As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the cancer that has afflicted Sharon was colon cancer, and from news reports out this week, it’s spread elsewhere in her body. This is bad news, but everyone is optimistic about her recovery, including myself. I inquired about that, and was told it’s not affecting recording (which is […]
LIVE IN 75 GETS NEW NAME
July 19, 2002 by
Got a quick news story that folks will be interested to hear. The "Live in 75" double live Black Sabbath album has a new name. Actually, it’s more accurate to say that it has a real name, as "Live in 75" was just a working title. The name of the album is now PAST LIVES. […]
SHARON OSBOURNE & CANCER
July 3, 2002 by
Saw this story come across the wire today, and thought I’d pass it on. It originally appeared online here. Sharon Osbourne, the take-no-prisoners matriarch who effortlessly deals with her rebellious kids and a zoned-out husband on MTV’s The Osbournes, is in for her toughest challenge yet: cancer. Sharon, the wife and manager of metal pioneer-turned […]
BILL WARD AUDIO INTERVIEW
July 3, 2002 by
Over the weekend, Bill Ward appeared on a call in show in Los Angeles. It was an outstandingly good interview, with Bill talking about a wide range of topics, from John Entwistle, to Cozy Powell, to what it’s like being on tour with Sabbath, and some of Bill’s favorite music to listen to. The entire […]
VIRUS INFORMATION
June 12, 2002 by
Just a quick notice about some viruses currently making the rounds. Please take a moment and read this. As my Black Sabbath site is a fairly popular website, my URL and various email links contained within are stored in a lot of folks’ browser caches everywhere. Some viruses (like W32.Sircam and W32.Klez) will scan your […]
OSBOURNES FOR TWO MORE SEASONS
June 5, 2002 by
And one more piece of news about Ozzy – as I’m sure you’ve heard by now, MTV has picked up two more seasons (total of 20 episodes) of the popular show "The Osbournes". Here’s some news about it: NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the ink drying on a new contract for two more seasons of […]
OZZY: THE NEXT GENERATION
June 5, 2002 by
Well, not quite, but Ozzy’s daughter Kelly has embarked on a singing career. How seriously she takes it – who knows. However, as has been widely reported, she’s sung Madonna’s "Papa Don’t Preach" on the forthcoming "Osbourne Family Album". She sang it live on the MTV music awards, which are airing tomorrow night (June 6th) […]
OZZY MEETS THE QUEEN
June 5, 2002 by
Big update today, so let’s get started. As several folks have told me, Ozzy Osbourne played the Queen of England’s Golden Jubilee celebration. My wife had called me on the phone at work a couple of days ago to tell me that she saw Ozzy on the NBC Nightly News in a clip saying he […]
BILL WARD INTERVIEW
June 5, 2002 by
There’s a killer new interview posted with Bill Ward over on the Classic Rock Revisited site. It’s a great interview, talking about topics ranging from Bill’s solo carrer, his exclusion in the Ozzfest Sabbath 1997 shows, Ozzy’s The Osbournes TV show, and a whole lot of things. Here’s a few clips from the full interview, […]
GEEZER BUTLER GETS WIRED
June 5, 2002 by
Well, actually Geezer has been fairly computer savvy for some time now, but he’s finally getting around to getting an official Web site. Folks have asked me several times if I’d ever do a Geezer Butler web site (as I do this one, I’ve done Bill Ward’s & Cozy Powell’s) – but I don’t have […]
