The Week In Rock: March 30th – April 5th

The Week In Rock: March 30th – April 5th

3/31 Concert Executive Order Signed President Donald Trump, with Kid Rock in attendance, signs an executive order that takes aim at ticket scalpers using “bots and other means to acquire large quantities of face-value tickets” and reselling them at “an enormous markup on the secondary market.”  4/1 Can Neil Young Return? Canadian-born Neil Young, a Trump critic, is…

“Master Of Puppets” Surpasses A Billion Streams

“Master Of Puppets” Surpasses A Billion Streams

“We’re psyched to share that ‘Master Of Puppets’ has just made its way into Spotify’s Billions Club,” Metallica announced (on 4/4). The title track from Metallica’s third album, released in ’86. joins the band’s “Nothing Else Matters” and “Enter Sandman” in the Billions Club, a playlist launched in ’20 with songs that surpassed one billion streams on the…

Smith/Kotzen’s “Black Light/White Noise” Arrives

Smith/Kotzen’s “Black Light/White Noise” Arrives

Guitarists Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs) have rolled out “Black Light/White Noise,” featuring the lead single “White Noise.” “The song is about the rise of social media, how people get addicted to it, the power of it and how we get bombarded with it 24/7,” explained Smith. According to Kotzen the song originated…

Dave Navarro Gets Married,,, For a Fourth Time

Dave Navarro Gets Married,,, For a Fourth Time

Jane’s Addiction guitarist married his longtime girlfriend – actress/fashion designer Vanessa DuBasso in an intimate ceremony on Saturday (3/29) at a secluded coastal Scottish castle. The couple hosted a multi-day celebration featuring “a forest ceremony, dungeon dancing and a bonfire on the beach.” “We wanted our wedding to feel like a dream,” said Navarro. It’s the 57-year-old guitarist’s…