Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and it’s not just the Lovables and Replits of the world that are winning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too.  Supabase, the open-source database platform that’s become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world, raised $100 million at a $5 billion valuation just months after closing $200 million at $2 billion. But co-founder and CEO […]

Original Kiss drummer Peter Criss, who also sang many of the band’s famous songs, performed “Beth,” one of the group’s biggest hits, during a charity event in New York City. The performance took place on November 21 at the Cutting Room and featured Paul Shaffer and singer Catherine Russell. The event aimed to raise money for the Music Treatment Foundation during the 2025 Underwater Sunshine Festival. Peter Criss will release a new solo record on December 19, which will feature special guests such as John 5, Billy Sheehan, and Paul Shaffer. Watch Peter Criss singing Kiss' "Beth" during charity event https://youtu.be/lmI0cWMlX2E Criss' new record was co-produced by him alongside Barry Pointer, who previously worked with names like Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Stevens and Dolly Parton. His backing band is formed by bassists Billy Sheehan and Matthew Montgomery (Piggy D.), the guitarists John 5 and Mike McLaughlin and Paul Shaffer on piano. Were also part of the record the backing vocalists Dennis and Sharon Collins and Cat Manning. Rock, Rockin’, Rock & Roll (feat. Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) In The Dark (feat. Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) For The Money (feat. Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) Murder (feat. Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) Walking On Water (feat. Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) Creepy Crawlers (feat. John 5, Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) Justice (feat. John 5, Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) Cheaper To Keep Her (feat. Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) Sugar (feat. Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) Rubberneckin’ (feat. John 5, Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) Hard Rock Knockers (feat. Billy Sheehan and Paul Shaffer) (bonus track) Peter Criss co-founded Kiss in New York City alongside Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Gene Simmons back in 1973 and was part of the band until 1980. He returned from 1996 to 2000 and 2002 to 2004. As a solo artist he had previously released five studio albums: “Peter Criss” (1978), “Out of Control” (1980), “Let Me Rock You” (1982), “Cat No. 1” (1994) and “One For All” (2007). Before his solo career and Kiss, he had recorded in 1970 a self-titled album with his previous band Chelsea. The oldest original member of Kiss, Peter Criss will celebrate next December 20 his 80th birthday. The post Kiss’ original drummer Peter Criss performs “Beth” at charity event appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The Black Sabbath co-founder and drummer Bill Ward had the chance to meet the late legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell a couple of decades ago. It was a magical moment for him and in an interview with 99.1 KLBP-FM, he recalled what they talked about. The British drummer passed away in 2008 at the age of 62. Sabbath's drummer Bill Ward recalls his magical meeting with Mitch Mitchell "What can I say about Mitch? Well, I was privileged — underlined, that's underscore the word 'privileged' — I was privileged to meet Mitch not so far away ago. Both he and I had definitely gotten older. First of all, I thought that his playing on 'All Along The Watchtower' was so unique and so brilliant in terms of, he was playing rock, he was also playing jazz. He was playing everything that worked with Jimi Hendrix and Noel Redding." "So as from a drummer's point of view, to listen to his work — I was still quite young when I first heard 'All Along The Watchtower', so I was intrigued by the amount of work that he was putting into his drumming, his double-bass drum work, everything. And I think he was cutting edge, leading edge." "He was going into places where I would've loved to have gone, but at that point I think I was only 15 years old. So I was dreaming to go there, and I hope I eventually became something of a shadow myself or something of a follower. He was one of the men that influenced me, among many other drummers. But Mitch was just out there and playing frantically with basically a 'I don't give a flying fuck' attitude, which I loved." "I had the pleasure to meet (Mitch), and when I met him, the excitement and the level of excitement between us both, because Mitch had heard about me and I obviously knew about Mitch, so when we met, we couldn't stop talking to each other. And people would come in and interrupt us and