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Survivor‘s “Eye Of The Tiger” has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.
Written by the band’s Jim Peterik (rhythm guitar/keyboards) and Frankie Sullivan (lead guitar) the song, released in ’82, was commissioned by Sylvester Stallone to be the theme for “Rocky III.”
Subsequently, the title track from Survivor’s third album spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its way to selling over 30-million copies worldwide.
The official Ozz Fest YouTube channel has unfurled the documentary “Ozzfest 2002 Uncensored,” a twenty-minute film delving into “the history of Ozzfest from its inception in 1996 to 2001,” with narration by Kurt Loder. Ozzfest was created, in part, to provide a performing platform for Ozzy Osbourne. It came about when Ozzy’s wife/manager Sharon couldn’t…
Jager Henry: Heart Of Thorns The son of drummer Jason Bonham and the grandson of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham has released the title track from his debut EP, scheduled for release on August 23rd. The song features Lil Lotus. Daughtry: Nervous “When you find yourself stuck in a cycle of anxiety and depression from the punches that life inevitably throws…
Blink-182 will release “One More Time… Part-2” on September 6th. The eight new tracks expand last year’s “One More Time…,” which went to #1 on the Billboard 200. “One More Time… Part-2” will arrive in physical and digital configurations, including a two-LP complete limited edition deluxe edition featuring all 27 tracks from “One More Time…” and “Part-2.” “One More Time…,”…
Guns N’ Roses’ “Greatest Hits” has now logged 700 weeks on the Billboard 200. The singles compilation was released in 2004. GN’R’s “Greatest Hits” peaked at #3 on the Billboard chart and has bounced in and out (mostly ‘in’) on the survey over the past twenty years. The set includes “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “Welcome To The…
Metallica received the SoundExchange Hall Of Fame Award earlier this month (announced 11/27). The band was honored by SoundExchange for being one of the most streamed acts in music tech organization’s 20-year history. “Metallica is considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time, and for good reason,” said Michael Huppe, SoundExchange’s president and CEO….
On this day forty-two years ago… The US Festival kicks-off in San Bernadino, California. The three-day festival featured, the Police (pictured), the Cars, Jackson Browne, David Edmunds, the Ramones, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and the Grateful Dead. The shindig was financed by Steve Wozniak of Apple Computer fame. He intended the US Festivals (this…