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High school is a great place to start a Rock band. However, it’s difficult to keep the thing going once everyone graduates. In ’91, Incubus came together with school chums Brandon Boyd (vocals), Mike Einziger (guitars), Alex Katunich (bass) and Jose Pasillias (drums). Soon the group was playing the all-ages club circuit throughout their native…
Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan Moody was presented with the key to the city of Cheyenne, WY on Wednesday during the band’s concert at the Cheyenne Frontier Days festival. Cheyenne has been Moody’s hometown since June (moving from Las Vegas). Moody received the key from mayor Patrick Collins for his “support of the Cheyenne community.” The vocalist has opened a convenience…
The Eagles founding member, bassist, and vocalist, Randy Meisner, passed away July 26th in L.A. at age 77, due to complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD). Meisner was the original bassist for Poco, before joining Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Bernie Leadon, to form The Eagles. He was in the band through the “Hotel…
INXS started with the Farris Brothers (guitarist Tim, keyboardist Andrew and drummer Jon) in ’79. School friends, bassist Gary Beers, guitarist/sax player Kirk Pengilly and vocalist Michael Hutchence soon came on board. Interestingly, this line-up remained intact through the band’s lengthy history (’79 to ’97). Honing their act, INXS (in excess) set out on a…
“Lowest In Me,” the lead single from Staind’s forthcoming album, “Confessions Of The Fallen” is #1 on Billboard’s Active Rock survey. “Confessions Of The Fallen,” Staind’s first full-length album of original material since ’11, is set for release on September 15th.
1. Metallica (pictured above): 72 Seasons The eleventh studio album by the group made its Billboard 200 debut at number two. It also topped the charts for vinyl albums, top rock albums, top hard rock albums, and top album sales. Key Tracks: 72 Seasons, Screaming Suicide, Lux Æterna and If Darkness Had A Son Metallica…
Paul McCartney has trophies, honors and accolades to fill a large warehouse. And they are deserved. His combination of raw talent, a stunning work ethic and a creative drive are the stuff of legend. But geniuses can be hard to work with and be incredibly demanding. In the waning years of The Beatles, McCartney’s drive…
Where does this story begin? For most, any awareness of Courtney Love or Hole probably began with Kurt Cobain. Kurt and Courtney, the John and Yoko of the ‘90s, living in the pop culture spotlight – married with child. “Oh, she’s just riding on his fame,” was often heard. Love had founded Hole, along with…
Queen has been presented with a BRIT Billion Award by the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) for surpassing one billion career streams in the U.K. — as calculated by the Official Charts Company. Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor were on hand to accept the award. “I would like to say thanks to everyone who has extracted a morsel of…
Armored Saint were inducted into the Metal Hall Of Fame (on 7/13) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood. The L.A. band formed in ’82 and has released a dozen albums. They found success during the 1980s with their self-titled EP (’83) and first three studio albums: “March Of The Saint (’84), “Delirious Nomad” (’85) and…