Matthew Wilkening
Gregg Allman Announces He’s Engaged to a 24 Year Old
Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band revealed during a televised interview last night that he is engaged to be married for seventh time, to a 24-year-old woman identified only as Shannon.
Tony Iommi Was ‘Extremely Nervous’ About Black Sabbath’s First 2012 Show
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed he was “extremely nervous” before the band’s first concert since his recent lymphoma battle, explaining he wasn’t sure he’d have the endurance to make it through an entire set.
Black Sabbath Remove Bill Ward From Images on New Website
Black Sabbath didn’t say much in response to original drummer Bill Ward’s decision not to accept the financial terms offered to him for a reunion tour and album. However, the fact that they’ve removed him from seemingly all of the vintage images on their new website seems to make a pretty clear statement.
Jimi Hendrix Biopic Starring Outkast’s Andre 3000 Goes On Without Estate’s Support
Summertime means sequels, and if a story about the Jimi Hendrix estate expressing their lack of support for a movie about the guitar hero sounds familiar… that’s because it happened this week for the second time in a year.
Mark Evans Discusses Life In and Out of AC/DC
Mark Evans was only 19 when he joined AC/DC and just 21 when he was fired. But his impact lives on in the band’s music over three decades later, and he’s enjoying life more than ever now.
ZZ Top’s New Single ‘I’ve Got to Get Paid’ Appears in Jeremiah Weed Commercial
ZZ Top premiere their new single ‘I’ve Got to Get Paid’ to a group of stunned beer shoppers in a new on-line commercial for Jeremiah Weed. It’s the first official preview of material from the band’s long-awaited new LP.
Kiss Narrow In On Release Date for New Album ‘Monster’
Kiss fans can expect to hear the band’s much-anticipated album ‘Monster’ in July, according to a recent interview with bassist Gene Simmons. He also revealed — hopefully jokingly, for all the mail carriers in the world — that the band’s upcoming oversized photo book will weigh over 100 pounds.
Melvins Announce 2012 ‘Lite’ Tour, ‘Last Call’ TV Appearance
The Melvins, currently on tour in their “standard” four-piece configuration in support of the just-released ‘The Bulls and the Bees‘ EP, have announced the first round of summer tour dates for their new three-piece Melvins Lite lineup.
Dick Clark Dead at 82 of Heart Attack
Dick Clark, who as the long-running host of television shows such as ‘American Bandstand’ and ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ brought rock and roll music into many people’s homes for the first time, has died of a “massive heart attack” at age 82, according to TMZ.