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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…
On this day… Foo Fighters headlined the first concert at Madison Square Garden in over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Comedian Dave Chappelle joined the band for a version of Radiohead’s “Creep.” Many audience members were masked as they entered what would become New York’s largest indoor concert since March ’20. A small group…
GWAR will embark on “The Stoned Age Tour” this fall in support of their fifteenth studio album “The New Dark Ages,” which was released in ’22. The album, accompanied by the comic book “Gwar in the Duoverse of Absurdity,” was the band’s last album to feature guitarist Pustulus Maximus (Brent Purgason) who left after eleven years with the band….
Guitarist John 5 has released the instrumental “A Hollywood Story.” The accompanying video contains pictures from John 5’s music journey along with performance clips. “‘A Hollywood Story‘ is a look back on my career and how lucky I am to have had the experiences that I’ve had” noted the Mötley Crüe guitarist, who has also worked with Marilyn…
Peter Frampton received the annual Les Paul Spirit Award on Sunday (6/9) during a private event at the Gibson Garage in Nashville. Following stints with The Herd and Humble Pie, Frampton released his breakthrough fifth solo album “Frampton Comes Alive.” The ’76 set spawned several hits (“Show Me The Way,” “Baby, I Love Your Way” “Do…
Simone Simon – In Love We Rust The ballad is the second single from the Epica singer’s debut solo album “Vermillion,” which is due August 23rd. The lead single was “Aeterna.” Smile Empty Soul – Savior The track, from their upcoming EP, “Swan Song, addresses the challenging state of contemporary society. “I feel like people have…
In advance of their joint summer tour, Halestorm and I Prevail have shared “Can U See Me In The Dark?“ “We’re excited to finally have a song come out,” stated I Prevail’s Eric Vanlerberghe (pictured with band). “It was a fun challenge to blend the Halestorm and I Prevail sounds together. I feel we found a very…
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…
The surviving members of the Sex Pistols, sans John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), are getting back together for a pair of benefit gigs August 13th and 14th at London’s Bush Hall. Guitarist Steve Jones, bassist Glen Matlock and drummer Paul Cook will play the band’s debut album “Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols” with vocalist/tattoo…