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Bret Michaels, Kenny Loggins, Lita Ford, Sebastian Bach and Grandmaster Flash have been announced for virtual experience Radical Sabbatical.

Radical Sabbatical virtual experience taking place on Jan. 30. It'll be a fun-filled day complete with musicians across the '80s spectrum with a mix of performances and informative segments. Bach, for instance, will stage four "Vinyl Wino" segments during the day as he pairs his favorite wines with specific music. Michaels and Ford are both lined up for musical performances. The event will also include cooking and Mixology Madness segments, an '80s aerobics class and costume contests for both adults and kids. In addition to the trio of previously mentioned rockers, Kenny Loggins and Ray Parke...

Sebastian Bach is on the verge of exploding. Nearly a year of pent-up energy, creativity, frustration, and hunger to perform will do that. The legendary front person has certainly had enough of the pandemic that has caused the world to shut down and he’s itching to hit the road again. Yes, he’s been a constant presence on social media, tweeting his disdain for the current White House administration, engaging in friendly debates with fellow heavy metal icons, and battling other rock musicians in all-out verbal assaults, but the stage has and will always be his true home. In addition to wor...

Live music was not meant for social distancing – let alone for a rock group five decades into their legacy. Blue Oyster Cult recognizes this, but preservers anyway for the sake of their generation-spanning fanbase. “We haven’t put out a record of new material in almost two decades,” says Blue Öyster Cult guitarist/co-vocalist Buck Dharma, calling from his Maryland home. “It was a tall order for us only because anything we’d do would be compared to the hits, so we were under pressure to make a good record. That was a big criteria for us.” Dharma is talking about

Quiet Riot lineup ( Kevin DuBrow, Carlos Cavazo, Rudy Sarzo, Banali) to play at every live show. He remained the driving force of the band after the tragic passing of lead singer Dubrow in 2007. Quiet Riot was the first metal band ever to top the Billboard chart, and racked up 10 million in sales on the Metal Health (1983) album alone, with hits like the Slade cover “Cum On Feel The Noize” and “Metal Health (Bang Your Head)”, co-written by Banali. He died after a 16-month battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. He was 68. ������