According to The Wall Street Journal, Gene Simmons is putting his Los Angeles house on the market and is moving to Washington State, near Mt Rainier. Simmons says the move is because California’s tax rates are high. “California and Beverly Hills have been treating folks that create jobs badly and the tax rates are unacceptable,” Gene told The…… MORE
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Eddie Van Halen Memorial Might Include Monument, Renaming Street
Officials in Pasadena, CA will consider a memorial honoring Eddie Van Halen. “Given the band’s connection to Pasadena and the hometown pride expressed by its residents, several requests have been made to name a street, alley or other monument in his honor. A strip of curb on North Allen near the Van Halen home on Las Lunas…… MORE
John Frusciante: “It’s Just Returning To Family”, On Rejoining Red Hot Chili Peppers
RHCP guitarist John Frusciante says that in spite of the pandemic, the band is working on new music. “We were rehearsing for a couple months, then the quarantine started, and we stopped rehearsing for a couple months, then we went back to rehearsing,” says John. “We’re moving ahead with what we’re doing, writing new music.” Josh…… MORE
Elton John Rebooks 2021 North American Dates For 2022
Elton John has once again postponed his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” Tour due to the pandemic. HIs 2021 dates have been rebooked for 2022. According to a statement, “ticket-holders for all postponed performances will receive new event information shortly and all original tickets will be honoured at the rescheduled performances.” Find more details here.… MORE
Tom Petty To Be Honored Friday Night With Virtual Birthday Party
October 20 would have been Tom Petty’s 70th birthday and to commemorate the occasion, members of The Heartbreakers, along with Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, Jackson Browne and more will be performing from their own locations. The performances will be available via live stream at tompetty.com. Find more information here. … MORE
Steve Perry And The Infamous Van Halen Food Fight, Says He “Wouldn’t Cry Over Guacamole”
Steve Perry and the guacamole. He’s still thinking about it all these years later. That time in 1978 he opened a dressing room door and unknowingly got involved in Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth’s food fight and ended up with guacamole on his tour jacket. In the book Runnin’ With The Devil, Van…… MORE
Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers’ Reissued With Unreleased Tracks, Demos & Home Recordings
When Tom Petty recorded Wildflowers, his intention was for it to be a double disc album. Instead, he was forced to make it a single disc album and had to cut out a lot of tracks. This reissue includes a lot of the tracks he wanted to include on that original 2-disc set, along with…… MORE
Sammy Hagar: EVH’s Passing “Would’ve Been Way Too Much For Me” If We Hadn’t Settled Feud
In a new interview, Sammy Hagar said if he and Eddie Van Halen hadn’t settled their differences, Eddie’s passing “would’ve been way too much for me” because he’s still deeply grieving. Hagar went on to say, ““We didn’t go around talking about it. He asked me not to talk about it, and I did not…… MORE
Two EVH Guitars Up For Auction
A couple of Eddie Van Halen’s guitars will be hitting the auction block in December. A 2004 EVH Charvel Art Series electric guitar and a customized electric guitar Van Halen built at his home studio with his guitar tech Matt Bruck and given to a friend in 1991 will be among the items for sale. Find…… MORE
Tommy Lee On Unprovoked Attack From Ted Nugent, “Is That Guy Even Still Alive… I Thought He Shot Himself”
Rocker Ted Nugent, in a recent interview, referred to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as “a convicted felon, domestic violence heroin addict” in what appears to be an unprovoked attack. Now, Tommy Lee has fired back in a tweet, saying, “Ted Nugent? ….Is that guy even still alive? ….. I thought he shot himself like…… MORE
