Rock News Review: April 2024

Rock News Review: April 2024

4/1 It’s “Punk Rock Day” in Las Vegas in celebration of The Punk Rock Museum’s first anniversary. The Museum is “the world’s most comprehensive attraction dedicated to the music, the culture and the absurdity of Punk Rock.”  4/1 Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), Greta Van Fleet, R.E.M, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder and Jon Bon Jovi are among the…

Rock News Review:  March 2024

Rock News Review: March 2024

3/1 “Half Black Heart,” the fifth album from New Years Day, drops. The album features the previously released tracks “Half Black Heart,” “Vampyre,” “Hurts Like Hell,” “Secrets” and “I Still Believe.” 3/1 Bruce Dickinson‘s “The Mandrake Project” arrives. It is the Iron Maiden frontman’s seventh solo album and his first since “Tyranny Of Souls“ in ’05. 3/1 Mercyful Fate bassist Becky Baldwin takes to social…

Soundgarden Members Perform At Children’s Benefit

Soundgarden Members Perform At Children’s Benefit

Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd performed under the anagram alias Nudedragons, for a special (12/14) performance in Seattle at the 13th annual SMooCH (Seattle Musicians for Children’s Hospital) concert benefiting Seattle Children’s Hospital’s uncompensated care fund. They were joined at the Nordstrom-backed benefit by singer-songwriter Shaina Shepherd and Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, among others. Featured Songs: Hunted Down (with Shaina…

Metallica’s “Helping Hands” Performance

Metallica’s “Helping Hands” Performance

Metalica’s fourth “Helping Hands Concert & Auction“ Friday night (12/13) at YouTube Theater featured the band playing acoustic and electric sets. Acoustic Set List: 01. Low Man’s Lyric (see clip below)02. Helpless (Diamond Head cover) 03. Away From Home (Bachman-Turner Overdrive cover)04. If Darkness Had A Son 05. Nothing Else Matters Electric Set List: 06. Orion07. The Shortest Straw08. Until It Sleeps09. Screaming Suicide10. The Unforgiven II (see clip below)11. Fuel (see…

The Week In Rock – December 7th – December 14th

The Week In Rock – December 7th – December 14th

12/7 Ex-GN’R Drummer Is A Grand Marshal Matt Sorum is a celebrity grand marshal of the 32nd annual Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade. This event lights up downtown Palm Springs. Sorum, a Palm Springs resident, was in GN’R from 1990–1997 where he recorded three albums (“Use Your Illusion I & II” and “The Spaghetti Incident?”) and…

Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones And Metallica In Pollstar’s Annual Top 10

Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones And Metallica In Pollstar’s Annual Top 10

Classic Rock acts performers are on this year’s Pollstar survey of the top touring acts. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band land at #5 on the tally grossing $251-million) with the Rolling Stones checking in at #6 earning $235-million – all from the “Hackney Diamonds” U.S. trek giving the Stones the top grossing North American tour….

Linkin Park Receive Billboard Awards

Linkin Park Receive Billboard Awards

Linkin Park received the Top Rock Duo/Group and Top Hard Rock Artist awards at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. The group performed “The Emptiness Machine” for the (12/12) show while on tour in Brazil. The song, a former #1 on Mainstream Rock, is from the band’s highly successful comeback album “From Zero,” their eighth full-length…

2025 Metal Hall Of Fame Inductees

2025 Metal Hall Of Fame Inductees

The annual Metal Hall Of Fame charity gala will take place Wednesday, January 22rd at the Grand Theater in Anaheim, CA, with tastings presented by Ghost Tequila. Pre-party (at the Anaheim House Of Blues): 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.Induction ceremony: 8:00 p.m. Ticket Information 2025 List of Inductees Includes:  “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott – pictured above (Pantera): 20th-anniversary of life…