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When Lollapalooza kicks off on Thursday the Main Stage in Chicago’s Grant Park will be powered by a hybrid battery system, including all audio, lighting, video and stage production, in partnership with Live Nation, T-Mobile and CES Power. Lollapalooza (August 1st through 4th) will be the first major U.S. festival to achieve this, furthering its commitment to its ever-expanding sustainability…
Sick Puppies have released “There Goes The Neighborhood,” a track from their upcoming sixth studio effort, “Wave The Bull,” which is due early next year. “‘Wave the bull’ is a different take on approaching life’s most difficult times” explained the band. “To wave the bull is to provoke, embrace, and surrender to the battles that…
The soundtrack to Ghost’s debut film “Rite Here Rite Now” has dropped. The concert film had its world premiere to on June 18th at United Kingdom’s Picturehouse Central in London. The movie features Ghost performing at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA on the final two North American dates of their ’23 Re-Imperatour tour. It includes a narrative story…
Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation will hold the fourth “Helping Hands Concert & Auction” December 13th at YouTube Theater in L.A. Once again, the host will be Jimmy Kimmel. The previous “Helping Hands” show in December ’22 raised approximately $3,000,000 — 100% of which went directly to All Within My Hands’ efforts supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger…
Chevelle drummer Sam Loeffler has told TribLive.com that a new album is expected in September or October, on the Alchemy Recordings imprint. “We kind of did expect to have it done (already). It’s like pulling teeth,” Loeffler added. “It’s torturous because there’s just so many factors to making something great. So that makes you never want to put it out. You…
It’s been a while. Jane’s Addiction’s ‘classic lineup’ consisting of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery have released a studio single, “Imminent Redemption.” Prior to “Imminent Redemption“ Avery’s last time in the studio with Jane’s Addiction was for the ’90 album “Ritual De Lo Habitual.” Navarro left Jane’s Addiction in ’91 and spent much of the decade with the Red…
“I’m a t-shirt salesman. I’m not a musician. I’m literally a traveling tchotchke seller,” Exodus bassist Jack Gibson (pictured above) stated in a recent interview. “That’s what we do. We play music to try to get people to the store and sell them our fuckin’ stuff with stuff printed on it. That’s the business.” After…
Jay Weinberg’s abrupt departure from Slipknot last year left some scars. So, what happened when Weiberg got bounced? It is incredibly difficult for a musician to lose his friends (and musical family) in one fell swoop. Working through it is a process. “Before I speak on it, it’s important for me to do the right…
Butcher Babies have announced via social media that they parted ways with singer Carla Harvey. The band thanked Harvey for her dedication and Harvey thanked fans for their support. She was with Butcher Babies for fifteen years (5 albums/2 EPs) and plans to continue making music. Butcher Babies formed in ’10 by vocalists Heidi Shepherd, who…
“All My Life,” a Country-Rock collaboration between Falling In Reverse (lead vocalist Ronnie Radke pictured above) and Jelly Roll, is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated July 20th). The song had a brisk five-week trip to the top. Falling In Reverse’s “Popular Monster” and “Zombified,” took 16 weeks to reach #1 on Mainstream…