Ex- Guns N’ Roses manager Doug Goldstein spoke in an interview with Guns N’ Roses Central podcast, and revealed an interesting story about why Axl Rose wanted to kill Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil. Interviewer asked: “Who do you think would win in a fight: Axl or Vince?”. Goldstein responded: “Axl. You know, he’d kill him. He had me call […]
Steven Tyler is one of several artists who were interviewed by GQ magazine about their approach to sobriety. The AEROSMITH singer, alt stars Jason Isbell and Julien Baker and EAGLES guitarist Joe Walsh were quizzed about how they quit drink and drugs and the effect it had on their music. Tyler — whose vast consumption of cocaine, heroin and alcohol in the 1970s earned him and bandmate Joe Perry the nickname […]
METALLICA and FOO FIGHTERS are among the artists that performed Wednesday night (January 16) at the Chris Cornell tribute concert at the Forum in Los Angeles, California. A number of pop stars also appeared at the event, billed as “I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell”, such as Miley Cyrus, Brandi Carlile, Adam Levine, plus country artist Chris Stapleton and Ziggy Marley. Rock artists that […]
GRETA VAN FLEET frontman Josh Kiszka says that it’s time that people stop comparing his band to LED ZEPPELIN. Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the world, the four-piece has been criticized for channeling a sound uncannily similar to iconic rock outfit, with some music fans slamming Josh for allegedly copy-and-pasting Robert Plant‘s vocal style. […]
Nikki Sixx says that he is “shocked” R. Kelly, an artist who has been repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct throughout his career, “is not in jail or dead.” The MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist made his comments after watching “Surviving R. Kelly”, a new documentary series that chronicles the litany of sexual assault accusations against the singer that go back decades. “Saw […]
During an appearance on the latest edition of “Trunk Nation LA Invasion: Live From The Rainbow Bar & Grill” on SiriusXM, former GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Matt Sorum spoke about the experience of filling in for MOTÖRHEAD‘s Mikkey Dee on 13 shows during the latter band’s 2009 U.S. tour. “Lemmy called me up… He actually texted me, and I could hear his voice through the text: […]
Michigan rockers GRETA VAN FLEET performed their Grammy-nominated hit “Black Smoke Rising” and new single “You’re The One” on the January 19 episode of “Saturday Night Live”. Check out video footage below.
NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger spoke to Australia’s Silver Tiger Media about last year’s passing of PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. The 54-year-old musician, who saw his brother, “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, killed onstage by a fan in 2004, died in June 2018 of dilated cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart, as well as severe coronary artery disease. “The story of Dime and Vinnie, it’s a pretty tragic story,” Mike said. “The truth […]
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has once again admitted that he was “completely wrong” about marijuana’s benefits in the past. The KISS bassist/vocalist, who has always promoted clean living and scoffed at peers who snort drugs and get high, made headlines in March 2018 when he landed an odd new gig as “chief evangelist officer” at Canadian cannabis and fertilizer company Invictus. […]
Foo Fighters played a private corporate show in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock on Wednesday night, The performance was part of the CES 2019 trade show. The same show where Dave fell off the stage after chuggin a beer. Dave Seen a fan partying in the audience and invited him on the stage. His […]
Les Claypool is the mastermind behind Primus, Colonel Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, The Claypool Lennon Delirium and the South Park theme tune. In short, his musical history is a bit weird. The madcap Primus frontman caught up with Kerrang! recently to talk about his legacy as not just a legendary bassist, but for […]
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach says that he needs time “to get help” after recently informing fans that he and his wife of over 16 years, Melissa, have decided to go separate ways. Leach, who has been open about his battles with anxiety and depression, took to Instagram Friday night (January 11) to let his followers know that he would be […]
