KISS’ PAUL STANLEY COMMENTS ON ACE FREHLEY’S AND PETER CRISS’ AUTOBIOGRAPHIES STATING “THE FEW BITS I READ WERE SO RIDICULOUS THAT IT WAS FRIGHTENING TO THINK THAT EITHER OF THEM BELIEVE IT”

Brian Aberback from NJ’s Steppin’ Out magazine recently spoke with KISS’ Paul Stanley. An excerpt can be read below. Steppin’ Out: What is the main message you want people to take from your book? Paul Stanley: I wanted to be able to write a book that shows how you can go through unsettling times and […]
ORIGINAL GUNS N’ ROSES BASSIST DUFF MCKAGAN TO FILL IN FOR TOMMY STINSON ON THE BAND’S REMAINING SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Gary Graff of Billboard reports: Re-joining Guns N’ Roses for five shows in South America is just Duff McKagan’s way of being “a good buddy” according to current GNR bassist Tommy Stinson. After McKagan tweeted a hint to that effect on Monday, the GNR camp confirmed that the group’s founding bassist will fill in for […]
BLACK STAR RIDERS FRONTMAN RICKY WARWICK ON SINGING THIN LIZZY MATERIAL LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME: ” I STUDIED PHIL LYNOTT AND HOW HE SANG..I WANTED TO KNOW THE SONGS BACKWARDS”

Ruben Mosqueda of the Oregon Music News spoke with Black Star Rider’s frontman Ricky Warwick. Excerpts from the interview appear below. OMN: There was a little bit of a bug planted in [guitarists] Scott’s [Gorham] ear by Joe Elliot [Def Leppard] to call you up wasn’t there? RW: Yeah, I think that was pretty much […]
SEBASTIAN BACH POSTS VIDEO FOR NEW SONG,”TEMPTATION,” ONLINE

Sebastian Bach has released a video for the song Temptation, taken from his upcoming solo album Give ‘Em Hell due on April 18th in Europe and April 22nd in North America through Frontiers Records. “This is the song that so many of you freaked out to on the Jay Mohr Show a while back and […]
TOMMY THAYER, ERIC SINGER AND BRUCE KULICK TO ATTEND KISS’ INDUCTION CEREMONY INTO THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME

Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone reports: Current KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer aren’t going to be inducted with the band at this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, and they won’t perform, either – but they’re showing up, nevertheless. Gene Simmons confirmed to Rolling Stone via e-mail that he and […]
FORMER SLAYER DRUMMER DAVE LOMBARDO DISCUSSES THE BAND, JEFF HANNEMAN AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

Former Slayer and current Philm drummer Dave Lombardo was interviewed on the March 16th edition of the Radio Screamer show. A couple of excerpts follow as transcribed by blabbermouth.net. Discussing what it is that keeps him coming back to Slayer: Lombardo: “Oh, well, I don’t think that’s ever gonna happen again. Well, the reason why… […]