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RIKKI ROCKETT Says BRET MICHAELS's Guitarist PETE EVICK 'Needs To Stay Out Of POISON Business'

Rikki Rockett has thrown shade at Pete Evick, who is best known as Bret Michaels's music director and guitar player of the last 21 years, after Pete suggested that Bret is "the one carrying the torch" for POISON while the multi-platinum rock act is not actively touring. Earlier this week, Anthony Br...

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Watch: KISS Members GENE SIMMONS, TOMMY THAYER And ERIC SINGER Reunite On Stage At 'Love Ride' Charity Motorcycle Event

The GENE SIMMONS BAND, featuring Gene Simmons from KISS, was joined by Gene's KISS bandmates Tommy Thayer (guitar) and Eric Singer (drums) for performances of a couple of KISS classics at the 34th installment of the Love Ride powered by Harley-Davidson, which took place on Sunday, November 9. The ev...

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GENE SIMMONS, GILBY CLARKE, RIKKI ROCKETT And JESSE JAMES DUPREE To Perform At 34th 'Love Ride' Charity Motorcycle Event

The legendary Love Ride powered by Harley-Davidson hosted by grand marshal Jay Leno roars back into Southern California on Sunday, November 9, 2025, for its 34th installment, once again bringing together motorcycle culture and a charitable purpose with live music from GENE SIMMONS BAND featuring Gen...

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GREAT WHITE, JOAN JETT, TESLA, NIGHT RANGER, Others Set For THE MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Mountain Music Festival, a three-day classic rock and heavy metal music experience, is set to return this August 23-25 to the Gatlinburg Convention Center (234 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN 37738),located in Tennessee's beautiful Great Smoky Mountains. After successful events in 2021 an...

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JESSE JAMES DUPREE Shares New Song 'Never Gets Old' Co-Written With AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON

Jesse James Dupree has announced the release of a new studio album titled "Breathing Fire" planned for global release on November 10. Today, he presents the lead track titled "Never Gets Old", co-written with AC/DC's Brian Johnson. The recording features Jesse, with his son Nigel on drums and JACKYL...

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JACKYL's JESSE JAMES DUPREE Is Glad BRIAN JOHNSON is Back Fronting AC/DC: 'I Have A Hard Time Accepting Anybody Else Do It'

On the latest podcast edition of "AC/DC Beyond The Thunder", JACKYL's Jesse James Dupree opens up about Brian Johnson's darkest days with AC/DC, expressing his unwavering support and conviction. "I was with Brian the last show AC/DC played together," Jesse reveals. "I'm not going to speak of that be...

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KEEL, STEELER, RON KEEL BAND And Others To Perform At KEELFEST 2

Keelfest 2, featuring headliners KEEL, RON KEEL BAND and a tribute to/reunion of 1980s metal band STEELER, is set to take place March 18 in Nashville as the Saturday night afterparty concert for the 2023 ROCKNPOD expo. The event will take place at Bowie's, Nashville's premiere downtown venue for nat...

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'Idiot' SEBASTIAN BACH And 'Dummy' RONNIE RADKE Exchange Insults In Twitter Feud Over Use Of Backing Tracks

Sebastian Bach and Ronnie Radke have engaged in a war of words on Twitter over FALLING IN REVERSE's decision to cancel a festival appearance due to "missing" laptops. Just hours before FALLING IN REVERSE was supposed to appear at the WIIL Rock festival on Saturday, September 24 at Lake County Fairgr...

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FALLING IN REVERSE Cancels Festival Appearance Over 'Missing Laptops': 'It's Like Driving A Car Without An Engine'

FALLING IN REVERSE has been criticized by fans for pulling out of this year's WIIL Rock festival over "missing" laptops. Just hours before the Ronnie Radke-fronted outfit was supposed to appear at the one-day event on Saturday, September 24 at Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake, Illinois, the sing...

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BRET MICHAELS, DEE SNIDER, JACKYL And LOVERBOY To Headline Inaugural ROKISLAND FEST

RokIsland Fest 2022 will take place on January 14-17, 2022 in Key West, Florida. Hosted by radio and television personality Eddie Trunk, the inaugural music festival boasts a lineup of legendary hitmakers and hard rock icons, including Bret Michaels, Dee Snider, JACKYL, LOVERBOY, NIGHT RANGER, SKID...

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FOREIGNER, WHITESNAKE, STRYPER, L.A. GUNS Members Featured In Documentary On COVID-19's Decimation Of Music Industry

DailyBOOM Media has released "Let The Music Play", a documentary on COVID-19's brutal impact on the music industry, via YouTube (a mid-April release on Amazon Prime is also slated). This feature-length film was written by executive producer Cate Meighan, with Emmy Award-winning video-editor and co-p...

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JACKYL's JESSE JAMES DUPREE Decries Polarization In Politics: 'The Truth Is Always In The Middle'

Jesse James Dupree of long-running southern hard rockers JACKYL was a recent guest on "That Jamieson Show". You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his cover of Merle Haggard's "The Fightin' Side Of Me", which he recorded with his JESSE JAMES DUPREE & THE MODERN DAY FRONTIERSMEN project...

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JACKYL To Release 'Family Reunion - Live In Kansas City' Concert DVD + CD In December

Long-running southern hard rockers JACKYL will release a new concert DVD and CD, "Family Reunion - Live In Kansas City". The set was recorded during the band's December 21, 2019 performance at The Midland in Kansas City. Pre-orders for "Family Reunion - Live In Kansas City" are available now exclusi...

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JACKYL To Release Concert DVD

Long-running southern hard rockers JACKYL will release a new concert DVD before the end of the year. The set was recorded during the band's December 21, 2019 performance at The Midland in Kansas City. JACKYL frontman Jesse James Dupree spoke about the DVD during a May 28 Facebook Live chat. He said...

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JACKYL's JESSE JAMES DUPREE Says AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Is 'An Incredible Role Model And A Great Man'

JACKYL frontman Jesse James Dupree, who became friends with AC/DC's Brian Johnson back in the 1990s, was asked in a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station if he has any idea what the legendary hard rock band has been up to in recent months. He responded: "Yeah, I do. [Laughs] It...