June 18th, 1984: Judas Priest Gets Banned

June 18th, 1984: Judas Priest Gets Banned

On this day, Judas Priest played New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Rowdy concert goers trashed the venue doing over $250,000 in damage. As a result, Priest was banned for life. Here’s what happened… Before the show even began, the crowd was hurling beer bottles, lighting firecrackers and tossing lit M-80s onto the stage. Several…

Disturbed’s David Draiman Receives Award

Disturbed’s David Draiman Receives Award

Disturbed’s frontman David Draiman has received the joint Jerusalem Post and World Zionist Organization award for outstanding contributions in the fight against antisemitism. Draiman noted that he lost many of his colleagues and friends over his defense of the Jewish people. “The world can seem like a very, very dark place these days,” added Draiman in his acceptance speech on 6/3 in…

Battle Beast Singer Voices Support For Pride Month

Battle Beast Singer Voices Support For Pride Month

Battle Beast’s Noora Louhimo took to Instagram in support of June: Pride Month. “WONDERFUL PRIDE month for LBTGQ+ communities and everyone who agrees for equal love, self and sexuality,” posted Louhimo. “I hope that one day we could live in a world where equality would be the norm in all communities.” Louhimo joined Battle Beast in ’12…

“You Give Love A Bad Name” Surpasses A Billion Streams

“You Give Love A Bad Name” Surpasses A Billion Streams

Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love A Bad Name“ has joined Spotify’s Billions Club. It’s the band’s second song to have a billion streams on the platform. “Livin’ On A Prayer” reached that milestone last year. “You Give Love A Bad Name,” written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, was the first single from the ’86 album “Slippery When Wet.” The song…

Hall of Fame Nominees

New Music: Dragonforce, Kittie, The Ravonettes, A Day To Remember & More

Dragonforce: The Draco Tale The band has teamed with ‘Brawl Stars’, a hit multiplayer mobile game with over one billion downloads, to celebrate a new character entering the game. Kittie: One Foot In The Grave The new track is the fourth single to be released from the band’s studio album, “Fire,“ their first in over 13 years, due…

Rock Music News:  May

Rock Music News: May

Key Events in May, 2024.  5/1 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) keyboardist Richard Tandy dies at the age of 76.  5/2 Creed plays a seven-song acoustic set at guitarist Mark Tremonti’s charity golf event for the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) at Champions Gate golf club in Orlando, FL.  5/3 Hall Aflame, a band led by Metal Church guitarist Kurdt…

John Lennon Guitar Auctioned For $2.9 Million

John Lennon Guitar Auctioned For $2.9 Million

A long-lost acoustic guitar used by the late John Lennon sold for $2.9 million at auction on Wednesday (5/29), becoming the highest grossing auctioned guitar in Beatles history. The 12-string guitar, used in the recording of The Beatles’ ’65 “Help!” album and film (notably on “You Got To Hide Your Love Away“) was found in an attic having not…