Legends Interviews

Alex Grossi Talks about Quiet Riot, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Hotel Diablo

Posted February 8, 2013 at 7:35 am | No comments

Hotel Diablo formed in early 2011, when vocalist Rick Stitch and guitarist Alex Grossi had just come off a grueling world tour with original Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler and his band, Adler’s Appetite.

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Steel Guitarist, Johnny Farina, Talks About Sleep Walk, Les Paul, The Beatles, and Santo and Johnny (PART ONE)

Steel Guitarist, Johnny Farina, Talks About Sleep Walk, Les Paul, The Beatles, and Santo and Johnny (PART ONE)

Posted December 3, 2012 at 7:00 am | 4 comments

Some music diminishes over time and fades away as new sounds and trends emerge that capture new generations with faddish sound effects, speed or unheard of complexity. But, when I hear the 1959 Santo and Johnny Farina #1 hit instrumental, “Sleepwalk”, it always stops me in my tracks, and I listen.

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Steel Guitarist, Johnny Farina, Talks About Sleep Walk, Les Paul, The Beatles, and Santo and Johnny (PART TWO)

Steel Guitarist, Johnny Farina, Talks About Sleep Walk, Les Paul, The Beatles, and Santo and Johnny (PART TWO)

Posted December 3, 2012 at 7:00 am | One comment

In many respects, when The Beatles and the rest of the new groups that made up the British Invasion during the ’60s took over the air waves, the careers of the earlier top selling performers careened off the charts.

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Joe Lynn Turner: Raiding the Rock Vault

Posted November 27, 2012 at 4:43 pm | 3 comments

The history of rock ‘n’ roll will come to life like never before in Raiding the Rock Vault. The spectacular show is set for Thursday, November 29 at the Mayan Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, leading up to a nationwide tour in 2013.

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Brad Whitford of Aerosmith Talks about Music From Another Dimension

Brad Whitford of Aerosmith Talks about Music From Another Dimension

Posted October 17, 2012 at 12:09 am | 7 comments

On November 6th, Steven Tyler (vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Brad Whitford (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass) and Joey Kramer (drums) of Aerosmith will release their long awaited CD, Music From Another Dimension.

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Craig Goldy on Ronnie James Dio – He was the first and last of his kind!

Posted October 12, 2012 at 11:00 am | No comments

By: Robert Cavuoto It’s hard to believe it’s been over two years since the passing of Ronnie James Dio. It seems like yesterday when I saw him performing with Heaven and Hell at Radio City, and at the theater in Madison Square Garden. Ronnie will always be remembered as one of the greatest hard rock/heavy […]

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Ian Gillan – WhoCares… We care very much!

Ian Gillan – WhoCares… We care very much!

Posted September 18, 2012 at 10:20 am | 3 comments

Reuniting for the first time since their collaboration on Black Sabbath’s 1983 Born Again album, Deep Purple´s Ian Gillan and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi took everybody by surprise in 2011 when they released the charity singles: “Out Of My Mind” and “Holy Water.”

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Steve Vai – Illuminating The Story of Light

Steve Vai – Illuminating The Story of Light

Posted September 5, 2012 at 11:54 am | No comments

“Every song has something in it that pushed my buttons!” said Steve, and it’s clearly evident on each song on his latest CD release, The Story of Light.

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Billy Duffy of The Cult – Choice of Weapon has connected with all The Cult fans!

Billy Duffy of The Cult – Choice of Weapon has connected with all The Cult fans!

Posted June 17, 2012 at 1:22 pm | 2 comments

The Cult is one of the few bands that have successfully transcended the boundaries of rock, punk, and underground.

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Zakk Wylde Interview – If We Drank Like a Bunch of Navy Seals We Answered the Bell Like a Bunch of Navy Seals

Zakk Wylde Interview – If We Drank Like a Bunch of Navy Seals We Answered the Bell Like a Bunch of Navy Seals

Posted June 11, 2012 at 11:49 am | 11 comments

For Mother’s Day I ran into my local book store to pick up 50 Shades of Gray for my wife and spotted Zakk’s book, Bringing Metal to the Children while on the checkout line. I figured there was something in both books that I could benefit from so I bought it too.

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