SINGER JOHN CORABI WAS INSULTED BY HIS PORTRAYAL, IN THE MÖTLEY CRÜE’S FILM, “THE DIRT”
Former Mötley Crüe frontman John Corabi says he feels “insulted” by how he is portrayed in the band’s Netflix biopic The Dirt.“The portrayal in the movie, it was pathetic,” the singer complained in a new interview with The Metal Summit podcast. “It really made it look like I was really pissed when [the band are seen] basically walking into a […]
MÖTLEY CRÜE BASSIST NIKKI SIXX SAYS WHEN THE BAND FIRST STARTED, “WE DIDN’T WANT TO BE LIKE ANYBODY ELSE”
Henry Yates of Classic Rock spoke with Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx about his new memoir, The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, among other topics. Highlights from the interview appear below. Classic Rock: What was it about rock’n roll that spoke to you? Nikki Sixx: I remember hearing someone say, “That heavy metal is […]
ALICE COOPER ANNOUNCES MARCH/APRIL TOUR DATES WITH BUCKCHERRY
After wrapping a successful and uninterrupted fall 2021 tour, Alice Cooper recently announced a run of January and February dates ahead of a headline appearance on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, which takes place February 9th -14th. Cooper has confirmed a slate of new spring 2022 dates, begining March 18th in Connecticut and winding down on April 23rd in California. […]
DAVID LEE ROTH ADDS DATES TO HIS LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY
David Lee Roth has added four more shows to his upcoming Las Vegas residency. In addition to playing at Mandalay Bay’s House Of Blues on December 31st, January 1st, 5th, 7th and 8th, the Van Halen singer will now also also perform on January 14th-15th and January 21st-22nd. Roth Las Vegas residency dates are now as follows: December 31st, 2021 January […]
DAVID LEE ROTH EXPLAINS HIS ROLE IN HELPING TO CREATE THE ICONIC DESIGN FOR EDDIE VAN HALEN’S “FRANKENSTEIN” GUITAR
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has released a seven-minute video , which can be seen below, where the singer discusses how he was involved in helping to create the iconic red-white-and-black-striped pattern for guitarist Eddie Van Halen‘s “Frankenstein” guitar. Van Halen has held the copyright, for the design, since 2001. In 2011, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of […]
STEVE VAI TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM,”INVIOLATE” SHORTLY AFTER THE NEW YEAR, RELEASES VIDEO “LITTLE PRETTY”
Steve Vai and Favored Nations/Mascot Label Group have announced his new studio album titled Inviolate which will be released digitally and on CD January 28th, 2022. The LP will follow on March 18th. Today, they present the song Little Pretty which can be previewed below. The recording is a dark-toned fusion-funk workout played almost exclusively on a Gretsch hollow body guitar. As for what […]