TESLA’S BRIAN WHEAT DISCUSSES HIS DISDAIN, AND RELUCTANT ACCEPTANCE, OF THE TERM “HAIR METAL”
In a new interview with Ethan Dometrius, Tesla bassist Brian Wheat once again took issue with the label “hair metal,” saying that the pejorative term was coined as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. Regarding Tesla being unfairly lumped in with such acts as Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Skid Row and L.A. Guns, Wheat said (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net). “I think Tesla probably has more […]
NEW YORK DOLLS FRONTMAN, AND SINGER BUSTER POINDEXTER, AKA DAVID JOHANSEN, PASSES AT AGE 75
Legendary New York Dolls rocker David Johansen has died at age 75. His stepdaughter Leah Hennessey confirmed the sad news, saying the punk icon had passed away Friday at his home on Staten Island. The New York native revealed just last month that he was suffering from stage four cancer, a brain tumor and a […]
“LOUDER THAN LIFE” 2025 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED: SLAYER, BRUCE DICKINSON, SEBASTIAN BACH, DREAM THEATER, STP, DOWN, QUEENSRŸCHE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN; 160 BANDS APPEARING ACROSS SIX STAGES HAPPENING SEPTEMBER 18TH-21ST IN KENTUCKY
Louder Than Life will be disturbing the peace in 2025 with one of the biggest and LOUDEST festivals in North America all year. Over 160 bands will perform on six stages September 18th-21st at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY for the 11th edition of Louder Than Life. Louder Than […]
STEPHEN PEARCY AND WARREN DEMARTINI ANNOUNCE CONNECTICUT PERFORMANCE ON APRIL 5TH
Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini will perform a set of Ratt classics on April 5th at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Support at the gig will come from Vixen. As previously reported, Pearcy and DeMartini are also among the headliners of the 2025 edition of the M3 Rock Festival, set to take place May 2nd-4th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Playing alongside the […]
ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEE, BAD COMPANY, FIRST EVER TRIBUTE ALBUM COMING THIS FALL
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee and music icons, Bad Company will be celebrated with a star-studded tribute album to be released this Fall 2025 via Primary Wave Music. Can’t Get Enough: A Tribute To Bad Company brings together artists across Rock, Country and Americana to create fresh interpretations of Bad Company’s classic hits, including Feel […]
OZZY OSBOURNE AND BILLY MORRISON RELEASE RE-RECORDED VERSION OF 2015 COLLABORTAIVE SONG “GODS OF ROCK N’ ROLL”
On the heels of the tremendous success of The Morrison Project and number one song Crack Cocaine (listen here), rock guitarist Billy Morrison and Ozzy Osbourne release an epic new single Gods Of Rock N Roll today (February 14th) Valentine’s Day, through TLG|ZOID, distributed by Virgin Music Group. Fans got their first listen when Ozzy’s Boneyard on SiriusXM premiered the song on January 17th, and now the song is […]