Black Country Communion’s “V” Has Dropped

Black Country Communion’s “V” Has Dropped

Black Country Communion has released its fifth studio album “V,“ featuring “Stay Free” and “Letting Go.” “The camaraderie is immediately evident,” noted album producer Kevin Shirley. “Once they start playing, everyone is deadly serious, and the music sounds like this band, and nothing else sounds like it.” “V” Tracks: 01. Enlighten02. Stay Free03. Red Sun04. Restless05. Letting Go06. Skyway07. You’re Not Alone08. Love And Faith09. Too…

July 8th, 1967:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience Opens For The Monkees

July 8th, 1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience Opens For The Monkees

On this day 57 years ago… 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…

The Week In Rock: Godsmack’s “Truth,” Draiman’s Award & Slash’s “Orgy”

The Week In Rock: Godsmack’s “Truth,” Draiman’s Award & Slash’s “Orgy”

June 1st – June 7th 6/1 Godsmack’s “Truth” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. The track, from the band’s eighth album, “Lighting Up The Sky,” is their 13th song to top the survey.  6/1 Guns N’ Roses guitarist, Slash, debuts at # 1 on Billboard‘s Blues Albums chart with “Orgy Of The Damned.”  It’s…

Creed’s Scott Stapp in “Reagan” Movie

Creed’s Scott Stapp in “Reagan” Movie

The movie “Reagan,” which features Creed vocalist Scott Stapp as Frank Sinatra, will be in U.S. theaters August 30th. As the title implies, the film details the life and career of late U.S. President Ronald Reagan, with Dennis Quaid in the title role. However, it seems the Sinatra role should have gone to Stapp’s guitarist bandmate Mark Tremonti, since he…

Shinedown’s Brent Smith To Perform At Grammy Gala

Shinedown’s Brent Smith To Perform At Grammy Gala

Shinedown’s Brent Smith (pictured) and Zach Myers will perform at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s inaugural Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala on May 21st at the Novo Theater in Downtown L.A. The Hall will induct 10 recordings — four albums and six singles — including Guns N’ Roses’ “Appetite For Destruction.” Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, April 27th…

The Ghost Inside’s “Searching For Solace”

The Ghost Inside’s “Searching For Solace”

The Ghost Inside’s sixth album, “Searching For Solace,” is out digitally with a physically edition due June 7th. The lead single was “Wash It Away.” “There’s more singing and song structure than on the previous album, but there are also some of the heaviest songs we’ve done,” shared bassist Jim Riley. “This is a new chapter, but it’s…