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Blink 182‘s “One More Time,” the first album with the complete trio of Travis Barker (drums), Mark Hoppus (bass/vocals) and Tom DeLonge (guitar/vocals) since ’11, is #1 on the Billboard 200. “One More Time” debuted with 125,000 equivalent album units moved in the week ending October 26th. It’s Blink-182‘s third #1 album of their career, following “Take Off Your Pants…
The Rolling Stones “Hackney Diamonds.” has debuted at #3 in the U.S. with opening week sales of 101,000 equivalent album units earned. The lead single was “Angry.“ “Hackney Diamonds,” the Rolling Stones first album of original material since ‘05 (“A Bigger Bang”), is also the first since the death of drummer extraordinaire Charlie Watts, in ’21. Watts is showcased…
After building a stellar reputation with the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and back to Traffic, expectations were high for Steve Winwood’s solo career. But it got off to a slow start with his self-titled debut, a good, solid, if unremarkable record. On the ’81 set “Arc Of A Diver” Winwood played all the…
Beartooth‘s fifth album, “The Surface,” is #1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart (dated October 28th). “This album is the story of my beginnings in the new world I’ve created for myself,” explained singer Caleb Shomo. “At the end of the day, life is short for all of us. We can’t escape the end, so…
Doro Pesch and Judas Priest singer Rob Halford have released a version of the 1983 hit “Total Eclipse Of The Heart.” Written by Jim Steinman (who is primarily remembered for his work with Meat Loaf) the song was originally performed by Bonnie Tyler who took the song to #1 in the U.S. and Canada. “When you hear it, you can…
Pat Benatar and Christine McVie’s estate have both closed deals to sell rights to their music to the acquisition firm HarbourView Equity Partners. McVie’s estate has sold her stake in Fleetwood Mac’s recorded music, which includes “Say You Love Me,” along with other band hits “Go Your Own Way,” “The Chain” and “Dreams.” McVie passed…
Dream Theater have announced the return of drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy who will reunite with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung. They formed the band in ’85 at the Berklee College Of Music. The line-up also includes longtime members James LaBrie (vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards). Portnoy left Dream Theater in ’10 and was replaced by Mike Mangini. He…
Buckcherry formed in 1995. Whether the band’s name was a spoonerism of ‘Chuck Berry’ or the moniker of a drag queen acquaintance ‘Buck Cherry’, remains unsettled. Over the band’s history, over a dozen musicians have been in Buckcherry with lead singer Josh Todd being the only constant. A self-titled debut, released in ’99, was DreamWorks first…
Papa Roach has announced that they have made a $150,000 donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) “Talk Away The Dark” campaign. The donation was presented at the finale performance of Papa Roach’s “The Revolutions Live” tour. During the tour the band debuted a live version of “Leave A Light On.” The ballad originally appeared on “Ego Trip,” Papa…
There are a lot of valid reasons for skipping the high school prom but being on tour is usually not one of them. With Greta Van Fleet band members still in high school, the Frankenmuth, MI, based band signed a recording contract with Lava/Republic Records and embarked on a tour to support their EP “Black Smoke…