Search results for 'rick rozz'

News

Listen To THE WHO's New Single 'All This Music Must Fade'

Legendary rockers THE WHO have released a new single, "All This Music Must Fade". The song is taken from the band's first new album in 13 years, titled "Who", due for release on December 6. Guitarist Pete Townshend describes "All This Music Must Fade" as "a song dedicated to every artist who has eve...

News

Original FOREIGNER Singer LOU GRAMM Hospitalized With Severe Respiratory Infection, Dehydration And Fatigue

Lou Gramm, original lead singer of FOREIGNER, was hospitalized at the Unity Hospital at Park Ridge in Rochester, New York last week with a severe respiratory infection, dehydration and fatigue. He hoped to be ready to appear during the FOREIGNER "Double Vision: Then & Now" tour and some schedule...

News

SLAYER's Farewell Tour Has Sold More Than $10 Million Worth Of Merchandise So Far

SLAYER's management has told Pollstar that more than $10 million worth of merchandise has been sold on the band's farewell tour so far, with another leg to go. In addition, there have been some notable concert grosses on the trek, including Papa Murphy's Park in Sacramento (13,711 tickets, $715,760)...

News

Original BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Honors Las Vegas Shooting Victims With New Song 'Arrows'

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has released a new song called "Arrows" to mark the second anniversary of the Las Vegas mass shooting. Bill announced the track in a video message posted to his Twitter account. He said: "Hi everybody. My name is Bill Ward, and today I'm speaking on behalf of...

News

Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Doubles Down On His Claim That Climate Change Is 'Political B.S.'

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has doubled down on his claim that the issue of climate change is nothing but "political B.S." Kottak raised eyebrows last week when he questioned whether climate change is real, writing in a series of since-deleted tweets: "So call Indi...

News

Original FOREIGNER Reunion Celebrated On 'Double Vision: Then And Now' DVD And Blu-Ray

With more than 80 million albums sold and 16 Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world. Now, "Foreigner - Double Vision: Then And Now" takes viewers behind the scenes as original bandmembers join Mick Jones and FOREIGNER's current lineup for the v...

News

Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Is A Climate Change Skeptic: 'It's All B.S.,' He Says

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has outed himself as a climate change skeptic. Apparently responding to news reports that millions of people were expected to walk out of school and work on Friday, kicking off a week of protests calling for action to combat climate chan...

News

Longtime YES Keyboardist RICK WAKEMAN: 'I've Lived A Ridiculously Ludicrous Life'

Keyboardist Rick Wakeman (YES, David Bowie) recently spoke with Jackson of the Atlanta radio station Rock 100.5 about his upcoming solo tour of America, "The Grumpy Old Rock Star" tour. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the to...

News

THE WHO To Release New Album 'Who' In November; 'Ball And Chain' Single Available

THE WHO has one of the greatest rock legacies in music history — they're one of the all-time great live bands, have sold over 100 million records worldwide and scored nine U.S. and 10 U.K .top ten albums and 14 U.K. top 10 singles in a career spanning six decades. Now, 55 years after it made its fir...

News

STATUS QUO: Listen To Audio Samples Of Entire 'Backbone' Album

On September 6, STATUS QUO will release "Backbone" through earMUSIC/Edel; the band's 33rd studio album – the LP will be their 33rd 33rpm! Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on the disc can be streamed below. Some doubters said "Backbone" was a record that could not be made, but t...

News

STATUS QUO Frontman: 'There Are Some Fans Who Don't Like The Idea That We Still Exist'

Jörg Reiche of Germany's Rock Bottom recently conducted an interview with STATUS QUO frontman Francis Rossi and guitarist Richie Malone. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the reactions to their current lineup: Francis: "With respect, we...

News

LOU GRAMM Says He Is Supposed To Play More Shows With FOREIGNER In October

Former FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm spoke to "The Eddie Trunk Podcast" about his participation in the band's "Double Vision: Then And Now" concerts, which took place last November. The shows — which were held in Los Angeles, California; Rancho Mirage, California; Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Uncasvi...

News

MAGNUM Completes Recording New Album

British rock icons MAGNUM have been hard at work in the studio all year creating their 21st studio album, due for release early 2020. Almost all the recording has now been completed and mixing will be starting very soon. The album will be the first to feature the thunderous rhythms of new bassist De...

News

LEMMY's Long-Lost Duet With LYNDA KAY Finally Sees Light Of Day

Singer-songwriter Lynda Kay has a new song coming out August 23 featuring the late great Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister of MOTÖRHEAD. The duet, titled "The Mask", is far from Kilmister's well-regarded metal fare. This poignant Willie Nelson-style ballad, paired with Kay's harmonious, yearning voice, reveals...

News

METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD To Display 10 Custom Cars At Petersen Automotive Museum

According to Hagerty, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has donated his collection of 10 highly regarded custom cars to the Petersen Automotive Museum. The announcement was made at the museum's annual press conference at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, along with news on the Petersen's upcomin...