Kansas have announced that their original drummer and band manager, Phil Ehart, is taking time away from touring while he recovers from a recent major heart attack. The progressive rock band did not give any timetable for Ehart’s return to the road. Kansas said in a statement that although Ehart is not joining his bandmates…… read more »
Grammy Award-winning founder of the Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan will star in an upcoming National Wrestling Alliance reality show on The CW. As part of a new streaming rights deal between the NWA and The CW, a series about Corgan’s life, family, role as President of the NWA and his “day job” will debut on…… read more »
Machine Gun Kelly’s new song “Don’t Let Me Go,” which arrived recently along with a video, sees the singer revealing a “breakdown” was the reason behind him getting a massive blackout tattoo. “Just like I wish they would understand me one time/ I had a breakdown and tatted my entire body except one line,” MGK…… read more »
Blur have announced an intimate warm-up show ahead of their performance at this year’s edition of Coachella. The British icons shared a flyer for the intimate show on social media. The show is set to take place on Wednesday, April 10, at the Fox Theatre in Pomona, California. Opening support for the show will come…… read more »
Liam Gallaghar said in an interview with MOJO for the magazine’s cover feature that his brother Noel Gallagher turned down an offer to reform Oasis for the forthcoming 30th anniversary of their debut album Definitely Maybe. “Noel? He ain’t f**king doing it,” Liam told MOJO’s Ted Kessler. Noel recently suggested on Talksport Radio that all…… read more »
Reunited thrash metal band Slayer along with Slipknot, Motley Crue and Korn are set to headline this year’s Louder Than Life festival. This year’s Louder Than Life festival is scheduled to take place at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center on September 26-29. The 10th edition of the rock festival will also feature…… read more »
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan has dismissed a sexual assault case filed against Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler by model Jeanne Bellino, ruling that Tyler’s actions did not present “serious risk of physical injury” to the plaintiff. The case pertains to an incident that allegedly took place in 1975, when Bellino was 17. She claimed in…… read more »
Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen is set to release a memoir titled “Brothers” in October. According to publisher HarperCollins, the book is scheduled to drop on October 22. It will be available as a 384-page hardcover, a 720-minute audiobook and an ebook. No further details were revealed by HarperCollins, although the preview displayed the…… read more »
Noel Gallagher has teamed up with Gibson to release a limited, 20-unit ’78 Les Paul Custom guitar series. Twenty Noel Gallagher ’78 Les Paul Custom guitars will only be available in-person to attendees on the official opening day of the new Gibson Garage London, on Saturday, February 24th. Gallagher and Gibson will donate all profit…… read more »
Foreigner founder and guitarist Mick Jones has revealed that he is battling Parkinson’s disease. Jones opened up about the disabling disease’s diagnosis in a statement released on social media earlier this week. “Fans will have become very aware that for some time now, I have not been performing onstage with the band. Several years ago,…… read more »