In a brand new interview with Meltdown of Detroit radio station WRIF, former SKID ROW and SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone recalled a disastrous audition he had in 2000 to play in Ozzy Osbourne‘s solo band. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Rachel Bolan from SKID ROW, him and I had a band called PRUNELLA SCALES. So we did a record in ’97. And then in ’98, I decided […]

Last July, Lita Ford took time with Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame‘s director of education, Mandy Smith, for a question-and-answer session specifically intended for a story made available on Rock Hall EDU, home to tons of free online learning resources. Before performing an amazing set in “The Garage” and donating an artifact to the Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, Lita talked about […]

In a new interview with “That Fuzzing Rock Show”, former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate was asked how he keeps his voice in shape more than 40 years into his singing career. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Practice, honestly. [Laughs] Just keeping up with it. It’s something that you have to keep using when you’re a singer. And I think as […]

EVANESCENCE guitarist Jen Majura has shared a series of videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the band’s current U.S. tour with HALESTORM. The trek kicked off on November 5 in Portland, Oregon and will run through December 18 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Majura wrote in a message accompanying the YouTube release of her latest video: “I wanna make clear that this is NOT official […]

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell was the featured guest on BBC‘s “The Rock Show With Johnnie Walker” during the “Rock God” segment. Jerry picked THE ROLLING STONES frontman Mick Jagger and stated about his choice: “I had the good fortune to see him perform with THE STONES in Los Angeles a couple of days ago. I’ve been lucky enough to catch a few STONES shows over the years, but it was […]

David Coverdale says that he was shocked to hear about the death of actress Julie E. “Tawny” Kitaen, who is best known in the rock world for her appearance in the band’s video for “Here I Go Again”. While WHITESNAKE was working on it 1987 self-titled album, Coverdale started dating Kitaen, who had recently starred opposite Tom Hanks in the movie “Bachelor Party”. Kitaen soon appeared in several […]

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt says that he agrees with Kerry King that SLAYER called it quits too soon. Earlier this month, Kerry made headlines in the metal world when he said that SLAYER retired “too early.” While recording a short video message to congratulate MACHINE HEAD on the San Francisco Bay Area act’s 30th anniversary, SLAYER‘s founding guitarist said: “So, I hear congratulations are in order for my friends […]