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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.” Fan Comments: @SusanMilani-c7t: “Another fantastic song from Metal…
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…
I Prevail have released “Violent Nature.” The song is “aggressive, fast, and heavy. All packed into two minutes and 10 seconds. Turn it up and put your head through the fucking wall,” stated vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe. Earlier this month, I Prevail parted ways with vocalist Brian Burkheiser. Fan Comments: @williamphillips7527: “It’s so weird not having Brian. His voice came…
Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group have settled their lawsuits against the parent company of Chili’s that claimed the restaurant used the group’s “Sabotage” in social media ads without permission. Last year, the band and their label sued Brinker International over the ads that first started appearing in November ’22. The complaint claimed “one of…
Alice In Chains guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell has released the music video for the title track of his latest solo album, “I Want Blood.” The album features contributions from Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses) and Robert Trujillo (Metallica) and Mike Bordin (Faith No More). Cantrell recently announced a new round of U.S. tour dates, with Filter, kicking off on August 16th in San Diego. Fan Comments: @juliusseizure324:…