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Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets” makes its U.K. Top 40 debut, at #22, thirty-six years after the song’s original release. The resurgence is due to the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” a science fiction horror drama, which featured the song in its season four finale. The series was set in the ’80s and centers around the residents…
College or Modern Rock radio listeners in the mid-‘80s likely remember the songs “Working With Fire And Steel,” “Black Man Ray,” “King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)” and “Arizona Sky.” They were created by Liverpool’s New Wave band, China Crisis. Founded in ‘79 by vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon, China Crisis released…
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…
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…
Disney+ is streaming “The Beach Boy, a celebration of the band whose music encapsulated the California sound and lifestyle. The documentary has never-before-seen footage and interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston plus archival interviews with the late Carl and Dennis Wilson. Their best-known songs include “California Girls,”…