ANNUAL “BOWL FOR RONNIE” CELEBRITY BOWLING PARTY SET FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16
The Annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), is set for Thursday, November 16, 2023. The event, to be held...
Nathan James of Inglorious Interview
Nathan James of Inglorious took the time recently to talk with Kara from The Pure Rock Shop for 91.7FM WNJR in Washington, PA (and online at www.wnjr.org) about the bands' experiences...
Johnny Dee Talks Doro, KICK, and Britny Fox
Drummer Johnny Dee caught up with The Pure Rock Shop on 91.7 FM WNJR in Washington/Pittsburgh (and on WNJR.org) to discuss Doro's celebration of Warlock's Triumph and Agony and upcoming festival plans,...
Amanda Somerville’s TRILLIUM – Tectonic
Amanda Somerville is an American singer-songwriter well known for her collaborations with various high profile European metal bands like Avantasia, Epica, Kamelot, and After Forever, to name a few. And let's...
Erik Martensson Discusses Second Coming of Nordic Union
Multi-Talented artist Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T., Ammunition, Nordic Union) talked with 91.7FM WNJR Washington / Pittsburgh and The Pure Rock Shop about the latest Nordic Union release titled Second Coming.Erik talks about...
HOUSE OF LORDS ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM “NEW WORLD – NEW EYES” OUT MAY...
House Of Lords have announced that their new album, "New World - New Eyes"
will be released on May 8, 2020 via Frontiers Music Srl. They have also issued the first single,...
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Sail Away Day – 2/9/2022
We set sail on February 9th out of the port of Miami on the long-anticipated Monsters of Rock Cruise. With multiple attempts to get this boat a float, this launch was...
STEVE VAI AND MIKE PORTNOY TO INDUCT TWISTED SISTER INTO THE METAL HALL OF...
Celebrated guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, and legendary drummer Mike Portnoy, will Induct the classic lineup of Rock Icons Twisted Sister into the 2023 Metal Hall of Fame, at the 6th Annual Metal Hall of Fame Charity Gala."The most important...
LAST IN LINE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM JERICHO OUT MARCH 31 VIA EARMUSIC
LAST IN LINE — frontman Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (ex-Ozzy Osbourne), and former Dio comrades-in-arms Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard) and Vinny Appice (ex-Black Sabbath) — and their label earMUSIC announce the release of their third studio album Jericho, out March 31.Pre-order...
“BOWL FOR RONNIE” TO BENEFIT DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND
The Annual BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), is set to return on Thursday, November 17, 2022 after a...
For Motörhead’s 50th anniversary, Z2 gathers over 50 Rockstar Contributors
In celebration of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the legendary Motörhead, Z2 has gathered a staggering line-up of icons to narrate their personal encounters with the man that came to defi/.ne...
Paul Gilbert of Mr. Big Interview
The Pure Rock Shop talks to one-time local guitarist Paul Gilbert about growing up outside of Greensburg, Pennsylvania before starting guitar school in Los Angeles and ultimately forming Mr. Big with...