Search results for 'john lee hooker'

News

ALICE COOPER Says THE BEATLES 'Absolutely' Would Have Reunited If JOHN LENNON Had Lived

During a recent appearance on QFM96's "Torg & Elliott" radio show, legendary rocker Alice Cooper, whose 1970s "Hollywood Vampires" celebrity drinking club included THE BEATLES members Ringo Starr and John Lennon, was asked if he thinks THE BEATLES would have reunited at some point for at least o...

News

PETE SANDOVAL Resurrects TERRORIZER With DAVID VINCENT

Legendary drummer Pedro "Pete" Sandoval has resurrected TERRORIZER with a new lineup featuring his onetime MORBID ANGEL and current I AM MORBID bandmate David Vincent (bass, vocals). Just seven months after announcing that TERRORIZER was "over" due to his "busy schedule" with his personal life and I...

News

OLI SYKES Says New BRING ME THE HORIZON Album Pays Homage To 'Emo And Hardcore And Post-Hardcore'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, vocalist Oli Sykes of British rockers BRING ME THE HORIZON spoke about the band's upcoming seventh full-length studio album, "Post Human: NeX GEn", which will arrive on September 15 via Columbia Records. The LP will continue the band'...

News

Watch: New FORBIDDEN Lineup Performs At Belgium's ALCATRAZ Festival

Resurrected San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN played their first European show last night (Friday, August 11) at the Alcatraz festival in Kortrijk, Belgium. Video and photos of the band's performance can be found below. The new FORBIDDEN lineup — consisting of Craig Locicero (gu...

News

STATUS QUO Launches 'Official Archive Series' With 'Vol. 1 - Live In Amsterdam'

The iconic STATUS QUO has released the first volume of the new "Official Archive Series" brought to you by earMUSIC. "Vol. 1 - Live In Amsterdam" is available from today, August 11 on strictly limited and numbered CD and vinyl editions, as well as on digital formats. As with each forthcoming release...

News

THE DEAD DAISIES Cover WHITESNAKE's 'Slide It In' During Rehearsal (Video)

During rehearsals for the upcoming THE DEAD DAISIES tour in New York, drummer Brian Tichy, bassist Michael Devin and guitarist Doug Aldrich — all of whom are former members of WHITESNAKE — jammed on WHITESNAKE's "Slide It In" and it rocked. It brought back memories of their time together in WHITESNA...

News

New TESTAMENT Drummer CHRIS DOVAS Shares 'Gear Breakdown Video' From Summer 2023 European Tour

New TESTAMENT drummer Chris Dovas has shared a "gear breakdown video" of what he used on the the band's summer 2023 European tour. Check it out below. Last month, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson revealed that he and Dovas spent a few days working on material for the band's next studio album. Eric...

News

Watch: MAMMOTH WVH Performs Two Songs On NBC NEWS' 'Today'

MAMMOTH WVH, the brainchild of former VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, celebrated the release of its sophomore album, "II", with an appearance on NBC News' "Today" on the morning of Thursday, August 3. The band performed two songs from the LP: the ballad "Waiting" in the 8 a.m. hour and the rad...

News

ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA's JOURNEY Tribute Band Announces Summer/Fall 2023 U.S. Tour Dates

ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna's JOURNEY tribute band called BEYOND FRONTIERS (formerly JOEY BELLADONNA'S BEYOND THE BAND and JOURNEY BEYOND) has announced a dozen or so U.S. tour dates for this summer and fall. The details are as follows: Aug. 22 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues Aug. 24 - Hollywood...

News

THE BAND Co-Founder ROBBIE ROBERTSON Dead At 80

Robbie Robertson, THE BAND's guitarist and primary songwriter, has died at the age of 80. Robertson's longtime manager Jared Levine confirmed the musician's passing, saying in a statement: "Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominiqu...

News

GLENN HUGHES: 'It Was An Honor' To Be Considered For Singer Position In VAN HALEN

During an appearance on this past Tuesday's (August 8) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary DEEP PURPLE vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes elaborated on his revelation that Eddie Van Halen nearly asked him to join VAN HALEN back when the Southern California rock act was lookin...

News

NIKKI SIXX: 'We Never Saw It Coming That MICK MARS Wasn't Going To Be Able To Tour' With MÖTLEY CRÜE

In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, Nikki Sixx spoke about MÖTLEY CRÜE's decision to hire John 5 to replace Mick Mars, the group's founding guitarist, who announced his retirement from touring with MÖTLEY CRÜE last October as a result of worsening health issues. "We never saw it coming...

News

VELVET REVOLVER Photo Book Coming Soon

Rufus Publications has announced the release of a new photo book, "Velvet Revolver By Ross Halfin", focusing on VELVET REVOLVER, the band formed in 2002 by then-former GUNS N' ROSES members Duff McKagan, Slash and Matt Sorum. Sorum, McKagan, Slash and guitarist Dave Kushner held an exhaustive singer...

News

THE STRUTS Announce 'Pretty Vicious' Album, Share 'Too Good At Raising Hell' Single

The charismatic quartet of Brit rockers known as THE STRUTS have announced their fourth studio album and first full-length release with Big Machine/John Varvatos Records. Now available for pre-order, the 11-track record, "Pretty Vicious", will be out everywhere on November 3. The platinum-selling ro...

News

ALICE COOPER Shares 'Welcome To The Show' Single From 'Road' Album

Alice Cooper has released a new single, "Welcome To The Show", from his upcoming album "Road", due out August 25 via earMUSIC. Alice says: "'Welcome To The Show' is just that: Telling the audience here it is. The show is ready to go and we are fully loaded. Here it comes!" Produced by longtime colla...