Kenneth Partridge
Alice Cooper, ‘Born This Way': Lady Gaga Cover Closes Bonnaroo Set
Alice Cooper and Lady Gaga aren't so different, what with the love of makeup and costumes and spectacle and all, so it was probably inevitable that the pioneering shock rocker would eventually cover "Born This Way."
Alice worked the Gaga smash into his set Friday night in Biloxi, Miss...
Sammy Hagar: Eddie Van Halen ‘Owes Me an Apology’
Sammy Hagar has always seemed like a pretty laid-back, likable dude, and even after all the drama he's experienced with Van Halen, he's "disappointed that they have not reached out to be friends," as he said in a recent video interview with Vegas Rocks...
Axl Rose, Stolen Jewelry: Young Model Admits to Swiping Singer’s $200K Necklaces
French police may be able to close the book on the case of Axl Rose's missing jewelry. As was previously reported, someone walked off with three of the singer's necklaces after last night's Guns N' Roses show in Paris, and earlier today, a young model returned the $200,000 bounty, according to Blabbermouth...
Ozzy Osbourne: ‘Door Is Open’ to Bill Ward, Should He Wish to Join Black Sabbath Reunion
A full Black Sabbath reunion -- i.e. one with drummer Bill Ward behind the kit -- could still come to pass, despite contractual issues within the band, Ozzy Osbourne says.
In an video interview with NME, Ozzy said "the door is open" to his bandmate, who's sitting out the group's string of reunion shows...
Megadeth Hit With Rocks and Bottles in Croatia, Forced to Play Abbreviated Set
American rock bands have been running into all sorts of trouble in Europe. Last night, as Axl Rose was being robbed of $200,000 worth of jewelry in Paris, Megadeth was pelted with rocks and bottles in Croatia, Blabbermouth.net reports.
The mayhem went down at the Metalfest Open Air concert in Zadar Beach, Croatia...
Ozzy, Sharon Osbourne Tax Bill: Couple Pays Off Nearly $720K Worth of Debt
Slowly but surely, Ozzy Osbourne and wife Sharon are chipping away at their mammoth tax debt. As Perez Hilton reports, the Prince of Darkness and his bride have forked over the $718,948.25 they owed for 2008, taking them one step closer to being even-steven with the U...
Slipknot Announce Knotfest: Deftones, Lamb of God, Serj Tankian + More to Play Two-Day Festival
Like Motley Crue with Crue Fest or Metallica with Orion, the masked men of Slipknot are getting ready to launch their own festival. The inaugural Knotfest will take place Aug. 17 and 18 and feature such artists as the Deftones, Lamb of God, Serj Tankian, Cannibal Corpse, Deathlok and the Dillinger Escape Plan, Rolling Stone reports...
Brad Delp Suicide Cause Disputed: Boston Singer Wanted Out of the Band, Friends Insist
This past Sunday, the Boston Globe published a story suggesting that Brad Delp, singer for the rock band Boston, killed himself due to the embarrassment he felt after his roommate discovered a camera he'd hidden in her bedroom. Now, the woman he admittedly spied on, Meg Sullivan, has responded to the piece, blaming Boston guitarist Tom Scholz (seen in the photo above) for initiating a series of ev
Funeral Drummer Anders Eek Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Anders Eek, the man behind the kit for Norwegian metal greats Funeral, has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack, Blabbermouth.net reports. The drummer is in stable condition, and while he's apparently optimistic about his recovery, doctors are awaiting the results of additional tests...
Brad Delp Suicide: New Details Emerge Regarding Boston Singer’s Final Days
After Brad Delp, singer for the '70s rock band Boston, committed suicide on March 9, 2007, the Boston Herald focused its coverage on the singer's strained relationship with guitarist and musical mastermind Tom Scholz. The implication, Scholz felt, was that he was to blame for the incident, and he filed a defamation lawsuit that has been pending for two years.