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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…
Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, died at his home in Boise, ID (on 9/4) “surrounded by family and friends.” Harwell, a co-founder of Smash Mouth, was in hospice care for final stage chronic liver failure. He was 56. Smash Mouth has sold over10-million albums worldwide-wide, scored two major pop and Rock chart…
Often groups break into factions. Once that happens they’re done. But those clicks, with a shared vision, can take a life of their own. A case in point: At The Drive-In was a promising band that saw members depart to form Sparta. The other side of that equation, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, became The…
BMI will present the Troubadour Award to ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbon during a reception in Nashville on Monday, September 18th. The honor recognizes a songwriter who has made a profound impact on the creative community. As his band’s main songwriter, Gibbons’s credits include “Sharp Dressed Man,“ “Legs“ and “La Grange.” BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) was founded in 1939 to represent…
“The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons,” the sixth studio album by The Hives, has arrived via the band’s Disques Hives label. It’s the first studio release in over 11 years – since 2012’s “Lex Hives.” The album was recorded in a studio owned by ABBA’s Benny Anderson in Stockholm. The Hives mainstream success came with the release…
With half the year over, it’s noteworthy that only three songs have had multi-week runs at #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart – Metallica (pictured above) -“Lux Æterna,” Linkin Park – “Lost” and Foo Fighters – “Rescued.” “Lux Æterna,” from the ’72 Seasons” album, was released late last year and topped the chart on…
Florida native Tom Petty was recognized by the University Of Florida with an honorary Doctor Of Music degree. Bruce Petty, Tom’s brother, accepted the posthumous doctorate on his behalf at the university’s spring commencement ceremony (May 4th). The university also partnered with Petty’s estate for what they called the Tom Petty Endowment for Guitars & Innovation, benefitting its School…