BMG are thrilled to announce that two of rock’s most admired musicians have joined forces for an exciting new side-project. Smith/Kotzen is the electrifying collaboration between guitarists & vocalists Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen. Part-time LA neighbours, full time friends with a healthy mutual respect. Both artists are seasoned performers on the global stage, having honed their skills throughout their careers to create […]

“…if you look at putting out music as literally output at some point if all you’re doing is output you’re gonna run out, you’re gonna run dry so you need input, so for me I get the input on taking long breaks and doing other things with my time and then coming back to music or even not coming back […]

“Not only is it closure for me as an artist wanting to do it, but I think there’s some closure for the fans as well because there was a fear that once I left Dream Theater this would never actually happen, so there’s a sense of unfinished business in finally getting to do it.” From Release: MIKE PORTNOY is a […]

Guitar virtuoso, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Richie Kotzen will tour Australia’s east coast for the first time this August. The current Winery Dogs axeman and former member of Poison and Mr Big has just released his 22nd solo album, Salting Earth via his own label, Headroom-Inc. From deep bluesy grooves to balls-out hard rock; burning sky harmonic glory to funk-jazz and […]

Extreme  – With Special Guest Richie Kotzen Australian Tour 2013 Lennard Promotions are thrilled to present 90’s rock giants Extreme along with very special guest guitar virtuoso Richie Kotzen live in Australia in 2013. Extreme won a legion of fans during the 80’s and 90’s selling over 10 million records including their global smash hit More Than Words. Known for […]

Extreme  – With Special Guest Richie Kotzen Australian Tour 2013 Lennard Promotions are thrilled to present 90’s rock giants Extreme along with very special guest guitar virtuoso Richie Kotzen live in Australia in 2013. Extreme won a legion of fans during the 80’s and 90’s selling over 10 million records including their global smash hit More Than Words. Known for […]

With Bret Michaels in Australia this week for his tour with Motley Crue, what better time than now to give a little expose’ on Poison’s 1993 release Native Tongue, which was the band’s fourth album.  With previous effort Flesh and Blood heralding the introduction of a more serious side to the bands music and lyrical content, that album still sold […]

“24 Hours”, the new video from guitar virtuoso and singer/songwriterRichie Kotzen, can be seen below. The song is the title track of Kotzen‘s new album, which is scheduled for release on November 11 viaHeadroom-Inc. “24 Hours” reflects the guitar style that has defined Kotzen‘s career as a virtuoso, while taking it to another level. “I feel like I have reached a new level […]