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28 дек 2023 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON On Concert Experience: 'There's Nothing That Beats That Feeling' |
18 дек 2023 : |
FRANK HANNON Doesn't Know If TESLA Will Release Any New Music In 2024: 'We're More In Touring Mode Right Now' |
23 ноя 2023 : |
FRANK HANNON: TESLA Wasn't 'Trying To Compete With The Glam Bands' In 1980s |
25 окт 2023 : |
When Will TESLA Release Follow-Up To 2019's 'Shock' Album? JEFF KEITH Responds |
8 окт 2023 : |
FRANK HANNON Says TESLA 'Wasn't Really Affected' By Rise Of Grunge In 1990s |
3 окт 2023 : |
TESLA's JEFF KEITH Says Tuning Down To Accommodate His Aging Voice Has 'Worked Out Well' For The Band |
26 сен 2023 : |
TESLA To Record 'A Couple Of New Songs' In February |
22 сен 2023 : |
TESLA Has No Plans To Retire: 'We're Gonna Keep It Up And Go As Long As We Can' |
9 сен 2023 : |
TESLA Releases Music Video For Cover Of AEROSMITH's 'S.O.S. (Too Bad)' |
10 авг 2023 : |
TESLA's JEFF KEITH Says New Drummer STEVE BROWN Is 'Working Out Great': 'He's A Great Guy' |
8 июл 2023 : |
JEFF KEITH Says TESLA Is Tuning Down 'A Whole Step' On Some Songs To Accommodate His Aging Voice |
20 июн 2023 : |
TESLA's JEFF KEITH: 'When We Play Live, We Don't Roll No Tape' |
9 июн 2023 : |
TESLA Releases Music Video For 'Miles Away' From 'Full Throttle Live' Album |
17 май 2023 : |
TESLA: 'Full Throttle Live' Album Details Revealed |
6 май 2023 : |
TESLA Guitarist FRANK HANNON On Possible Retirement: 'I Don't See A Deadline On This Thing' |
12 апр 2023 : |
TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT Says There Will Be 'An Official Statement Soon' Regarding TROY LUCCKETTA's Status With The Band |
2 апр 2023 : |
Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH Joins TESLA On Stage During Las Vegas Residency To Perform 'Signs' |
20 мар 2023 : |
Watch: TESLA Kicks Off Las Vegas Residency At House Of Blues |
10 мар 2023 : |
TESLA's 'Full Throttle Live!' Album Will Include 'Mostly Rocking Tracks' |
28 фев 2023 : |
TESLA To Record Cover Of AEROSMITH's 'S.O.S. (Too Bad)' |
17 фев 2023 : |
TESLA To Release New Live Album This Summer; More Tour Dates Announced |
4 окт 2022 : |
TROY LUCCKETTA Doesn't Know If He Will Ever Play With TESLA Again |
5 сен 2022 : |
FRANK HANNON On TESLA's Pandemic-Related Break From Touring: 'It Was A Very Bizarre Time' |
29 авг 2022 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON On Drummer TROY LUCCKETTA: 'He's Got Things That He's Dealing With' |
9 авг 2022 : |
TESLA Releases New Single 'Time To Rock!' |
28 июн 2022 : |
Watch: TESLA Performs New Song 'Time To Rock' In Des Plaines, Illinois |
14 июн 2022 : |
TESLA To Release New Single 'Time To Rock' In July |
28 мар 2022 : |
TESLA Will Concentrate On Releasing One New Song At A Time, Not A Full-Length Album |
11 мар 2022 : |
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12 фев 2022 : |
TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT Reconnects With Ex-TESLA Guitarist TOMMY SKEOCH For First Time In More Than 15 Years |
27 окт 2021 : |
TESLA Shares Instructional Guitar Video For New Song "Cold Blue Steel" |
13 окт 2021 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON Doesn't Know When TROY LUCCKETTA Will Return To Band: 'He's Taking A Break' |
6 окт 2021 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON Admits He Was 'Wrong' About COVID-19 Vaccine: I Went Through 'A Month Of Hell' |
15 сен 2021 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON 'Waited Too Long' To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19: 'This S**t Ain't No Joke' |
27 авг 2021 : |
TESLA Releases Music Video For New Single 'Cold Blue Steel' |
11 авг 2021 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON Confirms COVID-19 Diagnosis: 'I Have Not Been Able To Move All Week In Pain' |
