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A bat landed on the left leg of The Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momsen while the band played “Witches Burn“ during a set at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville, Spain, on May 29th. Noticing audience members were pointing at Momsen’s leg she looked down and exclaimed, “There’s a fucking flying bat on my leg right now. Can someone…
A long-lost acoustic guitar used by the late John Lennon sold for $2.9 million at auction on Wednesday (5/29), becoming the highest grossing auctioned guitar in Beatles history. The 12-string guitar, used in the recording of The Beatles’ ’65 “Help!” album and film (notably on “You Got To Hide Your Love Away“) was found in an attic having not…
Hillhaven, a band comprised of members of Ice Nine Kills and From Ashes To New, have released a second single “The God You Think You Are.” The song “is a frontal assault on the manipulative narcissist,” the band stated. “It’s an aggressive, forward, unapologetic ego killer of a song.” The first single was “Damned To Dream.” “We’ve…
Heart has canceled a planned summer European tour so that singer Ann Wilson can recover from what is described as a “time-sensitive but routine medical procedure.” The minimum recovery time is six weeks. The European leg of the “Royal Flush” tour was scheduled to kick off next month and run through mid-July, with several festival appearances. “I’m okay! Please…
The official music video for Disturbed’s cover of “The Sound Of Silence” has officially topped a billion views on YouTube. “The Sound Of Silence,” originally appeared on Disturbed’s sixth studio album “Immortalized,” was uploaded to YouTube in ’15, and marks Disturbed’s first song to reach the milestone. Disturbed’s “The Sound Of Silence“ went to #1 on Billboard‘s Hard Rock and Mainstream Rock charts. Written by Paul…
The Offspring was joined by pop maven Ed Sheeran on stage during the band’s performance during Sunday’s BottleRock Napa Valley music festival. They performed a “Million Miles Away” from The Offspring’s ’00 album “Conspiracy Of One,” which the band hadn’t played live since ’16. “Ed told us that one of our records was his first CD that he ever bought…
Vixen has parted ways with singer Lorraine Lewis (pictured above), who joined the band in ’19 following the departure of founding member, Janet Gardner. In a statement via her social media Lewis noted that “the band has taken a different direction.” Vixen’s most commercially viable period was in the late-80s/early-90s with the albums “Vixen” (’88),”Rev It Up” (’90) which featured…
Getting to the top of any chart is difficult but staying there is even harder. The following is a list of songs that stayed at #1 for five weeks or more the on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock chart. Below the title and artist is the date the song reached #1. 5 Weeks: Unforgettable – Godsmack May…
Bruce Springsteen received the Ivors Academy fellowship Thursday (5/23) night in London. He is the first international songwriter, 27th person overall, to be inducted into the fellowship, which is the awards’ highest honor. Sir Paul McCartney led the induction ceremony joking that “unlike Bruce’s concerts” he would “keep this brief.” The Academy is one of…
Iron Butterfly founding member, organist, primary composer and lead vocalist Doug Ingle died on 5/24 at the age of 78. Ingle wrote, sang and played organ on the psychedelic Rock band’s best-known song – the 1968 classic “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.” Ingle was the last surviving member of Iron Butterfly’s classic “Vida-era” line-up. Following the release of Iron Butterfly’s debut album “Heavy,” the…