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Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord), appeared before Congress on 1/10 to urge lawmakers to pass legislation combatting the supply and distribution of fentanyl. “At every concert I perform, I witness the heartbreaking impact of fentanyl,” stated Jelly Roll. “I see fans grappling with this tragedy… that they seek solace in music and hope that their experiences…
Paramore has shared their first new post on their official Instagram account since wiping their Instagram, Twitter and official website completely clean. The 1/10 post was a video teaser promoting a multi-artist tribute album commemorating “Stop Making Sense,” the Talking Head’s landmark ’84 concert film. In the brief promo clip Paramore provided a snippet of their cover of…
Sleater-Kinney has released “Untidy Creature,” along with a music video. The track is the closing number on the band’s forthcoming 11th album, “Little Rope,” due January 19th. The clip features Australian freediver Amber Bourke, who holds her breath underwater in a bathtub for nearly the entire length of the 3:48 song. “It (the song) became…
Green Day‘s fourteenth album, “Saviors,” will drop January 19th. Green Day – Saviors The lead single “The American Dream Is Killing Me” topped Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart… the band’s eighth #1 on the survey. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said he knew “The American Dream Is Killing Me” would be the album’s lead single as soon as…
The following is a list of the #1 songs on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with the date the song topped the chart. December 17th (2022): Lux Æterna Metallica The song went to the top in mid-December and stayed there until early March. March 4th: Welcome To The Circus Five Finger Death Punch The opening…
3/1 Shinedown (pictured above) announces that they will donate $1 for every ticket sold for “The Revolutions Live U.S.” tour to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Shinedown is a long-time mental health advocate. 3/2 Steve Mackey, Pulp bassist and a music producer, dies of an undisclosed illness at age 56. 3/4 “Welcome To The…
A comeback album, a #1 song and a dust-up with PETA. 7/25 Staind is #1 on Billboard’s Active Rock survey with “Lowest In Me.” The single, the band’s first since ’11, is from their eighth studio album, “Confessions Of The Fallen.” 8/5 “Lowest In Me” is #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. It’s the band’s fifth single to…
Paramore – in sickness and in health Paramore’s “This Is Why” (released 2/10) debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Album Sales charts. The set held the #2 spot on the Billboard 200. It was the band’s first album in six years and featured the title track. Paramore postponed…
Queen guitarist Brian May (pictured left) says the band is not behind the recent increase in copyright strikes issued against Queen + Adam Lambert concert videos posted to YouTube and other platforms. A copyright strike is a policing practice used to halt copyright infringement and comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). May shared a screenshot…
“I was just moving around and somebody was like, ‘you strut around a lot’,” noted The Struts singer/guitarist Luke Spiller. “From then on, we knew we had a great name. We couldn’t believe it hadn’t been taken.” Spiller, who had been playing in bands since his teens, teamed up with guitarist Adam Slack. In 2012,…