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 »
We are hearing about more tour cancellations and show postponements, and a lot of people have been asking about refunds for tickets purchased.Most of the shows in NC are handled by Live Nation, and they have info posted online. Click here to find out the status of your Live Nation event. Click here to find…… read more »
Watch ROGER WATERS perform a social distancing rendition of PINK FLOYD‘s “Mother”. Social distancing is a necessary evil in Covid world. Watching "Mother" reminds me just how irreplaceable the joy of being in a band is. pic.twitter.com/F4fxQCfbd6 — Roger Waters (@rogerwaters) May 17, 2020 SAMMY HAGAR wants to get back to work, but he’s, quote, “enjoying doing nothing for the first…… read more »
ALICE COOPER has a message of hope for all of us with his new tune. JON BON JOVI and his wife have announced that they will be starting a food pantry on the East End of Long Island after a massive spike in unemployment caused by the coronavirus shutdown has led one in five families…… read more »
The latest “Lockdown Sessions” tune from SAMMY HAGAR AND THE CIRCLE is a cover of BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD‘s “For What It’s Worth”. KURT COBAIN‘s “Unplugged” guitar is going up for auction as part of the “Music Icons” sale happening June 19th and 20th in Beverly Hills, CA and on the Julien’s Auctions website. It could fetch $1 million or more. The flick Street…… read more »
KISS is working on a coffee-table book of concert posters from throughout their career. Check out a chat that GENE SIMMONS had with the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, Scott Brown. AC/DC’s BRIAN JOHNSON recorded a message of hope for fans of the band in Italy. If you need more proof that this…… read more »
Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc. honor our supply chain heroes in new single, “It Didn’t Fall from The Sky (Trucking Uncle Sam)”, available this Friday 5/8/20 on all streaming platforms via Mighty Loud Records. There are many first responders that we depend on even when there isn’t a pandemic and we appreciate them all. …… read more »
According to son Jack Osbourne, a biopic about the early years of OZZY OSBOURNE is in the works. An unreleased PAUL MCCARTNEY/RINGO STARR demo is being auctioned off to benefit UK COVID-19 relief efforts. The song is called “Angel in Disguise”, and it was written and recorded for Ringo’s 1992 album “Time Takes Time”, but it didn’t make the cut. The lucky winner gets two versions of…… read more »