Ken Kelley
Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister Praises Deep Purple’s Jon Lord, Blasts Twitter
Legendary rocker Lemmy Kilmister has never been one to mince words at any point in his 40-plus years of making music, so why should he be concerned what people think of him now?
Robert Plant to Debut New Band at Intimate Show
Talk about your low-key gigs.
Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant will be performing at the Gloucester Guildhall located in Gloucester, UK on Tuesday May 8. While Plant playing a show might not be typically news-worthy, what makes the Guildhall show such a special occasion is the fact that the venue capacity is 400 people.
Rush 2012 Tour Dates Leaked?
On the heels of last week’s announcement of the impending release of Rush‘s new record ‘Clockwork Angels’, the website RushIsABand has leaked what could be the first glimpse of North American dates that the Canadian band could be playing this fall. The run of 33 shows is reported to start on Sept. 7 in Manchester, N.H. and wraps up on Dec. 2 in Houston, Texas.
Rolling Stones To Enter Studio
Although it has essentially been confirmed that legendary rock band the Rolling Stones will not be hitting the road in 2012, Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood recently confirmed that the group is slated to meet in the recording studio later this month to “throw some ideas around” and are looking to simply “get the feel again”.
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The Cars’ ‘Just What I Needed’ Gets the Bluegrass Treatment from the Punch Brothers
If there is one thing that up and coming bluegrass band Punch Brothers can take comfort in should their pursuit of a career writing original music fall flat, it is that they can pull off one hell of a great cover song, as they did recently with their rendition of ‘Just What I Needed’ by the Cars.
Guns N’ Roses Tap Green Day for Hall of Fame Induction
Although much uncertainty surrounds whether or not vocalist Axl Rose will actually show up to the upcoming induction of Guns N Roses at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction on April 14, it was recently announced that punk band Green Day will be delivering the induction speech that welcomes the group into the prestigious hall.
Iron Maiden, Deep Purple Stars Headed to Buddy Rich Tribute Concert
Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson and Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice are among a long list of musicians that will be paying tribute to the inimitable Buddy Rich at the London Palladium on Monday April 2.