GUITARIST MARK TREMONTI REVEALS THAT VAN HALEN IS WORKING ON NEW MUSIC
Mark Tremonti has revealed that Van Halen are busy working on new music after explaining the band’s studio time is preventing Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen from working with Tremonti in his solo band. Chatting to VH1 Radio Network’s Dave Basner about any news on Tremonti’s self-titled solo band he said: “With Wolfgang in […]
SAMMY HAGAR PLEADS WITH THE FDA TO ALLOW EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT ON DRUMMER’S WIFE
David Lauser’s partnership with Sammy Hagar stretches back to his pre-Van Halen solo albums. He also helped Lauser find his wife Liza, who was managing Hagar’s web site. Now, as Liza struggles with inoperable brain cancer, Hagar is gathering members of Chickenfoot, Night Ranger and Mr. Big for a sold-out February benefit concert to help […]
AUDIO SAMPLES FROM KXM, THE NEW BAND FEATURING GEORGE LYNCH, DOUG PINNICK AND RAY LUZIER, POSTED ONLINE
KXM, a new band featuring guitarist George Lynch (Lynch Mob, Dokken), bassist/vocalist Dug Pinnick (King’s X) and drummer Ray Luzier (KORN) will release their self-titled debut album on March 11th through Rat Pak Records. To read more about KXM, please click here. Audio samples can be heard below. The track listing for KXM is: 1. […]
MOTLEY CRUE’S NIKKI SIXX ON WHY YOU WON’T BE HEARING ANY NEW MUSIC FROM THE BAND, BASSIST SAYS IT IS BECAUSE RADIO IS “FORMATTED”
Last month Motley Crue announced plans for a 72-show final tour in North America with overseas dates to follow in 2015. But the rock veterans will not be hitting the road with any new songs with Nikki Sixx casting doubt on the worth of any band in their position making an album in todays climate, […]
ROCKLAHOMA 2014 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED INCLUDING KID ROCK, TWISTED SISTER, MOTORHEAD, BLS, KIX & OTHERS; TICKETS GO ONSALE FEBRUARY 14TH
Rocklahoma–America’s biggest Memorial Day Weekend party–will rock the Midwest with an all-star lineup featuring Kid Rock, Five Finger Death Punch, Staind, Twisted Sister, Deftones, Motörhead, and many more from May 23rd-25th at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK. The three-day campingfestival, featuring the top current active rock artists and classic bands, is presented […]
DEF LEPPARD’S PHIL COLLEN ON “SLANG”: “IT WAS [OUT OF] LEFT FIELD FOR US”
Gary Graff of Billboard reports: Nearly 18 years later, the members of Def Leppard feel that 1996’s Slang didn’t get its just due — and are hoping to rectify that a bit with this week’s release of an expanded Deluxe Edition featuring demos, outtakes and alternative versions of the CD’s 11 songs. It was an […]
