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“It’s all about promoting your stuff online.,” explained Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd in a recent interview with Classic Album Review. But that is easier said than done. ‘Okay, you’ve got 20 seconds to get somebody’s attention, and then that’s it,” Todd was told less than five years ago. “Guess what it is now,” Todd continued….
After canceling three shows (Ottawa, Toronto and Knoxville) on the “End Of The Road” farewell tour due to Paul Stanley’s bout with the flu, KISS returned to the stage Saturday night (11/25) in Indianapolis. “I’ve done shows with cracked ribs, I’ve done shows with a fever,” stated Stanley (pictured). “I was wondering if it was my time. But anyway, I’m here…
Green Day‘s “The American Dream Is Killing Me” is #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 11/25). The song is from the band’s upcoming fourteenth album, “Saviors,” which is due January 19th. It only took “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” the band’s first #1 since “Oh Yeah!” in ’20, four weeks to top the…
“Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” a collection of all Tina Turner’s singles from 1975-2023 , has dropped. The boxset celebrates 50 years since the start of the singer’s career and marks the first time her singles have been released all together. “She was a force of nature, no one had her energy or her voice,…
Following stints in Femme Fatale and the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens, and being ranked #1 on Guitar World’s list of “10 Female Guitar Players You Should Know,” Nita Strauss landed a 2014 gig as the official in-house guitarist for the L.A. KISS, the arena football team owned by KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. Months later, Alice…
“I Stand Alone: The Sully Erna Story,” a film based on Godsmack frontman Sully Erna’s life story, is available via Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video. Based on Erna’s ’07 memoir ‘The Paths We Choose‘, the documentary was written and produced by Erna, with additional writing and production by Noah Berlow and Troy Smith, who also directed. “I am releasing a documentary on my life story, from zero…
Megadeth has teamed with The Realest for an exclusive memorabilia auction, including stage-played and signed items, kicking off on November 27th. “There’s a whole world out there of really valuable, important stuff that if somebody is a fan of an artist or an athlete, or anybody… they wanna get something authentic that belongs to that person,”…
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has confirmed that Teemu Mäntysaari (pictured) will continue as the band’s guitarist for the foreseeable future. Thew announcement came after longtime Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro made his decision to “extend” his absence from the group’s touring activities. “Kiko is a top-notch professional, a maestro — and he did not want to hurt me or Megadeth,” Mustaine explained. “We came up with a solution…
Following the sale of an Eric Clapton guitar for $1.27 million, a Kurt Cobain guitar goes for $1,587,500 during Julien’s Auctions “Played, Worn And Torn: Rock N’ Roll Iconic Guitars And Memorabilia” event (on 11/17). The “Skystang I” guitar was played by the late Nirvana frontman during his final public performance on band’s ’93 – ’94…
While still in high school, M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), Johnny Christ (bass) and Jimmy Sullivan (drums) – known as The Reverend – shortened to The Rev – founded Avenged Sevenfold. The group developed a Metal/Punk hybrid that got them signed by indie label, Hopeless. Their ‘01 debut “Sounding the Seventh Trumpet…