Search results for 'brian tichy'

News

AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Backs UK Dementia Charity After MALCOLM YOUNG's Diagnosis

According to The Northern Echo, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has offered his encouragement and support to Sporting Memories Network, a UK charity for people suffering from dementia. Johnson reportedly called Sporting Memories "out of the blue" after hearing about their projects with older people, espe...

News

WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Lays Down Bass On New TREMONTI Album

VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen has finished laying down bass tracks for 20 songs that are being considered for inclusion on the second album from TREMONTI, the band led by CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti. The follow-up to 2012's "All I Was" is being helmed by producer Michael "E...

News

AIRBOURNE's RYAN O'KEEFFE Speaks To MUSIC LEGENDS (Audio)

On February 2, Jason Saulnier of Music Legends conducted an interview with drummer Ryan O'Keeffe of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. AIRBOURNE's "Back In The Game" video was filmed last year on tour around the world. The song comes off AIRB...

News

STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR: What Separates Us From A Band Like SPINAL TAP

Brian Aberback of Patch.com recently conducted an interview with singer Michael Starr of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Patch.com: Would you say that your high-caliber musicianship sets you apart as being more than a simple novelty ac...

News

Music Industry Web Site Predicts AC/DC's 'Rock Or Bust' Will Sell 250K-350K Copies First Week

Music industry web site Hits Daily Double is predicting that AC/DC's new album, "Rock Or Bust", will sell between 250,000 and 350,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. This would be a significant drop from the opening number of AC/DC's last CD, 2008's "Black Ice", which toppe...

News

KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Is 'Stoked To Be A Part Of' Debut Album's 20th-Anniversary Celebrations

KORN plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its debut album by performing the disc from start to finish at selected shows on its upcoming tour itinerary. The actual 20th anniversary of its release was October 11. KORN will head out on tour as special guests of SLIPKNOT on the latter's "Prepare F...

News

PRONG Records BLACK FLAG, BAD BRAINS, THE SISTERS OF MERCY Classics For Covers Album

PRONG recently spent a week at a studio in Berlin, Germany recording an album of covers, to be released via the band's own label. According to PRONG mainman Tommy Victor, the following songs were scheduled to be laid down during the sessions: * BLACK FLAG - "The Bars" * BAD BRAINS - "Banned In D.C."...

News

AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Missing From New Promotional Photo

AC/DC has released an official new publicity photo of the band and notably absent from it is drummer Phil Rudd, who was also a no-show at the group's recent video shoot on October 3 and October 4 for the two new singles, "Play Ball" and "Rock Or Bust". Rudd was replaced for the filming by ...

News

PRESIDENT OBAMA Impersonator REGGIE BROWN Joins Celebrity Rockers At 'Rock N' Bowl' (Video)

The T.J. Martell Foundation's Rock 'N' Bowl tournament, held last week at the PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, brought together a myriad of celebrity rockers, comedians and music industry executives to raise funds for cancer research. The event, chaired by Wendy Dio, president and co-...

News

QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Talks To ABSOLUTE RADIO About His 'Red Special' Guitar (Video)

QUEEN guitarist Brian May recently spoke to UK's Absolute Radio about how he built the famous Red Special guitar with his father many years ago, how important it's been to him and to QUEEN's work, and lots more detailed guitar geekery. Check out the chat below. Hal Leonard has set an October 21 rele...

News

DEF LEPPARD's Cover Of PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS' 'Helen Wheels': Audio Sample Available

Due on November 18, "The Art Of McCartney" is a long awaited and very special project celebrating one of the most universally acclaimed songwriters of all time, Sir Paul McCartney. With backing provided by McCartney's long time band, classic tracks such as "Maybe I'm Amazed", "My Love", "The Long An...

News

KORN To Release Limited-Edition Photography Book To Celebrate Debut Album's 20th Anniversary

KORN's debut album was released on October 11, 1994. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the band is releasing a limited-edition 300-page hardcover book including photos from the archives paired with brand new notes and commentary from the members. From the stage to the dressing room to the recording...

News

DIAMOND HEAD Singer NICK TART Quits

Vocalist Nick Tart has quit NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD, admitting that he made it difficult to work with the rest of the band by "moving to the other side of the world" to Brisbane, Australia. He said in a statement: "After 11 years of being the singer for DIAMOND...

News

Former KORN Drummer DAVID SILVERIA Apologizes For Not Being Able To Take Part In 20th-Anniversary Tour

Former KORN drummer David Silveria had thanked the band's fans on the 20th anniversary of the release of the group's classic debut album and has apologized for not being able to celebrate the milestone by taking part in KORN's upcoming tour. In a posting on his Facebook page, Silveria wrote: "To all...

News

Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN's New Solo Album To Include Song Written By BLACK WIDOW's CLIVE JONES

"Book Of Shadows", the long-awaited new solo album from former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin, will feature a song called "Devil's Man Down", which was written by Clive Jones, "sax player, flute player, singer and all-round good egg" from classic U.K. progressive rockers BLACK WIDOW. Martin adds:...