Word on the street is that the demigods of gigantomegarock are back… Van-Halen has announced their upcoming 2012 tour this week with a hint of a new record to drop any day now. Does anyone care? Sammy Hagar seems to… sort of… Read his article in Rolling Stone mag here.
Should be interesting to see if Diamond Dave continues to borrow Elvis’s leather gear to rock in the New Year.
The lead singer for “classic” hairband Warrant, Jani Lane, moved on to the Pearly Gates last week after a brief stay at a Comfort Inn Hotel in Woodland Hills, Ca…. Death is a hallowed and sacred thing for most… but not if you are the lead of a one-hit wonder like Warrant! TMZ reports that 911 tapes indicate hotel staff were too uneasy to touch the dead guy’s body to see if he was even alive. Now that’s Rock ‘N MuthaFuckin’ Roll!
What do you get when you cross Legos with Heavy Metal?
Pure Awesomeness!!!!
Check out this receipt from one of the band’s outtings in Norway….
Rock on! Rock On!
Marvin Isley, the youngest of the R&B siblings who provided the thumping bass lines that helped drive the band’s chart success in the ’70s and early ’80s, died Sunday morning. He was 56.
Read more: E-Online
Always on the ONE.
Phelps “Catfish” Collins, the legendary funk guitarist who played with James Brown and Parliament/Funkadelic, died Friday in Cincinnati after a battle with cancer. He was 66. “My world will never be the same without him,” said his brother Bootsy Collins in a statement. “Be happy for him, he certainly is now and always has been the happiest young fellow I ever met on this planet.”
The creative force of Jerry Garcia, who died in 1995, is being made into a movie for 2012.
One catch… there will be none of Jerry Garcia’s music or that of the Greatful Dead in the film.
Amir Bar-Lev will direct the film, based on Dark Star: An Oral Biography of Jerry Garcia by Robert Greenfield. Variety’s article includes a statement from Garcia’s estate:
“We want to make clear that neither Grateful Dead Productions nor the Jerry Garcia Family LLC are in any way working with – or are in any other way affiliated with – the supposed upcoming Amir Bar-Lev-directed biopic about Jerry Garcia. We will not be licensing any recordings from Grateful Dead or Jerry Garcia’s music library for this production, nor will we provide the producer/director with access to any Garcia family members.”
R.I.P. Starchild
Funkadelic and Parliament guitarist Garry “Starchild” Shider died yesterday at his home in Upper Marlboro, Md, according to the AP. In March, the longtime sideman of funk legend George Clinton was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer.
http://www.spinner.com/2010/06/17/garry-shider-parliament-funkadelic-dead/
Ronnie James
Well, that about says it all.
Devil horns to you, Ronnie
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639314/20100516/ronnie_james_dio.jhtml
On the Eve of Van-Holiday, Cracked.com writes an incredibly well informed article on the subject of Progressive Rock. Topics cover “Instrumentals”, “Concept Albums”, and “How to Form Your Own Prog Band”. This article is a “Must Read” for anyone beginning their exploration of Progressive Rock.
 | Honestly, who cares?… But if the rumors are true, one of glam rock’s iconic juggernauts might be looking for another lead singer. Apparently, Tyler has dropped the bomb that he is leaving Aerosmith after 38 years to pursue his solo career. “Steven quit as far as I can tell,” Perry said from his Boston home. “I don’t know anymore than you do about it. I got off the plane two nights ago. I saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band. I don’t know for how long, indefinitely or whatever. Other than that, I don’t know.” Part of the problem, he says, is that Tyler doesn’t return his phone calls. Hopefully Hedwig of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, the only other known transvestite rock and roller, can take the reins and help Aerosmith drull out another 38 years of uninspired, crap rock… |
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Have you seen Elvis Aaron Presley alive? Many people think they have. Could this be an actual picture of The King living in seclusion in Rifle, Colorado? If you have an ELVIS SIGHTING to report, please call 1-900-740-0410 |
Clearly, if you play rock music backwards you open direct link to the Dark Master himself. But what if you learn to sing backwards?
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Fuck ya! Spinal Tap is Back From The Dead… New music from the greatest rock band never to exist. Check out the newly updated Spinal Tap website, watch exclusive interviews and order the CD, complete with it’s own Tap *Diorama. |
 | Bob Dylan is a LIVING LEGEND. At least if you were born before 1989. ‘Residents called to complain there was an old scruffy man acting suspiciously,’ said officer Spencer. ‘It was an odd request because it was mid-afternoon. But it’s an ethnic Latin area and the residents felt he didn’t fit in.’ A 22-year-old female officer demanded to see his identification papers. |
 | This guy has clearly taken the Van-Holiday spirit and run with it. |
It’s with great pleasure that I introduce Don Wrege… today’s V-H Day Honorary Front Man… and Ozzy Osborne Look-A-Like. His story is too unreal not to be true…. so bizarre and disturbing that he had to write a book about it…
More people throw the Devil Horns Handshake than you’d think…. but probably no one more than the Bush clan.
Honestly, as an educated individual how… how could you bust this move in a professional photo and not know what you are doing? And NO… the “Texas Hold ‘Em” is not a justifiable excuse… Long live rock ‘n’ roll anyway. It get’s a bad rap.
