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Shocking News of Mick Morris dead at age 35

June 3, 2013

Mick Richard Morris March 9, 1978 – June 3, 2013 We just got the shocking news of the passing of Mick Morris at the young age of 35 in his sleep last night. Mick has also been known as Mick Deth on his social media sites. I am just in shock, just a few weeks ago Mick had been in the hospital in Utah due to blood clots. At that time he had found out about a blood disorder and a hole in his heart that he had since birth. He had been in and out of the hospital for the past month or so. Mick was born in Salt Lake City on March 9, 1978. Mick started his love for music at a young age and he often talked about how watching Metallica was the great push for him to follow his love for music. Mick demonstrated his love for a variety of genres of music as he listened and played music from classic rock, punk, hard core, 80’s metal, thrash and so much [Read More]

The Doors, Ray Manzarek dies after long battle with cancer

May 20, 2013

Ray Manzarek Feb. 12, 1939 to May 20, 2013 Rest in Peace The Doors founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek died earlier today in Germany at the age of 74. Ray had been suffering from bile duct cancer and at the request of his family, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the www.standup2cancer.org foundation. Ray was not only the iconic keyboardist of one of the most controversial rock bands of the 1960’s but he went on to achieve best selling author status as well as becoming Grammy nominated in his own right. In 2002, Ray set out with Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger. “I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today,” said Krieger. “I’m just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him.” We will all miss the great Ray Manzarek. Tonight put on your favorite Doors albums and let’s all toast [Read More]

Randy Blythe and his personal plea to you!

May 15, 2013

Randy Blythe of Lamb of God has recently put out a plea to all. Randy is set to embark back on tour on May 16th with his first stop at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC. This will be one of the first shows since being found not guilty of manslaughter charges by Czech judges that stems from a 2010 concert in which a 19 year old fan died, Daniel Nosek. Today Randy took his tumblr account with a plea to all: Be Carefully. When I was a little boy, just learning to talk and still figuring out the intricacies of the English language, I would caution others to “be carefully”. Little kids say the funniest things, and they say these things with the sincerity and urgency of those whose possess an extremely limited vocabulary. I don’t remember ever saying “be carefully”, but my 92 year old grandmother loves to tell me about it. “I would be getting in the car to go to the grocery store, and you would look at me and say [Read More]

The Music Junkie Press “After Golden Gods Awards” Awards!!

May 7, 2013

Well I am home from my trip to the 5th Revolver Golden Gods Awards which took place last week at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles. I hope all of you had a great time watching the Black Carpet and the award show live on XBOX, Facebook or AXS TV. There was so many great stories to share from that night, some we may have to keep quiet; but all in all it was a fantastic show. Sadly, hours before the Black Carpet, we got word of the passing of the great Jeff Hanneman from Slayer who died at the young age of 49 from liver failure. The night soon became filled with stories about Jeff and tributes to our fallen hero. Many drinks were shared and toasted to the life of Jeff and he will be greatly missed. Many awards were given out and here is the list of who won: BEST GUITARIST presented by Epiphone John 5 (Rob Zombie & solo) BEST DRUMMER presented by Drum Workshop Arejay Hale (Halestorm) PAUL GRAY BEST BASSIST presented by Dean [Read More]

Solo Artist and Eddie Money drummer needs your help in his fight against cancer!

May 7, 2013

Glenn Symmonds I recently got the news that a long time musician/friend has been diagnosed with cancer and is to start undergoing treatment. If that isn’t bad enough, he is without insurance during this ordeal and will have to personally take care of all of his medical expenses which can be quite costly. Please join me in helping this great musician who you know as Glenn Symmonds – long time drummer for Eddie Money and has an extensive catalog of his solo work. Here is the information from Glenn’s page: Glenn was diagnosed with bladder cancer on April 23rd. He had surgery to remove a tumor from his bladder on April 29th. He is scheduled to begin a 12-week round of chemotherapy on June 3rd. He will have another surgery after the chemo treatment. Like many professional musicians, Glenn is uninsured. Cancer is expensive…. please help in anyway you can. Big Love from Team Symmonds! Glenn has been a musician most of his life, recording and touring with artists like Coke Escovedo, Dave Mason, Juice Newton, Duncan Sheik and [Read More]

Tommy Lee: What the F**k is Wrong with you?

May 6, 2013

This past weekend 80’s rockers, Motley Crue had a surprise visit from an unruly fan which left Mick Mars on the floor. At their May 4th show in Saskatchewan, Canada shortly after playing their hit, “Primal Scream” a crazed fan jumped up on stage, knocking down Mick Mars and lunging at Vince Neil. What is so concerning is that Mick suffers from a very painful degenerative condition called ankylosing spondylitis (AS) that he has to deal with on a daily basis with the severe chronic pain and stiffness. To top it off, this happened all on his 62nd birthday! What kind of gift is that you mother trucker – eh? Shortly after the fan rushed to Vince Neil security swiftly took him down and the band members quickly ran to check on Mick Mars. Bassist and Bad ASS Nikki Sixx even gives the crazed fan a gift of his own! A large bootmark to Kickstart his head!! Just like the lyrics of Primal Scream: “When I was just a young boy Had to take a little [Read More]

Steven Adler back in rehab, Summer Tour postponed!

May 2, 2013

Breaking News! The much anticipated Adler “Back from the Dead” tour has been postponed. It is reported that Steven has checked himself into a undisclosed rehabilitation facility to continue working on his sobriety. We all send Steven our support and look forward to his return. I am sure he will come back stronger than ever since nothing can keep him down. Make sure to get the Adler CD which has become our favorite album of the years favorites are “Good to be Bad” featuring John 5, “The One that you Hated”, and “Own Worst Enemy”. I will get more info for you since I am posting this from Los Angeles as we are getting ready for the Revolver Golden Gods Awards!! * * * Update May 6, 2013 * * * Steven has put out a statement regarding his return to rehab which was posted earlier today on his blog. “I picked up a bottle and drank. This occurred a few times and that is a few times too many. I knew that this had [Read More]