STARBREAKER / ex-TNT frontman Tony Harnell has issued the following update:
“Hello to all my amazing fans! This is one of the coolest things I have ever been involved with!
I am pleased to announce that I am one of a small group of artists involved in the launching of ArtistShare for Songwriters. This new platform will allow my fans to follow the creative process of their favorite songwriters and watch as tomorrow’s hit songs come to life.
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DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara is featured in the latest issue of High Times Magazine. Following is an overview of the article: Medical Marijuana practitioner and advocate Dez Fafara talks about his pot history and the affinity between weed and DevilDriver with High Times Magazine.
In the issue out on newstands now, High Times’ Bobby Black sets the stage for what this spread in the magazine means to Fafara.”The band’s songs have been featured on the TV show Scrubs and the hit video game Rock Band, and their latest album, Pray For Villains, debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200.” writes Black.
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ALICE COOPER will present the award for Best Rock Album, alongside KATY PERRY at this Sunday’s Grammy Awards.
Bands nominated in the category are AC/DC, ERIC CLAPTON & STEVE WINWOOD, GREEN DAY, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND and U2.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live starting at 8 PM (ET/PT) on CBS.
Jon Oliva says NO to a Savatage reunion.
However, Oliva does recommend that Savatage fans check out Festival, the fourth album from his band Jon Oliva’s Pain, which is issued via AFM Records on February 19. Jon is also among the many guests to feature on the new Avantasia album, Angel Of Babylon, to be released in April.
It appears that Jane’s Addiction have had a change of bassist.
Apparently, Eric Avery has quit, amid rumours that there has been some feuding going within the band. Given their turbulent history that’ll surprise nobody.
What might shock people, though, is that Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver/Loaded) has apparently been brought in to replace Avery, and he’s currently writing and recording with vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins.
However, none of this is yet official.
