Rock History

Bruce Dickinson‘s “The Mandrake Project” has arrived. It is the Iron Maiden frontman’s seventh solo album and his first since “Tyranny Of Souls“ in ’05. The lead single was “Afterglow Of Ragnarok.” “The Mandrake Project” Track Listing: 01. Afterglow Of Ragnarok02. Many Doors To Hell 03. Rain On The Graves 04. Resurrection Men 05. Fingers In The Wounds 06. Eternity Has Failed 07. Mistress Of Mercy 08. Face In The Mirror 09. Shadow Of The Gods 10. Sonata…

Elton John (pictured left) and Bernie Taupin (right) will receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on Wednesday, March 20th in Washington D.C. “Their careers stand out for the quality and broad appeal of their music and their influence on their fellow artists,” said Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress.  Metallica will be among the artists…

Puddle Of Mudd has issued the music video for “Cash & Cobain,” a track that was released as a single last September from the band’s “Ubiquitous” album.   “I totally dig the song,” stated frontman Wes Scantlin.  “The song covers a lot of different genres, which I think is pretty cool. It’s like we took all…

Sony Music reached a settlement on Friday (2/23) with New York Dolls singer David Johansen (pictured center) and other Rock musicians who sued to reclaim their copyrights from the label. Sony Music and the musicians, including John Lyon (of “Southside Johnny” & The Asbury Jukes) told a New York federal court that they had resolved their…

DJ Ashba (Sixx: A,M/Guns N’ Roses) recently legally changed his name to ‘Ashba’. Ashba’s real first name is Daren. His mother’s second marriage was to a man who had four kids already, and one was named Daren. To avoid confusion the guitarist became DJ. “I never chose to be called DJ, in fact it’s more…

In September, PJ Harvey will embark on her first North American tour since ’17. The tour is in support of last year’s “I Inside The Old Year Dying.” Harvey’s the tenth and most recent studio album was her first set of new material since ’16’s “The Hope Six Demolition Project.” In addition to the tour…

Sum 41 has shared the single, “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate“ from the band’s upcoming final album, “Heaven :x: Hell.” The video was filmed at the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, “I think that song does have the spirit of, say, (’01’s) ‘All Killer No Filler‘ and (’02’s] ‘Does This Look Infected?‘, but played by a band that’s been playing…

Orianthi has unfurled the music video for the Rock ballad “First Time Blues.” Guitar legend Joe Bonamassa is heard during the second solo section. “‘First Time Blues‘ is about that feeling of when you first feel brokenhearted,” shared Orianthi. “It doesn’t change throughout life if you really have the strength to love and be all-in every time. I’m guilty…

Blink-182 (pictured), The Killers, and Dave Matthews Band are set to headline the 2024 Oceans Calling Festival, September 27th-29th, in Ocean City, MD. The festival will present 40 acts across 3 stages including Cage The Elephant, The Offspring, Counting Crows, 311, Sublime (featuring Jakob Nowell) and Barenaked Ladies. Oceans Calling celebrates the return of renowned…