FOO FIGHTERS paid musical tribute to late ZZ TOP bassist Dusty Hill during the during concert Thursday night (July 29) in Cincinnati. The Dave Grohl-fronted outfit played snippets of "Beer Drinkers And Hellraisers" and "La Grange" at the Andrew J. Brady ICON Music Center, with drummer Taylor Hawkins sporting a sleeveless T-shirt with the words "Dusty RIP" written on it. Hill died in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas, according to ZZ TOP's official web site. He was 72. The ZZ TOP concert scheduled to take place last night (Wednesday, July...
According to Bloomberg, Ted Nugent has resigned from the board of the National Rifle Association (NRA) after 26 years. Nugent, who joined the board in 1995, is stepping down "due to ongoing schedule conflicts," according to a July 29 e-mail from NRA general counsel John Frazer sent to board members. Ted's decision to leave the board comes less than a year after he told Newsmax's "The Chris Salcedo Show" that the National Rifle Association was "he most important civil rights organization in the world." "What is more important in the American...
Alicia Taylor, the wife of SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor, says that she has been focusing on supporting her husband in the days since his former bandmate Joey Jordison was found dead. The founding SLIPKNOT drummer's family confirmed that Jordinson passed away "peacefully in his sleep" on Monday (July 26) of an unspecified cause. He was 46 years old. On Thursday, Alicia, who is a professional dancer and a member of the all-girl dance group CHERRY BOMBS, took to her Twitter to write: "As a fan, the news of of Joey has been heartbreaking, but...
METAL CHURCH singer Mike Howe was "victimized by a failing health-care system" before his decision to take his own life, his bandmates say. Howe was found dead at his home in Eureka, California on Monday, July 26. According to TMZ, Howe's official...
METAL CHURCH singer Mike Howe was "victimized by a failing health-care system" before his decision to take his own life, his bandmates say. Howe was found dead at his home in Eureka, California on Monday, July 26. According to TMZ, Howe's official...
