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Guns N’ Roses’ “Greatest Hits” has now logged 700 weeks on the Billboard 200. The singles compilation was released in 2004. GN’R’s “Greatest Hits” peaked at #3 on the Billboard chart and has bounced in and out (mostly ‘in’) on the survey over the past twenty years. The set includes “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “Welcome To The…
Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has released the video for “Future Of Youth,“ a track on his fifth and current album “Child Within The Man.” The song features guitarist Orianthi (pictured) and the Las Vegas Academy Of The Arts Choir. “I fell in love with singing in my own church choir many, many years ago,” offered Bach. “It has always been…
On this day… Police nabbed 40 accused petty criminals in a sting operation that involved Ozzy Osbourne. Without Ozzy’s prior knowledge, police invited people with outstanding warrants to a fake pre-show party that promised free tickets to Ozzy’s Fargo, ND concert. Sheriff Paul Laney launched the sting operation. Ozzy insisted Laney apologize for using his name to secure…
Linkin Park has released the official music video for “Over Each Other”. The clip was directed by Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn, who has led the filming of a handful of the band’s videos, including “The Emptiness Machine.” The “Over Each Other” is the third single from the band’s upcoming eighth album, “From Zero, due on November 15th. The first two singles were…
On this day… 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 Mother Love Bone….
Monster Magnet has been forced to cancel the remaining dates of their 35th-anniversary European tour due to band leader Dave Wyndorf’s illness. “It is with regret that I have to announce cutting this tour short by 10 shows,” said the guitarist/vocalist in a statement. “I started the tour off with a mild cold that worsened to the…
Three Days Grace have announced the return of original frontman Adam Gontier (pictured). He will share lead vocals with Matt Walst, who has fronted Three Days Grace for over decade. “I feel like it’s been seamless, better than we were expecting,” stated Gontier. “It’s like we got back in a room together and picked up where we left off. We…
Grand Funk Railroad were just a bunch of Michigan wannabes when Terry Knight took over as their manager. Knight had a less than stellar career as a solo artist when he realized, correctly, that there was more money in managing Rock acts than being in one. He landed a client when a couple of guys…
On this day… Jim Morrison landed on the cover of Rolling Stone. “He’s hot, he’s sexy, and he’s dead,” screamed the headline. The accompanying article chronicled the renewed interest in the singer, who died a decade earlier, and his band. “The Doors Greatest Hits” was awarded a platinum album (1,000,000 units shipped) the next day. From…
The Offspring: Come To Brazil The track is off the band’s “Supercharged” album, due out October 11th. “Every time we announce any shows, we get comments from our Brazilian fans saying ‘Come to Brazil!’ which we love! Brazil really does go off,” explained singer Bryan “Dexter” Holland. “It has enthusiasm, passion and is an amazing place to play!”…