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Bringing their concert career to a close Ozzy Osbourne and his fellow Black Sabbath bandmates led a farewell concert at Villa Park (on 7/5), in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, U.K. Over 40,000 were in attendance. Proceeds will be donated to three charities – Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Cure Parkinson’s, and Midlands-based Acorns Children’s Hospice. In…
Young’s solo work has encompassed Country, Big Band Rock, and retro-Rock. His biggest commercial successes include the acoustic-Country influenced “After The Gold Rush” (’70)) and “Harvest” (’72), featuring hits “Heart Of Gold” and “Old Man.” All this is fine… but Young Rocks. This list features studio versions but since a major portion of Young’s career…
Over the course of their career Green Day has been called Punk Rock (bit of a stretch), Pop Punk (little closer), Alt. Rock and Power Pop. These songs clearly encapsulate the band’s musical and lyrical ethos. #10. Longview The band’s debut single was on their third studio album, “Dookie” (1994). The song, named after the city…
Marilyn Manson gets canceled, Oasis fan gets booted and Alice Cooper to be inducted, That’s what happened in Rock… Marilyn Manson 6/29 Marilyn Manson Canceled The opening concert of Marilyn Manson’s U.K. tour – scheduled for October 29th in Brighton, England – is canceled following an online campaign by No Stage For Abusers and MP (Member of Parliament)…
Just days after releasing a cover of Minor Threat’s “I Don’t Wanna Hear It,” Foo Fighters continue to mark the 30th anniversary of the band’s self-titled 1995 debut album with “Today’s Song.” Today’s Song “We’ve had moments of unbridled joy, and moments of devastating heartbreak,” wrote frontman Dave Grohl in a post. ” Moments of beautiful…
Vicious Rumors Crack The Sky Vicious Rumors: Crack The Sky In Half The track is from the band’s upcoming album, “The Devil’s Asylum,” which will arrive on August 29th. Founding guitarist Geoff Thorpe states: “‘Crack The Sky’ is a veritable anthem about never giving up and enjoying life to the full.” “The Devil’s Asylum” will be the band’s fourteenth studio…
For a time, the mightiest Blues shouter in the U.K. was a teenage Steve Winwood, the singer for the Spencer Davis Group (“Gimme Some Lovin’“). He also played organ, piano and guitar. When the Spencer Davis Group’s limited scope became too confining Winwood served notice. Eric Clapton and Winwood talked about forming a group but…
Evanescence has achieved its first-ever #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 7/5) with “Afterlife,” which is featured in the Netflix series “Devil May Cry.” This rise to the top ends a 22-year wait for a #1 hit, the longest in chart history, Evanescence first reached the survey when “Bring Me To Life” (featuring Paul McCoy) peaked…
One More Satellite, featuring guitarist Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) and U.K.-based vocalist/ lyricist Pete Shoulder, have released the official “live acoustic” video for their first single, “Paper Over The Cracks.” “What started out as an instrumental album, quickly changed soon after Pete and I chatted,” recalled DeLeo. “He was going to sing on a song or two,…
Having previously released the single “Why,” featuring Disturbed frontman David Draiman, Plush has delivered the track’s official music video. It was co-written and co-produced by Plush singer Moriah Formica and Draiman, along with Johnny K. “We live in challenging times,” stated Formica. “That reality has often left me feeling deeply empty and hopeless. ‘Why’ is a song that conveys that sentiment.”…