Axl Rose is on to the next one … hisGuns N’ Roses days are done — for now — and he’s already got AC/DC on the brain. We just got Axl cruising through LAX on one of those scooter thingys. Broken foot and all, he’s jetting off to Europe to join his OTHER band. Of […]
Seb Di Gatto of “The Metal Gods Meltdown” recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if TWISTED SISTED has ever dabbled in devil worship, as they were accused of doing at the height of the 1980s phenomenon now […]
L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis has refused to apologize for his onstage comment that “black people are all one-dimensional,” explaining that he was simply attempting to broaden the debate on rap music. L.A. GUNS was performing at the Fish Head Cantina in a Baltimore, Maryland suburb on Friday, April 22 when he made the comment. […]
“Prince forever! God bless,” singer says at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis paid tribute to late superstar Prince by giving a controversial speech about the supposed lack of diversity in the type of music that is performed by African-American artists. Lewis‘s comments came during the opening concert of L.A. GUNS‘ current U.S. tour, which kicked off Friday night, April 22 at Fish […]
Pearl Jam paid tribute to Prince during their concert in Columbia, South Carolina on Thursday night. During their main set, the band performed “Even Flow”, which Prince had previously covered live during a 2013 club gig in Minneapolis. Afterward, Eddie Vedder spoke of the musician’s immense talents and the impact he had on the band. […]
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor sang a moving, acoustic rendition of Prince’s “Purple Rain” Thursday night at Minneapolis’ First Avenue club, one of the settings in the Purple Rain movie. The singer, dressed casually in a white T-shirt, jeans and slicked-back hair, walked out solo and plugged in his guitar. Tom Jones; the […]
On Thursday, April 21, SIXX:A.M. members Nikki Sixx, DJ Ashba and James Michael paid tribute to tribute to legendary singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer Prince, who died unexpectedly earlier in the day at the age of 57 in his Minnesota home. You can listen to their words in the five-minute clip below. Said Sixx: “Being […]
Prince had OD’d on Percocet days before his death, and he ingested so much, EMTs had to administer a “save shot” at the airport where his plane made an emergency landing to save his life. Sources in Moline, Illinois tell TMZ, Prince’s entourage told responders he had taken the painkiller after his Atlanta concert which […]
During a brand new interview with the WGRD radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith was asked for his opinion on last week’s announcement that Brian Johnson was retiring from AC/DC because he risks substantial hearing loss if he continues to perform in large arenas and stadiums. Smith said: “I was a […]
