SAXON’S BIFF BYFORD DISCUSSES MUSIC, SONGWRITING AND HIS FAVORITE SAXON ALBUM
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Saxon frontman Biff Byford. Portions of the interview appear below. Songfacts: Let’s start off by talking about the new Saxon album, Unplugged and Strung Up. How did the idea come to do this album? Biff Byford: Well, it’s a mixture of different projects that we were doing. I had […]
SINGER GEOFF TATE ON SETTLING HIS LAWSUIT WITH FORMER QUEENSRYCHE BANDMATES: “I’M VERY HAPPY IT’S OVER AND WE CAN ALL MOVE ON WITH OUR LIVES”
Christa Titus of Billboard spoke with former Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate about the bandmembers finally settling their lawsuit in regards to who owns the band’s name. Portions of the interview appear below. Billboard: How are you feeling now that the announcement is out about the settlement? Tate: I think it’s great. I’m very happy that […]
EXTREME FRONTMAN GARY CHERONE’S HURTSMILE TO RELEASE NEW CD “RETROGRENADE” IN JUNE
Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen) is back with Hurtsmile and, teaming up with Pledgemusic.com to release Retrogrenade on June 2nd with a public release to follow. Available now at Pledgemusic.com, is a free download of the single Rock & Roll Cliché. Following up their 2011 self-titled debut, the band’s second release Retrogrenade pays homage to […]
SCORPIONS DRUMMER JAILED IN DUBAI
The Associated Press is reporting that Newspapers in the United Arab Emirates are reporting that the American drummer for the rock band Scorpions has been sentenced to one month in jail after being convicted of offensive behavior in Dubai. The government-backed National newspaper reported Tuesday that James Kottak was convicted of insulting Islam, raising his […]
WINERY DOGS DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY ON GUITARIST/VOCALIST RICHIE KOTZEN: “HE’S AN UNBELIEVABLE TALENT”
Brian Aberback of NorthJersey.com After playing with several bands in recent years, former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has found a permanent home with The Winery Dogs. “At this point in my career I’ve been doing lots of different things with lots of different people and I’ve definitely been looking for the right group of […]
TESLA ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM “SIMPLICITY” OUT ON JUNE 10TH
Sacramento rock band Tesla have announced an all new LP titled, Simplicity, due out June 10th, 2014 via Tesla Electric Company Recording’s arrangement with Entertainment One Music and Distribution. Simplicity will be the band’s seventh studio full length LP and fifteenth release overall. The new effort will be the followup to Forever More, which was […]