Fan-filmed video footage of AEROSMITH's August 18 concert at the Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey can be seen below. The band has played the last few shows of the "Deuces Are Wild" tour without drummer Joey Kramer, who is still recovering after twisting his ankle during rehearsal. Filling in for him is ...
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FOREIGNER guitarist/saxophonist Thom Gimbel recently spoke with Debra Miller of the Evansville, Indiana radio station WIKY. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On studying music at Boston's Berklee College of Music: Thom: "It was hard. I got there and I thought I was good because I ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, AEROSMITH is out on the road all month before hitting Las Vegas again as part of its ongoing "Deuces Are Wild" residency at Park Theater at Park MGM. The band took time out to chat with Variety about the shows, with guitarist Joe Perry explaining: "This has ...
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Joey Kramer was forced to miss AEROSMITH's August 10 concert at MGM National Harbor in Maryland after twisting his ankle during rehearsal. This marked the second show in a row the drummer sat out, after skipping AEROSMITH's performance two days earlier at the same venue as part of the band's "Deuces Are Wild" tour. The ...
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Joey Kramer was forced to miss AEROSMITH's August 8 concert at MGM National Harbor in Maryland after twisting his ankle during rehearsal. The drummer is expected to rejoin his bandmates at the same venue this Saturday night (August 10) and again on Tuesday night (August 13) as part of the band's "Deuces Are Wild" tour. ...
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Steven Tyler took a tumble during AEROSMITH's concert Thursday night (August 8) in Maryland. The incident happened while the singer was in the middle of performing "Walk This Way". A fan-filmed video shows Tyler taking a misstep and then falling before a roadie goes over to help him. Being the true professional that he is, ...
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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES were the musical guests on last night's (Tuesday, July 30) episode of "The Late Late Show With James Corden". The band performed its cover of David Bowie's "Heroes". The studio version of the track, featuring Johnny Depp on lead vocals, was recorded last year at legendary Hansa Studios — the same place where ...
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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES will be the musical guests on the July 30 episode of "The Late Late Show With James Corden". Each weeknight, James Corden invites the audience to join in on the fun as the Emmy Award-winning "The Late Late Show With James Corden" features a mix of celebrity guests, musical acts, games and sketches. ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of AEROSMITH performing the song "Angel" at the June 27 stop of the band's Las Vegas residency, "Deuces Are Wild", at the Park Theater at Park MGM can be seen below. Grammy Award-winning producer Giles Martin, known for creating the soundscape for "The Beatles Love" by Cirque du Soleil show in ...
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GODSMACK vocalist Sully Erna recently spoke with Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's latest album, "When Legends Rise": Sully: "I've got to tell you, it's really been an impressive album cycle so ...
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According to University Of Exeter, LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant has finally received £8 he was due for playing a gig more than 40 years ago — during a university graduation ceremony. The musician has helped the legendary music industry figure who played a key role in his career celebrate being awarded an ...
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Grammy-winning songwriter, powerhouse frontman for CREED, and platinum-certified solo artist Scott Stapp dropped by the studios of Springfield, Missouri's Q102 radio station on his national tour to perform a special acoustic version of his new single, "Purpose For Pain". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. "Purpose For Pain" is taken from Stapp's ...
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AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has provided an update on his health status, eight months after he was hospitalized following a guest performance with Billy Joel on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City. More than two years earlier, Perry collapsed during a HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES gig at Brooklyn, New York's Ford Amphitheater at Coney ...
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AEROSMITH's Joe Perry spoke to Consequence Of Sound about the possibility of the band releasing new music in the not-too-distant future. The guitarist, who is currently promoting the second album from his HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES supergroup, said: "Actually, I had just finished working on my last solo album [prior to the new HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready hosted the first-ever "Peak To Sky" music festival in Big Sky, Montana over the weekend (July 6 and July 7), a two-day event featuring performances from McCready's visual and arts project INFINITE COLOR & SOUND, Brandi Carlile and others. The festivities were capped with ...
