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New SKID ROW Frontman ERIK GRÖNWALL: ‘When I Wanted To Become A Singer, I Was Trying To Sing Like SEBASTIAN BACH’
New SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall spoke to Liz Berg of Smarts & Entertainment about what it’s been like for him to join his favorite band and immediately start working on a new album, along with beginning to prepare for SKID ROW‘s current Las Vegas residency as the support act for the SCORPIONS. “It’s insane,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “Surreal, definitely. I grew up listening to SKID ROW, and when I wanted to become a singer, I was trying to sing like [former SKID ROW singer] Sebastian Bach. And that’s what I did. I did that at karaoke nights [back home in Sweden]. So it’s just surreal, because I come into the band and I started to do a new album straight away. I don’t just have to rehearse the old songs; I̵...
How to Get Tickets to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ 2022 Tour
The Grammy-winning duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are bringing their latest collaborative effort Raise the Roof to new heights with an extended international tour that now covers the West Coast this August. Get tickets here, and read on for more info including pre-sale dates. What Is Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ Next Tour? The contemporary Americana combo kicks off their summer leg in Canandaigua, New York on June 1st. They’ll make stops at New York City’s Forest Hills Stadium on June 4th, Chicago on June 7th, Philadelphia on June 12th and more, followed by the East Coast closer at the Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park in Atlanta on June 16th. They’ll then immediately head out for a spot at Bonnaroo on June 17th. Advertisement Related Video The European leg begins prompt...
Comedians Pay Tribute Gilbert Gottfried: “Indescribably Unusually Hilarious”
Gilbert Gottfried was known as a comedian’s comedian, and as evidence of that look no further than the outpouring of tribute posts reacting to his untimely passing. Jon Stewart called opening for Gottfried “one of the great thrills of my early stand up life.” He added that Gilbert “could leave you gasping for breath…just indescribably unusually hilarious…Damn.” “For almost 40 years his spectacular comedy blew me away,” wrote Richard Lewis. “You can’t be funnier.” Advertisement Related Video “Gilbert Gottfried made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily,” remarked Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander. “What a gift. I did not know him well but I loved what he shared with me. My best wishes and sympathy to his family.” Find more tributes to Gottfried from Bill Burr, Al Franken, Judd Ap...
Gilbert Gottfried Always Knew Where the Line Was. Here Are Three Times He Went Over It.
Among the big comedy stars of the modern era, nobody enjoyed offending their audience more than Gilbert Gottfried. “You want to feel like you’re going to go on a ride and there’s a chance it will kill you,” he said in 2019. Gasps and boos were a common soundtrack to his sets, and his roasts became legendary for their shocking rudeness. He told a filthy joke about Joan Rivers and handjobs, unfavorably compared Roseanne Barr to livestock, and said that “Donald Trump has done so much damage to the New York skyline, instead of calling him The Donald, they should call him the 20th hijacker.” Gottfried passed away on April 12th, and tributes have come pouring in, with fans and fellow comedians recalling all the times he tiptoed right up to the line without going over it. But that’s not...
Johnny Depp’s Defamation Trial Against Amber Heard Begins with Explosive New Claims
The trial for Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard began on Tuesday, April 12th in Virginia. Deep sued Heard in 2019 for $50 million over her Washington Post op-ed in which she referred to prior allegations against her ex-husband, while also saying she had become “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Although Heard did not refer to Depp by name or go into any details of the abuse, Depp’s attorneys have accused her of fabricating the claims in order to derail his career and advance her own. That allegation led to Heard filing a $100 million countersuit of her own. And after losing a libel lawsuit against The Sun in November 2020, the trial represents a second opportunity for Depp to refute Heard’s allegations of abuse. Jurors in Fairfax, Virgin...
Raised On Radio – RONNIE ROMERO
RATING: 7/10 By this point, everybody should know who Ronnie Romero is. Arguably best known as the one man Ritchie Blackmore decreed fit to front his recent, RAINBOW-shaped return to amplified rock ‘n’ roll, Romero has been a perpetually charismatic presence in hard rock and heavy metal for the last decade. Currently vocalist with at least five bands, including the Spaniard’s alma mater LORDS OF BLACK, and THE FERRYMEN, a collaboration with the ever prolific Magnus Karlsson. Everything Romero does oozes class, and that is largely because he has one of those imperious, undeniable classic rock voices: part Dio and part Freddie Mercury, but with plenty of the singer’s own Iberian grit and soulful charm thrown in. When Ronnie Romero sings a song, it gets pinned to the w...
