Another country, another town, another place, the greatest road warriors in rock have once again bled their sweat all over another stage. A sold-out crowd roars their approval. Here we go: Lemmy steps up to the mike… “WE ARE MOTÖRHEAD ! . . . AND WE PLAY ROCK‘N‘ROLL !” And after each show one thing
Didya catch Tuesday’s Celebrity Wife Swap featuring Dee and Suzette Snider (and their family) along with Flavor Flav and his fiancée, Liz, and their kids? We may be biased, but we’re not blind…Dee and his family were fun, welcoming and up for anything (even crocheting with the uber mellow Liz in the back yard, no
QUEENSRYCHE’S GEOFF TATE SURPRISES AMERICAN IDOL’S JAMES DURBIN AND WIFE HEIDI AT THEIR WEDDING RECEPTION ON NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH PERFORMANCE OF “TAKE HOLD OF THE FLAME” GEOFF TATE “AND FRIENDS” TO PERFORM SELECT, ALL-ACOUSTIC DATES ON THE WEST COAST BEGINNING ON JANUARY 27TH Shortly after Queensryche’s Geoff Tate heard that American Idol’s James Durbin
One of the worst-kept secrets in rock music was officially revealed last week, as Van Halen, featuring original frontman David Lee Roth, announced they have a new Interscope album ready to go and will hit the road next month for a North American tour. In a rousing show last Thursday at New York’s cozy Café
This morning, Black Sabbath made the following announcement on the band’s Facebook fanpage. “With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, his bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at this time. Iommi is currently working with his doctors to establish the
Dream on if you think you had a chance at snaring Aerosmith lead vocalist/American Idol host/author Steven Tyler as your next spouse. Tyler was recently engaged to longtime girlfriend Erin Brady, who at 38 is 25 years his junior. If all goes well, this will be Tyler’s third marriage. Read all the juicy details over
They’re baaaaack!! Van Halen just announced via their website that they will once again be touring with original vocalist David Lee Roth in 2012. Roth had rejoined the band for a 2007-2008 tour that grossed more than $93 million and played in front of over 1 million fans in North America. Joining Roth are co-founders
BLACK SABBATH REUNITES TO RECORD FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN 33 YEARS AND LAUNCH MASSIVE WORLD TOUR IN 2012 OZZY OSBOURNE, TONY IOMMI, GEEZER BUTLER AND BILL WARD UNVEIL PLANS ON 11/11/11 AT A LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE WHISKY A GO-GO, WHERE THE BAND PERFORMED THEIR FIRST LOS ANGELES DATE EXACTLY 41 YEARS
Twisted Sister will celebrate Christmas early this year with the release of Twisted Sister From The Bars To The Stars: Three Decades Live, a 5-DVD boxed set, on November 8. The lavish package comes complete with curios such as a Twisted Sister Christmas ornament, an official “New York Steel” backstage pass, a classic two and
Bob Dylan and Dee Snider have filed a massive $2.5 million copyright infringement lawsuit against a local radio station. The Bob Dylan, Dee Snider lawsuit claims that WOLD-FM committed willful copyright infringement of their songs starting last year. WOLD-FM is a Marion, Virginia radio station otherwise known as “The Renegade”, according to an exclusive report
FEARnet Casts Dee Snider (“Twisted Sister”) As Series Regular For Horror-Comedy “Holliston” Genre Cable Network Starts Production Next Month On Original Series FEARnet, cable television’s premier horror, thriller and suspense channel, has added Dee Snider (Twisted Sister, Strangeland, radio/television personality) and Oderus Urungus (Alien lead singer from legendary heavy metal band “GWAR”) to “Holliston,” an
The Los Angeles rock community celebrated the late Jani Lane’s life Monday, August 29th in a memorial tribute at the Key Club. That club used to be Gazzarri’s, the very place where Lane’s band Warrant first rose to prominence on the Sunset Strip before eventually selling millions of records thanks to hit classic hit singles
Sebastian Bach’s house has been damaged and condemned due to flooding by Irene. Sebastian Bach has posted on his Facebook page that he is “numb, in shock and devastated to report” that his Red Bank, N.J., home was condemned in the wake of Hurricane Irene after a nearby reservoir overflowed and sent a bridge careening
For several years, I worked with Jani Lane of Warrant when I was a VP at Columbia Records. During the promotion of the “Dog Eat Dog” CD (which I still think features some of Warrant’s best songs), I went on a promo tour with them for about six weeks. The first thing Jani ever said
“Jani Lane’s is yet another sad story of a boy who attained his dreams of greatness, only to be blindsided by the pressures, temptations and disappointments of those same dreams. We all watched over the years, as he soared, stumbled, fell, then got up again and again. Tragically, he will get up no more. RIP