New Matt Sorum Interview
June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Music Radar recently sat down with Matt Sorum for a chat about all things (or at least bunches of things) Velvet Revolver and GN’R. Awesomely enough, the interview can be downloaded as an audio file, and it lasts about 17 fluff-free minutes. There’s plenty of good material that can be quoted out of context to stir shit up, but because Matt seems like a genuinely cool and froody fellow, we’ll repress the urge. This time.
Keith Moon Isn’t Good Enough…
May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
…for the English Heritage foundation. Moonie fans have been campaigning for the EH to install one of those blue here-lived-a-great-person plaques at his London residence, but they got shot down. The official response:
Moon died aged only 32, and many of his contemporaries, including other members of The Who such as Pete Townshend, are still living. Further time should be allowed to pass so he can be considered alongside his contemporaries.
Fuckin’ what? Jimi Hendrix already has one, and he died at 27. And he wasn’t even British.
[via Music Radar]
Zak Starkey Leaving Oasis?
May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This isn’t officially confirmed yet, but Zak Starkey’s tenure as thumper-in-residence for Oasis might be over. According to a “source”:
There have been arguments with Noel Gallagher and general disagreements. It looks like the album will be [Starkey’s] last involvement with the band.
Good. That leaves Starkey more time for his second—and altogether cooler—gig with The Who.
Eric Singer Has a $10,000 Watch
April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Eric Singer talks KISS, drums, and bunches of other stuff in this interview, but frankly the most interesting revelation is that he owns over 100 watches, including a $10,000 model.
It’s good to be a cat.
[via BW&BK]
Keith Moon’s Greatest TV Hits
April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Well, it’s actually The Who’s greatest TV hits, but Moonie features in most of them. Our favorite is definitely the band’s legendary appearance on the Smothers Brothers Show in 1967:
Unbeknown to anyone, Keith Moon had bribed a stage-hand with alcohol to pack his bass drum with a surfeit of explosives. As the band ended My Generation with their trademark stage-destruction, the cameras were momentarily blinded by the blast. As the smoke cleared, Moon lay on the floor, his arm sliced open by cymbal shrapnel, Townshend’s hair was on fire and, it is said, his hearing damaged for ever. Waiting in the studio’s wings, Bette Davis fainted in Mickey Rooney’s arms. Naturally, the band was banned from further US shows.
Now, that is rock and fuckin’ roll.
Want to Win Dinner With Rick Allen?
March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
All you got to do is make the winning bid on eBay, and the dinner date is yours, along with some other way cool stuff: two premium tickets to a Def Leppard show, a preconcert meet-and-greet with Allen, and a backstage look at his drum kit.
Allen is auctioning off four prize packages that include the above goodies. All the funds received will go toward his Raven Drum Foundation, which seems to be a drum-away-your-pain kind of organization. Here’s the eBay auction for the first package; opening bid is $7,500. As of this posting, the $10,000 buy-it-now option is still a possibility.
[via Blabbermouth]
Tommy Lee Makes Up With the Crue
March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Hey, let’s hear it for maturity. The latest lawsuit between the Crue guys has been resolved without the usual bout of fisticuffs.
Last year, three-quarters of the band brought a $20 million case against Tommy Lee, accusing our favorite sex-filmed drummer of focusing on his own career over that of the collective Crue (anyone remember Tommy Lee Goes to College?). Now…it looks like all is forgiven. And though settlement terms have not yet been disclosed, there don’t appear to be any hard feelings. The whole band is currently in the studio making a new album and, if this quote from Nikki Sixx is any indication, probably getting lots of complimentary blow jobs:
I fucking love this new Motley Crue album….Tommy’s kickin ass, Vince sounds insane and Mars is shredding on guitars. It doesn’t feel like one song is better or worse than any other.
Torry Castellano Interview
March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The very slick site MusicRadar has posted a two-part interview with the way spunky Torry Castellano, drummer for The Donnas. She chats about the origins of the band, how she overcame a severe case of tendinitis, and why she likes to rock the cowbell.
Got to love a girl who appreciates cowbell…Anyone know if she’s single?
