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The family of KISS guitar tech Fran Stueber, who contracted COVID and died during the band’s “End Of The Road World Tour,” won a round in their wrongful death lawsuit against KISS members – guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, bassist Gene Simmons and KISS’s longtime manager Doc McGee. Tour promoter Live Nation and hotel chain Marriott (where Stueber…
“Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple,” a documentary about the E Street Band guitarist and ‘The Sopranos” actor, is on HBO. The film premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The documentary includes testimonials from Paul McCartney, Eddie Vedder, Bill Wyman, Bono, Darlene Love, Joan Jett, Peter Gabriel, and, you guessed it, Bruce Springsteen….
Black Country Communion has released its fifth studio album “V,“ featuring “Stay Free” and “Letting Go.” “The camaraderie is immediately evident,” noted album producer Kevin Shirley. “Once they start playing, everyone is deadly serious, and the music sounds like this band, and nothing else sounds like it.” “V” Tracks: 01. Enlighten02. Stay Free03. Red Sun04. Restless05. Letting Go06. Skyway07. You’re Not Alone08. Love And Faith09. Too…
The Used will embark on a U.S. Tour next week that will run through July. Now, the band has announced they will head out again in September supported by Plain White T’s. The Used formed in 2000 and currently consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, guitarist Joey Bradford, bassist Jeph Howard and drummer Dan Whitesides. The band’s…
The movie “Reagan,” which features Creed vocalist Scott Stapp as Frank Sinatra, will be in U.S. theaters August 30th. As the title implies, the film details the life and career of late U.S. President Ronald Reagan, with Dennis Quaid in the title role. However, it seems the Sinatra role should have gone to Stapp’s guitarist bandmate Mark Tremonti, since he…
The surviving members of the Grateful Dead have honored Bill Walton, the NBA Hall of Famer and Deadhead who died on Monday from cancer at 71. Dead & Company, a Grateful Dead offshoot, posted a statement on social media, writing, “Bill was an irreplaceable force and spirit in our family. He loved this band and…
Former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach has released his fifth solo album, “Child Within The Man;” The set features “What Do I Got To Lose?” and “Everybody Bleeds.”. According to Bach, it is “an album more than 10 years in the making.” His last solo effort was a decade ago. “If you like the records…
Shinedown’s Brent Smith (pictured) and Zach Myers will perform at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s inaugural Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala on May 21st at the Novo Theater in Downtown L.A. The Hall will induct 10 recordings — four albums and six singles — including Guns N’ Roses’ “Appetite For Destruction.” Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, April 27th…
The Ghost Inside’s sixth album, “Searching For Solace,” is out digitally with a physically edition due June 7th. The lead single was “Wash It Away.” “There’s more singing and song structure than on the previous album, but there are also some of the heaviest songs we’ve done,” shared bassist Jim Riley. “This is a new chapter, but it’s…
Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has launched his own official website – officialaxlrose.com. What does this mean for humanity? Hard to say, except for a quote reading, “You gotta live to learn and run, or you’ll die trying.” This is a work in progress (hopefully), with draggable photos of the singer and video clips….