Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy shot down the possibility of reuniting with his three surviving classic-era bandmates, saying he’d rather tour as a solo artist than launch a halfway reunion. The 66-year-old singer recently discussed the prospect of working with guitarist Warren DeMartini, bassist Juan Croucier and drummer Bobby Blotzer, who were all part of the classic Ratt lineup that released […]
Producing an album is a lot of work, but someone’s got to do it. From inception to finished product, the making of an album involves a number of both creative and technical moving parts: selecting session musicians, guiding the arrangements, ensuring the quality of the recording, etc. The end result, hopefully, is the fruition of […]
Metallica‘s classic “Enter Sandman” topped a list of songs with misheard lyrics, while Mick Jagger was named as the singer people struggle most to understand. A survey of 1,000 Americans by WordFinder also suggested that 65% of people, on discovering they’ve been wrong for years about a favorite rock or metal song, decide they prefer the […]
Chuck Leavell recalled the “tense” experience of joining the Rolling Stones just when relations between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had reached their lowest ebb. The former Allman Brothers Band pianist became part of the Stones’ lineup 40 years ago, having auditioned the previous year and believed he didn’t get the job. “I got a call from [road […]
A legal representative for Prince’s heirs warned corporations to respect the late artist’s rights or “suffer at your own peril.” Entertainment lawyer L. Londell McMillan spoke out after beverage company Bang Energy failed in a bid to trademark a product range called “Purple Rain.” A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal ruled last week that the brand […]
Sticking around for more than one album is never a guarantee in Megadeth. Not only has lead guitarist Kiko Loureiro cleared the hurdle, but he’s also flourished as a formidable songwriter over the past seven years in the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit. Now, as Megadeth prepares to release The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead! on Friday, […]
Ronnie James Dio steered Black Sabbath away from the brink of self-destruction when he replaced the ousted Ozzy Osbourne in 1979. But just three years and two beloved albums later, he’d sing his (first) last note with Black Sabbath on Aug. 31, 1982, at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Black Sabbath was on […]
It’s the first week of December 1987, and R.E.M. has just finished a tour of Europe and North America, playing to the largest crowds of the group’s career so far. They are on the cover of the Rolling Stone, underscored with the declaration “America’s Best Band.” Their latest album, Document, is fast approaching platinum sales […]
Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan chided “miserable bastard” internet trolls who have taken shots at his band since their 1999 return without classic-era frontman Sebastian Bach. “We were under a microscope — and we still are, to a degree — but we were under a microscope and the scrutiny was just ridiculous and unwarranted,” the […]
Nirvana’s headlining set on Aug. 30, 1992, at the Reading Festival, ranks among their most famous performances. In the days leading up to it, however, many questioned whether the band would even be able to take the stage. To say that Nirvana’s world was tumultuous at the time would be an understatement. Not only was […]