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“It was such an amazing vibe working with him.“ — Orianthi on ‘The King of Pop’ Michael Jackson MUSIC NEWS from YOUTUBE — Guitar star Orianthi is the latest guest on the Get On The Bus podcast. Orianthi was born in Australia and at age 3 began playing piano, moved to guitar by age 6 and at 14 was playing
“We are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley. He was an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its history. He is and will always be a part of KISS‘s legacy.“ — Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley of KISS REMEMBERING AN ICON — Less than 24 hours after Ace
“We just sadly heard that Rick Derringer has passed. We did many many shows with Rick back in the 70’s. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, family & friends. RIP Rick.” — Foghat — Sad news for Rock N’ Roll today as we report on the passing of legendary guitarist, singer and song-writer Rick Derringer. It was reported
OCEAN CITY, Maryland — The Boardwalk Rock Music Festival have just announced that Mötley Crüe will be pulling out of the event due to Vince Neil‘s health. The band released an official statement earlier today that the festival has shared with ticket buyers, and it’s already been announced that Alice In Chains will take their place. A statement from the
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Have you ever wished you could go back to the 80’s and experience what it was like during the peak years of the Sunset Strip? Well, you can’t… however, the videos we’re sharing below will give you a pretty good taste as to what it was really like at these clubs back-stage, on-stage, at the after-parties and
“Well, of the thousands of interviews I’ve done this was certainly the wierdest……..” — Kip Winger of Winger – November 2001 SLUDGE FLASHBACK — Here we are taking a look back at another classic Metal Sludge post from over the years, and today it’s one of our 20 Questions interviews. The following 20 Questions interview was posted on November 27th
Metal Sludge — Another sad day in music as we report the passing of musician, producer, manager, and record label executive Jack Ponti. According to an online New Jersey area Obituary Ponti passed away on October 7th. Ponti had a long career in music that started out with him playing in a local New Jersey band with a guy named
“This is my story, but in truth, anyone who set out to chase the rock n’ roll dream can relate to it.” — Stevie Rachelle on his new “Summer Of ’89” song Metal Sludge — How old were you and where were you in life during the summer of 1989? If you are old enough to remember, chances are you
Metal Sludge — In their continuing series, the 80’s Metal Recycle Bin has dropped another awesome interview. The latest installment, is with guitar monster Kane Roberts! Roberts recently came of out of his cave, and did a nice run of shows with his former boss Alice Cooper after Nita Strauss took a leave to do shows with Demi Lovato. As
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Metal Sludge Launched September 1st 1998, 25 Years Ago & Here Is How It Came To Be — This was first posted in 2018 on the 20th Anniversary, and I figured it would be cool to share it again here today, on the official birthday of Metal Sludge, September 1st. As the site passes a quarter of a
