Slash Action Figure (Photo By Gail)
Slash (born Saul Hudson), guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, Snakepit and Velvet Revolver was born on this day, July 23rd, in 1965. Happy Birthday Slash, you are awesome!
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Donnas’ Drummer Torry Castellano Retires from Music
This is a bummer. Torry Castellano (aka “Donna C”), drummer for The Donnas, has been forced to quit the band and completely retire from playing drums due to a chronic, severe shoulder injury. I interviewed Torry several years ago and she was lots of fun. This is really a shame, as not only are The Donnas an awesome band, but I know how passionate drummers are about their craft. No one wants to be forced into retirement due to an injury, but her decision makes sense considering that she was faced with having to choose living without pain over pursuing her art. You can read Torry’s heart-felt statement to her fans at this link. Good luck Torry, you will always continue to rock in my book!
Life is Strange: An Interview with Producer & Musician Larry Dvoskin
Back in 2003, when I was working exclusively as a freelance journalist, I received a call from the editor of the alternative weekly newspaper Nashville Scene, which is basically Nashville, Tennessee’s version of NYC’s Village Voice. The editor was looking for a writer to cover NYC-based auditions taking place for an in-development Reality TV program: a talent search not unlike American Idol, which would focus on the discovery of America’s first openly gay country singing star.
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Saddest News Ever: RIP Type O Negative Vocalist Peter Steele
“Loving You was Like Loving The Dead…”
From Blabbermouth:
“As previously reported, Type O Negative keyboardist Josh Silver confirmed to blabbermouth.net that Peter Steele passed away yesterday (Wednesday, April 14) at the age of 48. No official cause of death has yet been released, but it is believed that Steele died of heart failure. According to unconfirmed reports, Steele had been ill for days leading up to his death. Continue reading Saddest News Ever: RIP Type O Negative Vocalist Peter Steele
Gail Interviews Metalocalypse Director Jon Schnepp!
Dethklok Dethklok Dethklok Dethklok!
A snowy day (like we are having right now in NYC) provides a great opportunity to just sit at home and read shit on your computer. For starters, check out my metalriffic new interview with Jon Schnepp, director of everyone’s favorite Adult Swim series Metalocalypse, which is up now for your reading pleasure at Ink 19! Please enjoy, and Death to False Metal!