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After paying dues in several unsuccessful bands, Don Henley and Glenn Frey were asked to be part of Linda Ronstadt’s backing band for an up-coming tour. Also on board were the Flying Burrito Brothers guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner, who had been a member of Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band. Along the way…
On this day, thirty-four years ago… Pearl Jam play their first show. It’s at the Off-Ramp in Seattle. Here’s how it happened. Guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament were members of Seattle-based Grunge band Green River during the mid-1980s. In late 1987, Gossard and Ament were in Malfunkshun with vocalist Andrew Wood. They morphed into…
The surviving members of the Sex Pistols, sans John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), are getting back together for a pair of benefit gigs August 13th and 14th at London’s Bush Hall. Guitarist Steve Jones, bassist Glen Matlock and drummer Paul Cook will play the band’s debut album “Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols” with vocalist/tattoo…
Disturbed’s frontman David Draiman has received the joint Jerusalem Post and World Zionist Organization award for outstanding contributions in the fight against antisemitism. Draiman noted that he lost many of his colleagues and friends over his defense of the Jewish people. “The world can seem like a very, very dark place these days,” added Draiman in his acceptance speech on 6/3 in…
Godsmack’s “Truth” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart (dated June 1st). It’s the band’s 13th song to top the chart. The power ballad came about after frontman Sully Erna (pictured above) suffered a relationship betrayal that took a lot of processing to get through. The track is from “Lighting Up The Sky,” Godsmack’s eighth album…
Approximately 60 Rock songs have generated over a billion streams on Sportify. 10. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son The song became a ’60s anti-war anthem and a symbol of the counterculture’s opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war while expressing solidarity with the soldiers fighting it. 9. Black Sabbath: Paranoid With Tony Iommi’s machine-gun guitar…
“Blue Electric Light,” the twelfth studio album by Lenny Kravitz, is out. It is his first album since ’18’s “Raise Vibration.” Kravitz recorded the album in his studio in the Bahamas and played most of the instruments with contributions from frequent collaborator, guitarist Craig Ross. The lead single was “TK421.” “Blue Electric Light” Track Listing: ###
Nonpoint has delivered, “Underdog.” “Being the underdog doesn’t mean you’re defeated; it means you have more room to surprise everyone with your resilience and determination,” explained Nonpoint frontman Elias Soriano. The band is currently working on a full-length album – following the “Ruthless” (’21) and “Heartless” (’23) EPs. Their last full-length effort was “X” (’18). “So, for…
Halestorm has released “Live At Wembley,“ an 18-song set, and accompanying full concert video. It was recorded in London at the OVO Arena Wembley on December 9th, ’23. “We’ve been the same bandmates and best friends for over 20 years, so this moment was personal for us,” frontwoman Lzzy Hale stated. “What a gift to be able…
Richie Kotzen has premiered the music video for his single “Cheap Shots“. The track is part of Kotzen’s upcoming solo album. The audio version dropped two weeks ago. “I really never know how, when or where inspiration will strike for a song idea,” explained The Winery Dogs guitarist. “I never try to force anything because I know ultimately…