Rod Stewart will tour this summer with Cheap Trick on the bill as support. The tour begins July 21 and will make a couple of stops in Texas, including Ft Worth in late August. More information can be found here.… MORE
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Ozzy Collabs With Elton John On New Track
Ozzy’s wife Sharon revealed Monday on her talk show that The Prince of Darkness has been working on a new song with Elton John. The track is expected to appear on Ozzy’s upcoming album, ‘Ordinary Man’. Read more about the new collaboration here.… MORE
Drummer Mike Portnoy Not Joining Rush For 2020 Tour
A website dedicated to Heavy Metal posted recently that Mike Portnoy would be joining Rush as drummer for their 2020 tour. “While that’s a pretty awesome – completely hypothetical – dream… and I would surely do it in a heartbeat… it’s unfortunately not true! But it is a cool idea”, said Portnoy. As of January…… MORE
Warrant Lead Singer’s Ex-Wife Says He Was Drugged, Raped By Heavy Metal Musician, Manager
Jani Lane’s ex-wife claims Lane told her he was drugged and raped by a heavy metal musician and that musician’s manager. “He felt like he couldn’t say anything because he was a man. He was raised to be a man, not to cry. It was all mind-f——. I could see how it would have been…… MORE
Def Leppard Release Video Montage Of 2019 Backstage Bloopers
As Def Leppard readies for their 2020 tour with Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett, they also have released a video showing their backstage shenanigans from 2019. Watch the video here.… MORE
David Lee Roth Gives Fans His Old Phone Number And Causes A Headache For An NY Couple
What happens if you have David Lee Roth’s old phone number, the same number that DLR still gives out to fans? Well, if you’re a working-class couple living in New York City, and the husband’s name just happens to be David, it puts a strain on your marriage and your phone rings at all hours.…… MORE
The Who Says They Invented Heavy Metal, “Sort Of”
Pete Townshend of The Who says the band’s ‘Live At Leeds’ album was the beginning of heavy metal. A reporter with the Toronto Sun said recently that the album didn’t have “that classic ferocious rock sound.” “It doesn’t sound like The Who from those early heavy metal years. We sort of invented heavy metal with Live…… MORE
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler: Angry “For Years” At Bandmates
Steven Tyler said recently he was angry with his bandmates for years because they sent him to rehab while they went “on holiday”. It happened in 1988 after he spent much of the decade battling drug addiction. “There was a moment in 1988 where management and the band pulled an intervention on me. They thought,…… MORE
Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Video To Hit 1 Billion Views On YouTube
Nirvana’s video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is about to hit 1 billion views on YouTube. The single debuted on radio stations around the country August 27, 1991 and the album “Nevermind” has sold 30 million copies. Read more about Nirvana’s accomplishment here.… MORE
Peter Frampton’s Farewell Tour Heading To UK
Peter Frampton has announced he will play five dates in the UK next year as part of his farewell tour. Frampton is battling the degenerative muscle disease Inclusion-Body Myositis. “We decided to do a farewell tour now since I don’t want to go out and not be able to play well. If I’m going to do…… MORE
