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Gin Blossoms
It’s not unusual for a group to toss a member prior to the recording of their debut album. Whether it’s due to a lack of talent, personality conflict, drug abuse or an aversion to touring, line-up changes are fairly common. What is unusual in the Gin Blossom’s case is the one bounced, guitarist Doug Hopkins,…
What Happened in 2022: October
6th – The estate of Joey Ramone (The Ramones) sells a stake of the Punk legend’s music publishing rights to Primary Wave Music for $10 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal includes non-exclusive rights to license the frontman’s name and likeness, as well as income from songs across the band’s repertoire of music. …
Queens Of The Stone Age (QOTSA)
Following the ’95 demise of his band Kyuss, Homme began recording with a number of Seattle based musicians including Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron and Dinosaur Jr.’s Mike Johnson. This loose collection released a number of EPs as Gamma Ray. Homme then reunited with ex-Kyuss drummer Alfredo Hernandez in ’98 for the Queens Of The Stone Age’s…
The Black Keys Drop Management
The Black Keys have dropped managers Irving Azoff and Steve Moir (called an “amicable parting”) following the highly publicized cancelation of the band’s 31-date North American arena tour that was scheduled to begin this fall. The trek was cancelled over Memorial Day weekend, thought due to low ticket sales. Then the band announced that they had…
Dragonforce: New Album & Song
Dragonforce have unleashed the official music video for “Burning Heart”. The track is from the band’s new album, “Warp Speed Warriors.” “‘Burning Heart’ is another epic anthem with our signature sound with 10 guitar solos!,” said guitarist Herman Li. “Warp Speed Warriors,” Dragonforce’s ninth album, is the first album with bassist Alicia Vigil following the departure of…
2023 Hall of Fame Inductee: R.E.M.
R.E.M. got together in the spring of ’80. Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass), Bill Berry (drums) and Michael Stipe (vocals) were students at the University of Georgia but weren’t real interested in their education. Their first gig was in a rundown church that had been converted into apartments. Shortly thereafter, they were playing clubs,…