NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY ABOUT ROCK KEYBOARDIST JON LORD TO BE RELEASED IN APRIL
Jon Lord, the celebrated keyboard player of rock bands Deep Purple and Whitesnake and a celebrated composer, is the focus of a new photographic biography that will commemorate his life and successful career, reports blabbermouth.net. The limited-edition book, released for pre-sale today, is published by Rufus Stone who specialize in creating photographic books of major […]
WHAT IS EDDIE TRUNK’S FAVORITE DECADE FOR MUSIC? “THE ‘70s GUYS ARE THE MOST SPECIAL TO ME”
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited spoke with Eddie about his current book, Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Volume II and music, in general. Highlights of the interview appear below. Jeb: You are not just a personality; you are a fan of the music. After 30 years does it feel odd that […]
VIDEO OF THE NEW LYNCH MOB LINE-UP PERFORMING AT THE WHISKY A GO-GO POSTED ONLINE
Blabbermouth.net reports: JoeDolanPR.com has uploaded video footage of Lynch Mob’s February 14th performance at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. See the video below. The current line-up of Lynch Mob is an unusual combination of rock backgrounds. Bassist Kevin Baldes is an original member of the Orange County alternative rock band Lit. […]
SEBASTIAN BACH’S “GIVE ‘EM HELL” TO BE RELEASED ON APRIL 22ND
Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach will release new solo album, Give ‘Em Hell, on April 22nd through Frontiers Records. The follow-up to 2011’s Kicking & Screaming was once again produced by Bob Marlette, who has previously worked with Rob Zombie, Black Sabbath and Shinedown, among others. Of the new album, Sebastian Bach enthused: “I […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL SAYS THAT THE FIRST SONG HE WROTE FOR THE BAND “COULDN’T BE PLAYED” ON RADIO STATIONS
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has recalled the bitter experience of seeing the first song he’d written for the band bombing when it was released as a single, even though the track had been well-received. He’s hoping to put the bad memories behind him now that Slang, the first Def Leppard album he played on, […]
ANTHRAX GUITARIST SCOTT IAN DISCUSSES HIS SPOKEN WORD TOUR, DOPPELGANGERS AND KELLY BUNDY
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone spoke with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian about his spoken word tour (Dana’s note: a la Henry Rollins, perhaps?). Excerpts from the interview appear below. RS: When you were prepping for your spoken-word concerts, did you ever get any pointers from any of your comedian friends? Scott Ian: No [laughs]. I […]