Blog

                              Scorpions did not rest or relax during the pandemic's lockdown.  In fact, it was quite the opposite, for the legendary classic German rock band.  They're getting set to both release a new full length album and support that with a world tour. Set for release on Feburary 11, Scorpions' new album is titled Rock Believer.  The lead single, Peacemaker, will be availab …

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 …

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 …

Congratulations to: DEPECHE MODE NINE INCH NAILS DOOBIE BROTHERS T-REX WHITNEY HOUSTON (RIP) NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (RIP) This is the list of nominees who are officially being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for 2020.  Other nominees that didn't make the cut (much to my surprise, to be honest) are Pat Benatar, Judas Priest, Motorhead and Soundgarden.  There are other nominees that also didn't get inducted, but t …

 Edward Allan Clarke, best known as "Fast" Eddie Clarke, passed away yesterday (January 10, 2018), from complications caused by pneumonia, at the age of 67.  The guitarist was the last surviving member of the original lineup of Motorhead.  The other two founding members Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor and Lemmy Kilmister died within a month of each other, in 2015.Eddie joined Motorhead in 1976, after meeting Phil Taylor, and was an instrumental part of the band's best known albu …