Ray Manzarek -- who co-founded "The Doors" with Jim Morrison in 1965 and played keyboard -- has died, this according to the band's official Facebook page. Manzarek was 74....
Jon Oliva's Pain and Savatage mastermind Jon Oliva will release his first-ever solo album, "Raise The Curtain", on June 21 in Europe and July 2 in North America via AFM Records...
I love this new tune from Airbourne. These guys kill it every time. I have yet to be disappointed in anything they have put out. Their new CD hits stores on May 21. I also had a chance to hear the new Black Sabbath tune and I have to say I am digging that one as well. I really wasn't sure what to expect from them at this point, but that tune didn't let me down. A new record of material is definitely going to be interesting. I still find it...
It takes a lot of courage to pursue a career in music. There are pretty much 4 roads you can end up on; long lasting iconic figure, short lived mega-success, working musician, or never quite paid the bills kinda musician. Every so often, there comes along a musician, who is able to re-introduce himself, his talent, and his style, and become an even bigger success than he originally was in...
STONE SOUR/PAPA ROACH/OTHERWISE Club Nokia Los Angeles Wednesday, February 13, 2013
It’s been a crazy few days here in Los Angeles. On Tuesday afternoon, the saga of rogue LA turned cop killer Chris Dorner ended with his fiery demise in the mountains above LA. Then Stone Sour, Papa Roach and Otherwise burned down the house at Club Nokia Wednesday night (Feb. 13). I have been to...
Soundgarden releases a new album in 2012 and it can stand on it's own with the rest of the Soundgarden catalog and still sound relevant then and now. Keep in mind the 15 year or so hiatus and the age of the band members and it becomes almost mind boggling.
Can you name one band that brought back all the original members after more than a decade and put out such a cohesive effort. I can'...
Was the first grunge band to sign to a major label (A&M Records, in 1988), though the band did not achieve commercial success until they popularized "grunge" in the early 1990s with Seattle contemporaries Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam.
