By his own account, Peter Criss deliberately sabotaged three of his final five shows with the original lineup of Kiss. The first and most public of these acts kicked off a week of backstage arguments that ended with him trying to attack a bandmate with a broken champagne bottle. Despite a half-decade run as one […]
KK’s Priest and L.A. Guns will team up for the Return of the Sinner tour in 2024 with additional support from Burning Witches. The band, featuring former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing and vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens, will finally play its first U.S. concerts. 13 dates have been announced so far for the trek, which […]
Cher has emphatically added herself to the list of superstars who want nothing to do with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. During a December 14 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the legendary singer and actress commented on the fact that only she’s one of only two acts to have earned No. 1 […]
Hit songwriter Desmond Child says that “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” carries a message that’s more valid today than when the track was released by Aerosmith in 1987. It was the first piece Child worked on with the band after being sent to help them assemble Permanent Vacation. In a new episode of The Kenny […]
Award-winning record producer Tony Visconti has enjoyed some incredible experiences across his impressive career. One of the most memorable? A night with David Bowie, John Lennon and a “mountain of cocaine.” It was December 1974 and Visconti was with Bowie in New York recording material for the the singer’s Young Americans album. “One night he […]
“Tom Sawyer” is one of the best-known songs in Rush’s history, yet the band almost abandoned the track before it was completed. “It was a very difficult song to record,” Geddy Lee admitted during a recent interview with NPR’s World Cafe. “Every turn, something was going wrong.” The sprawling tune, which was recorded for the […]
As one of music’s premiere record producers, Andrew Watt has worked alongside a long list of stars. Still, nothing prepared him for a collaboration with Paul McCartney. Watt – whose impressive credits include work with Ozzy Osbourne and the Rolling Stones – initially planned to have McCartney over for a get-to-know-you cup of tea. Creating […]
Mick Mars has released a new solo single titled “Right Side of Wrong,” the second helping off his upcoming full-length solo debut The Other Side of Mars. You can listen to the song below. “Right Side of Wrong” is a stomping, riff-heavy rocker with a decidedly more alt-rock feel than the bulk of Mars’ work in Motley […]
David Bowie’s former collaborator Nile Rodgers believes that the rock legend would have been cast aside in the modern music industry. Rodgers – who has also enjoyed great success as a record producer and co-founder of the band Chic – recently spoke in front of the U.K.’s House of Commons select committee investigating the music […]
Kid Rock says he’s ended his boycott of Bud Light after giving the beer company the punishment it deserved for associating its brand with diversity. Earlier this year he was seen shooting cases of the drink with an assault rifle in response to its association with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. In a new interview with […]