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Was Robert Smith ever happy? At age fourteen, The Cure frontman, stated his ambition was to “sit on a mountain and die.” Don’t set the bar too high there, Robert. Just a scant seven years later (after failing to locate a suitable mountain) he was quoted saying he “didn’t see that there was much point…
“Silver Surfers,” the final book from late Rush drummer Neil Peart, has arrived. The book chronicles his lifelong passion for cars, the joy of collecting exquisite, rare, and important sports cars, and the joy of driving them. Cars featured in the book include a 1969 Lotus Europa; 1964 Aston Martin DB5; 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray and a…
Kings Of Leon (pictured above): Can We Please Have Fun Release Date: 5/10 “I kept telling myself, ‘I really believe we can make something special’,” frontman Caleb Followill explained while talking about recording the album. “Every day it was positive vibes, like ‘Let’s keep it moving’. It was a very special time for us.” The set…
On this day… Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ninth album, “Stadium Arcadium,” dropped. It became the band’s first #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The set was first released in Germany (May 9th in the U.S.). It produced five singles Including “Dani California,” which spent fourteen weeks at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, and “Snow…
On this day,,, Stone Temple Pilots ruled Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart for a week with “Big Bang Baby.” The song was featured on the band’s third album, “Tiny Music,,, Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop.” Bassist Robert DeLeo composed the music with singer Scott Weiland writing the lyrics. “We wanted to make a statement. We wanted…
Beartooth has scored its second #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 5/11) with “I Was Alive.” The song follows “Might Love Myself,” which had a one-week rule last November. “I Was Alive” is the second single, after “Might Love Myself,” from “The Surface,” Beartooth’s fifth studio album – which debuted at #1 on the Top Hard…
Hall Aflame, a band led by Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, has released sophomore album, “Amplifire.” The album contains the singles “The Same Gutter“ and “1974.” Originally formed in ’89, Hall Aflame released its debut effort which found some success, but they and their album soon got pushed aside by Grunge. The band went on a lengthy hiatus but reunited…
Category 7, featuring former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, ex-Adrenaline Mob guitarist Mike Orlando, Armored Saint singer John Bush, Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner and Exodus bassist Jack Gibson, will release its self-titled debut album on July 26th. The lead single is “In Stitches.” “Mike (Orlando) had this idea of doing stuff that was a little more mainstream than the heavier stuff that I’ve done. But we didn’t want anything to…
Blink-182 Tour Name: One More Time Dates, Locations & Ticket Information VIP Packages A 30-date North American addition to the band’s reunion tour with guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge has been scheduled. The trek, with support from Pierce The Veil, will launch June 20th in Orlando and conclude August 15th in Toronto. Fans will be seeing a show with…
Ghost’s “Rite Here Rite Now“ will launch in cinemas globally on June 20th and June 22th only. The feature-length film, directed by Ghost’s Tobias Forge (pictured) and Alex Ross, combines never-before-seen L.A. concert footage filmed last year, with a narrative story that picks up plot threads from the band’s long-running “Chapters“ series. Full trailer launch and cinema tickets…