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One day after former president Donald Trump was booked in Georgia’s Fulton County jail (in Atlanta), Green Day delivers a limited-edition piece of merchandise (available for 72 hours) featuring the first mugshot of a former American president. “The Ultimate Nimrod” t-shirt features Trump’s booking photo taken after he was arrested on felony charges for allegedly…
Recently, the legendary Alice Cooper weighed in on the thorny issue of sexual identity and gender affirming care for kids. “I’m understanding that there are cases of transgender, but I’m afraid that it’s also a fad,” offered Cooper. “I find it wrong when you’ve got a six-year-old kid who has no idea. He just wants…
Hoobastank’s ballad, “The Reason,” has rolled past the one billion views on YouTube. Released in 2004, the second single from Hoobastank‘s second studio album of the same name, is the band’s most commercially successful single peaking at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100. “The Reason” leads the band’s entire catalog surpassing the four-billion mark across all digital streaming platforms.
Disturbed has scored its twelfth #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay (dated 8/19) with “Unstoppable.” The track is from the band’s eighth album “Divisive.” Disturbed are now in a four-way tie for the fifth-most chart toppers in the chart’s 42-year history, alongside Foo Fighters, Godsmack and Metallica. Shinedown leads all acts with eighteen #1s. Disturbed…
Often groups break into factions. Once that happens they’re done. But those clicks, with a shared vision, can take a life of their own. A case in point: At The Drive-In was a promising band that saw members depart to form Sparta. The other side of that equation, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, became The…
“Mammoth II,” the sophomore album by Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH is #1 on Billboard‘s Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts (dated 8/19). The set features the singles “Take A Bow,” “Another Celebration At The End Of The World,” “Like A Pastime” and “I’m Alright.” Wolfgang took the lead in writing the album’s songs and performed…
BMI will present the Troubadour Award to ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbon during a reception in Nashville on Monday, September 18th. The honor recognizes a songwriter who has made a profound impact on the creative community. As his band’s main songwriter, Gibbons’s credits include “Sharp Dressed Man,“ “Legs“ and “La Grange.” BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) was founded in 1939 to represent…
Metallica‘s All Within My Hands foundation has donated $200,000 to provide relief to those affected by the wildfires that devastated the Hawaiian island of Maui. The All Within My Hands board voted to approve the grant for the Maui Strong Fund established through the Hawai’i Community Foundation (HCF). Wildfires started last Tuesday and moved across the island burning the town of Lahaina. Over…
“The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons,” the sixth studio album by The Hives, has arrived via the band’s Disques Hives label. It’s the first studio release in over 11 years – since 2012’s “Lex Hives.” The album was recorded in a studio owned by ABBA’s Benny Anderson in Stockholm. The Hives mainstream success came with the release…
Scott Ian is a celebrity ambassador for the DriveH2 campaign, a public service initiative promoted by Energy Independence Now (EIN), an environmental nonprofit. Ian, the guitarist, lyricist and co-founder of Anthrax, will help spread EIN’s message of an innovation-powered future with planet-friendly projects and zero-emissions. “It’s a great feeling knowing that I’m not contributing to the ever-worsening climate crisis,”…