Tag Archives: Prince

Watch Marty Friedman join Mutoid Man for a Prince cover

Posted by on January 16, 2018

Some things translate to Japanese extremely well. Marty Friedman is one of them. Longtime shred guitarist, who joined Megadeth for a decade and their most popular albums, he then moved to Japan where he not only was able to play, but became a hugely popular TV show host. He’s basically a megacelebrity over there, where […]

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Hear Cardi B, Prince, Post Malone and Michael Jackson in the style of Korn

Posted by on January 16, 2018

Anyone with a camera phone and questionable talent can upload a video to YouTube, but when you get down to it, there’s only a handful of YouTubers that are household names in the metal community. The triumvirate of Rob Scallon, Jared Dines and Anthony Vincent (whose “Ten Second Songs”brought him to fame. So it’s cool […]

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‘Two Minutes to Late Night’ return with second full-length episode; John Baizley plays Prince

Posted by on May 1, 2017

A little less than a year ago, Two Minutes To Late Night seemingly exploded out of nowhere. A metal-themed faux late night talk show, it definitely had a lot of cred. Hosted by “Gwarsenio Hall” and featuring house band Mutoid Man, it was filmed at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus, and was essentially what would happen if The […]

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Top 5: Hugh Myrone’s 5 influential (underrated) guitarists

Posted by on November 23, 2016

While you might not know the name Hugh Myrone yet, he’s been making his way around the Los Angeles underground as part of Snaked, a DJ/guitar duo, and you’ll be hearing his music in Drift Stage, a racing game coming to PC/Mac and PS4. The guitarist has released a handful of singles and EPs, but his debut […]

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Gene Simmons calls Prince’s death “pathetic,” saying he killed himself with drugs

Posted by on May 10, 2016

The music world is still coming to grips with the death of Prince. His influence touched anyone that was alive in the ’80s, and while his official cause of death hasn’t been released yet, there have been reports in the media that he might have struggled with addiction to painkillers. KISS bassist Gene Simmons, however, […]

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Rob Zombie speaks about Slipknot, Prince, says touring with Slayer wasn’t a ‘good match’

Posted by on May 2, 2016

When you think about someone who has been in the music industry for a while, you should think of Rob Zombie, as he’s been in the business for nearly 30 years. Therefore, it’s interesting to ask him about the state of rock and metal to get a perspective from someone who has been involved in […]

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Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess shares moving Prince tribute

Posted by on April 26, 2016

If you’re looking to document what a rough year we’ve had so far in terms of the losses of superstar musicians, look no further than Dream Theater’s keyboardist Jordan Rudess. NO – he hasn’t passed, thank god. But as someone that played with David Bowie (on the Heathen album), he did an incredibly poignant acoustic rendition of […]

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L.A. Guns singer doubles down on racist comments

Posted by on April 25, 2016

If you’re caught saying something dumb, the smart thing to do is admit you might have said something dumb. But that’s something a smart person would do. On the other hand, you’ve got L.A. Guns singer Phil Lewis. In paying tribute to Prince this past Friday, he called all black people one-dimensional. Dumb, right? To […]

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Watch Prince’s stoner-rocky “Let’s Go Crazy” from ‘SNL’ 40th after-party

Posted by on April 24, 2016

A few years back, we wrote about Prince for one of the first times ever, when he and his new band 3rd Eye Girl played a new song, “Screw Driver.” A few months later, he unveiled a demo of he and his all-female backing band playing his signature “Let’s Go Crazy” in a much more rock-oriented version. […]

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L.A. Guns singer makes racist Prince-related comment

Posted by on April 24, 2016

Whenever someone starts off by saying “I’m not racist, but…” you can be sure something racist is going to follow. That’s what happened on Friday in Maryland when washed-up ’80s rockers L.A. Guns singer Phil Lewis was paying tribute to Prince. The English-born singer was introducing the band’s 1989 semi-hit “The Ballad of Jayne” and […]

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