I recently finished reading ‘Not Only Women Bleed,’ the new autobiography by former Alice Cooper guitarist Dick Wagner. One of the bits that I was most surprised to learn from the book was that he co-wrote ‘Just As I Am,’ a song that he submitted to Clive Davis (who had been supportive of Wagner’s songwriting […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
New Music: Sons of Bill – ‘Sirens’
With the first bits of new music beginning to trickle out as we hit the start of another year, ‘Sirens’ by Sons of Bill is one of the early albums that has been spending a good amount of time in my CD player. Normally, I’d say iTunes or Amazon Cloud Player, but in this case, […]
Chickenfoot finds practical use for the Google Hangout
Here’s one reason to use Google+. You could spend some time hanging out with your favorite rock band…or in this case, guitar player. This brings a new layer to the more familiar “internet chat” and it’s a very real conversation with Joe Satriani that fans will really enjoy. It’s also cool to see how visibly […]
Random Youtube: Van Halen at the US Festival
Last night, I was hunting around for a Night Ranger DVD that refused to reveal itself. Instead, I found myself watching a long dormant copy of Van Halen’s classic performance at the US Festival in 1983. Although I saw the reunion tour three times, watching this really made me question whether or not I need […]
Random Imagery: Burger King Diamond
You can have it your way, but just be aware: The King doesn’t like a lot of requests for substitutions! Thanks to Chris for sharing this classic image!
Friends
As we begin a new year, it’s always good to read a really nice “feel good” story about friends. Today, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted helps to provide the storyline for that story. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting him or interviewing him, he comes off as a good dude. But what is […]
Little St. Nick….Revisited
We might be past Christmas, but if you loved the Beach Boys Christmas Album as much as I did, you’ll want to check this out. From Brian Wilson’s website: This version of “Little St. Nick” was recorded in October 1963, several months before the 1964 Christmas album sessions, and wasn’t used at the time. Brian […]
Van Halen to tour in 2012.
For real, apparently. New album? Details on that remain in the “TBA” category. With both VH and Springsteen on the road, it’s going to be an expensive year!
Duff and GNR rock it.
Pretty cool to see Duff join Axl on stage for last night’s Guns N’ Roses show in Seattle. Perhaps it wasn’t that surprising since his current band Loaded opened the show – which for those in attendance, it probably made a jam seem like a lock. Duff’s appearance might suggest (or it might not) that […]
Del Amitri At Woodstock ’94 +
Former Dels drummer Ashley Soan is the source of these videos from the ‘Twisted’ era….and indeed, how “twisted” it is to see Del Amitri performing with such a happy backdrop behind them. This apparently was one of Soan’s early gigs with the band – on a tour that I was lucky enough to see several […]