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John Mayall, legendary Blues musician and founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, has died (on 7/22) at the age of 90. From an early age Mayall was drawn to the sounds of American Blues. As a singer, guitarist, harmonica player, and keyboardist, he had a career that spanned decades and was often referred to as…
“Make My Day: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Story Of Fast Eddie Clarke” celebrates the late Motörhead guitarist with a four-CD career retrospective and book written by Kris Needs with Clarke’s widow Mariko Fujiwara. The book and CDs, scheduled to arrive September 6th chart the guitarist’s life and career including his time with Motörhead (’76 – ’82) and Fastway, which Clarke formed with UFO bassist Pete…
On this day… Jimmy Eat World delivered “Bleed American.” The platinum set was re-released as “Jimmy Eat World“ following the 9/11 attacks; that name remained until ’08. As a result of the commercial failure and lack of recognition for ’99’s “Clarify” Jimmy Eat World was dropped by Capitol Records. Aside from working odd jobs, the band…
“I’m a t-shirt salesman. I’m not a musician. I’m literally a traveling tchotchke seller,” Exodus bassist Jack Gibson (pictured above) stated in a recent interview. “That’s what we do. We play music to try to get people to the store and sell them our fuckin’ stuff with stuff printed on it. That’s the business.” After…
On this day… Guitarist Saul Hudson was born in London. He moved to L.A. with his father when six years old. His parents were both active in the entertainment industry, Because he “was always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another” a child actor/friend nicknamed him ‘Slash’. Slash joined the Glam Metal…
Jay Weinberg’s abrupt departure from Slipknot last year left some scars. So, what happened when Weiberg got bounced? It is incredibly difficult for a musician to lose his friends (and musical family) in one fell swoop. Working through it is a process. “Before I speak on it, it’s important for me to do the right…
On this day… Woodstock ’99 began in Rome, NY. The festival site was the former Griffiss Air Force Base approximately 100 miles from the original ’69 Woodstock location in Bethel, NY. Approximately 220,000 people attended the festival over four days enduring difficult environmental conditions (extreme heat), overpriced food and water, poor sanitation, sexual harassment/rapes, rioting, looting,…
Butcher Babies have announced via social media that they parted ways with singer Carla Harvey. The band thanked Harvey for her dedication and Harvey thanked fans for their support. She was with Butcher Babies for fifteen years (5 albums/2 EPs) and plans to continue making music. Butcher Babies formed in ’10 by vocalists Heidi Shepherd, who…
Please pass the syrup. On this day… Kid Rock entered a no-contest plea to assault charges stemming from an ’07 incident at an Atlanta-area Waffle House. Rock was arrested after he and some associates scuffled with Harlen Akins, a fellow Waffle House customer. Rock was slapped with a $1,000 fine and put on a year’s…
“All My Life,” a Country-Rock collaboration between Falling In Reverse (lead vocalist Ronnie Radke pictured above) and Jelly Roll, is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated July 20th). The song had a brisk five-week trip to the top. Falling In Reverse’s “Popular Monster” and “Zombified,” took 16 weeks to reach #1 on Mainstream…