WOW Jani Lane’s daughter Maddi Lane sings “Heaven”  Soundcloud — This is a tribute to my dad, Jani Lane, from the band Warrant. This song was a classic and I decided to sing a cover for it. The final version will be uploaded sometime after Christmas, which will sound a little more professional, but here is what a friend and I did in a recording studio in one day (I may also be changing some of[…]

DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING LAWSUIT Jani Lane’s ex-manager files lawsuit against estate for 562k   TMZ — Jani Lane‘s estate is screwing Jani Lane’s ex-managers out of the dough they earned by selling off his catalog for a shockingly high price … according to the lawsuit they just filed. The late Warrant frontman’s managers — Just Having Fun Productions — filed the suit, claiming Jani’s estate has yet to pay them some heft commissions. According to[…]

OUCH Jake E. Lee reveals his roadie informed him when he was fired from Ozzy’s band   Guitar World —  Check out some interesting footage of guitarist Jake E. Lee (below) showing a group of fans the correct way to play “Bark at the Moon,” the 1983 Ozzy Osbourne track Lee played on (and, legend has it, co-wrote). In the footage, which was shot March 13, 2014, in Owasso, Oklahoma, Lee pinpoints the sections of the song that[…]

  Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp announces 2018 camps and now accepting Bitcoin GIVE THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY GIFT OF ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY CAMP   LOS ANGELES, CA —  If you’re looking for the ultimate gift for yourself, a musician or music lover in your life, nothing tops the experience of Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, now in it’s 22nd year,  and best of all, they accept Bitcoin! The next camp session  (Feb 15-18, 2018)  features Kevin[…]

DOKKENLESS George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown join Robert Mason to form SUPER STROKE   by Leslie Michele Derrough Globe Magazine — When it’s the last night of a year-long celebratory tour, the guys like to have a little bit of extra fun. So when Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen yells out, “I don’t have to save my voice for the next show!” during the second song in their set in Biloxi, Mississippi, last week, you knew[…]

REST IN PEACE AC/DC founder Malcolm Young is laid to rest in tear filled funeral       Daily Mail — Grieving friends and family of the late Malcolm Young have farewelled the legendary Australian guitarist at his funeral in Sydney. The AC/DC co-founder, 64, died on Saturday with his family by his bedside, after a three-year battle with dementia. Young’s casket was carried from St Mary’s Cathedral, in Sydney, where the funeral for the Australian music[…]

BEST OR BRATWURST Shameless feat: Stevie Rachelle embark on Euro Tour, including Germany’s “H-E-A-T Festival”     MUNICH, Germany — Anyone like Bratwurst? If you’re an 80’s fan of the Sunset Strip era, make sure to mark your calendars to see Shameless on their European tour. The band will play shows in Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Germany in the coming weeks. Shameless will feature Stevie Rachelle (Tuff) as lead vocalist, along with bassist Alexx Michael, BC Sleaze (Guitars) and Tommy Wagner (drums).[…]