10 авг 2021 : |
TESLA 'Postpones' Shows Due To Multiple COVID-19 Cases |
9 авг 2021 : |
TESLA Kicks Off Summer Tour Without Guitarist FRANK HANNON; HOWIE SIMON Steps In |
8 июл 2021 : |
Ex-TESLA Guitarist TOMMY SKEOCH Says He Doesn't Do Drugs Anymore: 'I'm So Over It' |
27 июн 2021 : |
TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT: Why I Dislike Term 'Hair Metal' |
16 фев 2021 : |
Watch TESLA's FRANK HANNON And JEFF KEITH Perform Acoustic Version Of 'Stir It Up' |
1 фев 2021 : |
BRIAN WHEAT 'Would Have Loved' To See TESLA Get JOAN JETT's Slot On MÖTLEY CRÜE/DEF LEPPARD Stadium Tour |
28 янв 2021 : |
TESLA Bassist BRIAN WHEAT Credits TRUMP For PFIZER Vaccine Development: 'Hats Off To The Man' |
21 янв 2021 : |
TESLA Hasn't Had Any Drugs Or Alcohol On A Tour Since 2004 |
18 янв 2021 : |
TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT Doesn't Think Rock Is Dead, But Admits 'It's Become More Of A Selective Thing' |
3 янв 2021 : |
TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT Looks Back On Early 1990s Rise Of Grunge: Our Manager Said To Me 'It's Over For You' |
30 дек 2020 : |
BRIAN WHEAT: TESLA's Six-Year Break 'Taught Us To Appreciate The Band Again' |
24 дек 2020 : |
TESLA Hasn't Used Coronavirus Downtime To Work On New Music, Says BRIAN WHEAT |
10 дек 2020 : |
TESLA Has 'Tons' Of Unreleased Material For Potential Box Set: 'I Want It To Come Out One Day,' Says BRIAN WHEAT |
5 дек 2020 : |
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5 ноя 2020 : |
BRIAN WHEAT: How TESLA Managed To Keep Its Hardcore Partying Out Of The Press |
6 окт 2020 : |
FRANK HANNON: I Don't Think That TESLA Will Work With TOMMY SKEOCH Ever Again |
3 июл 2020 : |
See TESLA Perform 'Breakin' Free' While In Quarantine |
26 май 2020 : |
See TESLA Perform 'Lazy Days' While In Quarantine |
15 май 2020 : |
JEFF CARLSON BAND Covers FOREIGNER Classic “Juke Box Hero” Featuring TESLA’s FRANK HANNON |
12 май 2020 : |
TESLA Bassist BRIAN WHEAT To Release 'Son Of A Milkman' Autobiography In November |
16 апр 2020 : |
TESLA's JEFF KEITH: 'The World Will Learn To Work Together' As A Result Of Coronavirus Pandemic |
23 мар 2020 : |
TESLA Postpone Spring Headline Tour |
20 мар 2020 : |
Watch TESLA Cover THE BEATLES' 'We Can Work It Out' From 'Five Man London Jam' |
10 мар 2020 : |
TESLA Releases Music Video For 'Signs' From 'Five Man London Jam' |
16 фев 2020 : |
TESLA Releases Music Video For 'What You Give' From 'Five Man London Jam' |
11 фев 2020 : |
TESLA To Release 'Five Man London Jam' CD And Blu-Ray In March |
13 авг 2019 : |
TESLA Release "California Summer Song" Video |
21 май 2019 : |
TESLA Releases Music Video For 'Taste Like' |
12 мар 2019 : |
Video Premiere: TESLA's 'Shock' |
1 мар 2019 : |
Listen To New TESLA Track 'California Summer Song' |
19 фев 2019 : |
TESLA - Pennsylvania Shock Tour Video |
8 фев 2019 : |
Listen To New TESLA Song 'Taste Like' |
19 янв 2019 : |
TESLA To Release 'Shock' Album In March; Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed |
19 фев 2018 : |
DEF LEPPARD Drummer Joins TESLA On Stage During 'Monsters Of Rock' Cruise (Video) |
14 фев 2018 : |
TESLA To Release 'Shock' Album In The Fall |
19 янв 2018 : |
TESLA's New PHIL COLLEN-Produced Album Tentatively Due In June |
31 дек 2017 : |
TESLA: 2017 Recap Video |
19 дек 2017 : |
TESLA’s FRANK HANNON To Release From One Place…To Another Vol. 1; Cover Of ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND’s “Blue Sky” Streaming |
2 окт 2016 : |
Video: DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Performs With TESLA In Eugene, Oregon |
25 авг 2016 : |
TESLA Releases Video For New Song 'Save That Goodness' Featuring DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN |
23 июл 2016 : |
Listen To TESLA's New Song 'Save That Goodness' Written By DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN |
