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. […]
12/18: KISS & THE HALL THE DAY AFTER, GENE IN RS, KISSMAS SPECIAL
The last 24 hours or so have been pretty cool following the announcement Kiss has finally made the R&R Hall. I want to thank the many fans that have reached out to me and said thanks for pushing for this so many years. I’m not for a minute taking credit for it, but it is […]
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 […]
DID ONE DIRECTION PLAGIARIZE DEF LEPPARD’S “POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME?”
There is some controversy brewing as Def Leppard are allegedly looking into legal action against Pop group One Direction due to one of their songs, Midnight Memories, sounding very similar Def Leppard’s, Pour Some Sugar On Me. “Music lawyers will routinely scour hits like this one to see if there is any evidence that a […]