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Toward the end of his life, Ronnie Montrose was planning to reform his namesake '70s hard rock band, Montrose, and perform in Cabo, Mexico, Sammy Hagar has revealed to Rolling Stone. Unfortunately, the guitarist died Saturday (March 3) of prostate of cancer, leaving Hagar -- the former lead singer -- to memorialize the fallen guitar great...

Joe Satriani, one of the most respected and innovative guitarists in the world today, recently announced the release of the live-concert film, 'Satchurated: Live in Montreal.' The DVD was filmed live during Satriani's The Wormhole Tour, supporting his studio album 'Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards' at the Metropolis in Montreal, Canada...

There are a couple of ways to look at Van Halen's forthcoming 12th album, 'A Different Kind of Truth,' which features reworked versions of songs originally written in the '70s. One interpretation: The band is reaching back to a beloved era in its history to give fans exactly what they want...

In the 1970s, Van Halen lit up the sky and toppled their rock elders; in the 1980s they conquered MTV and reigned supreme on the pop charts; and in the 1990s they went off the deep end recording with three lead singers. Along the way, many legends were born, and now the band seeks to reopen the book...

It would probably take a genius psychiatrist, not a road-savvy manger, to get the original Guns N' Roses lineup back on tour, but should the band find itself reunited and in need of an overseer, Sammy Hagar is volunteering his services. In a recent interview with Attention Deficit Delirium, the Chickenfoot frontman said he would happily help Axl, Slash and the gang earn the big payday they're enti

Could it be? Did Aerosmith, America's greatest selling rock band of all time, want Sammy Hagar to replace singer Steven Tyler? Hagar says he was given the chance to front the iconic Boston rock band, but decided against the opportunity...

Sammy Hagar, whom ex-Van Halen bassist and current Chickenfoot bandmate Michael Anthony called "the most upbeat, positive guy in the world," told a packed room at Toronto's Canadian Music Week that guitarist Ronnie Montrose was the first time the Red Rocker ever encountered the typical rock 'n' roll ego...

Talking about being abducted by aliens appears to have its benefits. Former Van Halen and current Chickenfoot singer Sammy Hagar's new autobiography, 'Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock,' landed the number one spot on the New York Times Hardcover Non-Fiction Best Seller list this week...

Sammy Hagar claims he has been abducted by aliens. The Red Rocker, who is promoting his book 'Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock,' recently spoke to MTV about his experience. "It was real. were plugged into me," Hagar said. "It was a download situation...

The name Chickenfoot occurred to Sammy Hagar 40 years ago, the singer told an audience at Canadian Music Week last Saturday. While the name itself is not explicitly mentioned in his autobiography, 'Red,' Hagar said that he recounts the surrounding events in a passage that takes place in 1970...