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JACKYL Frontman Develops New TV Show 'Full Throttle Saloon'

Following the success of the Emmy-nominated hit MTV show "Two-A-Days", executive producer (and JACKYL singer) Jesse James Dupree of Mighty Loud Entertainment has partnered with Arnold Rifkin of Cheyenne ("Die Hard", "Armageddon") and A. Smith & Co ("Hell's Kitchen", "I Survived A Japanese Gamesh...

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GENE SIMMONS On Women, ADAM LAMBERT

AOL Television's Inside TV blog recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons about his "reality TV" show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Inside TV: Do you mind if women are interested in you just because of your wealth and sta...

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ANGUS YOUNG: 'I've Never Thought Of AC/DC As Being A No. 1 Band'

Billy Sloan of the California Chronicle conducted an interview with guitarist Angus Young of legendary Anglo-Australian hard rockers AC/DC on June 20, one day after the band's performance in Copenhagen, Denmark in front of 60,000 people at Parken. "This is our biggest tour yet. The longer you go, th...

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KEEL Frontman Issues New Album Update

Reactivated '80s hard rockers KEEL entered a North Hollywood, California studio on June 18 to begin recording their new album, "Streets Of Rock 'N' Roll", for a tentative late 2009 release. The CD is being co-produced and mixed by ace producer/engineer Pat Regan (RITCHIE BLACKMORE, WARRANT, BILLY SH...

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WARRIOR SOUL/TROUBLE Singer Says He Is Planning To Release New Solo Album

A two-minute video message from WARRIOR SOUL/TROUBLE singer Kory Clarke about his current and upcoming activities with both bands, as well as plans for a new solo record, can be viewed at this location. Clarke's first "solo" record, "Opium Hotel", abandoned hard rock in favor of electronic and decad...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN Drummer Interviewed On Little Rock's 100.3 THE EDGE

WE ARE THE FALLEN/ex-EVANESCENCE drummer Rocky Gray was interviewed yesterday (Wednesday, June 24) by Matt Cruz of the Little Rock, Arkansas radio station 100.3 The Edge. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. WE ARE THE FALLEN is the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE member...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN: New Video Interview, More Performance Footage Posted Online

Reality Rocks/Yahoo! Music blogger Lyndsey Parker conducted an interview with WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — on Monday, June 22...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist On 'The Formation Of Damnation', The Resurgence Of Thrash

Away-Team.com senior staff writer Jim Keller recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Away-Team.com: Your current album, "The Formation of Damnation", to me, is far and away the s...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN's LECOMPT Says New Band Is 'Completely Different' From EVANESCENCE

CNN's Reggie Aqui conducted an interview with guitarist John LeCompt and singer Carly Smithson of WE ARE THE FALLEN on Tuesday, June 23. Watch the eight-minute chat below. WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members LeCompt, Ben Moody (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along...

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Will The Real THE FALLEN Please Stand Up?

The new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson has reportedly been slapped with a cease-and-desist notice over its use of THE FALLEN moniker. (Note: The Moody / Smit...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN: Video Footage Of Press Conference, Debut Performance Posted Online

WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — was officially unveiled during a press conference yesterday (Monday, June 22) in Hollywood, Cali...

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THE FALLEN: First Song Available For Free Download

"Bury Me Alive", the first song from THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — is available for free download at WeAreTheFallen.com (e-mail sign-...

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LAWNMOWER DETH: Video Interview Available

Terrorizer magazine conducted an interview with LAWNMOWER DETH — the reunited late '80s/early '90s English comedy/thrash metal band which released three-and-a-half well-regarded albums — at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat bel...

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'This Is Spinal Tap' To Be Made Available On Blu-Ray Disc

Crank it up to eleven with the revolutionary U.K. rock band as "This is Spinal Tap" screams its way to Blu-ray disc July 28 from MGM Home Entertainment. Academy Award nominee Rob Reiner's ("A Few Good Men") directorial debut, "This is Spinal Tap" has been hailed as "the funniest movie ever made abou...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist Talks THE FALLEN

On June 16, Los Angeles Times spoke with former EVANESCENCE guitarist/songwriter Ben Moody about his new project, THE FALLEN, also featuring "American Idol" runner-up Carly Smithson and Moody's fellow ex-EVANESCENCE bandmates John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums). A couple of excerpts from th...