Search results for 'chickenfoot'

News

SAMMY HAGAR Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Is 'Not As Prolific' As JOE SATRIANI

Russell Hall of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Gibson.com: Early on you described CHICKENFOOT as "like CREAM, without the jazz, with funk mixed in." Do you still feel that's a pretty apt description...

News

GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Talks 'Chinese Democracy'

I Heart Guitar recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar: Who were you rehearsing with today? Thal: I have a new band that I'm starting up. I don't want to say anything about it until the ...

News

MICHAEL ANTHONY On CHICKENFOOT: 'It's Kind Of Like Being In My First Band Again'

Kristi Singer of TheSunNews.com recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. TheSunNews.com: When did you realize CHICKENFOOT could be something big? Anthony: Sammy was doing a show with his band, THE WABORITA...

News

JOE SATRIANI Says MICHAEL ANTHONY Was Underutilized In VAN HALEN

Michael Christopher of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On how CHICKENFOOT was formed: "Sammy [Hagar] invited me to do this jam a show he was doing in Vegas back in February of 2008, and I rea...

News

CHICKENFOOT: 'Soap On A Rope' Video Released

CHICKENFOOT's video for the song "Soap On A Rope" can be viewed below. The clip combines recent live performance, rehearsal footage, and sees the members of the band working through their rather unusual cabling issues. CHICKENFOOT's self-titled debut album has sold 286,000 copies in the United State...

News

CHICKENFOOT: Quality Footage From Last Night's NYC Concert Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of CHICKENFOOT's August 17, 2009 performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York City can be viewed below. CHICKENFOOT was forced to cancel its sold-out shows in Hamburg (Große Freiheit, July 7) and Copenhagen (Vega, July 8) after drummer Chad Smith aggravated an old i...

News

QUEENSRŸCHE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Rockline' Appearance Available

Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE premiered their new album, "American Soldier", and performed live on April 1, 2009 on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline". Behind-the-scenes footage from the band's appearance on the program can be viewed on QUEENSRŸCHE's official web site: Part 1,...

News

VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, GUNS N' ROSES, KISS Members Pay Tribute To LES PAUL

Former and current members of GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH,KISS, SKID ROW, TESTAMENT, ZZ TOP and BLACKFOOT have paid tribute to music icon Les Paul, just hours after news broke that the electric-guitar pioneer had died at age 94 of complications from pneumonia. Ace Frehley (KISS): "The music...

News

CHICKENFOOT: Quality Maplewood Footage Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of CHICKENFOOT performing the song "Oh Yeah" on August 1, 2009 at the Myth in Maplewood, Minnesota can be viewed below (courtesy of "clintr74"). CHICKENFOOT was forced to cancel its sold-out shows in Hamburg (Große Freiheit, July 7) and Copenhagen (Vega, July 8) afte...

News

QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Interviewed On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. QUEENSRŸCHE's touching ballad "Home Again", from their latest album "American Soldier", has really struck a chord with the military commu...

News

MICHAEL ANTHONY Says VAN HALEN's ROCK HALL Induction Was 'A Pretty Bittersweet Thing'

Although both Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 with VAN HALEN, the band never performed at the induction since Eddie and Alex Van Halen were no-shows at the event. Artisan News Service recently caught up with Hagar and Anthony to get their tho...

News

QUEENSRŸCHE Bassist Interviewed At Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

Italy's Outune conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE bassist Eddie Jackson when the band performed at this year's Gods Of Metal festival, which was held June 27-28, 2009 in Monza, Italy. Watch the chat below. QUEENSRŸCHE's touching ballad "Home Again", from their latest album "American Soldier", h...

News

Behind The Scenes With CHICKENFOOT In London

CHICKENFOOT, hard rock's newest supergroup, recently completed its first European tour, and Rolling Stone's Rock Daily has exclusive footage from behind the scenes as ex-VAN HALEN vets Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith invaded...

News

Y&T's One-Armed Drummer

In a strange coincidence, three American rock drummers sustained injuries while on separate tours during Europe's summer festival season: Chad Smith (CHICKENFOOT),Tommy Aldridge (THIN LIZZY),and Mike Vanderhule (Y&T). CHICKENFOOT and THIN LIZZY cancelled their shows, but Vanderhule insisted on...

News

CHICKENFOOT's SATRIANI Talks About Making Of 'Big Bad Wah' Pedal

VOX recently sat down with CHICKENFOOT guitarist Joe Satriani and talked in depth about the making of the "Big Bad Wah" dual-mode wah pedal. Watch the chat below. The "Big Bad Wah" dual-mode wah pedal is the third effect pedal created in collaboration between Satriani and VOX. With two wah modes and...