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7/2 Heart postpones its “Royal Flush” tour so that singer Ann Wilson can undergo cancer treatment. She had undergone an operation to remove “something that, as it turns out, was cancerous.” 7/4 System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian continues his criticism of Imagine Dragons for playing a show in Baku, Azerbaijan because it helped “whitewash the dictatorial regime’s image.”…
5/1 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) keyboardist Richard Tandy dies at the age of 76. 5/2 Creed plays a seven-song acoustic set at guitarist Mark Tremonti’s charity golf event for the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) at Champions Gate golf club in Orlando, FL. 5/3 Hall Aflame, a band led by Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, releases sophomore album, “Amplifire.” The…
To Vote for Foo Fighters or Another Nominee Go To RockinTown.com Hall of Fame. Foo Fighter: A World War II term used to refer to mysterious aerial phenomena. Following Kurt Cobain’s death and the demise of Nirvana, the band’s drummer David Grohl, a multi-talented musician, locked himself away as he recorded the entire Foo Fighters’…
The Rolling Stones launch of their first-ever fine fragrance, RS No. 9 Eau De Parfum, limited to 999 numbered 100m bottles priced at $99.99, was an immediate success quickly selling out online and at Stones stores in London and Tokyo. The fragrance was created by perfumer Catherine Selig who said, “I wanted to capture the Rolling…
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has closed his Rockin’ & Roastin‘ organic coffee line after more than a decade in business. “After the years of working to recover from the devastation to our business from the impact of Covid, significant increases in the cost of doing business and the tragic, painful loss of my wife, Linda, there just is no realistic alternative…
Gibson Guitars has confirmed that it has issued a cease and desist order to Trump Guitars over the use of its single-cut electric guitar model, “as the design infringes upon Gibson’s exclusive trademarks, particularly the iconic Les Paul body shape.” The incoming 47th American President has endorsed a series of guitars – as part of…
No one in Rock was more consistently influential than David Bowie. He effectively adopted (and discarded) images (Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane & The Thin White Duke) and styles creating an incredible and varied body of work. Here is the list of Great Songs: #10. Space Oddity It was first released on July 11th, 1969, as the…
Transgender singer Mina Caputo, the vocalist for Life Of Agony, says that she has “cured” her gender dysphoria and will change her name back to Keith Caputo after being “physically completely detransitioned” next year. Caputo broke the news of her plans to detransition in a 13-minute video posted to her Instagram account on the 19th. “Yes. I’m off of hormones six,…
Poppy has announced her “They’re All Around Us.” 2025 North American tour. The 28-city trek kicks off on March 11th at The Fillmore in San Francisco and wraps up in L.A. at The Wiltern on April 23rd. Last week, Poppy released “Negative Spaces,” her sixth studio set. The album was produced by former Bring Me The Horizon…
Japanese supergroup The Last Rockstars, led by the legendary Yoshik (pictured), has released the video for “Mastery.” The song was chosen as the official image song for “Tekken 8,“ the latest installment of the 3D fighting game series and was first previewed last August in Riyadh, which was the venue for the world’s largest e-sports tournament, “Esports World Cup…