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 […]
SINGER SAMMY HAGAR DEFENDS BASSIST MICHAEL ANTHONY, SEE THE VIDEO HERE
In response to a recent interview that guitarist Eddie Van Halen gave to Billboard magazine, in which he criticized former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, singer Sammy Hagar spoke out in Anthony’s defense. Watch his response below. After parting ways with Van Halen, Anthony has continued to work with Hagar, most currently with the band […]
JOE SATRIANI DISCUSSES HIS NEW ALBUM AND JIMI HENDRIX’S INFLUENCE ON HIS GUITAR PLAYING
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with guitarist Joe Satriani. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: Let’s discuss Shockwave Supernova. Joe Satriani: It’s got 15 songs on it, which makes it long. [Laughs] Longer than most. I was very happy to get the green light from the guys at Legacy to be able to tell […]
ROCK ICON EDDIE VAN HALEN SAYS HE DOESN’T LISTEN TO MUSIC, DISCUSSES HIS CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH SINGER DAVID LEE ROTH AND COMMENTS ON FORMER BASSIST MICHAEL ANTHONY STATING,”EVERY NOTE [HE] EVER PLAYED, I HAD TO SHOW HIM HOW TO PLAY”
Chuck Klosterman of Billboard spoke with iconic guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Highlights from the feature article appear below. Eddie Van Halen does not listen to music. “I don’t listen to anything.” He does not listen to any music he isn’t actively making. The guitarist maintains that the last album he purchased was Peter Gabriel’s So, […]
