The funeral for the Prince of Darkness took place in England today, so I reckon it's time to post my list of his best songs.
Category: rock legends
Blue Murder keyboardist Nik Green unjustly overlooked in 1989 John Sykes interview
I received an email today from American musician Penny Little about an interview I did in 1989 with Blue Murder guitarist John Sykes.
The 10 best quotes I got from Ozzy Osbourne in the ’80s
The music world is still coming to grips with the death of Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away on Tuesday (July 22) at the age of 76.
Remembering Ozzy Osbourne
Just heard the sad news, that less than three weeks after his big farewell concert with Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne has passed away.
Vancouver tribute band Coast to Coast releases a pretty wicked live version of UFO’s “Rock Bottom”
It totally sucks when you're late for a concert and you miss the song you really, really wanted to hear more than anything else.
That time Alice Cooper told me that he might be the only person in the world that John Lydon doesn’t hate
Alice Cooper's 1999 box set came with a booklet that included a flattering introduction by none other than former Sex Pistol John Lydon.
That time Rob Halford told me that he admires people like Howard Stern who push buttons and rattle cages
I interviewed Rob Halford in April of 1998, six weeks after the release of Voyeurs, the album he made with his industrial-metal project Two.
My concert-crazy nephew Jeff gifted me a one-of-a-kind AC/DC collectible and it’s not for sale
Maybe because he figures he still owes me, my nephew Jeff recently gave me something cool for a belated birthday present.
That time Alice Cooper told me about falling off the stage in Vancouver on the Welcome to My Nightmare Tour
Fifty years ago last night Alice Cooper famously fell off the stage of the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, and hurt himself pretty bad.
That time Dan McCafferty told me that Nazareth has to play “Razamanaz” and “Hair of the Dog” or people would just go “Boooo!”
I did my third interview with Dan McCafferty on May 22, 2001, the same day the band released a double live album called Back to the Trenches.
That time Alice Cooper told me about Rick Derringer playing guitar on “Under My Wheels”
Very surprised and sorry to hear that American guitar legend Rick Derringer passed away yesterday (May 26) at the age of 77.
The Black Crowes’ 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
The rowdy, Faces-indebted retro sound of Atlanta's Black Crowes was just what guitar-rock fans needed as the 1990s kicked in.
That time Rob Halford told me about working with Trent Reznor on Two
I interviewed longtime Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford for the third time six weeks after the release of the Two album Voyeurs.