Rocklahoma Festival 2015: Inclement Weather Forces Band Cancellations, One Man Shot, and Two Missing There was a lot going on at this year’s Rocklahoma Festival besides music; performances were canceled due to inclement weather; a man accidentally shot himself; and a pair of 20-year-old men went missing after attending the concert. Tornados and heavy rain were ... [read more]
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Rocklahoma Festival 2015: Inclement Weather Forces Band Cancellations, One Man Shot, and Two Missing
There was a lot going on at this year’s Rocklahoma Festival besides music; performances were canceled due to inclement weather; a man accidentally shot himself; and a pair of 20-year-old men went missing after attending the concert. Tornados and heavy rain were whipping through the area, causing the cancellation of some acts on Saturday, including Linkin Park and Volbeat. ... [read more]
Craig Goldy Reflects On His Time With Ronnie James Dio
HOH friend and famed photographer, Mark Weiss, spent time with Craig Goldy recently, prior to the Dio tributes in LA last weekend. Craig Goldy began touring with Ronnie James Dio in 1987. He recorded the Dream Evil album and toured the world, and it was the beginning of a friendship. Craig says ”Dio’s the perfect example of how one man can change the world. Ronnie changed the ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of May 22, 2015
Ronnie James Dio Showered With Tributes This past weekend, it was a time to remember the late, great Ronnie James Dio with a host of events in Los Angeles on the 5th anniversary of his death. At his emotional public memorial service on Saturday, former band members performed a blistering version of “Rainbow In The Dark”. That was followed by Dio Disciples, who performed ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of May 16, 2015
Extreme, Tom Keifer, Sebastian Bach, Dokken + More At "Cathouse Live" Festival This August The Cathouse was THE place to be in Hollywood back in the late 80's and early 90's. Owned and operated by MTV's Headbangers Ball host Riki Rachtman (with plenty of early help from his roommate Faster Pussycat's Taime Downe) the Cathouse became the place to see rock stars and hear ... [read more]
B.B. King Dead at 89
B.B. King has died. He was 89 and had been receiving hospice care at his home in Las Vegas. The announcement was made late Thursday evening by King's attorney. Over the course of his remarkable career King was the recipient of nearly every available accolade in his field: the winner of 15 Grammy Awards (not counting a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 1987); inductions into the ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of May 9, 2015
Original Rainbow, Elf and Gary Moore Bassist Craig Gruber Dead at 63 Craig Gruber, a longtime former collaborator of Ronnie James Dio‘s, died this week after a bout with prostate cancer. He was 63. Gruber most memorably appeared on 1975′s Ritchie Blackmore‘s Rainbow, a No. 11 UK smash, after a two-album stint with Elf – which, like the earliest editions of Rainbow, featured ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of May 2, 2015
Lemmy Is ‘Feeling Much Better’ After Latest Health Scare Mötorhead fans who were worried by the cancellation of the band’s appearance this past weekend at the Monsters of Rock Festival in Sao Paolo can breath easier. Lemmy Kilmister's recent health woes were merely the result of food poisoning. As Mötorhead wrote on their Facebook page, “Due to a food-related tummy ... [read more]