Carl Begai

By Carl Begai

When is a drummer not a drummer? When he starts his own band.

Case in point with Scorpions skinbasher of 14 years, James Kottak, who has been kicking around since the early ‘80s performing and / or recording with The Cult, Bruce Dickinson, Warrant and Kingdom Come to name a few. Originally launched in 1998 under the name Krunk with the album Greatist Hits, the band featured Kottak aka Jimmy Ratchitt up front as guitarist / vocalist calling the shots. They changed their name to Kottak in 2006 for the unintentionally low key follow-up, Therupy, and have returned four years later with the far superior Rock & Roll Forever to set things in motion once again. Properly this time, and for the long haul. (continue reading…)