It’s a fact, the King is gone, but he’s not forgotten. For about two years, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n Roll, spent a tour of duty with the Army in the town of Bad Nauheim, Germany, near Frankfurt (1958-1960).
Leslie West, the legendary guitarist, vocalist and original founding member of Mountain, will release a new studio album”Still Climbing” on October 28th via Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group.
Last week, Sammy Hagar launched a series of premieres for “Knockdown Dragout” — the anthemic lead track from his highly-anticipated upcoming rock collaborations album, “Sammy Hagar and Friends” — with a high-octane performance onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
The T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research has announced the honorees for its 38th Annual Honors Gala on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 which will be held at the legendary Cipriani in New York.
It has been three years since Alter Bridge’s last studio album, ABIII, was released in the US, but it is clear their fans have been waiting for them to return. Now the rock juggernaut band comprised of Myles Kennedy on vocals/guitar, Mark Tremonti on guitar/vocals, Brian Marshall on bass and Scott Phillips on drums return with their fourth album, Fortress slated for release on October 8th via EMI Label Services.
Jennifer Batten could quite appropriately be dubbed the undisputed Queen of Shred, and one of the genre’s finest guitarists—male or female. The “shred” classification is, however, too limiting a moniker for a player of such exemplary technique, inspiring talent, and amazing versatility.
In light of the forthcoming European and North American dates from Def Leppard, guitarist Vivian Campbell felt it would be right to let the band’s supporters know that he is currently in recovery from cancer.
Boston area-based rock band The Singhs released its new album Science Fiction on June 4 through Redstar Entertainment [digital, CD and vinyl]. Featuring 12 original songs, Science Fiction was produced by legendary Grammy-winning music producer Tony Visconti
Guitars for Vets (G4V) is a non-profit organization providing guitar instruction and free acoustic guitars to injured military veterans and they have launched their “Artist Ambassador” coalition. Their first “Artist Ambassador” is Dick Wagner, who famously banded with co-lead guitarist Steve Hunter for Lou Reed and Alice Cooper.
The Thirstbusters, the pop/rock band who has jumped on to the music scene with thousands of fans, critical acclaim and a debut for their new single “Bad Bad Girl” on the series “90210”.
