The 2018 Monster of Rock Cruise is up ahead, and this year’s lineup will feature the likes of Tesla, L.A. Guns, Queensryche, Lita Ford, Winger, Great White and Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen. How’s that for a jam-packed rock bill? The cruise will set sail from Miami on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas on Feb. 11 and will return to port on Feb. 16. Other players on the bill include British Lion…
Queens of the Stone Age, Screaming Trees Collaborator Planned to Make an Album with ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke
Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees frontman and Queens of the Stone Age collaborator, was recently hoping to put together a collaborative album with late Motorhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke. Lanegan explained the idea in a tweet following Clarke’s death. “RIP Fast Eddie Clark(e). I’ll never forget the meal we had together,” Lanegan tweeted. “A true gentlemen and one of my rock heroes.” Lanegan added that he and Clarke “discussed making a record, but it was…
Myles Kennedy on the Status of New Slash, Alter Bridge Music
Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge has a busy 2018 up ahead, as his debut solo album, “Year of the Tiger,” will arrive on March 9. But, what about the status of new music with Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators or new Alter Bridge music? Speaking in a recent interview with Eddie Trunk, Kennedy explained, “(Slash and I) connect via text once in a while…
Motorhead Guitarist ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke Passes Away at 67
‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke, the final surviving member of the great Mötörhead lineup, has passed away. He was 67 years old. The news was announced on the Official Mötörhead Facebook page: Clarke performed on many famed Mötörhead albums, including 1980’s “Ace of Spades.” Prayers to Eddie’s family and friends. Follow @AudioInkRadio
Get Well Soon, Zakk Wylde
Metal greats Black Label Society have postponed their gigs in Grand Rapids, Michigan tonight (Jan. 10) and Oklahoma City Friday (Jan. 12) to give time for frontman Zakk Wylde continues to recover from a “severe illness.” As stated via the venue websites, the shows will be rescheduled for sometime this summer. Black Label Society also postponed shows in Montreal and Toronto earlier this week due. Black Label Society’s new album,…