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The world is littered with the failed offspring of the famous. Bob Dylan is a legend. Jakob (pictured) is his son. After the Wallflowers, with Jakob as the singer and principal songwriter, were dropped by their label following their debut album, it looked as though Jakob was going to forever live in his dad’s shadow….
The Killers will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, “Hot Fuss,” at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas between August 14th and August 30th. Tickets go on sale January 27th. Each of the eight schedule shows will see the band perform “Hot Fuss” in its entirety. Dates/Ticket Information The shows will…
Alice Cooper will present an expanded version of “Billion Dollar Babies“ on March 8th. When it was released in 1973 the group’s sixth album went to #1 in both the U.S. and U.K. on the strength of the hit singles like “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “Elected” and “Hello Hooray.” The album was certified gold within a month of…
Mammoth WVH, led by Wolfgang Van Halen (pictured), will be the featured musical guest on the Wednesday, January 24th episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The band is slated to perform the song “I’m Alright,” which is featured on their sophomore album, “Mammoth II”. Next month, Mammoth WVH will launch a tour in support of “Mammoth II” with special guest, guitarist Nita Strauss….
The Black Crowes have announced an extensive “Happiness Bastards” tour in support of their tenth album due on March 15th. Tour dates are below. The album of the same name is the band’s first studio effort in fifteen years that consists of new music. The Crowes last album, ’09’s “Before The Frost … Until The Freeze,”…
In Flames will embark on a U.S. tour that will kick off on May 1st in Portland, ME and conclude on May 26th in Dallas, TX. “I foresee a night of huge riffs, blast beats, headbanging, moshpitting, people losing their minds and more,” exclaimed vocalist Anders Fridén (pictured). The tour is in support of the band’s…
The Libertines have shared “Shiver.” The track is from the band’s forthcoming fourth studio album, ” All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade,” out March 8th. It’s The Libertines first studio set in nine years. Carl Barat and Peter Doherty, who are the band’s core, have a checkered past but worked separately yet collaboratively on the…
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) have received “Lifetime Achievement In Music” honors at the Vegas Rocks! Magazine awards (1/21) at Sam’s Town Event Center in Las Vegas. Winger’s Kip Winger, along with Blue Oyster Cult’s Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma, were also handed “Lifetime Achievement In Music” awards. The event celebrated Vegas Rocks! Magazine‘s 20th anniversary.
Shinedown’s “A Symptom Of Being Human” extends the band’s record for the most #1’s on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 1/20). The song, Shinedown’s 19th #1 on the chart, is from their “Planet Zero” album. “It’s a song about taking a breath and understanding we all are going to face obstacles in life, but you…
In early ‘06, Mötley Crüe was awarded a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. You can’t become more establishment than that. New blood was needed to carry on the wayward decadence. And that left the door ajar for Hinder. It was sex, drugs and Rock n’ Roll, not as a motto, but a lifestyle. Of…