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Papa Roach‘s “Last Resort“ has joined Spotify’s “Billions Club.” “I feel that that song is a lifeline to a lot of people,” shared frontman Jacoby Shaddix. “I’ve met thousands of kids over the years that have told us, ‘Yo, that song saved my life. That song was there for me in my darkest hour’.” “Last Resort” originally appeared on…
This seems like stretch… but the Texas Rangers saw their season turn around when they started playing Creed in the clubhouse prior to games. The Rangers sat at 38-33 at the summer’s All-Star break, then they started playing Creed, ending the season with a 90-72 record, tying the American League West division rivals Houston Astros. Listening…
On the 10/6 edition of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Paramore’s Haley Williams talked about the physical impact of her long-term headbang to songs during concerts. The vocalist had to undergo physical therapy to reduce neck pain due to her eroding cervical vertebrae. The band is selling a shirt that shows Williams’ neck X-rays….
Corey Taylor has scored his second solo #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, with “Beyond.” The track is from Taylor’s sophomore solo studio album, “CMF2″ which was produced by Jay Ruston. He also worked on ’20’s “CMFT.” “We’re not afraid to tell each other if it’s a good idea, or also a bad one; we have that…
Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and fined Monday after pleading no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer during his ‘19 concert in New Hampshire. Manson was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter with the videographer during a concert in Gilford, NH. Prosecutors agreed…
“The Surface,” Beartooth’s fifth studio effort, will arrive October 13th. The set features the track “The Better Me,” a collaboration with Country Rock’s Hardy. The accompanying video has frontman Caleb Shomo and Hardy performing the track in a studio, driving and playing golf. On social media fans liked that the song was positive and…
Guitarist/singer Ayron Jones has the #1 song on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart (dated 9/16) with the power ballad “Blood In The Water.” The track is from “Chronicles Of The Kid.” Jones’ fourth album dropped earlier this year.
Hootie & The Blowfish’s “Cracked Rear View,” released in ’94, was the #3 best-selling debut album of all time, behind Whitney Houston’s self-titled effort and Meatloaf’s “Bat Out Of Hell.” Second and third albums, “Fairweather Johnson” (pictured) and “Musical Chairs,” while not reaching their debut’s rarified heights, still did exceptionally well. Like “Cracked Rear…
Måneskin’s “THE LONELIEST” took the Best Rock honor at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (on 9/12) beating out the Foo Fighters (“The Teacher”), Linkin Park (“Lost” – original version), Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Tippa My Tongue”), Metallica (“Lux Æterna) and Muse (“You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”).
Remembered in the U.S. for the song “Epic,” and a couple other tracks, Faith No More managed to build a large following internationally. In ’81, a group of Bay Area musicians came together as Faith No Man. Two years later the group had only two original members, drummer Mike “Puffy” Bordin and bassist Billy Gould….