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THE WHO Unveils Digital Premiere Of Switzerland Performance

As part of YouTube's #StayHome campaign, THE WHO closes a six-week celebration of its incredible live performances with a two-part digital premiere finale. The weekly series — "Join Together @ Home" — is on the band's official YouTube channel (accessed via www.join-together.org). Each featurette (av...

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Watch Third Trailer For IRON MAIDEN Guitarist ADRIAN SMITH's Upcoming Fishing Memoir 'Monsters Of River & Rock'

A new three-minute trailer for IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith's upcoming memoir, "Monsters Of River & Rock", can be seen below. Smith is well known in the community as a fisherman, and a former cover star of coarse-fishing bible the Angler's Mail (biggest chub of the season, August 2009). In...

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THE STOOGES' JAMES WILLIAMSON And RADIO BIRDMAN's DENIZ TEK Release Second Single, Jet Pack Nightmare'

If the first single, "Stable", from James Williamson and Deniz Tek's brand new studio album, "Two To One", left you wanting more — well, you aren't alone. Fans and critics alike have been thrilled by this duo of proto-punk guitar heroes and clamoring for more music, which makes the arrival of the pa...

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New Books Celebrate The Life And Music Of Rock Legends JIMI HENDRIX And JOHN BONHAM

This September marks 50 years since the passing of Jimi Hendrix and 40 years since the passing of John Bonham. To celebrate both legendary and influential artists, respected author/journalist Greg Prato has assembled two new books, "Avatar Of The Electric Guitar: The Genius Of Jimi Hendrix" and "Bon...

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TOM MAXWELL Doesn't See Himself Doing Another HELLYEAH Record, Says Touring Without VINNIE PAUL 'Didn't Feel Right'

In a new interview with "The Ex-Man" podcast hosted by Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES),HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell said that he isn't sure there will be a follow-up album to the band's latest effort, "Welcome Home", which was completed after the passing of HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. "When he di...

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AC/DC Art Director BOB DEFRIN Discusses Band's Iconic Logo And 20 Years Of Killer Album Covers (Audio)

Ever wonder who's responsible for that iconic AC/DC logo? Or for Angus Young being impaled by his own Gibson SG… or getting violently electrocuted… or sprouting devil horns and tail? Season 2, Episode 3 of "AC/DC Beyond The Thunder" podcast sits down with veteran art director Bob Defrin, the man res...

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NIKKI SIXX's Music Catalog Acquired By HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, the first and only U.K.-listed investment company offering investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated intellectual property rights, and its investment adviser, The Family (Music) Limited, have announced that the company has acquired the music catalog of musi...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer MATT SORUM Releases Solo Cover Of TOM PETTY's 'I Won't Back Down'

Former GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has released a music video for his solo cover version of the Tom Petty classic "I Won't Back Down". Sorum uploaded the clip to his Instagram account and wrote in an accompanying message: "I made this video in the desert near Pioneertown whe...

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DEE SNIDER: Why So Many Americans Believe In Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories

In a new interview with Finland's Kaaos TV, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider was asked for his opinion on why so many Americans have balked at the most basic safety measures meant to tame the COVID-19 pandemic, including refusing to wear masks and continuing to gather in large groups. Many have also...

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BRET MICHAELS Discusses STEVIE NICKS Relationship While Reading From 'Auto-Scrap-Ography' Book (Video)

Video of POISON singer Bret Michaels reading from his recently released book, titled "Bret Michaels: Auto-Scrap-Ography", can be seen below. In the clip, Michaels talks about what really happened between him and Stevie Nicks when they recorded "Love's A Hard Game To Play", a song that he had written...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Is Missing Live Music Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

During an August 29 appearance on "Joe Walsh's Old Fashioned Rock N' Roll Radio Show", AC/DC singer Brian Johnson spoke about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis. He said: "I think it's made us realize how much we took for granted. When you've gone to a gig or something and you hear somebo...

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ORIANTHI Releases New Single, 'Sinners Hymn'; 'O' Album Due In November

Australian guitarist Orianthi (ALICE COOPER, RSO, Michael Jackson) has released a new single called "Sinners Hymn". The track, the lyric video for which can be seen below, is taken from her first new studio album in seven years and her first new music as a solo artist in six years, "O", due on Novem...

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3 DOORS DOWN Singer Seems To Believe Coronavirus Death Count Is Inflated

3 DOORS DOWN singer Brad Arnold is promoting a narrative pushed by conservative media and disputed by health experts that suggests the official death count from the coronavirus is inflated. On Saturday (August 29),Arnold took to his Instagram to share a screenshot of a small section of the Centers...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Names Song That Made Him Want To Be In A Band

In a new interview with the U.K. edition of GQ, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked when the first time was that he heard a song he wished he had written. He responded: "When I was 15 or 16, I was living in L.A. — I'd moved over from Denmark a year or two before — and I was going to school in Or...

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SEBASTIAN BACH And MICHAEL SWEET Defend KISS Against DEE SNIDER's Criticism

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet have defended KISS after Dee Snider once again criticized Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons for having current KISS members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer dress up as Peter Criss's and Ace Frehley's respective "Spaceman" and "Catman"...