Things of Interest

As I Lay Dying: Lawyer Says Steroids to Blame in Murder-for-Hire Plot

As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis returned to the Vista Superior Court Friday (May 17) for a bail hearing relating to his alleged-murder-for-hire plot against his estranged wife and more details about the case were revealed in the process.

AC/DC Support Plans for Bon Scott Statue in His Scotland Hometown

AC/DC have thrown their support behind a campaign to erect a new statue of the late Bon Scott in the singer’s hometown of Kirriemuir, Scotland. Though AC/DC are known for their Australian pride, Scott actually moved to the continent from Scotland in his youth.

Phil Chevron in new cancer battle

Pogues guitarist Phil Chevron is battling cancer for the second time – and he’s admitted it will be “lethal” in this case. He was sidelined from the Pogues and his pioneering punk band, The Radiators From Space, in 2007 after being diagnosed with cancer of the head and neck. In 2011 he ...

Ken Whaley RIP

Bass player Ken Whaley, best known for being a member of Welsh rockers Man, has died at age 66 after a long illness. Whaley was a member of Man for two years, from 1974 to 1975, during which they recorded one of their most renowned albums, Rhinos, Winos And Lunatics. The band’s ...

Blythe amazed at dignity of dead fan’s family

Randy Blythe has told of the moment he met the family of Daniel Nosek, the fan who died after attending a concert. The Lamb Of God frontman spent five weeks in prison in the Czech Republic last year after he was accused of murder by injuring Nosek at the show in 2010, ...

Fleetwood Mac don’t talk about love

Mick Fleetwood admits Fleetwood Mac try not to discuss the internal affairs which have rocked the band in the past – including his own affair with Lindsay Buckingham’s ex Stevie Nicks. But he says it’s wrong to assume the four members don’t like each other.

Halford saddened by US violence slurs

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford says he’s saddened that the US is the only part of the world in which his band have been accused of inciting hate acts. The veteran band have been the victims of legal action in which it’s been claimed they promote violent behaviour. A notable lawsuit in ...

Slayer announce Hanneman memorial

Slayer have announced a public memorial event for late guitarist Jeff Hanneman. He died earlier this month as a result of liver damage caused by drinking – a problem which, it’s been suggested, contributed to the attack of necrotising faciitis that forced him off the road in 2011. He was 49.

Nine Inch Nails lose bassist Avery

Nine Inch Nails have lost bassist Eric Avery before the revamped band even started touring. But the former Jane’s Addiction man admits he’s not sure if he’s made the right decision. Trent Reznor announced in February he would be taking a “reinvented” version of NIN on the road, four years after he ...

How McCartney missed Hendrix supergroup offer

Jimi Hendrix invited Paul McCartney to join a supergroup in 1969 – but the Beatle never got the message because he was on holiday. The guitar icon’s telegram to McCartney is part of a memorabilia collection in the Hard Rock Cafe in Prague. It’s signed off by Hendrix, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis ...