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BUCKCHERRY's JOSH TODD On What He Learned From Touring With AC/DC: 'How To Be Humble And Really Cool'

In a new interview with Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips, BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd was asked what he learned from touring with AC/DC for about a week back in May 2001. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "How to be humble and really cool. And those guys, they were very hu...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Announce New Album 'Aghori Mhori Mei'

SMASHING PUMPKINS have announced their new album "Aghori Mhori Mei", out August 2. The announcement comes amidst the band's highly successful international tour, which just wrapped its 20-plus-date European leg and will begin its North American run of shows later this month. Fans can also purchase a...

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Watch: MR. BIG Performs With New Touring Drummer EDU COMINATO In Bulgaria

Fan-filmed video of MR. BIG's July 13 performance at the Midalidare Rock In The Wine Valley festival in Bulgaria can be seen below. MR. BIG drummer Nick D'Virgilio is missing most of the final European leg of the band's "The BIG Finish" tour due to his commitments with his band BIG BIG TRAIN. He is...

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CHRIS JERICHO: 'We Had To Work Twice As Hard To Get People's Respect With FOZZY'

Chris Jericho has known what he wanted out of life since he was a teenager: to be a pro wrestler and to be in a rock 'n' roll band. Most of his high school friends felt that he lacked the tools necessary to get into either, but Chris believed in himself. With the wise words of Master Yoda echoing th...

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MR. BIG's Last-Ever Live Album, 'The BIG Finish Live', To Arrive In September

MR. BIG — Eric Martin (lead vocals),Paul Gilbert (guitar, vocals),Billy Sheehan (bass, vocals),Nick D'Virgilio (drums, vocals) — is closing out its 35-year career in a BIG way… with not one, but two album releases. First up is the band's tenth studio album, "Ten", which was released July 12. MR....

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New VIXEN Singer ROSA LARICCHIUTA Wasn't Familiar With Band's Music Prior To Being Asked To Join

New VIXEN singer Rosa Laricchiuta, who joined the band last month as the replacement for Lorraine Lewis, spoke to the "All Bets Are Off" podcast with Robby Vegas about her experience so far with the long-running all-female rock outfit. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, it's amazing...

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See SLASH Perform 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone' At Gibson Garage In Nashville

Video of Slash's exclusive performance of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone", off his new blues album, "Orgy Of The Damned", at the Gibson Garage in Nashville, Tennessee can be seen below. This private event marked the beginning of the "S.E.R.P.E.N.T." festival, a blues tour showcasing the GUNS N' ROSES gui...

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MR. BIG Shares Visualizer For New Single 'Right Outta Here' From 'Ten' Album

MR. BIG has just released its tenth studio album, "Ten", via Frontiers Music Srl. The official visualizer for the LP's third single, "Right Outta Here", can be seen below. "Ten" features 11 new original tracks written by singer Eric Martin and guitarist Paul Gilbert, along with André Pessis and Tony...

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CHRIS JERICHO Is 'One Of The Greatest Frontmen That's Ever Lived In Rock And Roll', Says FOZZY's RICH WARD

In a new interview with the On The Road To Rock podcast with Clint Switzer, FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward reflected on the success of the band he launched 25 years ago with superstar wrestler Chris Jericho. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're really blessed. The FOZZY band start...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS: New W.A.S.P. Music Has To Be Better Than The Classic Songs

In a new interview with George Dionne of KNAC.COM, W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was asked if he and his bandmates have been working on music for the follow-up to their 2015 album "Golgotha". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We have been, and last year, we had done quite a bit...

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ZZ TOP's New Bassist ELWOOD FRANCIS: 'I'll Never Be In The Band'

Elwood Francis, who has played bass for ZZ TOP for the past three years, has told Guitar World magazine that it's been "weird" stepping in for the band's late bassist Dusty Hill. The 72-year-old Hill died on July 28, 2021 in his sleep at his Houston, Texas home. ZZ TOP played its first show followin...

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Watch: KELLY CLARKSON Covers AEROSMITH's 'Angel'

Kelly Clarkson covered AEROSMITH's 1988 hit "Angel" for the "Kellyoke" segment on today's episode of "The Kelly Clarkson Show". The "American Idol" winner had previously covered several other rock songs during the segment, including AEROSMITH's "Dream On", METALLICA's "Sad But True", WHITESNAKE's "H...

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LZZY HALE On JON BON JOVI's Praise: 'How Sweet Of Him To Say All These Things'

Lzzy Hale says it was "sweet" of Jon Bon Jovi to say that she should join SKID ROW as the band's new singer. The 40-year-old Hale, who has fronted her band HALESTORM for more than two and a half decades, handled the vocal duties for SKID ROW for four shows only after the group's fourth frontman sinc...

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For many music fans, MR. BIG will forever be frozen in time as the band that had the huge international hit, 1991's "To Be With You". Of course, this virtuoso supergroup went on to have a long and successful career, with occasional lineup changes that always seemed to make perfect sense; and a serie...

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PAUL GILBERT Is 'In The Moment' As The End Of MR. BIG Approaches

By David E. Gehlke The release of MR. BIG's tenth and final studio album, "Ten", coincides with their farewell tour, appropriately titled "The BIG Finish". Citing the 2018 death of drummer Pat Torpey and vocalist Eric Martin's unwillingness to do long bouts of dates, MR. BIG is putting a nice, tidy,...