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 […]
OVERKILL’S BOBBY “BLITZ” ELLSWORTH DISCUSSES NEW MUSIC AND “THE LEGENDS OF THRASH” TOUR
Steppin’ Out‘s Brian Aberback recently interviewed Overkill vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth. The full interview will be available on November 20th, but for now, please read an excerpt below. Steppin’ Out magazine: How is the new album coming along? Do you have a release date scheduled? Ellsworth: The majority of the music is done and I […]
HARTKE BRINGS TOGETHER MUSIC’S FINEST FOR BASS PLAYER LIVE! ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO BASSIST GEEZER BUTLER
Hartke, one of the leading bass amplification manufacturers in the world, left a mark on Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre on Saturday, November 9th at Bass Player LIVE!. The company brought together some of music’s finest players for an all-star tribute to bass legend Geezer Butler. The all-star lineup partnered vocalists Corey Taylor (Slipknot/Stone Sour), dUg […]
MR. BIG’S PAUL GILBERT DONATES PRIVATE SIGNATURE GUITAR & STEVE STEVENS DONATES PRIVATE LESSON TO “ROCK AGAINST MS” FOUNDATION
Out of over two sold-out shows at the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood – Rock Against MS benefit concerts has helped to create a foundation to provide services and resources that will help people with multiple sclerosis live independent and full lives by supporting the emotional and physical needs of MS patients and their families, […]
DRUMMER CARMINE APPICE TO LAUNCH NEW RECORD LABEL CALLED “ROCKER RECORDS”
Carmine Appice’s new label, Rocker Records, is set to launch. Revered by legions of high-profile musicians, including Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, as one of the most innovative and powerful drummers that rock and roll has ever seen, the legendary Carmine Appice needs no introduction. Now, the man whose soulful pounding powered the uniquely heavy psychedelia […]
MICHAEL MONROE POSTS NEW VIDEO FOR “STAINED GLASS HEART” ONLINE
Michael Monroe, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, über-energetic frontman and iconic rock ‘n’ roll legend, has premiered the new video for Stained Glass Heart on Guitarworld.com Stained Glass Heart marks the third single from his new studio album Horns And Halos, out now on Spinefarm Records. “I’m feeling quite excited about our new Stained Glass Heart video,” explains […]