Vince Neil 3/8 Nikki Sixx Responds To Criticism Of Vince Neil Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx defends his bandmate Vince Neil after one of Nikki’s social media followers criticizes the singer’s appearance and vocal performance. The next day, Sixx takes to X: “What an embarrassing thing to post to me about my singer who’s been with me for 45 years. No matter what you think he’s my brother.” Alissa White-Gluz 3/8 Former Arch Enemy Vocalist Presents Blue Medusa “After twenty years performing on the world’s biggest stages, I’m entering a new creative chapter,” states Alissa White-Gluz.  “Blue Medusa is the next evolution of everything I’ve been building toward; a project where my full artistic vision can exist without limits. Fran Ferdinand 3/8 Franz Ferdinand Takes On IDF Following Israeli Defense Forces using the band’s 2003 song “Take Me Out” in a propaganda video, frontman Alex Kapranos shares his video on Instagram criticizing the IDF for using their music “without our consent.” The IDF video features footage celebrating the country’s recent attacks on Iran. It is subsequently taken down. Megadeth 3/8 Megadeth Thrash The Charts Megadeth holds an exclusive celebration party, dubbed “Thrash The Charts,” in La Vergne, TN, to recognize the band’s self-titled final studio album, which debuted at the top of the Billboard Top 200 to become Megadeth’s first-ever debut at #1 on the U.S. album chart. “Country” Joe McDonald 3/8 Gimme an ‘F’: Country Joe McDonald Dies Joe McDonald, a hippie musician and leader of Country Joe and the Fish, dies at age 84. His “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag,” a ‘four-letter’ rebuke of the Vietnam War, became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Randy Blythe 3/9 Randy Blythe Has Opinions The Lamb Of God frontman defends his right to speak out regarding political issues in a published interview with Kerrang! magazine. ‘I’m not some dancing monkey put here for your entertainment,” states Blythe.  If you have any sort of moral compass at all, it’s irresponsible to not exercise your right to speak up.” Jack White Taylor Swift 3/9 Jack White Clarifies Jack White posts a statement on Instagram responding to the negative reaction to comments he made in an interview with The Guardian where he referenced Taylor Swift. White acknowledges the “tremendous success” of Swift and other songwriters who have their own process. “What I was trying to say in an interview I did about poetry and lyric writing, was that I don’t find it interesting at all for ME to write about MYSELF in my own lyric writing and poetry because I think that it could be repetitive for ME to always write about and It could be uninteresting for people who listen to my music to delve into, and that imaginary characters are more attractive to me as a writer.” When asked if any of any of his songs were entirely autobiographical, White replies, “Not too much.” . Live Nation 3/9 Live Nation Settles Live Nation, owner of Ticketmaster, settles its antitrust lawsuit, which could bring “structural changes” to the company. Live Nation will pay nearly $200 million to states that participated in the lawsuit. The settlement is expected to help cut down on instances where Live Nation monopolizes concert ticket sales. Daivid Draiman 3/9 David Draiman Sings Anthems Disturbed frontman David Draiman sings the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the Israeli national anthem, “Hatikvah” at The Algemeiner’s twelfth annual J100 gala in New York City. Draiman, who is of Jewish heritage, is honored at the gala, that attracts supporters of the Jewish people for an evening centered on moral clarity, resolve, and solidarity. Draiman is an activist for the State Of Israel, constantly emphasizing the importance of dialogue and understanding. David Gilmour 3/12 David Gilmour’s Guitar Sells For Record The Pink Floyd guitarist’s “Black Strat” is sold for $14.55 million at Christie’s auction in New York. It’s now the most expensive guitar ever sold. The “Black Strat” was used for the recording of the Floyd albums “The Dark Side Of The Moon: (1973), “Wish You Were Here” (1975), “Animals” (1977) and “The Wall” (1979). Nick Shabatura 3/13 Corrosion Of Conformity’s New Drummer  C.O.C. announces the addition of drummer Nick Shabatura. He replaces Stanton Moore. “The plan was always for me to make this record (“Good God/Baad Man”) with the guys and then to find somebody to do the touring,” states Moore. Shabatura was recommend to C.O.C. by Anthrax/Pantera drummer Charlie Benante. Shabatura previously played with the Nirvana tribute band Smells Like Nirvana.  Phil Campbell 6/13 Phil Campbell Dies Former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies at the age of 64 “following a long and courageous battle in intensive care after a complex major operation.” Campbell was in Motörhead from 1984–2015. ### The post March 8th – March 14th appeared first on RockinTown.