Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne Confesses To Drug And Alcohol Relapse

Just weeks before the release of his first studio album with Black Sabbath in over three decades, Ozzy Osbourne took to his Facebook page late last night (April 15) to make a shocking admission: that […]

2013/04/15

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Rick Rubin Wanted Ginger Baker To Be Black Sabbath’s Drummer

Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker playing for Black Sabbath? It’s not a classic rock version of fantasy football – it was an actual suggestion floated by Sabbath’s producer, Rick Rubin. In a recent Rolling Stone […]

2013/02/12

Black Sabbath shortly before their split with Bill Ward. photo credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

A History Of Black Sabbath’s Drummers

Over the weekend, Black Sabbath announced their new record 13 will be released in June, and revealed that former Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave drummer Brad Wilk played on the album. So it’s the perfect time to review […]

2013/01/15

From Fleetwood Mac To Motown, Aaron Neville To Zeppelin: 15 Reasons 2013 Will Rock

2012 saw the return of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Aerosmith and (sort of) Led Zeppelin. 2013 promises lots of great albums, films and tours from some of music’s greatest legends. The […]

2013/01/03

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Top 10 Rock Stars Who Cheated Death

Rock stars are known for getting away with murder, but we’ve rounded up ten of the world’s biggest sonic heroes who’ve found a way of snatching life back from the claws of the Grim Reaper to rock another day.

2012/11/28

photo credit: Dave Mead courtesy of Lollapalooza

Black Sabbath Reunite, Rock Lollapalooza Day 1

Lollapalooza’s first day featured an incredibly eclectic assortment of acts, but perhaps none seemed quite as left-of-center as, oddly, Black Sabbath.

2012/08/04

Prius Route to Rock, Vol. 18: Lollapalooza, Lollapalooza, and Lollapalooza

Usually what happens in this space is that I’ll list 3 picks for the upcoming weekend. Live music, tourist attractions that are right under our nose that we need to be reminded about from time […]

2012/08/01

Black Sabbath: “We Have Engaged A Substitute Drummer”

Following Bill Ward’s lengthy statement detailing why he won’t be joining Black Sabbath for their upcoming concert performances, Black Sabbath have responded with their own much shorter statement. “We have decided not to make any […]

2012/05/17

Black Sabbath Drummer Bill Ward Won’t Play Reunion Shows

Starting with Tony Iommi’s sudden lymphoma diagnosis in January, it’s not been so easy for Black Sabbath’s original members to get the old band back together. And the reunion roadblocks just keep coming. Drummer Bill […]

2012/05/15

Black Sabbath To Headline Lollapalooza, But Who Will Play Drums?

[pullquote quote="These are the guys who started heavy metal. I'm just envisioning the earth shaking and quaking because the metal is so heavy." credit="Perry Farrell"]Earlier this week, Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival confirmed rumors that Black Sabbath […]

2012/04/13

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