Real Rock News

Michael Anthony And Sammy Hagar Let Loose on Van Halen

Real Rock News — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:34:09 +0000

Until now, former Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony has been pretty kind to his former band mates by not sharing his true feelings about his experiences while he was with the group, and his more recent exclusion from the Van Halen reunion tour. At least not publicly. Although he still seems reluctant to say [...]

Classic Rock Briefs For November 19, 2008

Real Rock News — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:31:18 +0000

New Rush DVD Close To Release As Group Takes A Break Although I have not seen it yet, the new live DVD coming on the 25th sounds like a good one. As someone who is less impressed with lightning fast cut-away shots from camera to camera and more impressed with having the opportunity to actually watch [...]

Another Led Zeppelin Book Hits The Shelves

Real Rock News — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:39:40 +0000

For those that just can’t get enough Led Zeppelin, another new book is out and is dishing up more dirt on the group’s activities during their relatively short history, which ended with the untimely passing of drummer John “Bonzo” Bonham in 1980. The new book, When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin was [...]

Classic Rock Briefs For November 17, 2008

Real Rock News — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:36:12 +0000

Soaring With The Eagles In a recent e-mail interview with Don Henley of the Eagles, The Enquirer of Cincinnati asked the veteran country rocker about such matters as his activities during the recent Presidential campaign. Unlike the celebrities that were making news with very public support of their chosen candidates, Henley took a different approach. “I was [...]

Eagles Extend Tour Into Next Year

Real Rock News — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:01:16 +0000

The Long Road Out of Eden just got a bit longer. The Eagles have decided to extend their tour into next year and although that’s good news for fans who have wanted to see them live and have not yet had the chance, there’s even more good news to report. The cost of the tickets for [...]

No Robert Plant Means No Led Zeppelin Tour

Real Rock News — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:33:26 +0000

With the exception of Robert Plant, the chaps that took the stage at London’s O2 last winter under the Led Zeppelin banner have been sending signals that they are ready to get serious about a tour. Whatever the group comprised of original Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham will be [...]

Details of Eddie Van Halen’s New Guitar Line on Tap From Guitar World

Real Rock News — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:04:19 +0000

Eddie Van Halen takes his guitars seriously – very seriously. And if his description of his latest line of guitars is any indication, it’s going to be one fine axe. Van Halen says the new EVH Wolfgang guitar from Fender is “a culmination of my 35 years of experimenting with guitars. Everything that I’ve destroyed, stumbled [...]

Classic Rock Briefs For November 13, 2008

Real Rock News — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:26:15 +0000

Springsteen Plans To Debut New Song During ‘Sunday Night Football’ “The Boss” seems to have a pretty good relationship with the National Football League. Perhaps he is a big football fan, or perhaps the NFL big boys are major Springsteen fans – perhaps it’s mutual. Whatever the case, Springsteen – in addition to playing at the [...]

Paul Stanley Hints About Possibility of New KISS Album

Real Rock News — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:22:09 +0000

Although other members of KISS do not appear to be on board with the notion of creating a new album, Paul Stanley recently said he may produce a new KISS album next year. Referring to it as a “A real ’70s Kiss-style record,” his recent comments appear to be an about-face for the KISS guitarist, [...]

Faces Reunion Still On

Real Rock News — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:32:15 +0000

Despite the recent turmoil in Ron Wood’s personal life which involved a stint in rehab and a split with his wife of 23 years, the reunion with his former Faces band mates appears to be on track. Wood’s recent problems had cast some doubt on the possibility of a reunion, but a recent development indicates [...]