Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth Reaches “The End”

Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth Reaches “The End”

Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth (formerly known as Mammoth WVH) has dropped “The End.” “I’ve had the tapping idea on the intro for ‘The End’ since before Mammoth,” explained Van Halen. “I was able to fit it into this world. It’s still over-the-top and shreddy, but it’s also melodic and controlled. Once we finished ‘The End,’ it felt really special to me.”…

Poison

Poison

If you’re gonna be a big hair & make-up band it might be a good idea to have a licensed cosmetologist in the group. That was the previous calling of Poison’s bassist Bobby Dall (a.k.a. Robert Kuy Kendall). Vocalist Bret Michaels (a.k.a. Bret Michael Sychak) and Dall shot out of their native Pittsburgh to try…

Riot Fest Turns 20

Riot Fest Turns 20

Founded in 2005, this year’s Riot Fest at Chicago’s Douglass Park will run September 19th-21st. Blink-182 (pictured), Green Day, Weezer and Jack White. are the headliners. The list of 90 bands scheduled to perform includes the Sex Pistols, Alkaline Trio, Knocked Loose, Bad Religion, and The Hold Steady. “We didn’t plan on making it for…

Aerosmith

Aerosmith

Aerosmith’s self-titled debut didn’t do much in 1973 nor did the single “Dream On” (it would rise from the ashes a couple years later). A second effort, “Get Your Wings,” also initially failed to garner much attention even though it had “Same Old Song And Dance.” “Toys In The Attic” hit the streets in 1975…

Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver

After leaving Guns N’ Roses, Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums) played a charity gig. They realized they still had a great chemistry. Auditions resulted in guitarist Dave Kushner’s addition. Now it was time to find a vocalist. Ex-Stone Temple Pilot vocalist Scott Weiland, one of the 90’s more impressive talents, signed…