WOLFGANG VAN HALEN DISCUSSES TREMONTI, SAYS VAN HALEN IS WORKING ON NEW MUSIC
Gary Graff of Billboard reports: For Wolfgang Van Halen, being part of Mark Tremonti’s band — which the Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist says is now a full-time job — makes a statement that’s just as important as his position playing bass in the “family business.” “There’s definitely a lot of hate out there that I try […]
HAWAII STATE SENATE PASSES STEVEN TYLER ” ANTI-PAPARAZZI” ACT
The Hawaii state Senate passed the so-called Steven Tyler Act on March 5th, a bill that seeks to protect celebrities from overeager paparazzi by creating a civil violation if people take unwanted photos or videos of others in their private moments. The Aerosmith frontman from Massachusetts asked Sen. Kalani English to sponsor the legislation after […]
FORMER TATE GUITARIST TWEETS THAT HE WILL BE PERFORMING WITH THE “REAL QUEENSRŸCHE” IN TORONTO
According to blabbermouth.net, former Megadeth and current King Diamond guitarist Glen Drover — who left the Geoff Tate’s version of Queensryche before ever playing a single show with the band — will join the Todd La Torre fronted Queensryche on stage this coming Thursday (March 7th) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to perform the song Take […]
VAN HALEN SET TO PLAY AT THE “ROCK USA” FESTIVAL IN JULY
Van Halen has been added to and will headline the final night of the Rock USA festival scheduled on July 17th-20th at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Ar the present time, the festival billing is as follows: Wednesday, July 17th Avenged Sevenfold Buckcherry Saliva + two more acts to be announced Thursday, July 18th […]
LAMB OF GOD FRONTMAN ACQUITTED OF MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES
According to the Associated Press a court acquitted on Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe on March 5th of causing a teenage fan’s death at a concert in the Czech Republic. Blythe was charged in December in Prague with causing bodily harm to another person with lethal consequences. Blythe was accused of pushing 19-year-old who […]
GEOFF TATE ON HIS FORMER QUEENSRYCHE BANDMATES: “THEY HAVE BASICALLY SLICED THEIR OWN THROAT AND RUBBED THE NAME OF THE BAND IN THE DIRT”
John Parks of Legendary Rock Interviews spoke singer Geoff Tate about the Queensryche drama, lawsuits and click tracks. Portions of interview appear below. LRI: Hi Geoff, thanks for talking with us. This whole situation and court battle over Queensryche is something most of us could never have forseen back in the 90s but yet here […]