Are JON BON JOVI’s Vocals ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’? The Early Verdict On BON JOVI’s Current Tour
Jon Bon Jovi, who has never been known as a particularly technical singer, has been receiving scathing reviews for his performances during BON JOVI‘s current U.S. tour which kicked off April 2 in Omaha, Nebraska. The tour is in support of the album “2020”, which was released in October of that year. In his review of BON JOVI‘s April 3 concert at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Ross Raihala of the Pioneer Press called Jon‘s vocals “shockingly poor,” adding that Bon Jovi “struggled throughout the two-plus-hour show. He wasn’t just butchering the older stuff, which the band now plays in a lower key, but the fresh material as well… Quite frankly, it felt like he had forgotten how to sing.” Théoden Janes of The Charlotte O...
SALIVA’s BOBBY AMARU Says Band’s Upcoming Reunion With JOSEY SCOTT Will Be ‘Good For The Fans’
SALIVA frontman Bobby Amaru says that 2021 “was just not a good year” for the band’s planned reunion with original vocalist Josey Scott. Scott left SALIVA at the end of 2011 after 15 years with the group, reportedly to pursue a solo Christian music career. He was quickly replaced by Amaru, who can be heard on SALIVA‘s last four releases: “In It To Win It” (2013), “Rise Up” (2014), “Love, Lies & Therapy” (2016) and “10 Lives” (2018). In October 2019, Scott announced that he was returning to SALIVA, explaining at the time that he wanted to get together with his former bandmates and “write a badass record.” Less than a year and a half later, in March 2021, SALIVA guitarist Wayne Swinny poured cold water on...
FOZZY Presented With Gold Award For ‘Judas’ Single: Video, Photo
The members of FOZZY were presented with a gold record plaque for their 2017 breakout hit “Judas” during their concert Monday night (April 11) at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. Fan-filmed video of the presentation is available below. “Judas”, which reached the Top 5 on the U.S. rock chart and boasts 55 million views on YouTube for the music video, was certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) for accumulating 500,000 certified units. Last month, when the news of “Judas” going gold was first announced, FOZZY singer Chris Jericho stated: “Being awarded a gold record has been a dream of mine ever since I started listening to THE BEATLES at nine years old and saw a picture of them getting an award for ‘Beatles...
Phoebe Bridgers’ New Song “Sidelines” Soundtracks Trailer for Conversations with Friends: Watch
American songwriter Phoebe Bridgers and Irish author Sally Rooney are a match made in heaven, with works that mine world-shattering emotions out of everyday intimacies. Now you can find both in one place, as Hulu’s trailer for the adaptation of Rooney’s Conversations with Friends features a new Bridgers song, “Sidelines,” as its soundtrack. Bridgers is famously a fan of Hulu and Rooney’s work. In May of 2020, she tweeted that she had watched the miniseries adaptation of Rooney’s novel Normal People, writing, “and now I’m sad and horny.” This led star Paul Mescal to respond, “I’m officially dead,” prompting Bridges to flirt back, “nooo don’t die your so talented aha.” Now the pair are dating. But even apart from her interest in Normal People’s leading man,...
Paul Verhoeven Says James Bond Franchise Is “Scared of Sex”
If there’s one thing we know about Paul Verhoeven, it’s that he’s certainly not shy of putting sex at the center of his films. In an interview with The Sunday Times, the Basic Instinct and Showgirls director criticized No Time to Die, the latest film in the James Bond franchise, for scrapping any sex scenes involving 007 himself. While 2006’s Casino Royale — which marked Daniel Craig’s first portrayal as Bond — didn’t include any explicitly sexual content, Verhoeven commended the film for at least alluding to some more salacious behavior. Now, he says, Hollywood blockbusters are “scared of sex.” “Sex is the essence of existence!” Verhoeven said. “There was always sex in Bond! They did not show a breast, or whatever. But they had some sex.” Advertisement Related Video As Craig ret...
When Is The Batman Available to Stream?
From Twitter to Letterboxd to your office’s water cooler, everybody can’t stop talking about The Batman, the newest iteration of the caped crusader to hit the big screen. The smash hit has blown up both at the box office and in conversation, spawning endless Twitter threads and think pieces. The newest retelling spawns from a similar vein of Warner Bros.’ 2019 dark, dramatic smash hit Joker (though not a sequel.) The Batman follows Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) and Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz) working together to expose the darkness that lies beneath the streets of our beloved Gotham. Anxious to watch it from home? Here are the details on how to stream The Batman and the cinematic universe to which it belongs. When Will I Be Able to Stream The Batman? Following in stride with Warner...
