Carmine Appice: The Best Wig in Rock
Check out my awesome updates with drummers Brooks Wackerman of Tenacious D and Billy Brimblecom of Blackpool Lights in the latest issue of Modern Drummer, on newsstands now!
All Things Must Pass: 1943-2001
George Harrison was my favorite Beatle. I am celebrating his birthday today by playing All Things Must Pass, which is not only his best album but arguably the best solo album by any former Beatle. That includes Paul McCartney's Ram and what ever John Lennon album has "#9 Dream" on [...]
Quigley: 2005 - 2007
It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to Quigley, my favorite Red Cap Oranda who was found laying motionless on the gravel of the chick tank this morning. Farewell little friend, may you swim free in fish heaven.
Twenty years ago today, I was at a Julian Cope show at Club Lingerie in Hollywood when Copey announced from the stage between songs, "I just thought of something: Andy Warhol's dead." I was bootlegging the show so I have that on tape if I am ever asked to prove it. Andy died on [...]
I had 15 years of musical history to turn into a concise and not-long-winded bio about me and my company. Gail read all the stuff I'd been using and mutating over the years , we went over the 15 years of my life in an hour, and my bios were done in a week! Gail [...]
Released February 15, 1973
On This day in 1973, the band called Alice Cooper released its pivotal, glam rock opus, Billion Dollar Babies. And a few years before that on this day, I was born. YAY!
Looking pretty good for an old schooler!
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The Cheshire Cat!
I swear, for the past year (at least) the Number One search phrase in my stats log is "The Cheshire Cat" followed by "Cheshire Cat Pictures" and variations thereof — and that's consistently by a margin of about 500 to one, month after month. WTF is up with that? Are images of The [...]
Banning Journalists From Your Events: Not a Good Idea
This truly bizarre incident may have taken place during Fashion Week in 2006, but I simply cannot resist posting Australian journalist Patty Huntington's best-ever story of her entanglement with a wacked-out, psycho publicist. Patty, you are my heroine!!
I Interviewed Two of These Guys
While performing a cursory trawl through my archives an hour or so ago, I suddenly realised that I had neglected to archive my interviews with Nick Rhodes (2000) and Simon LeBon (1997) of Duran Duran. I also discovered an old (2000) interview with Dweezil Zappa, which has now been added [...]
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