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Guns N’ Roses have answered the call from classic rocker Neil Young, who continues to get the top names in music for his annual Bridge School Benefit. Young, who founded the event, always pulls together an eclectic lineup for two nights of primarily acoustic music. The event, now in its 26th year, will take place Oct. 21 and 22 in Hillsborough, Calif. The lineup was revealed late Friday night (Sept.
Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: Godsmack frontman Sully Erna scolds security guards after they tackle a fan who rushed the stage. Was he right in berating the security staff? Watch here: [Loudwire] Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin tells his side of the story regarding his recent airplane arrest, and he has a lot of interesting things to say. [Loudwire]
As reported recently, Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin was arrested on Sept. 4 after an alleged altercation with a Jet Blue flight attendant forced a plane scheduled to fly from Boston to Los Angeles to divert by landing at in Austin, Texas, instead. Now, the musician not only claims that he was wrongfully arrested, but that cops roughed him up in the process. Original reports suggested Scantlin was intoxicated
After a crushing set in a very rainy and dreary Hartford, Conn., for this year’s Mayhem Festival, we got the chance to chat with Mike Hranica of the Devil Wears Prada. Hranica talked about the band’s latest release ‘Dead Throne,’ as well as his friendship with his bandmates and crew and their penchant for dance parties. He also gushed about the opportunity to tour with Slipknot and why Mayhem is one
Godsmack are currently on tour with the traveling Uproar Festival with Shinedown, Staind, Papa Roach and many more. During the Aug. 31 date in Pittsburgh, Pa., a shirtless fan jumped onstage during Godsmack’s set, and after running around a bit, placed a hat atop the head of frontman Sully Erna. Multiple security guards tackled the fan with the intensity of an NFL linebacker, which prompted Erna to stop midway through
Green Day brought a new track to the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards last night (Sept. 6) when they performed the song, ‘Let Yourself Go’ in the middle of the audience. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV on the red carpet that he was going to “create some chaos” with their performance, and he did just that. In the middle of Green Day’s performance of ‘Let Yourself Go,’ the band
Earlier this year Metal Blade Records celebrated their 30th anniversary at SXSW in Austin, Texas, with a packed showcase and now Metal Blade continues the party by teaming up with Metal Wreckage to give fans a free As I Lay Dying show in New York City on Sept. 25. This event is offering fans the chance to attend a private CD Release show for As I Lay Dying, whose new