Archive for July, 2012

IRON MAIDEN Lands On BILLBOARD’s ‘Hot Tours’ Chart

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have landed at position No.

AEROSMITH Guitarist Says CARRIE UNDERWOOD’s Duet With STEVEN TYLER Sounds ‘Just Right’

Country megastar Carrie Underwood, Julian Lennon (John Lennon’s son with his first wife Cynthia) and actor Johnny Depp make guest appearances on “Music From Another Dimension!”, the new album from Boston hard rock legends AEROSMITH.

KISS: Video Of Acoustic Performance During West Palm Beach Meet-And-Greet

Video footage of KISS’s acoustic performance during the meet-and-greet portion of the band’s show on Friday, July 27 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida as part of “The Tour” with MÖTLEY CRÜE can be seen below.

Late GIRLSCHOOL Guitarist’s Memoir Now Available

The authorized memoir by late GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Bernadette Jean “Kelly” Johnson called “Surviving My Friends: The Official Kelly Johnson Story”, is now available an e-book at this location.

DUFF MCKAGAN Named Grand Marshal Of ‘Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade’; Photos Availab

Seattle musician Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED, GUNS N’ ROSES) will be this year’s Grand Marshal of the Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade in downtown Seattle, Washington.

IRON MAIDEN Singer Teams Up With Star Of History Television’s ‘Ice Pilots NWT’

According to the Edmonton Journal, IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson is teaming up with Joe McBryan, owner and operator of Buffalo Airways, who is also a star of the History Television reality-TV show “Ice Pilots NWT”.

CRASHDÏET: New Video Interview Posted Online

RockNLive.org conducted an interview with Swedish glam rockers CRASHDÏET at this year’s edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France.

BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER Joins HARTKE Family

Hartke has announced the addition of legendary bassist Geezer Butler to its family of artists.

QUEENSRŸCHE Members Accuse GEOFF TATE Of Interfering With Their Plans To Tour Under Band Name

The legal wrangling between QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson and Scott Rockenfield and their former frontman Geoff Tate is continuing to play out in King County Superior Court in the state of Washington, with the musicians accusing the singer of refusing to relinquish control of their web site and other Internet and social media accounts.

DEF LEPPARD Drummer Talks About ‘Shape Shifter’ Art Piece (Video)

A short video clip of DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen talking about his art piece entitled “Shape Shifter”, from his Electric Hand: Rhythm + Change collection, can be seen below.