AXL ROSE ON THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SUPER BOWL HALF TIME SHOW PERFORMANCE: “MAYBE THEY ALL HAD MICROCHIPS INSTALLED IN THEIR ASSES”
Guns N’ Roses frontman W.Axl Rose has penned the following piece at Billboard discussing the Red Hot Chili Peppers Super Bowl half time show performance. He writes: In The Name Of Science In regard to the internet’s “no wireless” controversy regarding the Red Hot Chili Peppers Superbowl performance as reported on ESPN… I enjoyed the […]
VINCE NEIL ON MOTLEY CRUE’S RETIREMENT: “WE’RE STILL GOING TO MAKE MUSIC, WE’RE JUST NOT GOING TO TOUR ANYMORE”
Motley Crue singer Vince Neil appears to have lightened his stance over the band’s upcoming permanent split. Last week they appeared determined to emphasize there would be no coming back after they complete their Final Tour and release a movie based on celebrated biography The Dirt. They signed a legally binding agreement in front of […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER DISCUSSES TEMPLE OF ROCK, DON DOKKEN AND WHAT SONGS DEFINE HIM AS A MUSICIAN
Ruben Mosqueda of Oregon Music News spoke with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker. Portions of the interview appear below. OMN: Your last couple of albums, Temple of Rock and Bridge the Gap, are Michael Schenker solo records. Why Schenker solo albums versus MSG albums? MS: Yeah, this is billed as Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock. We […]
TEST YOUR KISS KNOWLEDGE WITH AN ONLINE QUIZ
Greg Prato of Songfacts reports: Think back to the early ’70s for a moment, shall we? If you turned on AM radio, took a gander at the charts, or looked at a local concert listing, such feel-good, easy-to-digest musical acts as John Denver, the Carpenters, and America were the popular flavors. And then… there was […]
TESLA TO ENTER THE STUDIO NEXT WEEK TO START WORK ON A NEW ALBUM
TESLA will reportedly be entering the studio on Monday, February 3rd to record eight or nine new songs, to be included on the band’s forthcoming album. R A new TESLA song, Taste My Pain, was released last summer via iTunes and Amazon. The track was recorded during a two-day (June 5th-6th, 2013) session at J […]
RATT WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM, SINGER STEPHEN PEARCY SAYS THEY ARE GOING FOR AN “OUT OF THE CELLAR” SOUND
Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy says the band are hoping to release their tenth album this year to tie in with the band’s 30th anniversary. With the help of guitarist Warren DeMartini, he’s trying to ensure that the follow-up to 2010′s well-received Infestation retains the feel of the glam metal band’s early material. Pearcy tells Noize […]