Legendary heavy rock drummer Tommy Aldridge has discussed the greatest guitar players he has worked with during his career in his first interview of 2026. The three-minute clip, conducted by Robert Scott of Phantom Four, can be seen below. Following the soft launch of his new official web site, AldridgeWorld.com, the 75-year-old drummer says he has no plans to retire […]

This year’s Rock For Ronnie Concert in the Park, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, is set for Sunday afternoon, May 31st, 11AM to 6PM, at the outdoor space adjacent to the Autry Museum of the American West in Griffith Park (opposite the LA Zoo). An afternoon of live rock music, silent […]

Rhino presents Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007-2009, a new collection focusing on the final chapter of Ronnie James Dio‘s celebrated tenure with members of Black Sabbath. Reuniting with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice under the name Heaven & Hell, the band returned to the stage and studio decades after their original run for an unexpected second act. Breaking Out Of Heaven […]

Van Halen began a new chapter 40 years ago with the release of 5150, the first album featuring the lineup of Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony. 5150 marked the band’s first #1 album with hits like Why Can’t This Be Love, Dreams, and Best Of Both Worlds and continued […]

My answer is “No.” I know far too much insider information about the Grammy’s, and how their “voting” process is accomplished. Additionally, the entire music landscape has changed, and to me, there is very little talent, and variety, anymore, so it’s a who give a s–t about these self congratulatory awards shows, for less than […]

Megadeth have good reason to celebrate. The Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum metal titans’ self-titled final studio album—released last week (January 23rd) to worldwide critical acclaim—has exploded onto the charts at #1 on the Billboard 200 in their native U.S. (highest previous position #2).This debut also marks the band’s 9th Billboard Top 200 album. The band also […]

Page Six of The New York Post reports: Kelly and Jack Osbourne supported their mom, Sharon, at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party, a day before the award show will pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. On Saturday, the trio posed for photos at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles… …On Sunday, the Grammys 2026 will honor […]

An attorney for former Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars has blasted an arbitrator’s ruling that the group was within its rights to dismiss Mars as an officer in their business affairs as well as bandmember, for cause, once he dropped out of  Mötley Crüe‘s touring due to health issues. Moreover, the judgment declared that Mars owes his former band hundreds of thousands of dollars. […]

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett was guest on Eddie‘s Sirius/XM show, Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, on January 29th, were discussed the confusion regarding the band’s 40th anniversary of tour of Look What The Cat Dragged In. He said (via blabbermouth.net), “You know what?! Bret and I had texted this morning. And by the way, none of this […]

Kevin Dolak of The Hollywood Reporter reports: Kid Rock returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon to testify before Congress on behalf of artists on the skyrocketing costs of concert and event ticketing, sharing with lawmakers his ideas on how to combat the corporations and scammers driving up ticket costs, leaving fans shut out and providing no […]

Greg Prato for Ultimate Guitar spoke with Trimuph‘s Rik Emmett UG: What made you finally agree to take part in a Triumph reunion tour? Rik Emmett: “It was an accumulation of many things over time. Phil X is playing in the band, so, I mean, that’s one part of it, right? That we went and […]

In a new interview with Chaz & AJ In The Morning, a morning radio talk show program on 99.1 WPLR, a rock radio station broadcasting from New Haven, Connecticut, Poison frontman Bret Michaels was asked if fans can expect to see tour to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the band’s debut album, 1986’s Look What the Cat Dragged In, in 2027. He […]

Hannah Karp of Billboard reports: When Ozzy Osbourne died in July, the world remembered how the Black Sabbath legend had shaped both modern rock and many aspects of today’s music business — showing artists how they could build massive merchandising empires and turn reality TV stardom into a new revenue stream, while also pioneering the concept of […]

Mötley Crüe says that it has won “a decisive victory” against former guitarist Mick Mars, resulting in “a final arbitration award that rejects every claim Mars made against the band and orders him to pay damages back to the group,” reports blabbermouth.net. According to a press release issued by the band’s attorney, Sasha Frid of Miller Barondess, LLP, “the arbitrator’s ruling not only […]

In a new interview with Scott Penfold of Loaded Radio, Bob Daisley, the 75-year-old veteran rock/metal bassist and songwriter, who performed on — and wrote/co-wrote the lyrics/music for — a good portion of Ozzy Osbourne‘s early solo catalog, was asked about the fact that he was invited to take part in Osbourne‘s final concert, which took place in Birmingham, […]

Aerosmith have announced the release of their forthcoming Aerosmith (Legendary Edition on March 20th. For the first time, the Boston rock legends — Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer — have assembled the definitive version of their multiplatinum self-titled debut, Aerosmith, originally released in 1973. In an effort to finally present their unfiltered vision now,Aerosmith co-founders Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have newly mixed […]

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer recently reunited with his former bandmate in Black ‘N Blue, singer Jaime St. James, to write and record a new six-song EP, Bombshell. The official music video for the EP’s title track can now be viewed below. The effort is available to order from the duo’s web site, thayerstjames.com. Bombshell track listing: 1. Bombshell2. Bulletproof3. Time of My Life4. Tonight’s the Night5. Magnetic6. I Wanna […]

Just like Eddie, I hate it. I think it describes a look NOT a sound, and also pigeon holed a lot of bands under oner large umbrella, where many did not belong. For example Tesla was considered a “hair band,” really??

Former Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz has died, aged 71. The bassist’s death was confirmed by his family in a post on Facebook this morning, January 23. The post reads: “It is with overwhelming sadness and heavy hearts we share the news that our beloved Francis passed away yesterday after a private battle with cancer. He departed this […]