we didn't hear them; we couldn't hear other people." He continued: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdSyFxTDQUM&pp=ygUYYWxsIGFsb25nIHRoZSB3YXRjaHRvd2Vy "We were so embraced in each other's conversations, and we talked and we talked for approximately one hour nonstop. We talked about everything. We went all the way back to the day and we came all the way forward to right now. We covered everything in between, and we talked about the ups and the downs, the tragedies. And it was one of the most intimate backstage conversations that I think I've ever had with anybody, and I've had a lot of backstage intimate conversations." "I was just so saddened when he passed away. But I saw him get up and play and I knew that he was on a road that had to be that way, and I knew that he was going back out. I also knew intuitively that he might not have been his best, but it's a force inside which says 'we have to go back out.' I have the same thing. I'm 77 years old, and I have that thing inside that says, 'We have to go as far as we can go.'" Bill Ward continued: "And I can't stop that. I can't switch that off. There's nothing inside that can switch me off from not wanting to do more, write more, be more. And I saw that in Mitch, and I've seen that in a lot of other drumming friends of mine who simply couldn't say 'no', they simply couldn't retire to a place where they were not involved or they had to stay on the road. So I love the man," Bill Ward said (Transcribed by Blabbermouth). After two decades, Bill Ward had the chance to play one final time with Black Sabbath during their Back to the Beginning festival in Birmingham, England. Just a couple of weeks later Ozzy Osbourne sadly passed away at the age of 76.The post Sabbath’s drummer Bill Ward recalls his magical meeting with Mitch Mitchell appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The German Metal band Helloween canceled their Asian tour dates due to Michael Kiske's health issues. Their official statement says the singer contracted acute pharyngolaryngotracheitis and asthmatic dyspnea with bronchitis and has been told by his doctor to have "immediate bed rest". The shows would happen next December in Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan. Helloween cancels tour due to Michael Kiske's health "Dear pumpkinheads, we sadly have to announce that we are forced to cancel our planned Helloween concerts in (South) East Asia. During the recently completed European tour, Michael Kiske contracted acute pharyngolaryngotracheitis and asthmatic dyspnea with bronchitis and has been prescribed immediate bed rest by his doctor." "We feel very sorry for our fans in Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan, but Michael's health has the highest priority for us, and in order to prevent a long term damage to his voice this step is unavoidable. We wish Michael a fast recovery and hope to be able to present our fans in (South) East Asia our mighty '40 Years Anniversary' show in 2026!" Helloween's statement said. Next tour dates (2026) April 7 - Dallas, USA - The Bomb Factory 8 - San Antonio, USA - Aztec Theatre 10 - Atlanta, USA - Tabernacle 12 - Orlando, USA - House of Blues 14 - Silver Spring, USA - The Fillmore 15 - Boston, USA - Citizens House of Blues 17 - New York, USA - Palladium Times Square 18 - Montreal, Canada - L'Olympia 19 - Toronto, Canada - Queen Elizabeth Theatre 21 - Milwaukee, USA - The Rave 23 - Denver, USA - Paramount Theatre 25 - Salt Lake City, USA - The Depot 28 - Seattle, USA - Paramount Theatre 30 - San Francisco, USA - The Warfield May 1 - Inglewood, USA - YouTube Theater 2 - Las Vegas, USA - House of Blues 7 - Osaka, Japan - Festival Hall 10 - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Garden Theatre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djrKykqhKPA&list=RDdjrKykqhKPA&start_radio=1&pp=ygUOaGVsbG93ZWVuIDIwMjWgBwE%3DThe post Helloween cancels tour due to Michael Kiske’s health appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Although David Gilmour joined Pink Floyd after they had already released their first album, he became a fundamental part of the band, bringing the necessary emotion to his guitar parts and creating incredible solos that became part of Rock history. They are the most successful Progressive Rock band of all time and many of their peers were inspired by their work. Throughout his career, Gilmour has spoken about several of those artists, including Yes and their classic guitarist Steve Howe. What is David Gilmour's opinion on Yes and Steve Howe Although Pink Floyd is considered a Progressive Rock band, David Gilmour doesn't like his music to be labeled that way. In fact, he said he didn't like most of the bands that are in that category. "I wasn't a big fan of most of what you'd call Progressive Rock. I'm like Groucho Marx: I don't want to belong to any club that would have me for a member," he told Classic Rock