When the fact was first announced that Sabbath was going to be recording a new album, it was hoped that it would be out by Xmas 2001. That will NOT be happening now – as I spoke with someone on the Sabbath tour who said that the band won’t be going into the studio until […]
POST OZZFEST DATES CANCELLED
July 9, 2001 by
I’ve gotten enough emails on this, so hopefully you’ll stop emailing me if I put it here. :) The dates that were on sale for a short while on Ticketmaster have been cancelled. The reason I can put together is that they were done so due to pressure from Ozzy’s record label to finish up […]
OZZY SOLO ALBUM NEWS
June 22, 2001 by
At the current Ozzfest, some info has been divulged about the first studio Ozzy solo album since 1995. An ad announcing his impending solo album adorned Ozzy’s tour bus at Friday’s festival kickoff in Tinley Park, Illinois, and Black Sabbath’s performance was preceded by, essentially, a commercial for it. Ozzy’s first solo album since 1995’s […]
NEW SABBATH TRACK
June 22, 2001 by
The Sabbath set during the current Ozzfest is relatively short – only 9 songs on the bulk of the gigs. One of the songs is a new one, entitled "Scary Dreams". It’s supposedly going to be on the new studio album the guys are working on, but anything can change between now and then. Yes, […]
OZZFEST IS UNDERWAY
June 22, 2001 by
As I’m sure you have already realized, the current Ozzfest is underway. So far there hasn’t been any major news surrounding it – no one is sick, so far no shows cancelled or postponed. :) I will be posting tour reviews once the Ozzfest is over, so make sure and send in some. If you’ve […]
RONDINELLI GETS NEW VOCALIST
May 24, 2001 by
Picked up this small news piece… “Drummer Bobby Rondinelli has changed the vocalist for his currently-in-recording studio project called simply, Rondinelli. Joining Bobby will be rock legend Neil Murray and vocalist Tony Martin, in for Glenn Hughes who will not be a part of the project.” As I have contacts with Bobby, Neil, & Tony, […]
OZZFEST TV
May 3, 2001 by
If you head over to the Ozzfest web site, you can check out a new feature there called "Ozzfest TV". There you can view what they call "Beat Club 2001", which is a video of Black Sabbath’s sound check performance for the recent ESPN Action Sports & Music Awards show. Here’s a cool still shot […]
OZZY’S MOTHER DIES
May 3, 2001 by
On or about April 10th, Ozzy’s mother passed away. Ozzy had the following to say: "Mum died of Diabetes and kidney problems. She went peacfully in her sleep, unlike dad who had cancer and died in pain. I’d been to see her a week before and she’s seemed fine. I never thought I’d be affected, […]
ME & THE SITE
May 3, 2001 by
Sorry for the big delay again in updates. I had some family in visiting me, and then I’ve hit a new round of health issues that has drained me mentally and physically, I just didn’t feel like working on anything. However, I’m back, as you can see. Check out the site revision page for details. […]
