Guns N Roses

Guns N’ Roses

At seventeen, former choirboy William Bailey decided to change his last name to Rose, his dad’s last name. ‘Bailey’ belonged to his step-father. Picking up the Axl handle, as a tribute to some former bands, Rose headed for L.A., to connect with his friend Izzy Stradlin. They hooked up with Tracii Guns becoming the L.A….

Metallica Draws Blood
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Metallica Draws Blood

Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation has announced that more than 1,000 blood donations have been collected to date as part of a lifesaving partnership with the American Red Cross. The Red Cross x Metallica blood drives kicked off in select locations along the current U.S. leg of the “M72“ world tour. In the following weeks, Metallica fans turned…

A Day To Remember and Yellowcard Will Bring The “Maximum Fun Tour”
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A Day To Remember and Yellowcard Will Bring The “Maximum Fun Tour”

A Day To Remember (pictured above) and Yellowcard  have announced their “Maximum Fun Tour” of North America. The 36-city trek launches this September and runs through November. A Day To Remember’s blend of Pop-Punk, post-Hardcore, and Metalcore has generated nearly two billion streams worldwide and sales of three million-plus units. Formed in ’97, Yellowcard’s ’03 breakthrough “Ocean…

Steven Tyler’s “Dream On” Piano Auctioned

Steven Tyler’s “Dream On” Piano Auctioned

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler’s stage-played “Dream On” keyboard sells for $130,000 during the “Music Icons” auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC’s Times Square. Nearly 700 items were on the Julien’s Auctions block during the two-day event that concluded last Saturday (5/31). Other auction highlights include: Aerosmith’s Joe Perry stage-played and signed Gibson Les Paul – $58,500 Alex Lifeson (Rush) played…

Black Crowes
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Black Crowes

Some groups build a huge audience but once the hits stop, so do they. Others, like the Black Crowes, led by the Robinson brothers, Chris (vocals) and Rich (guitar/backing vocals), are able to establish a relationship with their audience that allows them to survive the down points in a typical Rock career. Having a reputation…

Blink 182 10 Best

Blink 182 10 Best

10. Dance With Me The music video serves as tribute to the Ramones, one of Blink 182’s favorite iconic bands.  The song was released in ’23 as the fourth single from their ninth album “One More Time…” It was written by the band -guitarist Tom DeLonge, bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker – along with…

New Tracks From The Haunted, Warmen, Fit For A King & Burton C. Bell

New Tracks From The Haunted, Warmen, Fit For A King & Burton C. Bell

Death To The Crown The Haunted: Death To The Crown “‘Death To The Crown’ is one of those songs that just came out of pure frustration,” noted The Haunted guitarist Ola Englund. “It’s about that feeling when you’re watching politicians or leaders treat real people like pawns in some kind of game. It’s not about any…

New Music Videos: Evanescence’s Amy Lee/Halsey, Halestorm & One More Satellite

New Music Videos: Evanescence’s Amy Lee/Halsey, Halestorm & One More Satellite

 Halsey and Amy Lee Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Halsey: Hand That Feeds The song is from the John Wick spin-off movie “Ballerina” (in theaters on June 6th). The film stars Ana de Armas as Eve, an assassin seeking revenge on the people who killed her family. Hand That Feeds Lzzy Hale Halestorm: Everest It;s the title track from the band’s sixth studio album…