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The surviving members of the Grateful Dead have honored Bill Walton, the NBA Hall of Famer and Deadhead who died on Monday from cancer at 71. Dead & Company, a Grateful Dead offshoot, posted a statement on social media, writing, “Bill was an irreplaceable force and spirit in our family. He loved this band and…
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…
Sevendust will return to the road this September to celebrate the 21st anniversary of their “Seasons” album. The fourth album in the band’s catalog spawned the enormously popular “Enemy“ with “Face To Face” becoming a concert staple. “Seasons” was the band’s final album with TVT Records and was dedicated to the memory to both Dave Williams (Drowning Pool’s original…
On this day,,, “Gimme Danger,” an Iggy Pop & The Stooges documentary, made its official premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Director Jim Jarmusch called the film a “love letter to possibly the greatest band in Rock n’ Roll history.” Jarmusch worked on the documentary, which mixed archival photos, footage and band member interviews. for…
Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) played the first of four shows Friday fronting Skid Row. She replaced Erik Grönwall who quit the band to focus on his health. When the pairing of Hale and Skid Row was announced last month, the Halestorm frontwoman took to Instagram. “I started listening to Skid Row when I was a teenager growing up…
On this day… R.E.M.’s seventh album, “Out Of Time” was #1 on the Billboard 200. The album had the songs “Losing My Religion” and “Shiny Happy People.” The melodic idea for “Losing My Religion” originated when guitarist Peter Buck experimented with a mandolin while watching a baseball game. Singer Michael Stipe wrote the lyrics about what…
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has released the “Blues-oriented” album, “Orgy Of The Damned.” The effort has notable guest vocalists (see the track list below). The lead single was a cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor,” featuring vocals by AC/DC’s Brian Johnson with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on the harmonica. “It was one of the first songs I learned in my very first band,” shared…
Nothing More will release their seventh album, “Carnal,” on June 28th. The album contains the newly released “Angel Song,” featuring Disturbed’s David Draiman. “The power of the track is undeniable,” enthused Draiman. “I’ve been a fan of the band since the very beginning.” “‘Angel Song‘ is the haunting sound of our past selves melting into a…
Former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach has released his fifth solo album, “Child Within The Man;” The set features “What Do I Got To Lose?” and “Everybody Bleeds.”. According to Bach, it is “an album more than 10 years in the making.” His last solo effort was a decade ago. “If you like the records…