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Oceans Calling Festival In September

Blink-182 (pictured), The Killers, and Dave Matthews Band are set to headline the 2024 Oceans Calling Festival, September 27th-29th, in Ocean City, MD. The festival will present 40 acts across 3 stages including Cage The Elephant, The Offspring, Counting Crows, 311, Sublime (featuring Jakob Nowell) and Barenaked Ladies. Oceans Calling celebrates the return of renowned…

Avenged Sevenfold’s Interactive Concert Has Arrived

Avenged Sevenfold’s Interactive Concert Has Arrived

Avenged Sevenfold’s immersive interactive concert, created in collaboration with AmazeVR, has been released on Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest.  Frontman M. Shadows said the experience is “a cross between a music video, live concert and first-person video game.” AmazeVR’s Avenged Sevenfold’s concert experience has viewers donning ski goggle-like VR headsets to watch the band’s performance, which was filmed…

U2’s Tribute To A Russian Dissident

U2’s Tribute To A Russian Dissident

U2 paid tribute to Russian opposition leader Alexei during the band’s residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Navalny was imprisoned in a Russian penal colony where he died suddenly on 2/16, Navalny was detained by Russian authorities on what are widely regarded as fabricated charges of corruption intended to silence his criticism of Putin….

New Music Recap: Pearl Jam, Sophie Lloyd, Kittie, Dandy Warhols, Snarls & Alien Ant Farm

New Music Recap: Pearl Jam, Sophie Lloyd, Kittie, Dandy Warhols, Snarls & Alien Ant Farm

Pearl Jam: Dark Matter “Dark Matter” is the title track from the band’s 12th album. “There’s the melody and energy of the first couple of records,” explained PJ guitarist Mike McCready. “(Producer Andrew Watt) pushed us to play as hard and melodic and thoughtful as we’ve done in a long time.” Sophie Lloyd: Let It…

Daughtry Gets First #1

Daughtry Gets First #1

Daughtry’s “Artificial” is #1 Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 2/17). The band has had eight entries in seventeen years but this is their first to top the survey. Prior to “Artificial,” currently a standalone single, Daughtry’s highest ranking song on Mainstream Rock Airplay was #4 with “Heavy Is The Crown” in ’21. Following Chris…

The Offspring To Take Over Punk Rock Museum

The Offspring To Take Over Punk Rock Museum

The Offspring will celebrate the 30th anniversary of classic “Smash” album with a takeover of The Punk Rock Museum in Vegas, April 12th-14th. There will be a pop-up exhibit of never-before-seen “Smash“-era memorabilia, including photos of the band. Bandmembers will be participating in a variety of events throughout the weekend with guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman serving as an official tour guide…

Dragonforce Cover Taylor Swift

Dragonforce Cover Taylor Swift

Dragonforce has unveiled an official video for their Taylor Swift cover, “Wildest Dreams (Dragonforce’s Version).” It’ll be a bonus track on select editions of the band’s upcoming album, “Warp Speed Warriors,“ due out on March 15th. “After four years of creative incubation, we are beyond excited to release what we believe to be our most ambitious and grandiose record yet,”…

Sleep Token Begin A “New Era” On RCA

Sleep Token Begin A “New Era” On RCA

Sleep Token have signed with RCA Records. They announced their association with the label on Valentine’s Day.   Led by vocalist Vessel, the band said the RCA signing represents a “new era,” but didn’t spell out what that means. Sleep Token’s third and most recent album, “Take Me Back To Eden,” released last year, was on…

Sophie Lloyd Partners With Black Stone Cherry Frontman For New Single

Sophie Lloyd Partners With Black Stone Cherry Frontman For New Single

Guitarist Sophie Lloyd has shared a music video for her single “Let It Hurt.” The track, which is on Lloyd’s first full-length album “Imposter Syndrome,“ features Black Stone Cherry frontman Chris Robertson. “‘Let It Hurt‘ is one of my favorite songs on the album,” stated Lloyd. “We knew we wanted a really powerful Blues/Rock vocalist on this song and Chris Robertson just…