Paramore Record Store Day Ambassadors

Paramore Record Store Day Ambassadors

Paramore will be this year’s Record Store Day Ambassadors. Paramore (frontwoman Haley Williams pictured above) is an indie band after a 20-year tenure with Atlantic Records that concluded in ’23. Their last album for the label, “This Is Why,” won a Grammy as the first-ever female-fronted act to take home Best Rock Album honor. “Our…

Ozzy Osbourne

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

Ozzy Osbourne (pictured), Oasis, Foreigner, Jane’s Addiction, Peter Frampton and Lenny Kravitz have been nominated for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class Of 2024. It’s the first time Oasis, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Lenny Kravitz and Ozzy Osbourne have been nominated. Ozzy was inducted in ’06 as a member of Black Sabbath. Fans can vote for nominees daily through April 26th at Vote.rockhall.com. To…

New Years Day’s “Half Black Heart”

New Years Day’s “Half Black Heart”

New Years Day has issued “Half Black Heart,” the title track of the band’s upcoming fifth studio album, due on March 1st. “‘Half Black Heart’ is my anthem,” enthused vocalist Ash Costello (pictured). “Nobody is so flawless that they have the right to pass judgment on someone else’s flaws. We all exist as a mix of good and bad.”…

Metallica Wins “Pollstar Live!” Honor

Metallica Wins “Pollstar Live!” Honor

Metallica was awarded the “Rock Tour Of The Year” honor at the Pollstar Awards in a 2/7 ceremony held at the Wiltern Theater in L.A. Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich (pictured second from the left) attended. Metallica nailed the highest grossing concert of all time taking in $10.443 million on August 6th, ’23, at MetLife Stadium in…

R.E.M. Assembles For The First Time In 17 Years

R.E.M. Assembles For The First Time In 17 Years

R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe, bassist Mike Mills, guitarist Peter Buck and drummer Bill Berry, all appeared onstage together in Athens, GA on 2/8 for the first time since their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in ’07. Bandmembers, who did not perform, were attending am Athens, GA concert featuring actor Michael Shannon (frequent collaborator with…

The Week In Rock: February 4 – 9

The Week In Rock: February 4 – 9

2/4 Beartooth share a five-minute official documentary titled “Below The Surface.” In the film, Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo reflects his efforts to make a positive change in his life. 2/4 Guitarist Nita Strauss performs the U.S. national anthem prior to the “Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum” in L.A. 2/4 Paramore (pictured above) win the Best Rock Album honor for…

INKcarceration 2024 Is In July

INKcarceration 2024 Is In July

The annual  INKcarceration Festival, with dozens of bands and more than 115 tattoo artists. will be July 19th through 21st at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. The Line-Up: Tickets/Parking/Camping Info: Day 1 Lineup (July 19th ) Breaking Benjamin (pictured), The Offspring, Chevelle, Machine Head, Chimaira, Poison The Well, Bad Wolves, Biohazard, Veil Of Maya, Mushroomhead,…

Nita Strauss Tour Coming in March

Nita Strauss Tour Coming in March

Nita Strauss has announced a run of U.S. headline tour dates set for March. Strauss, a touring guitarist for Alice Copper and Demi Lovato, has established a successful solo career. Her latest album, “The Call Of The Void” debuted at #1 on the iTunes Rock chart. Tour Dates: Ticket Information: March 12 – Worcester, MA – The PalladiumMarch 13…

FFDP Moves “Afterlife” Deluxe Edition Release Date

FFDP Moves “Afterlife” Deluxe Edition Release Date

Five Finger Death Punch has pushed back the release date of the digital deluxe edition of “AfterLife,” the band’s ninth studio album which dropped in ’22, to April 5th from the previously announced February 9th. The deluxe package has “This Is The Way,” featuring late Rapper DMX. “Music is meant to be shared, and it starts…