After a few decades on the road, Duff McKagan has learned a thing or two about how to keep people from going crazy when they're stuck with each other for extended periods of time. The former Guns N' Roses bassist shared a bit of that wisdom in his latest column for the Seattle Weekly, titled 'Top 12 Tour Bus Rules and No-Nos.'
Joan Jett is suing Hot Topic, the mall staple and retail chain that caters to kids with its rock music-inspired fashion, for copyright infringement. Apparently the store's new Blackheart lingerie line bears more than a passing resemblance to the name of Jett's old band, as well as her style.
Music and protests have always gone hand in hand. Cranking up a good protest song helps draw attention to the cause and can become a rallying cry. AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell' isn't your typical protest song, but it was just used by protestors in Utah who oppose a proposed freeway.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, emoti
‘Here’s to Us’ is the perfect anthem for the monster year that Halestorm are having. Kicking off 2013 with a Grammy win for ‘Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance’ followed by a successful tour with Bullet for My Valentine, the band has released a lyric video for their latest single from their 2012 album 'The Strange Case Of...' Given the memorable year the band has had, the song has taken on a whole new meaning.
Avenged Sevenfold continue to excite fans with yet another video teaser from their upcoming studio release. The short snippet really packs a punch, featuring one of the new songs from their recording sessions with producer Mike Elizondo.
The band has been very mysterious about the release d
Static-X have officially disbanded. The band went on hiatus in 2009, originally so frontman Wayne Static could focus on his 'Pighammer' solo album. While Wayne Static toured under the Static-X name last year, he says in a new interview that Static-X are no more.
The details are still being sorted out, but lax security appears to have been the culprit at Saturday night's (June 8) prematurely ended Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers show, which found the Los Angeles fire marshal forced to pull the plug with 45 minutes to go in the band's set list.
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed his cancer diagnosis this afternoon. Campbell says he has Hodgkin's Lymphoma and is two months in to the six months of prescribed chemotherapy. He'll tour with the band on the European and North American tours this June and July.
Sad news to report, as Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx's mother Deana Richards passed away yesterday, June 8, at the age of 74. The musician announced the news via a simple tweet that reads 'RIP Mom 5-5 1939 to 6-8 2013.' No further details are known about her passing at this time.
