SAIGON KICK RETURNS IN 2024 WITH TOUR TO CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE “WATER” ALBUM
Jason Bieler and Phil Varone, with much vim and vigor yet also reluctantly announce “a celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Water album and other assorted Saigon Kick music.” (While not technically a farewell tour, nor a reunion, if you know anything about Saigon Kick…there is a solid 74-78.4% chance this will never happen again.) […]
SAXON AND URIAH HEEP ANNOUNCE “HELL, FIRE & CHAOS” US TOUR
Hell, Fire & Chaos – The Best Of British Rock & Metal is the title of the upcoming United States tour by two British Legends in the Rock and Meta genre Uriah Heep and Saxon. With almost 50 studio albums combined and numerous live records, selling multi-millions, this tour will truly be the best of British Rock and Metal. The tour […]
ACE FREHLEY ANNOUNCES SOME 2024 TOUR DATES
Ace Frehley has announced several U.S. tour dates for the first half of the new year. Those dates are: Jan. 25 – Frankfort, KY – Grand TheatreJan. 26 – Anderson, IN – Paramount TheatreJan. 27 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music CenterMarch 2nd-6th – Miami, FL – Monsters Of Rock CruiseMarch 28 – New York, […]
ACE FREHLEY DISCUSSES SHARING THE STAGE WITH FORMER KISS GUITARISTS VINNIE VINCENT AND BRUCE KULICK
Greg Prato for Ultimate-Guitar.com spoke with guitarist Ace Frehley, excerpts from the interview appear below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Last year, you got to play with Vinnie Vincent and Bruce Kulick at Creatures Fest 2022. Was that your first time ever meeting Vinnie, and what was that like? Ace Frehley: It was real interesting. Very few people believe […]
GUITARIST KENNY WAYNE SHEPARD THINKS FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’S COVER OF HIS SONG, “BLUE ON BLACK, IS “GREAT”
Greg Prato, for Ultimate Guitar, spoke with blues guitarist, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, about Five Finger Death Punchcovering is song Blue On Black. Shepherd said, “…I think it’s great, I think it’s awesome. I was very happy to be a part of that. I was proud that they chose my song to do. You know, Shinedown had done an […]
GUITARIST STEVE HACKETT DISCUSSES HIS TAPPING TECHNIQUE WHICH INFLUENCED EDDIE VAN HALEN
Greg Prato for Ultimate Guitar spoke with guitarist Steve Hackett (Genesis), discussing how his guitar tapping technique influenced many other players, including Eddie Van Halen. Hackett explains, “It seems like that’s the case. Eddie Van Halen gave me some name-checks with this, and he says that’s where he got it from – I’m very grateful […]