Peter Frampton Is A Les Paul Award Recipient

Peter Frampton Is A Les Paul Award Recipient

Peter Frampton received the annual Les Paul Spirit Award on Sunday (6/9) during a private event at the Gibson Garage in Nashville. Following stints with The Herd and Humble Pie, Frampton released his breakthrough fifth solo album “Frampton Comes Alive.” The ’76 set spawned several hits (“Show Me The Way,” “Baby, I Love Your Way” “Do…

New Music: Epica’s Simone Simon, Smile Empty Soul & Glass Animals

New Music: Epica’s Simone Simon, Smile Empty Soul & Glass Animals

Simone Simon – In Love We Rust The ballad is the second single from the Epica singer’s debut solo album “Vermillion,” which is due August 23rd. The lead single was “Aeterna.” Smile Empty Soul – Savior  The track, from their upcoming EP, “Swan Song, addresses the challenging state of contemporary society. “I feel like people have…

The Black Keys Drop Management

The Black Keys Drop Management

The Black Keys have dropped managers Irving Azoff and Steve Moir (called an “amicable parting”) following the highly publicized cancelation of the band’s 31-date North American arena tour that was scheduled to begin this fall. The trek was cancelled over Memorial Day weekend, thought due to low ticket sales. Then the band announced that they had…

Bon Jovi: “Forever” Has Arrived

Bon Jovi: “Forever” Has Arrived

Bon Jovi’s sixteenth studio album, “Forever,” featuring the lead track “Legendary” and “Living Proof,” has arrived. “The new record, it exudes joy,” enthused Jon Bon Jovi. “From the writing, through the recording process, this is turn-up-the-volume, feel-good Bon Jovi. And more importantly, I found joy again — just a simple pleasure of writing a song.” After…

Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll – “All My Life”

Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll – “All My Life”

“All My Life,” a Country-Rock collaboration between Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll, has arrived. The accompanying video leans on Western motifs – bar fight, gun fight and a bank robbery. Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke (pictured above) rides into town on a white, winged horse and gets Jelly Roll out of jail. The…

It’s Mayhem In October!

It’s Mayhem In October!

Mayhem festival will return as a single-destination event at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA on October 12th. It’s where Mayhem first began in ’08. Twenty-three bands will be performing including Bad Omens, Jinger, Poppy, Kittie and August Burns Red. Ticket Information The festival went on hiatus after low attendance in ’15. A planned ’20 revival was…