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On this day… Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ninth album, “Stadium Arcadium,” dropped. It became the band’s first #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The set was first released in Germany (May 9th in the U.S.). It produced five singles Including “Dani California,” which spent fourteen weeks at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, and “Snow…
It’s rare a musician gets bounced from a major group like Metallica for drug abuse and being difficult (the former usually causes the latter) and starts a successful group. Launched in ’83, following guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine’s stint with Metallica, Megadeth’s debut “Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good” dropped less than two years later….
1st – Testament officially confirms that drummer Dave Lombardo has rejoined the band following the departure of Gene Hoglan. Lombardo’s first stint with the band was very brief (1998-1999) but he performed on ‘99’s “The Gathering,” an album many consider to be among Testament’s best. 3rd – Maxx Rinkus, a sophomore at Clear Springs High School…
“The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons,” the sixth studio album by The Hives, has arrived via the band’s Disques Hives label. It’s the first studio release in over 11 years – since 2012’s “Lex Hives.” The album was recorded in a studio owned by ABBA’s Benny Anderson in Stockholm. The Hives mainstream success came with the release…
On this day… “Pam & Tommy,” a limited series about Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee and “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson’s infamous leaked sex tape, debuted on Hulu. Seth Rogen also appeared as the man who stole the tape. The mini-series depicted the couple’s turbulent 3-year marriage with particular emphasis on the theft and illegal distribution of a sex tape the couple…
On this day… The Smashing Pumpkins announce via Instagram that they are conducting an open audition for a new guitarist following the departure of Jeff Schroeder, after sixteen years with the Pumpkins. Applicants are told to submit a tape and resume. Four months later, after receiving over 10,000 applications, The Pumpkins announced the selection of…