Former Judas Priest and Iced Earth frontman Tim “Ripper” Owens was forced to cancel his scheduled appearance at Scotland’s only rock and metal festival after being denied entry to the United Kingdom (Thursday, June 23).
Owens’s June 24 appearance at Wildfire was being...
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant has told a court hearing the Stairway to Heaven copyright dispute that he has a dim memory of the time it was written. He said he could not remember meeting the band Spirit, who claim the band stole their guitar riff for Stairway to Heaven in the 1970s. “I...
US rock star Meat Loaf is “stable and in good condition” after collapsing on stage during a concert in Canada. A post on his Facebook page said he collapsed due to severe dehydration. He was admitted to hospital for routine tests, and additional tests are being performed but he is described...
“Being on ‘The Voice’ helped open my mind to all kinds of music,” says Gwen Stefani, revealing her first concert was Emmylou Harris. Gwen Stefani wasn’t kidding when she called her new solo album This Is What the Truth Feels Like. It manages to combine upbeat pop with...
It’s been a fun and busy month here at PaulMcCartney.com. Paul’s ‘One On One’ tour has taken him to North America, taking in Little Rock meeting two of the ‘Little Rock Nine’ ...
Paul McCartney has discussed his creative process in depth in a new interview, where he’s also revealed just much he misses working with John Lennon. The legendary songwriter opened up about his past and present methods of writing music, as well as the varying levels of confidence he has in...
How does having a very young son affect touring life now that the band is on the road in support of its latest album, last year’s “Immortalized”, Draiman said: “I do think about and do occasionally take my wife and son out with me on tour. It’s difficult. My son’s...
A demo is the musical equivalent of the sketch a painter makes before he or she lays paint to canvas. It’s meant to be fast, lightweight, and easy to pull off – a way to quickly and cheaply capture your sound and represent as well as you can to your fans, labels, distributors, or basically...
A law enforcement official, who is close to the investigation, told AP this was established by tests after the singer’s death in April in Minneapolis. Detectives have already questioned a doctor who saw the 57-year-old twice in the weeks before he died. Prescription painkillers were in the...
One way to expand your audience is to serve as a support or opening act for a better-known artist on multiple tour dates or one local show. These are choice slots, and many acts are vying for them, but sometimes you can get lucky and be in the right place at the right time. If you’re more interested...
One of the most important things to learn as an independent artist is the difference between opportunities and good opportunities. When you’re an independent, you can’t really afford to waste time playing shows that aren’t doing something for you, and this boils down to focusing on one thing:...
Today, with all the new technology and different ways to reach your fans, there are more ways to release your music than you can count. As cool as it may be to have all these options, it’s sometimes hard to decide which release strategy is best for you and your music career. After all, not everyone...
Being a person who seeks to create music and release it publicly requires an intense amount of drive. Passion without direction, however, will not give you the success you’re seeking. No matter how talented you are or how powerful your art is, without the right audience, your music will not...
It’s 2016, and we’re all trying to be more productive. It’s a common New Year’s resolution, but it’s something that everybody struggles with all year round. Getting the most out of every minute is important, but that doesn’t mean that actually achieving such a goal is easy. Many actions...
So, you’re planning on starting a band? Great! Having a band is an amazing experience and we’re sure you’ll have a lot of fun playing, hanging out with your bandmates, and traveling to places you’ve never been before. But before you get all excited, you need to understand that...
