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JIMI HENDRIX Visual Memoir To Be Published This Fall

Ozzy Osbourne and Eric Clapton are among the musical contemporaries offering personal insights on Jimi Hendrix and his music in "Classic Hendrix", described as the "most comprehensive visual memoir of Hendrix ever published." 34 of the most celebrated names in rock photography have supplied over 250...

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NPR's TERRY GROSS Comments On Infamous Interview With GENE SIMMONS

National Public Radio talk show host Terry Gross has commented on her infamous 2002 interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons in her recently published book, "All I Did Was Ask" (Hyperion). Writing in her book's introduction, Gross said, "When I interviewed Gene Simmons, a cofounder of the c...

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LACUNA COIL To Enter Studio In January/February

LACUNA COIL frontwoman Cristina Scabbia and guitarist Cristiano Migliore have spoken to Billboard.com about their burgeoning success in the wake of the group's appearance at this year's Ozzfest festival. The group's latest Century Media album, "Comalies" (2002),has sold 147,000 copies in the United...

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PRIMUS' LES CLAYPOOL To Appear On LYNYRD SKYNYRD Tribute Album

Les Claypool (PRIMUS) and GOV'T MULE are among the artists paying homage to to one of America's greatest rock bands on "Under The Influence - A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd", out October 5 via Sanctuary Records. For the special 11-song disc, Sanctuary recruited some of the top names in guitar-...

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SEATTLE METAL ONLINE Festival To Take Place This Month

Seattle Metal Online will celebrate four years of helping local metal bands network and learn about the music business with its fourth annual Seattle Metal Online Anniversary Festival on Saturday, September 18 at Studio 7 in Seattle. Seattle Metal Online (SMO) is an organization created by Carrie an...

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Toronto's CRASH KELLY Sign With LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC

Toronto-based rockers CRASH KELLY have inked a deal with Liquor and Poker Music. The group' first CD for the label, "Penny Pills", will be released on January 25, 2005. Featuring a sound that is rooted firmly in the vintage style and sound of the late '70s and early '80s, CRASH KELLY is the brainchi...

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Former POISON/MR. BIG Guitarist To Release New Solo Album In September

Former POISON/MR. BIG guitarist Richie Kotzen will release his new solo album, "Get Up", on September 25. Described as "an absorbing collective blend of Kotzen's musical influences and diversity," "Get Up" reflects the guitar styles that have defined Kotzen's career as a virtuoso. "In the past a lot...

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Report: Vintage Rock Concert T-Shirts Are Fashionable — And Valuable

T.J. Banes of Indystar.com is reporting that Brian Hughes, 18, a sophomore at Broad Ripple High School, is keeping the music alive by owning stacks and stacks of vintage concert T-shirts dating back to the 1980s. Hughes is one of many teens who collect worn, and sometimes torn, ever-so-soft T-shirts...

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Former METAL FORCES Owner/Editor BERNARD DOE Joins ROCKDETECTOR

Rockdetector, the self-proclaimed "world's biggest rock & metal web site," has appointed Bernard Doe as new editor. Bernard Doe has made a huge impression on the international rock scene as owner of the groundbreaking U.K. magazine Metal Forces as well as high-profile offshoots such as Thrash n'...

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'Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pictures Of All Time' Posted Online

Mike From Hobart of RuthlessReviews.com has compiled a list of the "Top Ten Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics Of All Time". The list, which includes such names as IMMORTAL, DARK FUNERAL, DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH and OLD MAN'S CHILD along with Mike's humorous commentary about each entry, can be v...

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Director Of Thrash Metal Documentary Speaks To TERRORIZER Magazine

Director Rick Ernst, a longtime freelance producer for MTV and mastermind behind "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary chronicling the rise and evolution of thrash metal during the 1980s and its enduring influence in later years, recently spoke to Terrorizer magazine about his film and thrash met...

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PAIN CONFESSOR Set Release Date For Debut Album

Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR have set a September 8 release date through Megamania Records for their debut album, "Turmoil". A free MP3 of the track "Soul Eraser" will be made available for download at the group's web site beginning on Wednesday, August 18. "Turmoil" debut album track listing (i...

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GEORGE LYNCH Says DON DOKKEN Is 'A Very Clever Con Artist'

In a recent interview with ElectricBasement.com, ex-DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch spoke candidly about the early underpinnings of his severely strained relationship with vocalist Don Dokken. Lynch claims the vocalist snuck material from him prior to him joining DOKKEN. Lynch was in a SoCal band call...

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METALLICA: More Book Signing Details Revealed

More details have been announced regarding METALLICA's "So What: The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly" book signing in Minnesota on August 16. To get your book signed, you must get a special wristband, which will be available at the following locations: Sam Goody 1300 Southdale Center Edina, MN 55435 (61...

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Massive Lawsuit Filed Over GREAT WHITE Concert Tragedy

Tracy Breton of the Providence Journal is reporting that a 70-count civil lawsuit was filed this morning in Superior Court on behalf of 226 people who died, lost loved ones or were injured in The Station nightclub fire — by far the largest suit stemming from the worst blaze in the state's ...