JASON NEWSTED DISCUSSES METALLICA, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM AND HIS LOVE OF MOTOWN
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: Who would you say are some of your all-time favorite songwriters? Jason: Well, metal-wise, heroes like Black Sabbath – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, that kind of thing. And Rush as songwriters. Even like Derek St. Holmes from […]
JAKE E. LEE ON RED DRAGON CARTEL’S QUESTIONABLE LIVE DEBUT: “I BLAME MYSELF BECAUSE WE WERE UNDER-REHEARSED”
Greg Prato of BraveWords recently spoke with guitarist Jake E. Lee about the reasons for Red Dragon Cartel’s underwhelming live debut, several Ozzy and Badlands memories, and his admiration of Tommy Bolin. Portions of the interview appear below. BraveWords: What were your thoughts of the first show at the Whiskey A Go Go the other […]
MUSICIANS ANNOUNCED FOR THE “RANDY RHOADS REMEMBERED: A CELEBRATION OF A LEGEND” EVENT IN JANUARY
More musicians have been announced for the Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Legend, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 25th, 2014 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. Current musicians scheduled at appear are: * Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake) * Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) * Phil Demmel (Machine Head) * Brad Gillis […]
ORIGINAL KISS GUITARIST ACE FREHLEY DISCUSSES THE BAND’S ROCK HALL INDUCTION, HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FORMER BAND MEMBERS AND HOW HE FEELS ABOUT ANOTHER MUSICIAN WEARING HIS MAKEUP ONSTAGE
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone spoke with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. Portions of the interview appear below. RS: Tell me your first reaction to the news that KISS made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ace: It’s such an honor. I’m so excited. I learned about it last night when my […]
DEF LEPPARD PLAN TO DO A “PYROMANIA’ RESIDENCY IN LAS VEGAS NEXT
Phil Gallo of Billboard reports: Def Leppard is planning a Viva Pyromania residency in Las Vegas in 2014 while also preparing to record an album of new material in Dublin. “The Vegas thing was amazing,” guitarist Phil Collen told Billboard, referencing their Viva Hysteria residency at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. […]
KISS’ GENE SIMMONS DISCUSSES THE BAND’S ROCK HALL INDUCTION, ACE, PETER AND EDDIE TRUNK
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone spoke with KISS bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons about the band being inducted into RNRHOF, whether or not he will play with Ace and Peter and why he may or may not dislike Eddie Trunk/ Excerpts from the interview appear below. RS: Tell me your first reaction to the big […]