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What is happening right now in Rock Music
After taking a two-year hiatus, the American Music Awards returned Sunday (5/26) Th pop-oriented event did have three Rock related categories, Linkin Park took the Favorite Rock Song honor with “The Emptiness Machine.” They beat out Green Day’s “Dilemma,” among others. Last year, “The Emptiness Machine” went to #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock charts. The song was the…
Queens Of The Stone Age will screen “Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs” on June 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th at theatres in 20 different countries. The audiovisual document of the band’s long-rumored performance in the famed Catacombs of Paris was filmed in ’24. QOTSA frontman Josh Homme had dreamt of staging performance in…
Here is a list of significant Rock albums scheduled to be released in the coming weeks. The month’s releases include and All-Star tribute, a classic album’s deluxe edition, two bands on very different trajectories presenting their fourth albums and a band offering their ninth studio set. 6/6 Turnstile: Never Enough Their fourth album was recorded…
Demi Lovato, a Goo Goo Dolls fan, enlisted the band to play “Iris” for first dance at her wedding this past weekend (5/25). Written for the 1998 film “City Of Angels” soundtrack, “Iris” was included on the Goo Goo Dolls’ sixth album, “DizzyUp The Girl.” The ’98 single peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot…
Linkin Park’s “Up From The Bottom” owns the top spots on Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock Airplay charts (dated 5/31). It’s the band’s 14th chart topper on Alternative Airplay chart. They now are second with the most #1s on the chart passing Cage The Elephant (14 to 13). Only The Red Hot Chili Peppers have…
Doro Pesch has released “Warriors Of The Sea.” “I wanted to create an anthem that goes straight to the heart,” Doro offered. “It’s a song that brings joy — on land and at sea, especially on one of the many metal cruises — and expresses a strong sense of unity.” Warriors Of The Sea Fan Comments: @SusanMilani-c7t: “Another…
5/18 Springsteen Cover Band Gets Cancelled No Surrender, a Bruce Springsteen cover band, were booked for a May 30th show at Riv’s Toms River Hub in Toms River, NJ. But then the venue owner changed his mind after the real Springsteen openly criticized Donald Trump. Tony Rivoli, who owns Riv’s, texted the band’s frontman, Brad Hobicorn…
U2 received Fellowship of the Ivors Academy held Thursday (5/22) night at London’s Grosvenor House. Frontman Bono took the opportunity to call for and end of the war between Hamas and Isreal. “Hamas release the hostages. Stop the war. Israel be released from Benjamin Netanyahu and far-right fundamentalists that twist your sacred texts. All of…
No Surrender, a Bruce Springsteen cover band, were booked for a May 30th show at Riv’s Toms River Hub in Toms River, NJ. But then the venue owner changed his mind after the real Springsteen openly criticized Donald Trump. Tony Rivoli, who owns Riv’s, texted the band’s frontman, Brad Hobicorn, last Sunday saying the show was…
Hinder’s “Back To Life,” the band’s first album in eight years holds the single “Bring Me Back To Life,” which has a special meaning. “After writing an entire album and then throwing it away in 2020, we had become discouraged and decided that we weren’t going to release any new music, much less an entire…