LEMMY from MOTORHEAD is getting the biopic treatment, with a possible release at the Cannes Film Festival. Read more here. Famed producer EDDIE KRAMER, known for his work with LED ZEPPELIN, JIMII HENDRIX and more, is working on his memoir, titled “From the Other Side of the Glass”. Get the full story here. Coming September 18, an expanded reissue of…… read more »
ROGER WATERS‘ concert movie, Roger Waters: Us + Them, is now available for purchase and rental digitally. Other formats will arrive in the fall. Here’s a taste: On Monday, June 15, drummer FRANKIE BANALI of QUIET RIOT was admitted to the ER at Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center in Woodland Hills, CA. He’s been fighting stage IV pancreatic cancer for…… read more »
This year marks the 40th anniversary of RUSH’s seventh studio album, Permanent Waves, and on May 29th, the band released a 40th anniversary deluxe edition of that album in multiple formats. This one-hour special takes you back to 1980 and features exclusive interviews with Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, along with tracks off the album. Click here to buy.… read more »
Check out AC/DC‘s “Thunderstruck” played on multiple “stylophones“. The stylophone has been around since the late ’60s, consisting of a metal keyboard made out of printed circuit board that can be played by touching it with a stylus. TED NUGENT is currently working on tracks for a new album. His last, “The Music Made Me Do It”, was released in 2018. QUIET RIOT will…… read more »
Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent promoters in the United States, is excited to announce a new online content series, Offstage with DWP. The series will feature never before seen festival performances straight from the DWP vault, one-on-one band interviews, exclusive acoustic performances, lifestyle segments and more. “Like so many other live event producers, we have…… read more »
DEE SNIDER has been busy during the lockdown. In a recent interview with “Metal Casino Live” he said: “I just finished my first fictional novel, which going out to publishers now, so I hope I’m gonna get a deal on that. I’m scheduled to direct two movies. I was supposed to be directing one right now, but the…… read more »
What has JAMES HETFIELD been doing during the coronavirus pandemic? Working on his hobbies, including producing a pair of coffee tables called “The Covid Collection by JH”. They’re being raffled off for METALLICA‘s All Within My Hands foundation – click here for info. TWISTED SISTER‘s rock anthem “We’re Not Gonna Take It” is now available in picture book form for kids. Click here for info and to…… read more »
ALICE COOPER has picked up an interesting quarantine hobby: Tap dancing. Quote, “Every Wednesday night . . . the whole family goes in the backyard where we have all this plywood on the ground, and everybody’s got tap shoes on.” Guitarist BOB KULICK died recently. He was 70. He’s the older brother of former KISS guitarist BRUCE KULICK, and he composed, produced, and…… read more »
JOURNEY is bringing back RANDY JACKSON from “American Idol”. He was briefly their bassist in the ’80s, and now he’s being brought back into the fold after the band fired bassist ROSS VALORY. They’ve also hired a drummer and a keyboardist/vocalist, and they appeared with the new line-up to perform a “together apart” version of “Don’t Stop Believin‘” for a UNICEF benefit…… read more »
Former PINK FLOYD bandmates DAVID GILMOUR and ROGER WATERS are fighting again. Now, Roger is complaining that David has banned him from the official Floyd website. Meanwhile, the ROGER WATERS concert film Us + Them will be out on June 16. CHRIS CORNELL‘s daughter has launched a discussion program called Mind Wide Open to normalize the topic of mental health. BRET MICHAELS wants to get out there…… read more »