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Bruce Dickinson has announced an extensive North American solo tour in support of his current studio album, “The Mandrake Project.” It went to #3 on the U.K. Albums chart and #9 on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Album survey. “Last year we did a couple of sold-out U.S. West Coast dates before heading to South America and…
The Dead Daisies have issued “Crossroads,” the first single from their upcoming album “Lookin’ For Trouble,” a collection of Blues classics, scheduled for May 30th. Originally recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936, the song has become an integral part of the Blues lexicon. “When I first heard Blues, it was through the music of bands like Led…
Shinedown has scored the most #1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart (19). But there is more to the band than the chart toppers. The following is a list of their Top 10 songs. #10. Save Me – Us And Them (2005) “‘Save Me’ is a song about how people will take on everyone else’s…
When you get kicked out of a group called Snakepit Banana Farm you might want to reconsider your career options. And what could be going through your mind when you start a ’60s cover band called Trash? You might also have second thoughts about the music business when the guy who got you signed to…
Sleep Theory is #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated February 22nd) with “Stuck In My Head.” Sleep Theory formed in ’20 consisting of vocalist Cullen Moore, guitarist Daniel Pruitt, bassist Paolo Vergara, and drummer Ben Pruitt. “Stuck In My Head” is the Memphis four-piece’s third song to chart on Mainstream Rock following…
Asking Alexandria (pictured above) and From Ashes To New will embark on an eight-city run that kicks off on April 23rd at Buffalo Riverworks in Buffalo and wraps up in Tampa at The Ritz Ybor on May 14th. Asking Alexandria has released eight albums with the most recent being “Where Do We Go From Here?,”…
On this day… Nirvana won the Best International Newcomer category at the 13th annual BRIT Awards in London. Though the recognition was undoubtably appreciated, it appeared the BRIT Awards were a bit late to the party since Nirvana wasn’t exactly new… even in the U.K. “Nevermind,” Nirvana’s breakthrough album, dropped in ’91 with the band…
“Becoming Led Zeppelin” had a record-breaking performance for its first weekend at the box office with a $3 million IMAX debut across 16 countries and territories. The film’s $2.6 million domestic start ($7,000 per-screen average) is the biggest opening weekend ever for an IMAX-exclusive music release, Produced by Sony Pictures Classics, the documentary was released exclusively in IMAX last Friday…
Having already reached the top of the Billboard Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, Linkin Park has scored its 12th #1 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay survey (dated February 15th) with “‘Heavy Is The Crown.” The track is the second #1 from Linkin Park’s eighth studio album, “From Zero.” “The Emptiness Machine” was the first. “Heavy Is The…
Marking the 40th anniversary of Accept’s “Balls To The Wall” album, the band’s founding member and former frontman Udo Dirkschneider has reimaged tracks from the album set to be released on February 28th, A featured track is the recently released “Winter Dreams” with German Metal Queen Doro Pesch. “Doro and I have spent so many years together in the…