Sebastian Bach-fronted SKID ROW reportedly signed a publishing deal prior to releasing its first album) and Doc McGhee, early manager of the the American SKID ROW, to resolve the SKID ROW name issue once and for all. Shiels also talks about his ex-SKID...

This Mark VIII version of Deep Purple remains intact to the present day. Airey was a long-time veteran of the hard rock scene. He had played with such bands and artists as Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Colosseum II, Black Sabbath, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, and...

While we're always saddened by the passing of blues talents that leave behind a lifetime of great music and mourning fans, it seems like 2011 had more than its share of artist deaths. We lost a handful of elder statesmen of the blues this year in Hubert...

2011, we lost (clockwise from top left) guitarist Gary Moore, actress Tura Satana, artist Jerry Robinson, artist Joe Simon (represented by Captain America figure), actress Anne Francis, Grass Roots singer Rob Grill, director Ken Russell, producer...

Fourteen. It is without question that the year 2011 was a cruel one for the metal community, taking from the world some exceptionally talented people whom many had long lives left to live. Most, if not all, of us never knew the likes of Cory Smoot,...

The gist I get is that Phil was one of those guys who was enthusiastic about learning the business within the band, and was also the one closest to management, so he was crafty and wily in that regard. There are some anecdotes from [former member] Gary...