15 июл 2016 : |
TESLA Guitarist FRANK HANNON Issues "Never Slowin' Down" Video |
23 июн 2016 : |
TESLA To Release Mechanical Resonance, Live! Album In August; Includes “Save That Goodness” Single Written / Produced By DEF LEPPARD's Phil Collen |
22 июн 2016 : |
TESLA – 25th Anniversary 2LP Release Of Psychotic Supper Due In July |
24 апр 2016 : |
Video: PAPA ROACH, TESLA, Y&T Members Perform At 'Rock For Reason' Benefit Concert |
13 окт 2015 : |
DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Pens New Song 'Save That Goodness' For TESLA |
15 апр 2015 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON Releases 'New York City' Video |
31 мар 2015 : |
TESLA's JEFF KEITH Recovering From Hip Replacement Surgery |
2 янв 2015 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON Releases 'Electric Chair' Video |
17 дек 2014 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON Releases 'Born Free' Video |
19 ноя 2014 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON To Release 'World Peace' Solo Album |
24 сен 2014 : |
TESLA's FRANK HANNON Shows You How To Play New Song 'MP3' (Video) |
20 июн 2014 : |
TESLA: Quality Fan-Filmed Footage Of Pratteln Concert |
17 июн 2014 : |
TESLA: 'So Divine…' Video Released |
7 май 2014 : |
Video: TESLA Performs Two New Songs At FRONTIERS ROCK FESTIVAL |
6 май 2014 : |
TESLA: 'So Divine' Song Available For Streaming |
19 апр 2014 : |
TESLA To Release 'Simplicity' Album In June |
10 апр 2014 : |
Video: TESLA Performs New Song 'Ricochet' On MONSTERS OF ROCK Cruise |
7 мар 2014 : |
TESLA: New Album Title Revealed |
31 янв 2014 : |
TESLA To Record 'Eight Or Nine' New Songs Next Week |
16 авг 2013 : |
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16 июн 2013 : |
Video: TESLA Performs Brand New Song 'Taste My Pain' In Biloxi |
7 июн 2013 : |
TESLA To Release 'Taste My Pain' Digitally This Summer |
6 июн 2013 : |
TESLA To Record New Song |
1 апр 2013 : |
TESLA Guitarist FRANK HANNON Releases 'The Hills Of California' Video |
17 янв 2013 : |
Video: TESLA Frontman Sings DEF LEPPARD's 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' |
9 янв 2013 : |
Video: TESLA Frontman Performs LYNYRD SKYNYRD Classic |
28 ноя 2012 : |
TESLA Guitarist Releases 'Set Me Free' Video |
31 окт 2012 : |
TESLA Singer's Country EP Due Next Month |
26 окт 2012 : |
TESLA Frontman To Launch Country Music Project |
18 июн 2012 : |
Former TESLA Guitarist Releases Second Solo Album |
26 май 2012 : |
TESLA To Release Live Recordings To Fans Immediately After Shows |
22 май 2012 : |
TESLA: 'I Love You' Video Released |
8 дек 2011 : |
TESLA To Receive Key To The City From Sacramento Mayor |
24 июн 2011 : |
TESLA: \'Twisted Wires And The Acoustic Sessions\' European Release Date Announced |
22 июн 2011 : |
TESLA To Release \'Twisted Wires And The Acoustic Sessions\' In July |
8 янв 2011 : |
TESLA\'s BRIAN WHEAT: \'One Of My All Time Bass Heroes Has Passed Away\' |
7 янв 2011 : |
TESLA Working On \'Acoustic-Style\' Album |
1 окт 2010 : |
TESLA\'s Recording Studio Destroyed In Fire |
14 мар 2010 : |
TESLA: Audio Samples Of Entire \'Alive In Europe!\' Album Available |
5 мар 2010 : |
TESLA: \'Alive In Europe!\' Audio Samples Available |
8 сен 2009 : |
TESLA: \'Breakin\' Free\' Video Released |
28 авг 2009 : |
TESLA Prepping Two Live Albums |
15 мар 2009 : |
TESLA: \'Fallin\' Apart\' Video Available |
26 сен 2008 : |
TESLA: Another New Song Available For Streaming |
5 авг 2008 : |
TESLA To Release 'Gold' Collection Of Digitally Remastered Hits |
26 ноя 2007 : |
TESLA Releases 'A Peace Of Time' iTunes-Exclusive EP |
30 авг 2006 : |
TESLA To Record Covers CD In November; Partial Track Listing Revealed |
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3 янв 2021
TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT Looks Back On Early 1990s Rise Of Grunge: Our Manager Said To Me 'It's Over For You'
"When we put out 'Bust A Nut', which was '94, and all of a sudden people were telling us our career was over, it was pretty discouraging," Brian said (hear audio below). "Because we had thought we had made this great record, we thought we had made what was gonna be our breakthrough record, and it sold close to eight hundred thousand records, which is nothing to sniff at. But because it didn't do double platinum, like the one before it, and you had these new bands come out that everyone was going crazy over, including our record company, it was a bit discouraging for us, so we got kind of kicked to the curb, if you will. Our manager said to me point blank, 'It's over, dude. It's over for you' — my manager, Cliff Burnstein. I remember just thinking, 'Wow, how can he say that? That's not very encouraging.' It was so nonchalant: 'Well, your career is over now.' I'm thinking, what did we do wrong? What did we do? Why is it over? They loved us last year.
"So that was hard, and I think that contributed a lot to [TESLA's] breakup in 1995 and during that. It definitely fucked wih our psyches. And then, obviously, we had the problems with Tommy [Skeoch, then-TESLA guitarist] at that time, which we always had problems with Tommy, it seems like, but that's when they first started. And it fucked with our psyche, and eventually we broke up."
Asked if the sharp downturn in TESLA's critical and commercial fortunes contributed to his alcohol abuse, Wheat said: "The alcohol abuse was kind of always there. It got worse as it went on. But it certainly led to the drugs. So the last year the band was together [before the split], if you had asked the guys in the band, 'Does Brian do blow or does he smoke pot or any of that?', they'd say, 'No, he just likes to drink.' But that last 18 months, [after] it was basically laid out to me, 'Look, your career is over,' I started doing drugs. I remember, there's a story where I called the band's blow dealer and I go, 'Hey, can you bring me over an eight ball?' and he's, like, 'I've been told to stay away from you, that you don't do this stuff, and you're absolutely against it.' And I went, 'I'm telling you, man. I'm not against it. Bring over the eight ball, please.' So, I think I just got deflated. And then that started that kind of spiral effect of getting on that slippery slope and almost losing control of it all."
In June, the members of TESLA got together — virtually — to jam out a quarantined version of "Breakin' Free" as part of their online series "Home To Home".
The original recording of "Breakin' Free" appeared on TESLA's 2008 album "Forever More".
"Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla" arrived on December 15 via Post Hill Press. In this 304-page hardcover book, Wheat lifts the lid on living the rock 'n' roll life while struggling with anxiety, depression and other issues seldom discussed by musicians.
"Son Of A Milkman" features a foreword by DEF LEPPARD vocalist Joe Elliott, and was co-written with award-winning journalist and author Chris Epting, whose titles include "Adrenalized" (co-written with DEF LEPPARD's Phil Collen) and "Change Of Seasons" (co-written with John Oates).
Wheat co-founded TESLA, which became one of the biggest bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Brian owns a recording studio by the name of J Street Recorders in Sacramento, California. PAPA ROACH, TESLA, PAT TRAVERS, DEFTONES, KODIAK JACK, FLASHFIRES and many others have recorded there.
TESLA spent most of last year touring in support of its latest album, "Shock", which was released in March 2019 via UMe. The follow-up to 2014's "Simplicity" was produced by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen.
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