Vince Neil Cited for Battery in Las Vegas Scuffle

Vince Neil was cited for battery following an incident Thursday in Las Vegas where the Mötley Crüe singer allegedly assaulted a woman who was seeking actor Nicolas Cage’s autograph. A Las Vegas police spokesperson confirmed that Neil was under investigation after the woman told police that Neil came up from behind…

Deep Purple on Ritchie Blackmore’s Absence, Meeting Dr. Dre at Rock Hall

In February, Deep Purple co-founder Ritchie Blackmore announced that he would not be attending this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony due to the unwillingness of the current band to perform with him. “We have to accept that there are personalities that don’t see eye-to-eye in our history,” drummer…

See Pearl Jam Pay Tribute to Cheap Trick With ‘Surrender’ Cover

While Cheap Trick were busy being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a Brooklyn ceremony, Pearl Jam, longtime fans of the In Color band, were down in Fort Lauderdale opening up their 25th anniversary tour. To pay tribute to the newest additions to the Rock Hall, Eddie Vedder and…

Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music

How to visually promote your music, get a record placement, and achieve success using inbound permission based marketing to fans, are just a few of the useful tips we have for the independently minded DIY artists out there this week. 9 New Rules For Success In The Modern Music Industry…

Watch Highlights From Guns N’ Roses’ Las Vegas Concert

A week after Guns N’ Roses reunited with a surprise small club gig at Los Angeles’ Troubadour, the band’s Not in This Lifetime tour formally kicked off Friday night with a concert at Las Vegas’ just-opened T-Mobile Arena.

Rose performed the gig sitting atop a giant metal throne since, prior to the concert,…

Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Portable Studio • Promotional Stunts With CDs • Give Your Music Away Or Charge? • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we covered building portable studios, promo stunts you can pull with leftover CDs, when you should give away your music vs. sell it, and more. Jay Von K | 7 Things You Need To Build A Portable Studio Bjorgvin Benediktsson | 7 Promotional Stunts You Can…