magazine. However, the musician already praised Yes' guitarist Steve Howe. Gilmour said he is an example of what Prog Rock is and called him a lovely guitar player who can really play that kind of music. "I never talked about Progressive Rock and thought that we were, whatever Progressive Rock is. To me, Progressive Rock is, you know, very, very serious players who can really do their stuff. The wonderful Steve Howe, lovely guy, lovely guitar player. But I never thought about us (Pink Floyd) in those terms at all," David Gilmour said in an interview with Rick Beato in 2025 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). A couple of decades before, he answered fans' questions in Q magazine and one was "Who did you hate most out of Genesis, E.L.P., Yes or King Crimson?" His answer was: "Probably Yes, E.L.P., Genesis and King Crimson in that order... Oh God what am I saying? Funnily enough, I don't really like pop groups very much," David Gilmour said. Gilmour was most likely joking when he said that and his praise for Steve Howe shows that he respects the music of Yes and Asia. However, judging from his comments over the years, he is not particularly fond of what is generally considered Progressive Rock. Throughout his career, he has mentioned more artists like The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Brian Wilson and various Blues guitarists as his main influences. Steve Howe is a fan of David Gilmour and almost joined Pink Floyd before him Pink Floyd could have had a very different career if Steve Howe had joined the band before David Gilmour. Around the time Syd Barrett was no longer reliable enough to perform or play properly, due to his mental state, Howe was invited to replace him on at least one occasion. However, Barrett showed up that day and Howe lost the chance to maybe join the band as he said in an interview with Classic Album Review in 2023. "I was asked to stand in for Syd (Barrett) because they'd lost him. He'd lost himself somewhere and I was meant to be disappointed not to get that opportunity. Because I did get to the show on time, I was ready with my guitar but Syd showed up. So I thought 'ahhh, well, good and bad, good for Syd, bad for me. I know the way that played out, particularly with Roger Waters, (since) he was delighted to get David in to play guitar, to get somebody like me, who's a solid player you can rely on." "I'll show up, I'll play the right notes on the right order and I'll be in tune. But Syd was on another plato, due some indulgences we won't go into. But basically he was a bit of a space cadet and somehow that's the reputation the group had. So yeah, things could have been very different," Steve Howe said (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). Howe thinks Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands in the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXe2H0B7HTU&pp=ygUZeWVzIGJhbmQgc3RhcnNoaXAgdHJvb3Blcg%3D%3D During the same conversation, Howe praised David Gilmour and called Pink Floyd one of the greatest bands in the world. He also considered them to be one of the first groups to create what became known as Progressive Rock. "Pink Floyd really is one of the great bands of Rock and Roll. Because they were there then, in the early days with Syd and you know, they're a great band. They're still playing great music and I love David Gilmour's guitar work, it's so much his personality." "So I think a lot of things develop, you know. They were the seeds for Yes, ELP, Genesis, King Crimson, really. 1967 was really an incubator for what was to come. When people ask me where Prog Rock come from I usually say psychedelia," Steve Howe said (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). He once revealed that his favorite David Gilmour guitar solo is from "Another Brick on The Wall". Howe said the guitarist played many "knockout solos" and he described this one as expressive, emotive and satisfying. Pink Floyd is the most successful Progressive Rock band of all time, with an estimated amount of more than 250 million records sold. Yes also became a successful group but sold less, more than 30 million records. Steve Howe joined Yes in 1970, two years the band was formed, leaving in 1981. He returned from 1990 to 1992, 1995 to 2004 and has been a member of the band since 2009.The post David Gilmour’s opinion on Yes and Steve Howe appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

President Trump on Thursday said that the US will "very soon" start stopping suspected Venezuelan drug trafficking networks "by land" in a shift from his thus-far seaborne military campaign. "In recent weeks, you've been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many," Trump said in a call with US service members on Thanksgiving. "Of course, there aren't too many coming in by sea anymore. Have you probably noticed that?"

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