Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Derek Trucks and Joe Bonamassa Pay Tribute To Blues Guitar Legend Freddie King At Rock Hall Of Fame Induction
On April 14th, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio for the induction of the late, great blues guitarist Freddie King into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, ZZ Top members Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill were joined on... [Read More]
 
Hard Rocking Texas Blues Guitarist Lance Lopez To Deliver 'Handmade Music' Stateside March 6th
Following a successful 2011 that saw Texas blues rocker Lance Lopez tour all over North America and Europe, Lance is back with his new album and follow up to the critically acclaimed 'Salvation From..... [Read More]
 
Aerosmith's Tyler and Perry's Drug Use Caused Collapse Of 2008 Album Recording Sessions
Rock News Desk is reporting that Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler says the band's shambolic attempt to make an album in 2008 collapsed because he and guitarist Joe Perry started using drugs again. But th... [Read More]
 
Billy Gibbons, Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks To Join Guitar Legend Johnny Winter On Blues Covers Album
Billboard.com is reporting that it should be no surprise that Johnny Winter's next album finds him playing the blues. But on "Roots," due out later this year, he's playing other people's blues. The v... [Read More]
 
New Album From ZZ Top To Be Out By End Of 2011
ZZ Top is "in full production" on a new album, its long-awaited follow-up to 2003's "Mescalero," which guitarist Billy F. Gibbons predicts will be out "by the end of the year." Gibbons tells Billboar... [Read More]
 
Guitar World Senior Writer Alan Paul Releases 'Big In China' Via Harper Collins Publishing
On March 1, 2011, Senior Writer Alan Paul of Guitar World magazine released a brand new book 'Big In China : My Unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues, and Becoming a Star in Beijing ... [Read More]
 
ZZ Top To Receive Texas Medal Of Arts Award
The Houston Press is reporting that while they take their sweet time getting around to record that long-anticipated, Rick Rubin-produced next album - which, at this point, could well come out a solid ... [Read More]
 
Texas Blues Rocker Lance Lopez To Play First Ever UK Dates This Spring
At the tail end of the first leg of a trans - continental tour in support of his latest release, the Jim Gaines (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Santana) produced 'Salvation From Sundown' (MIG/String C... [Read More]
 
Hard Rockin' Texas Blues Guitarist Lance Lopez To Celebrate CD Release Of 'Salvation From Sundown' In Deep Ellum
"Lance Lopez got 3 standing ovations when he opened a show for me and I was among those standing..." - B.B. King On Friday, December 17th, hard rocking Dallas,Texas bluesrocker Lance Lopez will be c... [Read More]
 
Pushking's 'The World As We Love It' Featuring Alice Cooper, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Steve Vai, Joe Lynn Turner & Others Due In February
Eagle Rock Entertainment will deliver to the masses Russia’s premiere rock band Pushking. Their CD, 'The World As We Love It, will hit the shelves on February 1st. This new album is a 19-track celebr... [Read More]
 
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Recalls Opening For Hendrix
Spinner Canada is reporting that decades after opening for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons clearly remembers his favorite live Hendrix tune. "They did the coolest version ... [Read More]
 
Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Black Country Communion Perform At Designer John Varvatos Anniversary Party
Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, new rock super group Black Country Communion, Mott The Hoople's Ian Hunter, Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver), Cherie Currie of The Runaways and Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction) are a... [Read More]
 
Dunlop Introduces Rev. Willy's Mexican Lottery Brand
Billy Gibbons, Rev. Willie G., BFG, The Bearded One, Howard Hughes of the Blues, whatever you want to call him, there is not a more recognizable look or a more identifiable sound in all of Rock ‘n Rol... [Read More]