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Some years the ads are the most exciting part of the Super Bowl. Hopefully, this Sunday’s matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs will provide thrills. Many ads that will play during the game will feature a Rock soundtrack designed to keep fans in their seats. Budweiser: The Band – “The…
Journey’s anthem “Don’t Stop Believin‘” has officially been declared the “Biggest Song Of All Time” by Forbes. According to the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), the18-times platinum-certified single (based on pure sales and other forms of consumption–namely streaming), has been heard on radio, TV (network and cable), in films and at countless sporting events. It’s also a standard…
Heart will embark on their first tour in five years this spring. The “Royal Flush” trek, with Cheap Trick in support for most of the North American leg, will kick off April 20th in Greenville, S.C. Squeeze will open six dates in July and a handful of Heart’s summer European dates. Heart will also join Def Leppard and Journey for stadium shows in Cleveland,…
It happens every election cycle. Politicians play songs at rallies without asking the artist’s permission. This year’s complaints are already underway. Johnny Marr, former guitarist for The Smiths, wasn’t happy to learn that the band’s “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want,” was being played at Donald Trump rallies. “I never in a…
The Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard joint “Stadium Tour” wins the Rock Tour of the Year at the Pollstar Awards ceremony in L.A. The twice-postponed North American “Stadium Tour” was one of the highest grossing tours of ’22, earning over $173 million. What killed Hair Metal way back when? Ratt‘s Stephen Pearcy weighs in saying “The whole world…
Def Leppard (pictured) and Journey have announced a 23-city co-headlining stadium tour that will begin next July. Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick will trade off as the supporting act. Cheap Trick will play the tour’s first two and last two shows. Steve Miller Band then takes over playing a majority of the…
By 1987, Punk was over a decade old – a lifetime in pop culture. Funny thing, the same conditions and sense of desperation that initially sparked the movement still existed. In a blue-collar California backwater (Albany) guitarist/vocalist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt Freeman (aka Matt McCall) started the short-lived Operation Ivy. When that group bit…
Former Guns N’ Roses photographer Katarina Benzova has filed a lawsuit against GN’R and their management claiming copyright infringement over unauthorized use and distribution of materials and sexual harassment by the band’s manager Fernando Lebeis. The suit alleges that Lebeis repeatedly made numerous unwelcome sexual advances toward Benzova between 2016 and 2022. The suit also claims that…
Rage Against The Machine (pictured above), Sheryl Crow, Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson and The Spinners were officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the “performer” category during an 11/3/23 ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Rage Against The Machine: Known for melding Heavy Metal and Rap with Punk…
Heart‘s Ann Wilson and her band Tripsitter have released “Another Door.” Tripsitter: Ryan Wariner (guitars), Tom Bukovac (guitars), Paul Moak (guitars & keyboards), Tony Lucido (bass) and Sean T Lane (drums). The set features the ballad single “This Is Now.” Black Stone Cherry has released is eighth studio album “Screamin’ At The Sky,” featuring the title track. “We envisioned standing around a bonfire and just letting…