ROCK HALL CHIEF JOEL PRESSMAN CALLS KISS’ PAUL STANLEY A “BORDERLINE RACIST”
The boss of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has hit back at Paul Stanley, describing the KISS frontman as a “borderline racist.” CEO Joel Peresman had come under fire from Stanley over the handling of his band’s induction at this year’s ceremony. He and bandmate Gene Simmons wanted the current lineup to play […]
AEROSMITH MAY REVISIT DEEP CUTS WHILE OUT ON SUMMER TOUR WITH SLASH
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone reports: Aerosmith have spent the last couple of years touring in support of their latest LP, Music From Another Dimension, but the set list has rarely featured more than a couple of songs from the disc. “We’re in a position where we really believe in the new album,” says Joe […]
BRET MICHAELS CUTS CONCERT SHORT AFTER SUFFERING FROM LOW BLOOD SUGAR
Bret Michaels faced a medical emergency on May 29th, cutting short a concert in Manchester, New Hampshire after suffering extremely low blood sugar, the Associated Press reports. The singer – who has battled with diabetes since childhood – was forced to leave the stage after three songs and was being monitored by paramedics that night. […]
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: “I LOVE THIS COUNTRY MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD, YOU CAN’T EVEN IMAGINE HOW MUCH I LOVE AMERICA”
John Parks of Legendary Rock Interviews spoke with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen about his autobiography and his love of America. Portions if the interview appear below. LRI: I wanted to start by asking you about your autobiography which was released last year, Relentless. Writing a book can be pretty self-revelatory and can also answer a lot […]
DEF LEPPARD FRONTMAN JOE ELLIOTT’S DOWN N’ OUTZ “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL QUEEN’ VIDEO POSTED ONLINE
Joe Elliott’s rocking side project Down ‘n’ Outz has crafted a new video for the track Rock ’n’ Roll Queen that Billboard exclusively premiered today (May 29th). Watch it below. The tune-the single from Down ‘n’ Outz’ album The Further Adventures Of… -is a riff-heavy bit of bad-boy honkey tonk and the Lee Ford-directed video […]
GUNS N’ ROSES FRONTMAN AXL ROSE RESPONDS TO LIST DUBBING HIM “WORLD’S GREATES SINGER”
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone reports that Guns N’ Roses Frontman Axl Rose has responded to an unscientific, albeit virally popular, list of The World’s Greatest Singers, which placed him in the top spot. The list claimed he had a range that spanned nearly seven octaves, with his lowest note allegedly appearing in the 2008 […]