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College friends, vocalist Cy Curnin and drummer Adam Woods decided to have a crack at starting a group. They placed an ad and recruited guitarist Jamie West-Oram, keyboardist Rupert Greenall and bassist Charlie Barret. They originally called themselves The Fix but found that there was already band using that moniker so they quickly added another…
Marilyn Manson will extend his “One Assassination Under God Tour” with U.S. shows this spring. The tour supports the 2024 album, “One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1,” featuring the songs “Sacrilegious,” “Raise The Red Flag” and “As Sick As The Secrets Within.” Raise The Red Flag As Sick As The Secrets Within Tour support will come from Australian Death-Pop duo VOWWS (unless…
Musicians respond to violence. Black Stone Cherry announce a foundation and Battle Beast present a new singer. Garbage 12/14 Garbage Speaks Out Garbage vocalist Shirley Manson addresses the attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Two gunmen open fire, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40. During a concert later in…
Garbage vocalist Shirley Manson addressed an attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. On Sunday, December 14th, two gunmen opened fire, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the attack an “act of evil antisemitism.” Garbage played a concert at Sydney Opera House hours after…
Def Leppard will embark on a world tour in 2026 but all the U.S. shows are part of a residency in Las Vegas. The February Vegas concerts will be at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Def Leppard have released a dozen albums to date. By their fourth album, “Hysteria,” the band had developed a distinctive…
Rob Reiner, director of the Rock band mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” and the sequel, “Spinal Tap Il: The End Continues,” died Sunday (12/14) with his wife Michelle at their Brentwood, CA home. According to police both suffered “lacerations consistent with a knife. Reportedly there was no sign of forced entry. Rob Reiner was 78 years…
With a touch of AC/DC, a dose of The Ramones and a shot of classic Stones, Jet is closest to The Pretenders. But they are far more than the collective sum of their influences. Guitarist/vocalist Nic Cester and his younger brother, drummer Chris, ceaselessly listened to their parent’s Rock records. Reacting negatively to early ’90s…
Evanescence performs at awards ceremony, Three Days Grace place third straight #1 and U2 are #2. Stone Temple Pilots 12/7 Broncos Rock Raiders, STP Rocks Everybody Stone Temple Pilots take the stage to perform a medley of “Plush,” “Vasoline,” “Big Empty,” “Interstate Love Song” and “Sex Type Thing” Thing” during halftime as the Las Vegas Raiders host the Denver Broncos. STP has original…
Creed got slammed by critics but rather than ignore them, the reviews took root. Creed’s third full-length release “Weathered” hit the streets in ’01. The symbolic title, as in “weathered the criticism,” should have been a warning – even for a group with a pretty incredible track record. To add insult to injury, the critics…
Filter will embark on a U.S. tour in this March with Finger Eleven. Recently Filter frontman Richard Patrick recorded the single “Blue Sky Mystery,” with Finger Eleven, for the band’s “Last Night On Earth” album, the group’s first studio album in a decade. Blue Sky Mystery Filter Tour Dates: Ticket Information March 5 – Wenatchee, WA @ Town Toyota CenterMarch 6 – Boise,…