VE DONE SINCE ‘HYSTERIA'”
Greg Prato of Bravewords spoke with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen about his new blues project, Delta Deep, and Def Leppard’s next album. Excerpts from interview appear below. BraveWords: Let’s discuss Delta Deep. Phil Collen: It’s me and Debbi Blackwell-Cook, who is a 60-year-old black woman, who’s got this great soul voice. It’s somewhere between […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL’S CANCER RETURNS; TRIXTER GUITARIST STEVE BROWN WILL BE THE TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR UPCOMING TOUR
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, who has been recovering from cancer treatment, has checked in with the following update: “I’m saddened by the fact that my cancer has returned. However, I’m beyond consolation that its return will prevent me from being able to do my job for a while. I’m still working on a schedule […]