Josh Homme, the frontman for Queens of the Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures, is also behind The Desert Sessions. The latest release of The Desert Sessions consists of a large number of musicians led by Josh to make some fun music together. The last release was 16 years ago. Read more here.
Joe Bonamassa has his own Rockin’ Cruise
Joe Bonamassa launched his first “Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea” cruise. The cruise is in Europe and the Mediterranean. The boat ride was even better because Joe brought his friends, Peter Frampton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Shaw Taylor to name a few. Read more here.
Lynyrd Skynyrd movie coming to theaters
Skynyrd had a new concert movie coming to theaters. The concert was filmed and in Jacksonville, Florida, their home town. Check out where to see it here
Tony Iommi talks about Dio replacing Ozzy
Check out the interview where Tony Iommi discusses how Black Sabbath ended with Ozzy and the change Dio brought to the band here
Led Zeppelin back in court this week
The second court case for the stealing of Stairway to Heaven begins this week. The lawsuit is that Jimmy Page allegedly stole the song from Randi California. Read more here
Black Label Society, playing the Wellmont
Jersey’s own Zack Wylde is playing at the Wellmont, Saturday October 5th. Get tickets here
Brian Johnson interviews Robert Plant
It is pretty cool when another artist interviews another artist, especially when both of them made a significant impact in Rock n’ Roll. Read more here
Dee Snider and Twisted Sister Reunite
The band is reuniting to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their album Stay Hungry. Read more here
Tusk-Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band and Scott McDonald
Tusk will be playing the Count Basie Theater this Friday in Red Bank NJ. MusicXplorer will be interviewing guitarist, Scott McDonald of Tusk. Tickets are still available for the show. Check out the band’s site here
Van Halen to release Box set
Van Halen are releasing a box of their Japanese singles from their first six albums. Read more here