This Week in Rock

Finally, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has inducted Judas Priest! Reunited with guitarist K.K. Downing and drummer Les Binks, Priest performed a three-song medley of “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’,” “Breaking The Law” and “Living After Midnight” at the Hall of Fame ceremony (November 5th) at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. Priest members inducted, with Alice Cooper handling the honors,…

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…

2022: The Rob Zombie directed “The Munsters” for Netflix arrived. The movie was a reboot of the TV series that ran from 1964-66. “It’s 100 percent in the spirit of the show,” said Zombie. “I didn’t want it to be different. I wanted to totally retain the vibe that it had in the ’60s.” 2021: …

These days Marilyn Manson’s private life (which is not so private) is more shocking than his public persona. There was this kid, born in Canton, OH, who was attending a Christian school. For a school play he was cast as Jesus. But the lure of Rock was too much. Moving with his family to South…

Was Metal in league with Satan? There were a lot of people who couldn’t find any other plausible explanation for the genre’s lasting popularity. They had to attribute it to outside forces. It couldn’t be the music or even expert marketing. No, something more sinister was at work. In the ‘50s Rock n’ Roll was…

The legendary Jerry Lee Lewis, “The Killer,” has died. His passing came at his home (on October 28th) in DeSoto County, MS. He was 87. The combination of his pounding boogie-woogie piano and Country/Blues vocals that were as smooth as aged bourbon with a kick delivered the landmark hits “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Great…

Red Hot Chili Peppers are #1 on the Billboard 200 with “Return Of The Dream Canteen.”  Earlier this year, in April, the Peppers were at #1 with “Unlimited Love.”  So now, the Peppers are the first Rock band in seventeen years to have two #1 albums in the same year.  The last band to achieve…

Pearl Jam has committed to $200 per ton of CO2 produced for its carbon offset strategy, Globally, the carbon offset market averages $1-15 per ton. Touring leaves a large carbon footprint – traveling, moving tons of equipment around the world with staging and tearing down for each concert. Since ‘03, Pearl Jam has made investments…