Author: Mark Leader

Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” (released in 1977) is the best charting Rock album on the Billboard 200’s year-end tally holding the #30 slot – just ahead of Queen’s “Greatest Hits” at #31. Nirvana’s “Nevermind” (#57) and AC/DC’s “Back In Black” (#84) are the only two original Rock albums listed in the Top 100.  All the others…

Ghost won the Favorite Rock Album category for “Impera.” Machine Gun Kelly was the Favorite Rock Artist. Måneskin’s “Beggin’” earned the Favorite Rock Song honor. The 50th Annual American Music Awards were held on November 20th at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. in recognition of the most popular artists and music within the eligibility period…

Iron Maiden recently completed its “Legacy Of The Beast” tour – the last stop (October 27th) on the American leg was at the Amalie Arena in Tampa in front of over 12,000 fans. More than three-million people attended 139 shows in 33 countries since the trek began in Tallinn, Estonia on May 26th, 2018. The tour’s…

Chaim Witz, The Demon – otherwise known as Gene Simmons – was born in Israel in ’49. His parents had survived the Holocaust in Eastern Europe and immigrated to Israel. When Chaim’s parents divorced in ’54 he and his mother came to the U.S. settling in Brooklyn. As Chaim began learning English, comic books and…

Let’s clear up one thing right away. Alice Cooper is the name of the band AND its lead singer. Alice Cooper the band – lead guitarist Glen Buxton (who passed away 10/19/97), rhythm guitarist Mike Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith – backed Alice Cooper, the singer. A minister’s son the singer was…

When Judas Priest enters the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for “Musical Excellence” on November 5th they plan to play a medley of their songs. “They give you a limited amount of time ’cause there’s obviously lots of artists that are gonna be performing,” explained Priest drummer Scott Travis during an interview on 107.7…