Summer Stadium Tour

Summer Stadium Tour

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…

Rancid
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Rancid

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…

Guns N Roses

Photographer Sues Guns N’ Roses

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…

2023 Rock Hall Inductees

2023 Rock Hall Inductees

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…

Best Of New Album Releases

Best Of New Album Releases

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…

The Mars Volta
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The Mars Volta

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…

ZZ Top’s Gibbons To Receive Award

ZZ Top’s Gibbons To Receive Award

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…

2023 Top Rock Tracks

2023 Top Rock Tracks

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…