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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…
Marty Friedman’s autobiography “Dreaming Japanese.” has been released. He has lived in Japan since ’03. “It’s got so much deep details about the Metal life that I’ve lived before I went over to Japan,” said the 61-year-old former Megadeth guitarist (’90 – ’00). “There’s serious life stuff that you would only be comfortable talking about…
On this day… Axl Rose, Guns N’ Roses frontman, wants everyone to know that when “Sweet Child O’ Mine” was played at President Trump’s rally in West Virginia, he did not approve this message. “Unfortunately, the Trump campaign is using loopholes in the various venues’ blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes,…
Alice In Chains did everything a Grunge group should do. They formed in Seattle, landed a recording contract (Columbia Records), had drug problems, released an Unplugged set (in ’96), had a hit ballad (“No Excuses”) and did a Lollapalooza tour (’93). The band’s first release was the five song EP “We Die Young.” Their third…
On this day… Creed gets credit for helping lift the Texas Rangers to the major league baseball playoffs. The Rangers see their season turn around when they start playing Creed in the clubhouse prior to games. According to Rangers’ pitcher Andrew Heaney listening to Creed was a way of “having fun” while dealing with the “rollercoaster of the second…
It seems like an election year tradition: Rock acts complaining about the unauthorized use of their songs at political functions. They claim the playing of their songs at events implies support – which is often not the case. Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters and Neil Young are but a few of the performers who have lodged…
MC5 have released “Can’t Be Found,” the second single from their upcoming set, “Heavy Lifting,” due October 18th. “Boys Who Play With Matches” was the lead single. “Can’t Be Found“ is driven by founding guitarist Wayne Kramer (pictured), who passed away earlier this year, along with original MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson and Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid. “Heavy Lifting” will be the first new…
Six vehicles from James Hetfield’s private collection are being displayed at the American Automobile Experience in Kearney, NE. The cars were transported from the Peterson Automotive Museum (which displayed the cars) in L.A for a year-long loan deal. Blueprint Engines and local Kearney donors reached out to Peterson. Hetfield has gained recognition in the automotive world for his unique…
On this day… One of the stranger double bills occurred. The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for The Monkees. At this point in time, The Monkees were the hottest band in North America. Called the pre-fab four, they didn’t write their own songs nor played on their records. Those chores were handled by top-flight songwriters and…
1980 – The Beach Boys play a free Independence Day concert in Washington, D.C. (for the first time). They perform on the 4th in the nation’s capital, off and on, throughout the ’80s. 2009 – Foo Fighters headline an Independence Day barbecue on the White House lawn in front of a crowd that includes President…