MJ Kim, Getty Images Black Sabbath Respond to Bill Ward’s ‘Final Effort’ Statement
Black Sabbath have released a brief statement in response to Bill Ward’s lengthy statement from earlier in the week. In his lengthy screed, the band’s original drummer declaring that his “final effort” to reach an agreement that would enable him to join the band’s upcoming reunion shows had failed.
Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images Van Halen Postpone Over Thirty 2012 Tour Dates
Van Halen have postponed over 30 dates on their 2012 North American tour, beginning with their show scheduled for July 7 at Uncasville, Ct. and ending with their planned Sept. 25 performance in Milwaukee.
Ethan Miller, Getty Images Axl Rose Injures Leg While Dancing on a Table
Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses injured his leg in Moscow by falling off a table he was dancing on to celebrate the opening of his band’s European tour.
EberlyPhoto.com Jack Russell of Great White Involved in Boat Accident With Drunk Driver
Great White singer Jack Russell was involved in a drunken boat crash recently, but as the now-sober rocker proudly explains, he wasn’t the one causing the damage, and luckily nobody got hurt very badly.
Kevin Winter, Getty Images Bill Ward Officially Out of Black Sabbath Reunion After ‘Final Effort’ Fails
Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has issued a lengthy statement declaring that a “final effort” to reach an agreement with the management of his former band has failed, and that as threatened back in February, he will not be joining the band’s upcoming reunion shows.
Archie Carpenter, Getty Images New Music Releases – June 2012
The June 2012 New Music Releases schedule features a wide range of classic rock artists, including new albums from Neil Young + Crazy Horse, Rush and most shockingly, the Beach Boys — complete with returning resident musical genius Brian Wilson!
Ethan Miller, Getty Images Slash Denies Scott Weiland is Back in Velvet Revolver: ‘He’s Out of His Mind’
That Velvet Revolver reunion story from a few hours ago was pretty exciting, right? Well… hold onto that happy feeling, because according to Slash that’s all you’re going to get for a while: “I have absolutely no intention of going back to that.”
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images Lita Ford Accuses Ex-Husband of ‘Brainwashing’ Their Children Against Her On New Song ‘Mother’
With a new album, ‘Living Like a Runaway,’ hitting stores next month, this should be a very happy time for guitar hero Lita Ford. Instead, she’s dealing with a nasty divorce, claiming on a new song that her ex-husband has “brainwashed” their children and kept her from seeing them.
Kevin Winter, Getty Images The Beach Boys’ Bruce Johnston Labels President Obama and Romney ‘A—holes’
Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys unloaded some foul-mouthed political commentary onto both President Obama and presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently, labeling both men “a–holes” and further declaring Obama a socialist.
Central Press Hulton Archive / Rick Diamond, Getty Images Jimi Hendrix Biopic Starring Outkast’s Andre 3000 Goes On Without Estate’s Support
Summertime means sequels, and if a story about the Jimi Hendrix estate expressing their lack of support for a movie about the guitar hero sounds familiar… that’s because it happened this week for the second time in a year.
Mark Bowman Tom Petty to Reveal More U.S. Tour Dates Soon?
Bummed out that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ all-too-brief 2012 spring concert tour didn’t stop by your hometown? Well, according to a new video message from Gainesville, Fla.’s favorite rock star, you (and we) might get a second chance very soon.
Bazillion Points Mark Evans Discusses Life In and Out of AC/DC
Mark Evans was only 19 when he joined AC/DC and just 21 when he was fired. But his impact lives on in the band’s music over three decades later, and he’s enjoying life more than ever now.
