Members of his band The Wildabouts told officers that the frontman had been drinking heavily and taking several types of drugs in the days leading up to his death.
The report says Mohley entered Weiland's tour bus bedroom, and tried to shake him awake. When that failed he removed a pillow from under his head, then realised the singer wasn't breathing. He called drummer Joey Castillo for help before calling for an ambulance. Mohler said on the line: "I think he's dead. He's not moving. He's stiff. He's hard as a rock right now. There's no breath, there's no nothing."
Band members reported that Weiland had been drinking large quantities of vodka and tequila, that he'd been taking cocaine during the previous week and he'd taken MDA in the last two or three days. Read more
here.
The alleged incident took place at the couple's Upper East Side apartment on Monday night. Fagen, 67, is accused of shoving Libby Titus onto a marble window frame.
According to the New York Times, Fagen appeared at Manhattan Criminal Court and was charged with assault in the third degree, a misdemeanor, and harassment and a violation. Read more
here.
Robert Lamm announced last month that the former vocalist and bassist had agreed to play at the ceremony - but later apologised, saying that the invitation had been "emphatically declined."
Now Cetera has revealed the contents of an email that reads: "As a finale, we can walk onstage together one last time as a group, I'll strap on the bass, and we can do 25 Or 6 To 4 in the key of E. I believe it would make for one fantastic Hall of Fame moment and satisfy those who have always wanted some sort of reunion.
"In the end, this should go a long way towards healing old wounds and showing solidarity on that night. At least I hope so!" Read more
here.
Kerns admits he and the other members of the Conspirators had to keep quiet about the news, even though they'd known for many months. He says in his blog: "That thing that everyone had wished for but never thought possible was quietly - and not so quietly - cooking under our very noses. To be this close to a history of rock'n'roll moment has been nothing short of incredible.
"As Slash's bro I think this is a very exciting and important chapter for him. I suppose him wholeheartedly to dive into this experience. How it affects me really isn't the point - this thing is bigger than all of us. I think it's a healthy thing for the individuals involved as well as the great gift they are giving to the world. I accept that gift thankfully." Read more
here.
Roth's planned reunion with the lineup from his debut solo album Eat 'Em And Smile was set to take place in Hollywood last November, but was pulled at the last minute on safety grounds as the venue was deemed to be overcrowded.
Bassist Sheehan was due to perform with vocalist Roth, guitarist Steve Vai and drummer Greg Bissonette and keyboardist Brett Tuggle - as well as Steel Panther vocalist Michael Starr, who they had tapped up to take part while they waited to see if Roth would show.
When news that Roth would appear broke, the venue quickly filled and the fire marshall stepped in to shut the event down. In the days after the cancellation, The Winery Dogs and Mr Big bassist Sheehan said it would happen sooner or later.
Now he says that although the various members are willing to play together for the first time in 30 years, there are no plan as it stands. Sheehan tells The Double Stop Podcast: "There is no actual plan, but there is a willingness. I would sure love to play with him, and so would Steve, Gregg and Brett. Hopefully it will happen."
Sheehan has also given more detail on the abandoned show, saying the band were less than 60 seconds away from pulling back the curtain and going on stage. Read more and listen to the full interview
here.
The petition asks that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) name one of them "Lemmium," after the late-bassist and singer. Wright states, "Heavy rock lost its most iconic figure over Christmas with the sudden and unexpected death of Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister. Lemmy was a force of nature and the very essence of heavy metal. We believe it is fitting that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry recommend that one of the four new discovered Heavy Metals in the Periodic table is named Lemmium. An astrological object (a star) has been named Lemmy to meet the IUPAC naming recommendations."
The IUPAC has rules when it comes to naming elements. They are named after "a mythological concept, a mineral, a place or country, a property or a scientist." In the statement above, Wright explains that Lemmy has a star named after him and therefore meets the qualifications to have a true heavy metal as a namesake. Read more
here.
Producer Tony Visconti recently said the follow-up to 2013's The Next Day was a deliberate departure, adding: "We were listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar. We wound up with nothing like that - but we loved the fact Kendrick was so open-minded.
"He threw everything on there, and that's exactly what we wanted to do. The goal in many, many ways was to avoid rock'n'roll." Lazarus is the title of a musical play based on 1976 movie The Man Who Fell To Earth, in which Bowie starred. Watch the video
here.
Epitaph Records will keep ownership of their early albums including Smash and Ignition. Smash was the best-selling album in The Offspring's catalog. Billboard reports one album is in the gray area of the deal.
As of now, it's unclear whether Ixnay on the Hombre was included in Round Hill's purchase. The album was released on Columbia Records everywhere but Europe where Epitaph distributed the project. Read more
here.
It's the follow-up to 2013's Generation Nothing and the first since 1993's Hanging In The Balance to feature vocalist Mike Howe. He returned to the fold last year, replacing Ronny Munroe.
Guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof says: "Sometimes I still can't believe it myself. No one would have ever thought Mike would return after his departure almost two decades ago."
Howe adds: "At first I struggled with the decision to come back, but after hearing the riffs that Kurdt was writing, I just couldn't resist. The music called to me and I wanted to be part of it." Watch the video
here.
Late last year, drummer Kevin 'Creature' Foley and touring guitarist Per Valla parted ways with the band, leaving Abbath and bassist King Ov Hell as the only original members of the group.
Sticksman Gabe Seeber of The Kennedy Veil has been brought into the lineup for the band's upcoming run of shows, which kicks off at London's The Forum on January 23. Stream the song
here.
