Smashing Pumpkins Guitarist Has ‘A True Friendship’ with Billy Corgan
Jeff Schroeder, guitarist for alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, says the band have no interest in being a ’90s retro nostalgia band.Read More
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Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Recalls Scary Childhood Stunt
Blink-182’s new-school punk-pop certainly glorifies youth and the idea of never growing up. Band members don’t fight that fact, and bass player Mark Hoppus recently disclosed a “don’t-try-this-at-home” kind of story from his days before attending, “The Rock Show.”Read More
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Learned of R.E.M. Split via Text Message
Alternative rock band R.E.M.’s recent split left many fans chanting, “It’s the end of the world as we know it!” Even Radiohead’s Thom Yorke is among the mourners.Read More
Nickelback, ‘Bottoms Up,’ Brings the Party – Song Review
Industrial-power rock ‘n’ roll takes the limelight on Nickelback’s latest, galloping single, “Bottoms Up.” The track — which comes off the band’s new album, Here and Now, out Nov. 21 on Roadrunner Records — wastes no minutes getting into its mark of party-happy, in-your-face rock.Read More
Theory of a Deadman Singer: ‘We Have Two Different Sides’
Theory of a Deadman crafts neo-grunge rockers that alter from softhearted ballads to in-your-face, gutting rock ‘n’ roll.Read More
Nikki Sixx Talks Radio Show
Thirty years after Nikki Sixx began his career recording albums and becoming a fixture on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip with Mötley Crüe, his head is still exploding with musical ideas. His latest showing, This is Gonna Hurt (out May 3), shows his arena rock style growing more diverse, swelled with strings, epic melodies and his always-fluid, meat-and-potatoes rock bass lines.Read More
A Perfect Circle Guitarist Has Plans to Rekindle Ashes Divide
Big thanks to A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel for stopping by to talk about the hard rock band’s gig at Rock on the Range this May. Blabbermouth.net, the “CNN of heavy metal and hard rock,” picked up the interview. Rise Against guitarist Zach Blair also made an appearance, and you can read the interview via Gibson Guitar.Read More
Jonny Hetherington of Art of Dying Talks Disturbed [PODCAST]
Audio Ink Radio spoke with Art of Dying frontman Jonny Hetherington last week! The Canadian hard rock band is the first to be signed to Disturbed’s Intoxication Records imprint through Reprise, and the Art of Dying drops its debut, “Vices and Virtues,” March 22. The disc is produced by Howard Benson (Papa Roach, P.O.D., Daughtry) and Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan.Read More
Show Blog: Thanks to guests Anthony Armstrong of RED and J-Dog of HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD
Big thanks to all our awesome guests from this past week: Anthony Armstorong from Nashville new rock rock band RED and J-Dog from Los Angeles rap-metal outfit Hollywood Undead!Read More
Show Blog: Amazing Guests With Maynard From Tool, A Perfect Circle And Vince From Cake
Wow, what an amazing month of guests. Big thanks to the one and only Maynard James Keenan from Tool and A Perfect Circle for checking in to talk about his sketch comedy side project, Puscifer, as well as his new, award-winning wine documentary, “Blood Into Wine!” Chatting with Maynard was nothing less than surreal. Check the playlist for new songs from Maynard. We’re working on getting the feature up on AudioInkRadio.com… stay tuned : )Read More