Ex-Quiet Riot Bassist Gives Details About Kevin DuBrow's Death Nov 30, 2007
Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow (Photo: Larry Marano/Getty Images). Original Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni posted a statement online Wednesday describing the details of how he learned about the , his friend and the band's singer, and ... Garni said he called Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali to see if DuBrow was with him, but Banali said he hadn't talked to the singer for more 10 days and that he was likely with a girlfriend. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Quiet Riot Frontman Kevin DuBrow Remembered By Fellow Rockers, Fans Nov 29, 2007
Since news of Quiet Riot singer broke this week, there has been an outpouring of memories of the fallen rocker from the band's fans, as well as from musicians and ... "I was thinking about sitting in Kevin's apartment in 1979. I had just been over to [late Quiet Riot/ Ozzy Osbourne guitarist] Randy Rhoads' learning some of their songs. Randy called Kevin while I was there and told him they should get me to be the bass player in Quiet Riot. I passed ... 'cause we all had a destiny. [Kevin] always... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Quiet Riot rock star Dubrow dies Nov 28, 2007
Kevin Dubrow, the frontman with metal band Quiet Riot, has been found dead in his Las Vegas home at the age of 52 ... Dubrow, who was renowned for his powerful, gravelly vocals, recorded his first solo album in 2004, while Quiet Riot's most recent studio album was released in 2006. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Friends puzzle over death of Quiet Riot singer Nov 28, 2007
Friends puzzle over death of Quiet Riot's Kevin DuBrow - Los Angeles Times ... Friends puzzle over death of Quiet Riot's Kevin DuBrow ... By Greg Burk, Special to The Times November 28, 2007 The life of Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow, who died at age 52 over the weekend in Las Vegas, had not been on a completely even keel after he'd broken up this month with his girlfriend of more than seven years, Las Vegas television personality and KXPT-FM radio DJ Lark Williams, according to friends saddened... (Los Angeles Times)
Kevin DuBrow: 1955 - 2007 Nov 28, 2007
Singer for 1980s heavy-metal giant Quiet Riot dies - Los Angeles Times ... Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles TimesQuiet Riots influential 1983 album Metal Health, with Kevin DuBrow as the flamboyant lead singer, sold 6 million copies and yielded several hits ... Singer for 1980s heavy-metal giant Quiet Riot dies. (Los Angeles Times)
Beauty Queen Wins Despite Ugly Prank Nov 27, 2007
Plus: Quiet Riot Singer, T.I., Shrek, David Beckham,Miley Cyrus, Hulk Hogan, Dennis Rodman, Bill Nye. TOP SHOWBUZZ. (CBS News)
Quiet Riot singer dead in Vegas at 52 Nov 27, 2007
LAS VEGAS (AP) Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot that scored a hit with Cum on Feel the Noize, was found dead in a Las Vegas home ... Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of Cum on Feel the Noize ... "I can't even find words to say," Quiet Riot drummer Frank Banali wrote on his website. (USA Today -- Life)
Quiet Riot Singer Kevin DuBrow Dies At 52 Nov 27, 2007
Greg Prato, N.Y. Longtime Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow was reportedly found dead at his Las Vegas home yesterday (Nov ... DuBrow formed Quiet Riot with guitarist Randy Rhoads in 1975 ... Along with Van Halen, Quiet Riot became one of the Sunset Strip's leading rock bands of the era. (Billboard.com)
Kevin Dubrow, 52, Quiet Riot frontman Nov 27, 2007
Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, was found dead Sunday in a Las Vegas home ... Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of the song Cum on Feel the Noize ... Quiet Riots most recent album was Rehab in 2006. (Variety)
Quiet Riot singer dies Nov 27, 2007
Quiet Riot lead singer Kevin Dubrow dies ... LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot that scored a hit with "Cum on Feel the Noize," was found dead in a Las Vegas home ... Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize." The song, featuring Dubrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" - which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart. (The Palm Beach Post)
Quiet Riot Frontman Found Dead Nov 27, 2007
Quiet Riot Lead Singer Found Dead - Entertainment News Story - KPRC Houston ... Shrapnel ImageKevin DuBrow's 2004 solo album, "In For the Kill," featured a cover that was an homage to masked figure that appeared on most Quiet Riot albums ... Quiet Riot Lead Singer Found Dead. (Click2Houston, TX)
Quiet Riot Singer Kevin DuBrow Found Dead In His Las Vegas Home Nov 27, 2007
Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow (Photo: Chris Farina/ Getty Images). Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow died Sunday, drummer Frankie Banali confirmed in a post on his Web site ... Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni has asked fans to be patient for details on the singer's death. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Stones Throw Acts Set For 2K Sports Gaming Tour Nov 6, 2007
Artist selection for the "NHL 2K8" soundtrack, available on the same three game systems, includes Bloc Party, Tokyo Police Club, Korn, Quiet Riot, Comeback Kid and Early Man. Sheryl Crow will return Feb. 5 with her next A&M/Interscope album, "Detours." The first single, "Shine Over Bayblon," is at iTunes now. (Billboard.com)
DISCUSS: What was the first major act you ever saw in concert? Oct 10, 2007
Black Sabbath backed up by Quiet Riot in the fall of '83. Dragonfly. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
They Came from the Eighties Oct 8, 2007
Tesla, Dokken, Great White, Winger, Warrant, Queensryche, Poison, Ratt, Vince Neil, Firehouse, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, L.A. Guns, White Lion, Skid Row, and Black Sabbath. "Despite the fact that it's two decades later, people still like to bang their heads, raise their fists, and have some fun," says Jeff Albright, president of the Albright Entertainment Group and publicist for numerous top-tier hard rock singers. (Time.com)
CAMPUS CLICKS: UT's $100M budget Oct 3, 2007
When it comes to '80s hair bands, we were never huge into RATT (we preferred Quiet Riot and Whitesnake), but Maryland fans will be singing all winter if QB Chris Turner keeps up his heroics. After all, Turner's dad is. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
SingStar Amped Review Sep 8, 2007
Quiet Riot -- Cum on Feel the Noize. Cheap Trick -- I Want You to Want Me. (IGN PS2)
Notes: Olsen working on delivery Sep 8, 2007
" Olsen is determined to correct what hasn't worked before the season ends, because he doesn't want that on his mind in the offseason. Treanor update: Matt Treanor's tender left knee continues to be bothersome, so much so that the catcher is considering the possibility of having an MRI to make sure everything is fine. "It's at the point that it's not gotten better," Treanor said. Treanor banged up his knee during a collision at home plate against the Phillies last Sunday at Dolphin Stadium. With... (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Notes: Willis looking to go the distance Aug 20, 2007
Vince Neil of Motley Crue and Quiet Riot will be on stage following the Marlins-Mets game. Saturday, after the Marlins took on the Giants in front of 42,817, Blues Traveler put on a concert. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
States Fairs America's Heartland Jul 28, 2007
Main stage entertainment includes Daughtry, George Jones and Merle Haggard, John Cash Tribute Show, Pat Benatar, "Weird Al" Yankovic Rascal Flatts, Gary Allan, REM, Diana Reeves, Charlie Wilson and Quiet Riot. Adult admission $8. (Suite101.com)
Weekend Guide Jul 26, 2007
1), Skid Row & Quiet Riot (Aug. 3) and Meatloaf (Aug. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Activision Announces Guitar Hero(TM) Encore: Rocks the 80s(TM) Has Rocked Its Way Onto Retail Shelves Jul 25, 2007
With additional songs as made famous by The Go Go's, Poison, Iron Maiden and Quiet Riot, fans can grab a bottle of ultra-hold hairspray, tighten their headbands, and rock all the way back to the '80s. "From heavy metal to hair metal to punk, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s includes some of the greatest rock anthems of the era," said Dusty Welch, head of publishing at RedOctane. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Its Rocklahoma time in Pryor! Jul 13, 2007
Poison, Queensryche, Quiet Riot, Twister Sister and Skid Row are just a few of the artists. People are already starting to rock in the giant field just a few miles north of Pryor. (FOX23.com, OK)
Guitar Hero '80s Jul 1, 2007
Metal Health (as made famous by Quiet Riot). Holy Diver (as made famous by Dio). (IGN PS2)
Hipsters sigh as graying rock bands flock to Raleigh Jun 30, 2007
In the case of tonight's headliner, Rose said he narrowed it down to either FireHouse or Quiet Riot, a glam-metal group known, as you may recall, for inspiring fans to "feel the noize" and "get wild, wild, wild."Rose, who hosts a Friday night radio program on the station 96rock, eventually let his listeners make the decision. "Overwhelmingly, almost 100 percent, said, 'We want FireHouse,' " Rose said. (News & Observer)
The PS2 Games of Summer : Sun, bikinis and piping-hot titles.... Jun 24, 2007
Players will be able to shred 30 tracks from groups like Poison, Quiet Riot and Ratt. Are the mechanics any different than previous games. (IGN PS2)
More Guitar 80s Tracks Revealed Jun 13, 2007
