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The iconic Alice Cooper will embark on a U.S. trek in April. “Touring for me is just part of life. I’ve been touring since I was 16 years old. I’m 77 now, and I think I’m doing my best shows now,” explained Cooper. Last fall he unveiled a new Alice’s Attic production while on…
On 1/24, 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol during the ongoing anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) protests in the area. Pretti was an “ICU nurse” who “served at a Veterans Affairs facility.” Rock musicians have posted reactions: Tom Morello “So all of it started because they (Border Patrol) decided…
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and his son Jakob have released a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes” to commemorate Survivor‘s 50th season, which kicks off in February. The cover marks the first time Billie Joe and Jakob have recorded vocals together.“ “It’s a tough song to do justice – I’m grateful for the opportunity to try,”…
The week’s Rock music news, Heather Taylor and Tommy Lee 1/20 Heather Taylor Seeks Vindication In Tommy Lee Case Heather Taylor refiles her once dropped sexual assault claims against Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, relying on a new California law that opens a new two-year lookback window allowing previously time-barred civil claims against individual defendants…
“The Decay,” a new single from Pop Evil, will be included on the band’s “What Remains (Midnight Edition),” an expanded version of their eighth album, due March 27th. “This song (“The Decay”) is raw, uncomfortable, and honest, an invitation to face the darkness, accept responsibility, and choose to make a difference while you still have…
The music video for “Time Will Tell,” a track from Poppy’s recently released seventh album, “Empty Hands,” has also dropped. The video was directed by frequent collaborator Orie McGinness. Time Will Tell The album was produced by longtime collaborator Jordan Fish (former keyboardist for Bring Me The Horizon), who previously worked with Poppy on her sixth album “Negative Spaces”…
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will deliver the deluxe edition of their sixth album, “X’s For Eyes,” on March 6th. The set contains the previously unreleased track, “Angels Cry.” According to RJA singer Ronnie Winter, the power ballad is a “bittersweet story of love and loss in early teenage years. As an adult, I’ve learned these things…
Megadeth have released their self-titled final album. “Puppet Parade.” Megadeth’s seventeenth album contains the singles “Tipping Point,” “I Don’t Care,” “Let There Be Shred” and the most recent track “Puppet Parade (with lyric video). Puppet Parade Tipping Point “We all have different ‘tipping points’ and they may vary from day to day,” offered frontman Dave…
In advance of next month’s “Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency, the band has released the single “Rejoice.” The song resulted from a collaboration between singer Joe Elliot and guitarist Phil Collen. ‘I’ve got this idea for a lyric where the narrator is at absolute rock bottom and wants to rise…
Leaves Eyes plan to release the EP, “Song Of Darkness,” this year. In the interim, the band has unveiled the title track. “Our ‘Song Of Darkness’ transports you to a world of dark dreams and inner turmoil, where mystical spirits from ancient times guide your destiny,” says vocalist/keyboardist Alexander Krull. “‘Song Of Darkness’ is like a play with contrasts…it…