Motley Crue Drummer Nikki Sixx
November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Nikki Sixx? A little freakin’ fact checking goes a long way.
(…I know that one day, probably very soon, I’m going to regret having mentioned that.)
The Indian site newkerala.com is reporting that “drummer Nikki Sixx” has written about his heroin addiction in a new book.
Now, I know these dudes are in India, and verifying the drug adventures of aged rock stars is probably low on their list of life concerns (what with all the rioting and rigged elections and stolen nukes), but if a drummer like Tommy Lee, the man with the biggest cock in rock, can’t get his name correctly mentioned in a e-rag published half way around the world, what hope do any of us wee bashers have for, well, anything at all?
And now somebody will have to tell this poor guy not to Halloween in India.
The Return of Narada Michael Walden
November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Well, maybe not so much a return. He’s been doing all kinds of shit for years, but now he’s picking up the sticks again for something we’re actually interested in hearing: a new Santana album. It’s going to be a trio affair, a Latin-inspired melange of John Coltrane, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, et al.
[oh, please don’t suck, please don’t suck, please don’t suck…]
Adam Ficek Can Sing…Sort Of
November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Looks like Babyshambles basher Adam Ficek has got himself a side project called Roses, Kings, Castles. There are a couple acoustic tracks up on the band’s Myspace page (all instruments and vocals apparently performed by Ficek himself), and they have a kind of undeniable, degenerate charm.
But probably not enough charm to bed a Kate Moss.
Cindy Blackman Takes Turkey
November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
But not the bird (though that would have been a happy confluence of holiday events). Blackman was caught jazzing up Turkey over the weekend at the International Eskişehir Festival. We’ve never actually heard of that event, but there has apparently been 13 of them.
Blackman is one fuck of an excellent player, as the article above mentions repeatedly. But we bangers here at BDT would like to take this opportunity to point out the perfectly obvious, though rarely celebrated, fact that Blackman is also super goddamn hot. We submit in evidence the photos below. And here’s a link to some probably more-vigorously-prosecuted copyrighted eye candy. Just in case you still need convincing.
Frankie Banali Talks About Kevin DuBrow
November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
But only a little. Here’s what the Quiet Riot drummer had to say about the man who helped make metal mainstream in the ’80s:
I’m at a loss for words. I’ve just lost my best friend….Out of respect for both Kevin and his family, I won’t comment further. There’s going to be a lot of speculation out there, and I won’t add to that. I love him too much.
Very sweet. And not at all gay.
Check out the complete CNN article [via KNAC.com] for an unimpassioned Quiet Riot primer. You know where to go for the good stuff.
Herman Rarebell Is a DJ…
November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
At least for a few hours. The former Scorpions drummer is taking a turn at platter spinning on this Greek radio station tonight, but fuck all if we can find the link to listen in. If anyone figures it out, leave a comment.
A Megadeth Thanksgiving
November 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Probably the mother of all poultry sacrifices, yeah? Not according to Mega-drummer Shawn Drover, who spent the day snoozing.
Travis Barker Is Not Dead
November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
A shit load of rumors were popping up on the Net last week about Barker’s demise. A day before his 32nd birthday, so the story goes, Barker was found dead in his garage. A record company spokesman, however, has since confirmed that Trav is still alive and stomping.
…Of course, that is what the Man said about Paul McCartney too.
And does this mean we have to stop listening to rumors about Blink-182 getting back together?
Former Y&T Drummer Doing Something You Won’t Care About
November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Seriously. Don’t even bother reading about it here.
Jens Hannemann Is a Drumming Genius…
November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
And an extraordinary teacher to boot. His new DVD, a revolutionary leap forward in instructional media, will definitely change your playing and probably change your life. And if you don’t believe us, read all about it here in the New York Times. You know they wouldn’t make shit up.
