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Former W.A.S.P. drummer TONY RICHARDS has passed away at the age of 69. Following is the statement from Chris and Cathy Holmes: "We learned that Tony Richards passed away. Chris was talking to him fews weeks ago as he did every month for the last fews years. His passing makes us sad. He deserved not be forgotten and what also he brought to this industry. All our condolences to his brother, John." Tony Richards appears on the front cover of W.A.S.P.'s 1984 self-titled debut album, which is the only official studio album to feature the original 1982-1984 line-up of very longtime HardRadio friend Blackie Lawless, Chris Holmes, Randy Piper, and Tony Richards. Richards played for various bands in his early career before relocating to the Los Angeles area from Phoenix, AZ in 1980.
Iron Maiden NICKO MCBRAIN spoke about the night Ozzy Osbourne saved his life in a new interview with USA Today. During a bender in 1975, McBrain writes about Osbourne coming to a hotel room party with fistfuls of Dexedrine and Mandrax falling out of his pockets. About 30 years later, the pair saw each other at a charity event and McBrain referenced their night of debauchery decades earlier, not expecting Osbourne to have any memory of it. Not only did Osbourne remember, but he shocked McBrain when he asked, "Do you remember me saving your life? On the boat coming back from Calais. You were just that (drunk) that you nearly fell over the rail. I grabbed you just in time."
The Jimi Hendrix Estate are excited to announce that Washington State Governor. Bob Ferguson, has chosen JIMI HENDRIX as Washington's submission to the U.S. Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program. The program, first launched by the Mint in 2019, honors innovation and innovators from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories by issuing four new $1 coins every year through 2032. Washington state is set for a 2029 release.
