GUITARIST RITCHIE BLACKMORE EXPLAINS WHY HE CHOSE NEW MUSICIANS FOR HIS RAINBOW COMEBACK, SAYS “I PREFER TO DISCOVER NEW MUSICIANS WHO CAN ADD A FRESH APPROACH TO MY MUSIC”
Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore explains to Dutch Magazine, Aardschok, why he decided on lesser known musicians to help him perform Rainbow and Deep Purple classics at three European shows this summer. Blackmore’s answers were transcribed by blabbermouth.net. Blackmore said, “The whole idea was to find good musicians. Of course, there were many familiar names around, but […]
METALLICA TO RELEASE LIVE RECORDING “LIBERTE, EGALITE, FRATERNITE, METALLICA!” FOR RECORD STORE DAY, ALBUM HONORS THE VICTIMS OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK AT LE BATACLAN
Metallica will commemorate the terrorist attack at France’s Bataclan venue with the release of a live album recorded there in 2003. The charity title is their contribution to this year’s Record Store Day, which takes place on April 16th – and they’ve been named global ambassadors for the event. Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, Metallica! was recorded […]
DEF LEPPARD’S PHIL COLLEN DISCUSSES DELTA DEEP AND HIS FAVORITE STONE TEMPLE PILOTS SONGS
Greg Prato of Alternative Nation spoke with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen about his side project, Delta Deep, with Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Robert DeLeo and his favorite STP tunes. The interview appears in its entirety below. Alternative Nation: How did the idea come up to play with Robert DeLeo? Phil Collen: A friend of […]
VINTAGE GUITAR READERS HONOR JOE SATRIANI AS “ARTIST OF THE YEAR,” GUITARIST CELEBRATES HIS 30 YEAR CAREER WITH “SURFING TO SHOCKWAVE” TOUR STARTING THIS WEEK
The accolades for Joe Satriani continue to pour in as Vintage Guitar Magazine, which is celebrating 30 years of publication, has announced the winners of this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, including Satriani as “Artist of the Year.” Winners are featured in the magazine’s April issue, available now. In late November, Joe attended the 11th Annual […]
SAMMY HAGAR EXPLAINS WHY HE REACHED OUT TO EDDIE VAN HALEN ONLINE, “I DON’T WANT TO BE BURIED WITH ANY REGRETS…NO MORE ENEMIES FOR ME”
As previously reported, singer Sammy Hagar tweeted Eddie Van Halen on his birthday, prompting the guitarist to respond in kind. Now, Hagar explains why he decided to extend an olive branch, to his former bandmate. He tells Classic Rock Report, through kshe95, that the recent deaths of rock icons Glenn Frey and David Bowie were […]
SINGER JOE LYNN TURNER ON RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW SHOWS, “I THINK THE FANS DESERVE BETTER THAN A COVER BAND”
Former Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner was a recent guest on Eddie Trunk’s Sirius/XM show, Eddie Trunk Live, where he discussed his former bandmate Ritchie Blackmore. Excerpts from the interview appear below as transcribed by blabbermouth.net. The singer criticized Blackmore by stating that he is “making a mistake” by using replacement musicians at this summer’s […]