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Kathy Valentine, the original and current bass player, for the 1980s pop music phenomenon, The Go-Go's, has released her autobiography.  Titled All I Ever Wanted: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir, Kathy goes behind the scenes of The Go-Go's from their beginnings to their collapse and eventual resurrection, as a band. This is not a scathing tell-all filled with gossip and backstabbing.  On the contrary, Kathy Valentine's book delves deep into her personal life, from her upbringing in …

Vicky Cornell, the widow of the late Soundgarden singer-songwriter, Chris Cornell, has predicted that the last album Soundgarden were recording, before Chris Cornell's sudden and unexpected death, will eventually be released.   Although Vicky has been in the press more lately because of her dispute with the surviving members of Soundgarden, she is quoted recently telling USA Today, “All of Chris' music, including Soundgarden, will see the light of day, because ther …

Motorhead, in their continuing celebration of the 40th anniversary of the album Ace of Spades, has partnered with Hillrock distillery to launch a very limited edition bourbon.  When I say limited, only 1100 bottles are being made.  The bourbon is cask strength and is being derived from 2 casks.  The first cask was bottled at 115.6ᵒ and limited to 599 bottles, ABV of 57.8% while cask #2 was bottled at 115.3ᵒ and limited to 623 bottles, ABV 57.65%.  The bourbon comes pack …

  2020 and Covid-19 be damned - KISS are telling both to kiss off with a New Year's Eve virtual concert they're scheduled to perform at the Atlantis in Dubai. Called KISS 2020 Goodbye, the legendary rockers will headline and live stream their first show since March, in front of a live and Covid screened and safe audience.  The venue is the Royal Beach at the Atlantis Dubai and will begin at 9 pm Dubai time which is 9 am Pacific Time/12 pm Eastern Time, on December 31. A news rel …

Can you believe this?  Devo's Freedom of Choice, the 3rd album, by the legendary New Wave band, that contained their groundbreaking hit, Whip It, is 40 years old. When discussing writing the tracks that appeared on Freedom of Choice, Devo co-founder and bassist, Gerald Casale, said that they were modelling the songs after classic and current R&B and were heavily inspired by the Gap Band and early Prince.  Knowing that they would lose both their record contract with …

POWER UP - This is the official name of the new album, by AC/DC.  The first since their 2014 release, Rock or Bust, Power Up finds all of the remaining members returning, including Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd.  A lot has happened since Rock or Bust. Brian Johnson almost experienced total hearing loss, Phil Rudd had some serious issues with the law, in Australia and, unfortunately, the band's founding bassist, Malcolm Young, passed away. So, how did this all come together?& …

Former KISS guitarist and band co-founder, Ace Frehley, is set to release his 2nd solo album of classic rock song covers.  Titled Origins, Vol. 2, the album features a who's who of classic rock royalty helping the original Space Man out, on many of these legendary tracks. In addition to reinterpretations of songs by Led Zeppelin, the Kinks, the Animals and even KISS, Ace has brought on Lita Ford to assist with covering the Rolling Stones' hit "Jumpin' Jack Flash, whil …

Motorhead's Ace of Spades is 40 years old this year. Technically the 4th studio album, by Motorhead, Ace of Spades was the official debut of the band, in the United States, and it not only cemented them as heavy metal pioneers, but it became an inspiration for numerous bands who are now, themselves, considered icons of hard and classic rock. Motorhead were part of a movement happening in Britain, during the late 1970s, called the New Wave of Heavy Metal. Other bands lumped into t …

While the whole world is currently dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us, especially those of us that are United States based, still have a desire for a summer excursion.  Well, the appeal may be gone, with all of the recent re-closures of restaurants and what not occurring across the US, but the wish isn't necessarily, and now you can travel like rock star royalty, and not let a little thing like restaurant closures and lack of hotel amenities stop you.Enter Senators Coaches.  …

Did you know that, initially, Jethro Tull lead singer and flautist, Ian Anderson, was originally a guitarist, before he was a flute player?In a recent interview, Ian recalled how he, unofficially, gave up the guitar and replaced it with the flute, back in 1967.  Already having formed an early incarnation of what was to become Jethro Tull, Ian and his band focused more on the blues than rock.  He said "We came out of that period where to get a gig – let alone get a record deal – yo …