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The Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt will be among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. on December 8th (CBS will broadcast of the ceremony on December 23rd). “To be recognized alongside the artists who have in the past received this honor is beyond humbling,” wrote the four surviving founding members of the Grateful Dead…
After paying dues in several unsuccessful bands, Don Henley and Glenn Frey were asked to be part of Linda Ronstadt’s backing band for an up-coming tour. Also on board were the Flying Burrito Brothers guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner, who had been a member of Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band. Along the way…
Fever 333 have issued “Higher Power.” The song’s chorus reinforces the message of empowerment and unity and calls for recognition of the contributions of Back, Bown and Asian people to the nation. Lyrics include the lines: “There are no diamonds to be produced without pressure” and “No lessons to learn without trials.” “To exist in…
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has teamed with Reverb to sell instruments from his personal collection including a bass used on the band’s tour in support of “And Justic For All” and the “Black Album.” “The last 30 or 40 years as I’ve traveled around playing music for people, I’ve gathered some cool shit,” Newsted said…
“We are thrilled to bring to you ‘The Origins Tour,” said singer Todd La Torre in a statement. “We will once again be performing (the self-titled) EP and (the band’s full-length debut effort) ‘The Warning,’ in their entirety!” Over the years, and there have been many of them, fans have developed a love for the group’s early releases,…
Highly Suspect will follow the release of their fifth album, “As Above, So Below” (on July 19th), with an extensive North American tour. “If my life is a book, then this album is the first chapter that truly addresses the central conflict. “The recognition of an ego, the problems it caused, “explained singer/guitarist Johnny Stevens. “‘Summertime…
“Recording it was really fun, full of lots of dancing in the studio,” guitarist/vocalist Lucia de la Garza said in a statement regarding the band’s upcoming LP, “No Obligation,” due October 11th. The lead single is “All In My Head.” “I wrote ‘All In My Head,’ from the perspective of a book character, which kinda…
Republicans, after years of playing major Rock band’s songs at rallies, conventions and other functions without permission, and getting severely criticized for it, Sixwire was hired to play the Republican National Convention, currently underway in Milwaukee. The band plays ‘background covers’ of songs by Collective Soul, Doobie Brothers, Foo Fighters, Cheap Trick, Grand Funk Railroad, Tom…
JULY 17th Following cruise appearances, Creed kicked off the “Summer Of ’99,” its first tour in 12 years. The band’s 16-song set at the Resch Center in Green Bay, WI, included seven songs off the band’s diamond-certified second album, ’99’s “Human Clay.” Foo Fighters were forced to cut short their concert at Citi Field in Queens, New York,…
On this day… The Pretenders Chrissie Hynde was detained by police following a PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) protest outside a Paris KFC. Hynde, one of a dozen protesters in all, shut down traffic by blocking the street. They also smeared the KFC windows with red paint which symbolized the blood of dead…