Jeff Giles
Paul Stanley Talks 2012 Kiss Tour and New Album
When the members of Kiss touched down in Vegas last week, they had golf on their minds — but in between putt-putt interviews, frontman Paul Stanley took a moment to speak about the band’s plans for 2012, including a tour and new album.
Van Halen’s David Lee Roth Halts Show to Stop Fighting
A lot of things have changed since the last time David Lee Roth and Van Halen toured behind a brand new album together, but one thing will always stay the same: Diamond Dave is all about the love, man, and he proved it again last night (March 13) when he stopped the band’s performance in Manchester, NH to admonish some fans for fighting each other.
Sammy Hagar Announces Dates for 2012 Birthday Bash
Sammy Hagar knows how to throw a party — and for more than 20 years now, he’s been using his birthday as a great excuse to throw an unforgettable annual rager at the Cabo Wabo Cantina. He’ll follow tradition this fall with a four-night stand that kicks off October 7.
Neil Young’s Latest Film Gets Summer Release Date
2012 is shaping up to be a pretty good year to be a Neil Young fan: Not only do we have a pair of new albums from Neil and Crazy Horse to look forward to, but his most recent film collaboration with director Jonathan Demme is heading for theaters. Titled ‘Neil Young Journeys,’ it’s been tabbed by Sony Classics Pictures for a June 29 release.
Slash on the Alienation of Rock – ‘I Feel I Really Have to Hold the Flag’
Slash is a pretty busy guy these days, between filming commercials with Betty White and responding to rumors of a Guns N’ Roses reunion at this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony — but that isn’t enough to keep him from preparing to unleash his new album ‘Apocalyptic Love’ on a rock-starved planet, or from recording a new video teaser, complete with a bit of the first single ‘You’re a Lie.
Buffalo Springfield Reunion Goes and Says Goodbye
If you’ve been trying to figure out how Neil Young‘s recent announcement that he’s working on a pair of new albums with Crazy Horse would fit in with his plans to tour with the reunited Buffalo Springfield, you can stop wondering: the Springfield reunion is on hold, again.
Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Def Leppard Alumni + More Team Up for ‘Titans of Rock’
Have you ever dreamed of seeing Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Def Leppard, and Motley Crue on the same bill? Well, this year you can! Sort of. As long as you’re cool with only seeing individual members of the bands — and you live in South America.
Keith Richards to Play Hubert Sumlin Benefit Show
While we wait for definitive word on whether the Rolling Stones will celebrate their 50th anniversary by going on tour this year, we can content ourselves with the band’s ongoing series of ‘official bootleg’ releases — and at least one of the band members is hitting the stage in the near future: Keith Richards, who’s performing at a benefit in honor of recently deceased guitar legend Hubert Sumlin
Fleetwood Mac / Beach Boys Love Affair Story Headed to the Big Screen
For Beach Boys fans, the story of drummer Dennis Wilson has long been one of rock’s most tragic tales, but to the larger record-buying public, his tumultuous life and untimely death has remained largely unknown. That looks set to change next year with ‘The Drummer,’ a biopic starring Aaron Eckhart as Wilson and Vera Farmiga as his onetime paramour (and former Fleetwood Mac keyboardist) Christine M
Sammy Hagar Says Chickenfoot is ‘Man for Man’ Better Than Van Halen
With Chickenfoot in the midst of a brief overseas tour, the members of the band have been hitting the promotional trail, doing rounds of interviews in support of their latest release, ‘Chickenfoot III.’ And you know what that means: plenty of questions about the new Van Halen record. Chickenfoot singer (and ex-VH vocalist) Sammy Hagar has never been shy about expressing his opinions when it comes
George Harrison’s Lost ‘Here Comes the Sun’ Solo Found
More than four decades after the sessions for the album, a previously unheard George Harrison guitar solo for the Beatles‘ ‘Abbey Road’ classic ‘Here Comes the Sun’ has been discovered — and not only can you hear it, you can see video of the track being heard for the first time by George’s son Dhani, producer George Martin’s son Giles, and George Martin himself, who admits he’d forgotten the solo
Journey Drummer Arrested for Assaulting Girlfriend
Journey‘s recent rash of unfortunate lawsuits and bizarre paparazzi drama looks like it isn’t over yet: According to TMZ, drummer Deen Castronovo was arrested in Oregon over the weekend for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.