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AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry spoke to Forbes about the band's critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency, "Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild", which launched this past April at the Park Theater at Park MGM, "On the music side, the only thing that comes close is THE BEATLES' 'Love' by Cirque Du Soleil show in Las Vegas," ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has paid tribute to AEROSMITH, crediting the legendary rockers with playing "an enormous role in sculpting me to become the musician I am today." Erna made his comments afer attending an AEROSMITH concert Tuesday night (July 2) in Las Vegas, where the iconic band is in the middle of its "Deuces ...
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The Roxodus Music Fest, which was scheduled to take place July 11-14 at the Edenvale Airport, 90 minutes north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in has been canceled. The four-day event was slated to include headlining performances by AEROSMITH, KID ROCK, NICKELBACK and LYNYRD SKYNYRD. Roxodus organizers announced the cancelation in a social media post earlier ...
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According to the music industry trade magazine Pollstar, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, METALLICA and KISS were among the top-earning hard rock and metal tours of the "2019 Midyear" reporting period, which covered the six-month range from November 22, 2018 to May 22, 2019. In that time, KISS's initial North American concerts of their "End Of ...
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America's all-time top-selling rock 'n' roll band AEROSMITH kicked off the second leg of its critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency, "Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild", on June 19, and to celebrate, they are allowing fans access to their museum showcasing incredible items they've collected over their nearly 50 years together. Initially only accessible to VIP ticket ...
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In a recent interview with Heavy Consequence, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman was asked what it feels like for his band to be headlining major venues like New York City's iconic Madison Square Garden. He responded (see video below): "It's still very surreal. I know that we're already 20 years into this and that we're considered ...
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Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti has responded to reports that his band was among the Universal Music Group (UMG) artists who had their master recordings destroyed a fire more than a decade ago. Earlier this month, a report by The New York Times revealed for the first time that recordings by many of music's ...
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AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler joined Paul McCartney on stage Friday night (June 28) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform THE BEATLES classic "Helter Skelter". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below (courtesy of Monkeytail Studios). McCartney, who turned 77 a little more than a week ago, returns to T-Mobile for ...
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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have slammed President Donald Trump for his unauthorized use of "Crazy Train" in a Twitter video mocking the 2020 Democratic primary candidates. The video, which Trump posted Thursday morning, includes doctored footage of the technical difficulties that marred Wednesday's first Democratic primary combined with the Ozzy song, dry ice effects and ...
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SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo has confirmed to Finland's Kaaos TV that the band is "just about done" recording the final chapter of the "United World Rebellion" trilogy, which will tentatively be released in early 2020. The disc is being tracked at a Nashville, Tennessee studio with producer Michael Wagener, who also ...
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An eight-minute video of the three members of HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES discussing their just-released second album, "Rise", can be seen below. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES are built around the undeniable chemistry between rock and roll royalty Joe Perry, Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp and shock rock icon Alice Cooper. "Rise" came out on June 21 on earMUSIC as a ...
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According to Billboard, SOUNDGARDEN and HOLE are among the artists who have filed a class action lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) on Friday (June 21) over a 2008 fire that reportedly destroyed up to 500,000 master recordings in the record company's archive vaults. The lawsuit seeks to recover half of any settlement ...
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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES were the musical guest on last night's (Wednesday, June 19) episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The band performed two songs, David Bowie's "Heroes" and their own "I Want My Now", on the show's outdoor stage in front of a standing-room-only crowd. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES are built around the undeniable chemistry between rock and roll ...
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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES will be the musical guest on the Wednesday, June 19 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The band will perform several songs on the show's outdoor stage in front of a standing-room-only crowd. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. and features a diverse lineup of guests that include celebrities, athletes, musical ...
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Swedish hard rockers EUROPE performed at the wedding of Sergio Ramos and Pilar Rubio on Saturday, June 15 in Seville, Spain. The band reportedly arrived on stage in a red dragon that was held by a crane, and played a 40-minute set of its classic songs, including the timeless hit "The Final Countdown". It was ...
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