Ian Gillan spoke to SiriusXM about “Born Again”, his first and only studio collaboration with BLACK SABBATH, which was recorded at Richard Branson‘s Manor Studios in Oxfordshire and then released in August 1983. One of SABBATH‘s most poorly reviewed efforts, “Born Again” began with a bender at the Bear Inn, one of the oldest pubs in Oxford, England. “How it started is was just ’cause we […]
A PERFECT CIRCLE, which debuted the video for “So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish”earlier this month, has released a limited-edition seven-inch of the track with a B-side featuring Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan‘s take on AC/DC‘s “Dog Eat Dog”. The “So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish”/“Dog Eat Dog” vinyl single is available exclusively via “Record Store Day” Black […]
Dee Snider has slammed the recent spate of mass shooters as “pathetic, miserable pussies and cowards” who don’t have the “balls to at least confront somebody who has a chance of fighting back.” The number of mass shootings around the United States of America in 2018 has risen above 300 so far. According to data from […]
The man who killed John Lennon told a parole board he feels “more and more shame” every year for gunning down the former Beatle outside his Manhattan apartment in 1980. “Thirty years ago I couldn’t say I felt shame and I know what shame is now,” Mark David Chapman said. “It’s where you cover your […]
According to the Hartford Courant, Connecticut police are treating the death of ALL THAT REMAINS guitarist Oliver “Oli” Herbert as suspicious. The state medical examiner’s office ruled this week that the 44-year-old musican drowned in a pond behind his Stafford Springs home last month and called the manner of death “undetermined.” Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Gill said Herbert‘s case will remain undetermined […]
Bruce Dickinson has once again blasted the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, saying that he is “really happy” IRON MAIDEN has not yet been inducted. Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal groups like MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIESTand MOTÖRHEAD have yet to be […]
After Many years of living in L.A. The 62-year-old British-born rocker has finally become a US Citizen The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shared the following tweet It’s a nice day for a naturalization ceremony. Congratulations Billy Idol on becoming a #newUScitizen today in Los Angeles, CA. It’s a nice day for a naturalization […]
Roy Clark — the legendary country singer and host of “Hee Haw” — has died.A rep for the Grammy, CMA and ACM Award winner tells us Clark died Thursday morning at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Clark had recently gotten pneumonia and ultimately passed because of complications from the illness.Clark was one of the first artists […]
SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil says that it’s highly improbable that the band will ever resume without Chris Cornell. “It’s not likely that we could ever do SOUNDGARDEN without a missing piece,” he told Billboard. “I’d like to do more with Matt [Cameron, drums] in the future. I’d like to do something with Ben [Shepherd, bass] in the future. It’s likely Matt and Ben and I will do something in the […]
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he doesn’t understand why people get so upset by celebrities using their fame and status to bring attention to contemporary political issues. “Look, everybody has opinions,” he told Landry.Audio (hear audio below). “I see it online. I’ll see entertainers — whether they’re musicians or actors or whoever… painters; it doesn’t matter — I see […]
The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan brought the bat down on Armie Hammer after he criticized fans and celebrities for their methods of paying tribute to the late Stan Lee. Hammer is best none for his role in The Social Network Marvel Comics mastermind and co-creator of some of the […]
KISS frontman Paul Stanley says that he knows he “will sound great” on the band’s upcoming farewell tour. When KISS kicked off its European tour in July in Barcelona, Spain, a number of YouTubevideos surfaced online of Stanley clearly struggling to hit the high notes in many of the band’s classic songs. This prompted renewed calls for the group to finally call it […]