In a new interview with Alternative Press, frontman Ronnie Radke explains that they'll be more focused on "feeling" than sonics on the new album expected this year.
"It's a huge left turn. It sounds like nothing we've ever done. Every song is very vibey, There's more feeling in it instead of a lot of metal. We're trying to make the sound that we've never done before. We're challenging ourselves now more than we ever have in the weirdest ways possible, because you would think writing the craziest solo or riffs would be the challenging part. But the challenging part is trying to stick to a theme and not go all over the place like we would normally do." Read more
here.
The fourth single from 1978's "Some Girls", "Shattered" reached No. 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 while the album went on to become the group's best-selling record in the States with more than 6 million copies sold.
Initially previewed with footage of "When The Whip Comes Down", the Live At Leeds concert was pianist Ian Stewart's last show before his passing in 1985 and the group's final live performance for 7 years.
The Leeds project marks the latest release in the Stones "From The Vault" series following "Brussels Affair (Live 1973)", "Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981)", "L.A. Forum (Live 1975)", "Live At The Marquee (Live 1971)" and "Tokyo Dome (Live 1990)." Watch the video
here.
The concert footage is rounded out with interviews featuring Townshend and Roger Daltrey, as well as Iggy Pop, Robert Plant, Johnny Marr and more. "It's a good gig," says Pete Townshend. "You draw from all over the country but a London crowd is always a good crowd."
The Who will return to live action with a February 13 show at London's Wembley Arena and then begin a series of rescheduled dates for their The Who Hits 50! North American tour starting February 27 in Detroit, MI.
The trek was postponed following news that Daltrey had been diagnosed with a case of viral meningitis. Watch the video
here.
Released last October, the set captures the legendary Southern rock band playing their first two studio albums - 1973's "Pronounced 'Lĕh-'n�rd 'Skin-'n�rd" and 1974's "Second Helping" - live in their entirety for the first time before a hometown crowd over a pair of concerts last April.
The biggest single in the band's history, "Sweet Home Alabama" was the second track issued from "Second Helping." The album peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 album charts while the single hit No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Lynyrd Skynyrd kick off their 2016 live schedule January 29 with a one-off casino show in Thackerville, OK. Fans are hoping for the return of founding member and guitarist Gary Rossington to the lineup following a heart attack on October 8.
The band cancelled a few shows at the end of 2015 to allow time for Rossington to regroup from the setback, from which he is expected to make a full recovery. Watch the video
here.
All three charts have been added to Billboard in recent years, so the debuts are a reflection of the fact that these weren't available earlier in Motorhead's career.
The band's 2015 album, "Bad Magic", also re-entered the Hard Rock Albums chart at No. 11 after a three-month absence, and the Top Rock Albums chart at No. 37. Read more and watch the video
here.
He'd said the record was originally set to be called Blues And Desperation, but representatives later reported that the final name wouldn't be revealed until later this month.
Bonamassa told the Morning Call: "It's bluesy. It's big, and it's got a cool title. It was written in Nashville and recorded mostly as a power quartet - two drums, bass and guitar. It was a lot of fun." Read more
here.
Sales of vinyl rose 64% to 2.1 million and HMV says it sold a turntable every minute over the Christmas shopping period. Meanwhile, trade body the BPI says 26.8 billion songs were streamed last year, a rise of 82%.
The overall value of the music business, which includes physical sales and a percentage of streaming service subscriptions, rose from �1.03billion in 2014 to �1.06bn - the first increase since 2004. Read more
here.
"The video is a deliberately stark introduction of the new line up, complete with new vocalist Hollis," say the band. "We didn't want anything flash, and preferred to let the music be the main focus. It's raw, it's loud and sounds like the weekend.
"This is the sound of partying, sex, trouble, fun, hangovers and extreme behaviour of all persuasions, take from that what you will. We're bringing rock'n'roll back in 2016, and you better believe we mean that 100%."
The band have also confirmed a series of dates for April (below). The shows have been rescheduled from December, when guitarist Ginger Wildheart was diagnosed with acute clinical depression, and are preceded by Ginger's annual birthday performance at London's Forum, on April 1. Classic Rock 219, which features Automatic Love on the cover CD, is on sale now. Watch the video
here.
He tells AltPress: "Knowing this release is going to be on a new label, arguably, it will be the biggest release of our career. Every release we've put out has been bigger than the last.
"Knowing we hit no.9 on Billboard with Reincarnate put us in an upward trajectory. This new record has to be better than Reincarnate, which, to me, is going to be a really hard thing to accomplish considering I absolutely love Reincarnate."
He continues: "There's a lot of pressure to try to top everything we've ever done before and write the best record of our career." Read more
here.
Bandleader Michael League says: "The Family Dinner concept came out of our desire, as a band, to work with vocalists and composers whom we greatly admire.
"It began as an after-hours concert series on Friday nights in New York City. After about a year of performances with many artists, we recorded the first Family Dinner album with eight guests in Roanoke, Virginia, at the Jefferson Center for the Performing Arts."
He adds: "In Volume Two, we changed the setting to New Orleans, Louisiana - in the thick of Mardi Gras - in order to support The Roots of Music foundation, which empowers the youth of the city through music education, academic support, and mentorship while preserving and promoting the unique cultural and musical heritage of jazz's birthplace. We also changed the format of our collaborations by not only inviting guest vocalists, but guest instrumentalists as well."
The band have also issued a trailer for the album. View it
here.
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