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Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock (Brian Binzer) died at his home in L.A. on Monday (6/25) at the age of 49. The cause of death was determined to be an accidental drug overdose. Crazy Town is best known for their ’99 ballad single “Butterfly,” which went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band’s debut album,…
Delain will embark on a North American headlining tour with Xandria early next year. While Delain is going to play fan favorites, they will also be promoting their latest album “Dark Waters” (pictured). Xandria are touring in support of their latest set, “The Wonders Still Awaiting.” “After such a warm welcome and meeting so many amazing…
Ghost’s’ “Rite Here Rite Now,” screened from June 20th through 23rd, is the highest-grossing Hard Rock cinema event ever in North America. “Having wanted to make a movie for most of my life, I was overwhelmed to see the interest our fans showed in the film before it was even released,” said Ghost frontman Tobias Forge….
“Never criticize or make a joke at Taylor Swift’s expense,” should be a showbiz axiom. Violate that rule and you will suffer mightily. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl (pictured above) found that out over the weekend in London where both the Foos and Swift were performing. Swift is currently on her hugely successful “Eras Tour.”…
1999: Eric Clapton auctioned 100 guitars including ‘Brownie’, used to record “Layla,” raising $5 million for the Crossroads Center, a drug rehab clinic Clapton founded. 2004: One of Clapton’s prize guitars, “Blackie,” a black-and-white Fender Stratocaster, was sold for $959,500 at an auction that raised more than $7.4 million also for the Crossroads Centre. “Lenny,”…
Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven” is one of the most iconic songs in Rock. Flush with classic riffs, it was not too surprising a dispute over the origins of a portion of the song would occur – especially since guitarist Jimmy Page had a notorious reputation for lifting riffs from other musicians. On this day…
Rosa Laricchiuta made her debut with Vixen on Friday (6/21) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. She was recruited following the recent departure of Lorraine Lewis. “The band has taken a different direction,” Lewis stated last month, concluding a five-year run with Vixen. A day later, the band announced it had found a replacement lead…
Featuring Glenn Frey’s “The Heat Is On,” the “Beverly Hills Cop” soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 for two weeks. Frey was the only Rock-oriented performer on the soundtrack which included Patti LaBelle (“New Attitude:), Pointer Sisters (“Neutron Dance”) and Harold Faltermeyer (“Axel F”). It won a Grammy Award in ’86 for Best Score Soundtrack for…
On this day… Dolly Parton’s single, “Bygones,” featuring Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford (pictured) with Mötley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx and John 5, debuted at #1 on the Mediabase Classic Rock Songs chart. After being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the previous year, the Country-legend vowed to record a Rock album. “Rockstar,” a collaborative project with a…
Alt. Rock’s Soul Coughing — Mike Doughty, Mark Degli Antoni, Sebastian Steinberg, and Yuval Gabay — have reunited for a U.S. tour later this year. “We said it would never happen,” wrote Doughty on Instagram. The group released three albums (“Ruby Vroom,” “Irresistible Bliss” and “El Oso”) between their ‘92 formation and the ’00 break-up. Presale…