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Ghost and Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson perform Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” at the Polar Music Prize. The ceremony honoring Queen was held at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm (on 5/27). Also performing at the gala were Adam Lambert, who has been touring for the past decade-plus with Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor (Queen + Adam Lambert) as well as Miriam Bryant, and former Skid Row singer Erik Grönwall….
If Donald Trump wanted a war with Rock, he’s got it. After severely criticizing and even threatening to investigate Bruce Springsteen and U2’s Bono, Trump caught the ire of Tom Morello, Rage Against The Machine guitarist and solo performer, during Sunday’s (5/26) Boston Calling 2025 music festival. Amid ‘F-k Trump’ buttons and ‘F-k ICE’ messages,…
After taking a two-year hiatus, the American Music Awards returned Sunday (5/26) Th pop-oriented event did have three Rock related categories, Linkin Park took the Favorite Rock Song honor with “The Emptiness Machine.” They beat out Green Day’s “Dilemma,” among others. Last year, “The Emptiness Machine” went to #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock charts. The song was the…
David Bowie must be the patron saint of comebacks. When Mott The Hoople was ready to call it quits Bowie, a major fan, gave them “All The Young Dudes” which became their biggest hit. The Stooges, shattered by the Rock n’ Roll lifestyle, were revived with Bowie’s help and he brought them further than they’d…
Here is a list of significant Rock albums scheduled to be released in the coming weeks. The month’s releases include and All-Star tribute, a classic album’s deluxe edition, two bands on very different trajectories presenting their fourth albums and a band offering their ninth studio set. 6/6 Turnstile: Never Enough Their fourth album was recorded…
5/18 Springsteen Cover Band Gets Cancelled No Surrender, a Bruce Springsteen cover band, were booked for a May 30th show at Riv’s Toms River Hub in Toms River, NJ. But then the venue owner changed his mind after the real Springsteen openly criticized Donald Trump. Tony Rivoli, who owns Riv’s, texted the band’s frontman, Brad Hobicorn…
U2 received Fellowship of the Ivors Academy held Thursday (5/22) night at London’s Grosvenor House. Frontman Bono took the opportunity to call for and end of the war between Hamas and Isreal. “Hamas release the hostages. Stop the war. Israel be released from Benjamin Netanyahu and far-right fundamentalists that twist your sacred texts. All of…
No Surrender, a Bruce Springsteen cover band, were booked for a May 30th show at Riv’s Toms River Hub in Toms River, NJ. But then the venue owner changed his mind after the real Springsteen openly criticized Donald Trump. Tony Rivoli, who owns Riv’s, texted the band’s frontman, Brad Hobicorn, last Sunday saying the show was…
They arrived during the Cold War and in the U.S., shortly after President Kennedy’s assassination. They were irreverent and fun. Just what the U.S. and the world, needed to pull itself out of the doldrums. It didn’t hurt that they were exceptionally talented. But what often got lost was their discipline and hard work ethic….
Guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt started their first band when they were fourteen, eventually becoming Green Day. After a couple albums for indie labels and the arrival of drummer Tre Cool (Frank Wright III) Green Day was signed by Reprise. Their first effort for the label was “Dookie.” The album earned heavy…