Chad Childers
Judas Priest’s ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ Returns in September as 30th Anniversary Edition
We may have just celebrated the 30th anniversary of the classic Judas Priest album ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ earlier this week, but the band have something special in store concerning the release a little later this year.
Aerosmith Collaborates With Country Superstar Carrie Underwood
Aerosmith will have a high profile guest when their ‘Music From Another Dimension‘ album arrives. TheBoot.com confirms that Carrie Underwood will lend her pipes to a track on the upcoming disc.
The Who’s Roger Daltrey Feels Privileged to Receive Honorary Degree From Middlesex University
It’s been a big week for Roger Daltrey. The Who vocalist was part of the announcement this week revealing that the group would be performing their ‘Quadrophenia‘ album on tour this year. But on top of that, the singer also received an honor from Middlesex University.
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Colorado Shooting – Joe Perry, Nikki Sixx + More React on Twitter
The world awoke Friday (July 20) to the horrible news coming out of Colorado that armed gunman James Holmes entered a Friday morning showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in Aurora, Colo., tossed a canister of tear gas into the showing, and while wearing a gas mask he proceeded to fire random gunshots into the crowd.
Paul Simon, Eric Clapton Guest on Instrumentalist Jerry Douglas’ ‘Traveler’ Album
He’s one of the most respected instrumentalists in bluegrass music, but more often than not he’s relegated to playing second fiddle (or more likely dobro) to artists like Ricky Skaggs and Alison Krauss, among others. But with the ‘Traveler’ album, Jerry Douglas is the unifying element within all the songs.
David Bowie’s ‘John, I’m Only Dancing’ Gets 40th Anniversary Picture Disc Release
It’s a big year for reflecting on David Bowie‘s career. Not only did the ‘Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars‘ get a reissue this year, but now comes word that the song ‘John, I’m Only Dancing’ will get a fresh new look as a vinyl picture disc in hour of its 40th anniversary.
Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards Says Fingers Help With Memory
The Rolling Stones are now enjoying their 50th year as a band, which is a long time for any group of musicians, so it should come as no surprise that with his age advancing that guitarist Keith Richards is getting a bit forgetful.
Pete Townshend Jokes About Mick Jagger’s ‘Huge,’ ‘Tasty’ Penis
Mick Jagger‘s sex life is getting plenty of play these days thanks to the new book, ‘Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger,’ which detailed his romantic pursuits of Angelina Jolie, David Bowie, and current French first lady Carla Bruni.
Bob Dylan Teams Up With Mark Knopfler for Fall 2012 Tour
Whoever said the best things take time might have had a premonition about the fall concert tour pairing of Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler.
Kiss Warming Up for ‘The Tour’ with Military Audience in Virginia
Kiss have made it more and more of a priority in recent years to salute America’s veterans and service men and women, and that will continue Thursday night (July 19) with a special private show at Bristow’s Jiffy Lube Live on the eve of opening night in Virginia.
Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton Explains Why Getting Kicked Out of His Parents’ Home Was a Good Thing
Some would view being kicked out of the house as a bad thing, but Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton says that a decision made by his strict father led to him jumpstarting his career in music.
Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Crazy Train’ Performance from ‘Speak of the Devil’ DVD Surfaces
Ozzy Osbourne‘s history is revisited this week with the release of the ‘Speak of the Devil’ DVD, chronicling the singer’s post-Randy Rhoads-death performances in the summer of 1982.