Anne Erickson holds bylines in several Gannett publications as well as Ultimate Classic Rock, Gibson Guitar, Premier Guitar, Guitar Edge and beyond. She's also a radio DJ and is currently working on-air on Townsquare Media rock station Banana 101.5-FM and is the programmer and managing editor of Audio Ink Radio. She holds a master’s degree from Michigan State University. Interview highlights: Billy Corgan from the Smashing Pumpkins, Ozzy Osbourne, Maynard James Keenan from Tool and A Perfect Circle, Alice Cooper, Skillet, RED, As I Lay Dying, Cake.
Anne Erickson
New Red Hot Chili Peppers Album, Entitled ‘I’m With You,’ Set for August 30, 2011 Release
Breaking news straight from Flea’s official Twitter account: The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ new album, ‘I’m With You,’ will drop Aug. 30.
Former Allman Brothers Drummer David ‘Frankie’ Toler Dies
David “Frankie” Toler -- who manned the drum kit for Southern-dripped, blues-heavy groups the Allman Brothers Band, the Gregg Allman Band, the Marshall Tucker Band and Dickey Betts & Great Southern -- passed away Saturday morning (June 4) in Sarasota, Fla., from complications occurring from a liver transplant he received a few years ago.
Alice Cooper Better After Canceling First Show in 30 Years
Mascara-wearing, syringe-loving, 'School’s Out'-singing shock rocker Alice Cooper doesn’t do anything subtly or halfway. Then it's no surprise that the legendary performer hadn’t missed a concert in 30 years -- until last week.
REO Speedwagon Summer 2011 Tour Celebrates 30th Anniversary Reissue of ‘Hi Infidelity’
REO Speedwagon will commemorate the 30th anniversary of their chart-topping, multiplatinum disc ‘Hi Infidelity’ with a re-release of the album as a double-CD package, due July 19, along with a run of summer tour dates.
Buffalo Springfield, Robert Plant, Gregg Allman on Tap for Bonnaroo 2011
Robert Plant, Gregg Allman and a newly reunited Buffalo Springfield will wave the classic rock flag with appearances at this year's Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn., which takes place next weekend, June 9-12.
New Pearl Jam Album Coming Sooner Than Expected
Pearl Jam fans got great news today: The wait for new music from their heroes is almost over. The grunge pioneers are already hard at work on their 10th studio album, the follow-up to 2009's 'Backspacer.'
Yes ‘Fly From Here’ Album Set for Summer 2011 Release
Progressive rock heroes Yes will release their first studio album in a decade, ‘Fly From Here,’ July 1 in Europe and July 12 in North America through Frontiers Records. That's just in time for their highly anticipated tour with Styx.
Metallica Declared the Most Influential Band of Past 30 Years by Kerrang! Magazine
Metallica have been voted the best rock group of the last 30 years in a poll compiled by British magazine Kerrang!
Judas Priest’s ‘American Idol’ Performance Draws 30 Million Viewers
The tallies are in, and 'American Idol' is still the benchmark for competition-based reality television. The Season 10 finale of the Fox singing competition, which featured performances by Judas Priest and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, drew in 29.3 million viewers. That's a 21% increase over last year (24.2 million), reports USA Today.
Ozzy Osbourne’s Bass Players Open Up About Life with Ozzy
Ozzy Osburne’s camp reissues their illustrious ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ and ‘Diary of a Madman’ albums today (May 31), and to commemorate the release, Ozzy bass players of the past and present — Rudy Sarzo (1981–1982) and Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (2003-present) — met up to reminisce about some of their experiences with Ozzy.