BILLY SQUIER’S CAREER GETS A BOOST FROM HIP HOP
Maureen Callahan of the New York Post reports: Ask anyone under 25 if they’ve heard of Billy Squier, and the answer is likely no. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t heard him. Squier has one of the most unusual stories in all of pop culture: a one-time superstar who, in the ’80s, straddled glam, pop […]
PHILIP ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS ANNOUNCE LEG TWO OF “TECHNICIANS OF DISTORTION” TOUR
Philip Anselmo and his band The Illegals – guitarist Marzi Montazeri (Superjoint Ritual), bassist Steve Taylor (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand), and Jose Manual “Blue” Gonzalez (Warbeast) on drums – will hit the road bright and early in 2014 for the second half of its Technicians of Distortion tour. It begins January 10th in Houston, will […]
EDDIE DISCUSSES HIS BOOK WITH GOLDMINE, INTERVIEW POSTED HERE
Patrick Prince of Goldmine spoke with Eddie Trunk about his book and his personal memorabilia. The interview appears in its entirety below. Goldmine: When did you come up with the idea for a second book [Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Volume II]? Were you thinking about continuing this as a series when […]
MOTLEY CRUE FRONTMAN VINCE NEIL CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF NEW LAS VEGAS HOTSPOT
On November 5th, Vince Neil started the party with a VIP opening event for his closest friends. Vince arrived with girlfriend Rain Andreani and joined special guests that included Guns N’ Roses guitarist Dj Ashba, artist Michael Godard, famed comedian and fellow “Gold Club” member Scott Thompson, a/k/a Carrot Top, Pantera’s Vinnie Paul, actor Chuck […]
BLACK SABBATH EXTEND TOUR INTO 2014, NEW DATES ANNOUNCED
Following wildly successful shows in North and South America, Australia, Asia and now Europe (which begins November 20th in Helsinki, Finland), Black Sabbath have announced additional shows in North America and Europe in 2014. The 2014 North American dates begin March 31st at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY and will hit ten cities in […]
SOUNDGARDEN TO TOUR IN 2014 WITHOUT DRUMMER MATT CAMERON
Soundgarden will be hitting the road again next year, but drummer Matt Cameron will be taking a temporary break from playing live with the band due to his commitments as Pearl Jam’s drummer, Cameron announced today (November 15th) in a statement on Soundgarden’s website. “I will be taking 2014 off from Soundgarden touring due to […]