Exclusive: Former Toto bassist recalls 2019 breakup: It got a little ‘Lord of the Flies’
Former TOTO bassist Shem von Schrock takes a deep breath. “This is the first time I've talked about this publicly,” he told Blaze News' Steve Baker. Baker just spoke to Schrock, who toured with TOTO from 2017 until their disbandment in 2019, about the internal turmoil that led to the final rift between founding guitarist […]
‘Ray Epps was my handyman’: Ex-Toto bassist reveals to Blaze News unlikely connection to notorious January 6 figure
In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Blaze News investigative journalist Steve Baker, music composer Shem von Schrock reveals the most notorious figure in the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol protests revealed a surprising connection with Ray Epps, one of the Schrock, former TOTO bassist Kenny Loggins and many other music legends, told Baker that […]
Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, bassist with Bob Marley and the Wailers, dies aged 77 | Reggae
Bob Marley and the Wailers bassist Aston “Family Man” Barrett has died at the age of 77. The news was confirmed on Saturday by Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Olivia Grange, who wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “…He passed away early this morning at the University of Miami Hospital in Florida, USA.” Barrett was born in […]