I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister I Ran - Flock of Seagulls Round and Round - Ratt Metal Health - Quiet Riot Holy Diver - Dio Heat Of The Moment - Asia 18 and Life - Skid Row Bathroom Wall - Faster Pussycat Lonely is the Night - Billy Squier Nothing But a Good Time - Poison Play With Me - Extreme Shaken - Eddie Money Synchronicity II - The Police. Connections for Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (PS2). (IGN PS2)
In Hampton, Obama addresses war, poverty and black tensions Jun 7, 2007
The sense of hopelessness that fueled the 1992 Los Angeles riots still exists in a daily "quiet riot" of poverty around the nation, Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday. (The Virginian-Pilot)
A Fair split: Pop, Latin and reggae acts balance grandstand schedule Jun 7, 2007
7:30 p.m. July 4 ---- Navy Band Southwest, easy listening/patriotic; fireworks at 9 p.m. followed by Rock Never Stops: Vince Neil of Motley Crue with Slaughter and Quiet Riot, big hair rock. COORS LIGHT ROCK-ON STAGE. (North County Times)
Obama warns of 'quiet riot' among blacks Jun 7, 2007
- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama (, , ) said Tuesday that the Bush administration has done nothing to defuse a "quiet riot" among blacks that threatens to erupt just as riots in Los Angeles did 15 years ago ... "Those 'quiet riots' that take place every day are born from the same place as the fires and the destruction and the police decked out in riot gear and the deaths," Obama said ... Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Tuesday that the Bush administration has done... (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Obama: Bush Ignoring Blacks' "Quiet Riot" Jun 6, 2007
(AP) Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Tuesday that the Bush administration has done nothing to defuse a "quiet riot" among blacks that threatens to erupt just as riots in Los Angeles did 15 years ago ... "But the poverty and the hopelessness was there long before the hurricane. "All the hurricane did was to pull the curtain back for all the world to see," he said. Obama's criticism of Bush prompted ovation after ovation from the nearly 8,000 people gathered in Hampton... (CBS News)
Musical buffet for Fourth of July Jun 6, 2007
A power outage forced one band, Zapp, to abbreviate its performance and forced headliner Quiet Riot to perform after the fireworks. The fireworks normally culminate the day's activities. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Live TV coverage of My Waterloo Days parade canceled Jun 2, 2007
The only way festivities will be canceled, including the rock n roll show by 80s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, is dangerous weather like lightning. "The stage is covered at Byrnes. We do our best to protect the musicians," Justis said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s AU Preview : Leather pants and eye s... Jun 1, 2007
Metal Health' by Quiet Riot ... Holy Diver is pretty bland power-chord tosh, Metal Health isn't as interesting to play as it sounds (or should be, considering it's Quiet Riot) and Play With Me is a space filler. (IGN PS2)
Guitar Hero: Rocks the '80s Hands-on May 31, 2007
Quiet Riot - "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" Asia - "Heat of the Moment" Dio - "Holy Diver" Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)" (Master Track) Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock" (Master Track) Bow Wow Wow - "I Want Candy" Ratt - "Round and Round" Skid Row - "18 and Life" Faster Pussycat - "Bathroom Wall" Billy Squier - "Lonely is the Night" Poison - "Nothing But A Good Time" Extreme - "Play With Me" Eddie Money - "Shaken" Police - "Synchronicity II". Note that "I Ran" and "I Wanna Rock" are... (IGN PS2)
More Guitar Hero 80s Tracks go Live May 22, 2007
Metal Health - Quiet Riot. Holy Diver - Dio. (IGN PS2)
Hair Metal Guitar Hero - Tracklist of Shame May 11, 2007
Heres the first massively disappointing list of tracks: I Wanna Rock (by Twisted Sister) I Ran (by Flock of Seagulls) Round and Round (as made famous by Ratt) I Want Candy (as made famous by Bow Wow Wow) Metal Health (as made famous by Quiet Riot) Holy Diver (as made famous by Dio) Heat Of The Moment (as made famous by Asia). "The 80s features an amazing variety of rock genres from hair metal to punk to new wave, and our dedicated Guitar Hero fans will definitely appreciate the... (Spong)
Obama says America must heal like L.A. after riots Apr 30, 2007
Although the riots, which he recalled watching on television, "were of a magnitude that had not been seen for a very long time, there had been a quiet riot taking place not just in Los Angeles but all across the country for a very long time.". "If you traveled to Chicago you would see the same young men on street corners, without hope, without prospects, without a sense of any destiny other than ending up in prison or in a casket," he said. (North County Times)
Indie Study: Two Cow Garages country rock Apr 27, 2007
