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By 1987, Punk was over a decade old – a lifetime in pop culture. Funny thing, the same conditions and sense of desperation that initially sparked the movement still existed. In a blue-collar California backwater (Albany) guitarist/vocalist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt Freeman (aka Matt McCall) started the short-lived Operation Ivy. When that group bit…
Following stints in Femme Fatale and the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens, and being ranked #1 on Guitar World’s list of “10 Female Guitar Players You Should Know,” Nita Strauss landed a 2014 gig as the official in-house guitarist for the L.A. KISS, the arena football team owned by KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. Months later, Alice…
While still in high school, M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), Johnny Christ (bass) and Jimmy Sullivan (drums) – known as The Reverend – shortened to The Rev – founded Avenged Sevenfold. The group developed a Metal/Punk hybrid that got them signed by indie label, Hopeless. Their ‘01 debut “Sounding the Seventh Trumpet…
Four albums into their career, Warlock began work on what was planned to the be their follow-up to “Triumph And Agony,” which was their highest Billboard charting album, peaking at #80. The band disintegrated during the ’89 album “Force Majeure” becoming Doro’s solo debut. A year later, her self-titled sophomore set dropped. The album however failed to ignite the U.S….
Three Red Hot Chili Peppers songs have generated over one-billion streams on Spotify. They are: Under The Bridge – 1.235 billion streams (average 909-thousand daily streams) Californication – 1.233 billion (average 859-thousand daily) Can’t Stop – 1.025 billion (average 798-thousand daily) “Under The Bridge” is off RHCP’s fifth studio album, “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” (1991)…
A sense of mystery or a question unanswered is always beneficial. Take Imagine Dragons. The name is actually an anagram that’s only known to band members. Some guesses have included “Adorning Images,” “A Roaming Design” and “Radioman Egg Sin” – that’s got to be it! The Las Vegas group produced three EPs (“Imagine Dragons,” “Hell…
“Hackney Diamonds,” the Rolling Stones first album of original material since ‘05 (“A Bigger Bang”), is out. It’s also the first album since the death of the band’s fourth member, drummer extraordinaire Charlie Watts, in ’21. The twelve-track set, produced by Andrew Watt, was recorded in L.A., New York, London and Nassau, Bahamas. Watt was…
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….
According to the BBC a “Houses Of The Holy” album sleeve signed by the members of Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham) has sold for £15,000 ($18.000 U.S.) at auction in the U.K. Zep’s fifth album, containing “Dancing Days” and “The Ocean,” was released in ’73. The cardboard sleeve…
Puddle Of Mudd has issued the single “Cash & Cobain,” a track from the just released “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 these genres, mixed and matched until they meshed…