THE SCORPIONS RELEASE A BRIEF STATEMENT REGARDING DRUMMER JAMES KOTTAK’S ARREST IN THE UAE
The Scorpions have released the following statement regarding reports that their American drummer, James Kottak, will spend a month in a Dubai, United Arab Emirates jail after he was convicted on Tuesday morning of insulting Islam. “Dear fans, when James Kottak arrived in Dubai on April 3th, he ran into problems at immigrations and got […]
SINGER MICHAEL SWEET TALKS ABOUT HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, COLLABORATION WITH GUITARIST GEORGE LYNCH AND STRYPER
Greg Prato of Brave Words spoke with Stryper frontman Michael Sweet. Excerpts from the interview appear below. BW: Let’s discuss your book, Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed. Did things come back to you that you hadn’t thought about in many years? Michael Sweet: Oh yeah, definitely. And to this day, I’m thinking of things […]
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 […]