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New Music: Singles or featured tracks from just released or upcoming albums. Orianthi is pictured above: Prior to launching her solo career, the Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter appeared at the 51st Grammy Award in ’09 as Carrie Underwood’s lead guitarist. That led Michael Jackson’s management to contact Orianthi for an audition for the “This…
Def Leppard played their first gig in ’78 and were recording the following year. While doing passably well in their native U.K., they didn’t have much impact elsewhere and found themselves stuck in the “opening act” slot. Enter Robert John “Mutt” Lange who had built a reputation as a highly successful producer. His main function…
Amy Lee’s collaboration with Halsey on “Hand That Feeds” has dropped. The track is from the upcoming John Wick spin-off movie “Ballerina.“ “We’ve been fans of each other’s work for a long time and it really feels like the universe pulled us together for this moment,” the Evanescence singer wrote on her social media. “We already had the Hollywood Bowl show…
The band with the undisputed record for the most ‘farewell tours’, The Who have announced “The Song Is Over” farewell tour. The tour title comes from a song on the “Who’s Next” album. The 16-date tour will kick off August. 16th in Sunrise, FL, and is scheduled to conclude September 28th in Las Vegas. General…
The documentary “Within Temptation: The Invisible Force” is exclusively on YouTube. The film follows band founders Sharon Den Adel (pictured) and Robert Westerholt as they become increasingly involved with the Ukraine war. A distant solidarity soon evolves into direct action, on stage and beyond. Invisible Force The documentary reveals the impacts on those living in Ukraine but also how it affects the…
The Black Keys’ ‘The Night Before’ tops the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart (dated May 10th). It’s their eighth #1 on the survey. “The Night Before” is the lead single from “No Rain, No Flowers,” The Black Keys’ upcoming 13th studio album. No official release date has been announced. It’s the duo’s first #1 on the chart since…
Daughtry has unveiled “The Day I Die.” The song was written by Daughtry frontman Chris Daughtry with Marti Frederiksen and Scott Stevens. “This song was written during a time where I was feeling an immense amount of pressure from so many aspects of my everyday life,” shared Chris Daughtry. “The thought of escaping just sounded like a beautiful dream.” Select Listener Comments: @Midnightphoenxx: “This…
Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” promotes the NBA play-offs to highlight how fans and celebrities. around the world are seeing playoff history unfold. The NBA campaign premiered on TNT during the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament, between the Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic followed by the Memphis Grizzlies visiting the Golden State Warriors. “We have a long history with the NBA, cheering…
On the heels “Dreams On Toast,” their eighth studio album, The Darkness have scheduled a North American tour that launches August 29th at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, OK and ends September 21st in Cleveland, OH. The tour will resume on November 7th in Houston, TX and wrap on November 22nd in Denver. “The Darkness are bringing our…
INXS started with the Farris Brothers (guitarist Tim, keyboardist Andrew and drummer Jon) in ’79. School friends, bassist Gary Beers, guitarist/sax player Kirk Pengilly and vocalist Michael Hutchence soon came on board. Interestingly, this line-up remained intact through the band’s lengthy history (’79 to ’97). Honing their act, INXS (in excess) set out on a…