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Longtime Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie has delivered “Better Than You,” his most recent music effort since Cooper’s ’23 “Road” album. “This one came from the perspective of the ‘doom scroller’ — which, let’s be honest, could be all of us these days,” offered Roxie. “But maybe, just maybe, we realize our own lives really aren’t so bad after all. In fact,…
At the beginning of ’77, ex-schoolteacher Gordon Sumner a.k.a. Sting (so named for his fondness for a black and yellow stripped jersey he constantly wore) and Stewart Copeland began The Police with guitarist Henri Padovani. By mid-year The Police were producing demos and playing shows. They also added guitarist Andy Summers. But Padovani left shortly…
Buckcherry have announced additional tour dates in support of their eleventh album, “Roar Like Thunder,” which will arrive on June 13th. The album, containing the title track and “Come On,” was recorded last November in Nashville with producer Marti Frederiksen. Frontman Josh Todd (pictured) noted that Frederiksen “understands what’s special about Buckcherry, bringing out those elements in us.”…
Foreigner will celebrate 50 years as a group with a special five-show Las Vegas engagement on March 6th -14th, 2026 at The Venetian Theatre. The “Foreigner: The Hits Orchestral – Celebrating 50 Years Live In Vegas” performances are set for March 6th, 7th, 11th, 13th and 14th. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band will perform their…
L.A. Guns’ album, “Leopard Skin,” has arrived. It is the band’s first effort since their return to Cleopatra Records, the L.A. based indie label. Cleopatra released “Hollywood Forever” in ’12. The lead track from “Leopard Skin” was “Taste It.” In support of their fifteenth album, L.A. Guns plan to tour extensively this year beginning with a tour that launches…
It took a life-altering event to prod Benji Madden and his identical twin brother Joel down the Rock road – a Beastie Boys’ concert. The “hey, we can do that” mentality ruled as the Waldorf, MD, natives, who’d relocated to Annapolis, developed their chops. Benji picked up the guitar and wrote songs while Joel worked…
“The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1” is #1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart. The set advanced from #2 to #1, earning its fourth turn leading the survey. “Volume 1” was released in 2013 to coincide with Nickelback’s “The Hits Tour” and includes “How You Remind Me” and “Rockstar.” Singer/guitarist Chad Kroeger wrote the…
The Rock For Responders benefit concert will be held February 27th, at the Battleship IOWA Museum in San Pedro, CA. The event will celebrate and support firefighters, police, military, and disaster response agencies, highlighting their critical roles in ensuring community resilience and recovery. The program will include a concert by Kings Of Chaos featuring Sammy Hagar (pictured), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick),…
The Eagles have kick-started donations for FireAid, a benefit concert to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. The group — which includes Country singer Vince Gill — promised $2.5 million to efforts to rebuild Los Angeles and prevent similar events in the future. FireAid is slated to take place on January 30th at the Intuit Dome,…
On this day… Wixen Music Publishing, who represent Tom Petty, Neil Young, and Steely Dan, among others, sued Spotify, the streaming music provider, for approximately $1.6 billion in damages. The company was accused of playing tens of thousands of songs without licenses or compensation. Nearly a year later, Spotify and Wixen put out a joint…