Two Cow Garage are countryish rock, but as one reviewer of their second record noted even if occasional hints of Led Zepplin and (yes) Quiet Riot sneak into the mix. . (MSNBC -- Music)
Cedarbrook Middle School hosts inaugural Earth Day Festival on Sunday Apr 19, 2007
There will also be a juried Trash Art Contest; a live performance by the band Quiet Riot; a portable solar house model; DJ music and food for sale. Free babysitting is available for children up to fourth grade. (Doylestown Central Bucks Life, PA)
My Waterloo Days announces entertainment acts Apr 18, 2007
Admission to see Quiet Riot and Superchick at the 2007 My Waterloo Days festival will require purchase of a My Waterloo Days button ... M.ROE wrote on April 17, 2007 8:25 PM:"WHATS QUIET RIOT GOT TO DO WITH METH? GET REAL WTF." ... 80's girl wrote on April 17, 2007 4:10 PM:"I think Quiet Riot is a fine choice. "WTF" you don't know what your talking about. You have to think...this IS Waterloo... we don't have much money to spend on other 80's bands.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Birthday bash Apr 6, 2007
Quiet Riot brings the Noize to the Woodlands ... This Thursday, the station celebrates 27 years of classic-rock domination, and in acknowledging a turn of the page in its programming, the powers that be have reached back and fingered one of the most influential '80s bands that's still touring - Quiet Riot ... Quiet Riot is credited with spawning L.A.'s vibrant metal scene back in 1983, when its red-hot single "Cum on Feel the Noize" shot up the billboard charts and landed the band's American... (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
NIGHTCLUB LISTINGS Apr 6, 2007
THURSDAY, April 5 Amore, Clarks Summit - Tony Carfora Project BAR, Plains - DJ Evil Bee Bar 44, Carbondale - Tony P. Bart s, Wilkes-Barre - DJ Rick Richards Blackhound, Dickson City - Jacob Vanco Blues Street, Scranton - Reed Foehl The Bog, Scranton - Live Irish session Bones Bar, Wilkes-Barre - Stoney Creek Buddy Clarke's, Dunmore - DJ Christina Chacko's Memory Lane Lounge, Wilkes-Barre - Kartune Finn McCool's, Scranton - Open jukebox Fuse, Wilkes-Barre - DJ Pat Giambra Galleria Night Club,... (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
miscellaneous Apr 5, 2007
APRIL 5 Quiet Riot, as part of Rock 107 s 27th birthday bash at the grand ballroom of The Woodlands, Route 315, Plains Township. Doors open at 7 p.m.. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
'Naco' T-shirts tout tackiness Mar 20, 2007
Listening to Kiss, Quiet Riot and others of their ilk. Wearing sunglasses at night. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
NORM: Heads might roll over UFC interview Mar 11, 2007
Also in the house: Kevin Dubrow of Quiet Riot and Michelle Deighton of "America's Next Top Model.". Deejay Bubba the Love Sponge and Howard Stern producer Gary Dell'Abate at Pink Taco (Hard Rock Hotel) on Friday. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
Loosen up and listen Mar 5, 2007
It's '80s night and fans from college-age to fiftysomethings are on stage dancing to hits from the Clash to Quiet Riot. The DJ shifts decades and goes wildly into "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder. (Boston Globe)
Random Samples Jan 27, 2007
It is the best drug out there," says Headrick, who learned guitar at age 7 when his dad "showed him some chords. " His first band, a punk outfit called Stab-n-Grab, broke up last year after playing shows at every all-ages venue they could find between Wilmington and Raleigh. Tacit (known as White Widow in its first incarnation) was formed soon after in the summer of 2006.So it's true - ambitious, artistic youth are not extinct. Their dedication inspires me, while their very existence warms the... (The Morning Star)
Podcast: Your top concerts Jan 20, 2007
the concert was cool, and i even saw them again at the heavy metal grand slam in new jersey, along with poison, enufs enuf and quiet riot. i was at the tibetan freedom concert in 1995(6. (USA Today -- Life)
They don't play'em like they used to Jan 12, 2007
The Smothers Brothers, REO Speedwagon, Little River Band, Quiet Riot, Don McLean, Kingfish and Kansas were among the acts that made the circuit through Anchorage, Fairbanks and Centennial Hall. "Most of the shows were in Anchorage and Fairbanks because that market size was a lot larger," Barre said. (Juneau Empire)
Metal File: The End, Opeth, Titan, Clutch & More News That Rules Jan 5, 2007
3 Legged Dog, a group of aged vets that includes former members of Black Sabbath (drummer Vinny Appice), Dio (bassist Jimmy Bain), Quiet Riot (guitarist Carlos Cavazo), Bonham (singer Chas West) and David Lee Roth's band (guitarist Brian Young), will shoot a new video in February. The clip will be for a yet-unpicked track from their debut album, Frozen Summer, which came out on Halloween. (VHI.com -- Music News)
