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The great thing about alcohol is briefly, very briefly in fact, all things seem possible. With a buzz on, drinking away the evening in a Chinese restaurant in Athens, GA, future members of the B-52s, who had little or no prior musical experience, decided to form a group. The name came not from the lethal…
“House Of The Rising Sun” is a traditional Folk song that was first recorded in the ‘30’s and later covered by Pete Seger, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, among others, in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. That was before The Animals, a British Blues band, took it to #1 in the U.S., U.K. and…
Red Hot Chili Peppers took home Rock Song of the Year (for “Black Summer”) and Alternative Artist of the Year honors at the 10th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards (3/27) in Hollywood. Papa Roach was named the Rock Artist of the Year. Also, Imagine Dragons won the Best Duo/Group of the Year and Alternative Song of…
NCAA banned Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” during the first round NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament last Friday night. The Virginia Tech Hokies have long used the song as entrance music. Did it get banned because the Hokies didn’t have permission to play the track from Metallica‘s self-title ’91 set (The Black Album”)? No, they had clearance from…
Often the relationship between a band and their label can be contentious. But rarely is it made public – or at least as public as Pop Evil made it. On the second day of the ‘11 Rock on the Range Festival in Columbus, OH, Pop Evil, apparently frustrated with their distributor (Universal Music), tore up…
Any band that starts out covering Blink 182 and takes their name from the lyrics in a New Found Glory song (“Head On Collision”) is pretty heavily steeped in Pop Punk. All Time Low started in ’03, while band members were still in high school. They hadn’t even graduated when their debut EP, ’04’s “The…
Nickelback was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the 52nd annual Juno Awards in Edmonton, Alberta (3/13). The band has released 10 albums selling over 50 million copies worldwide. The following lists Gold & Platinum certifications in Canada and the U.S. (when applicable). Curb (1996) Canada – Gold (50,000 Units Sold) The State…
For a time, the mightiest Blues shouter in the U.K. was a teenage Steve Winwood, the singer for the Spencer Davis Group (“Gimme Some Lovin’“). He also played organ, piano and guitar. When the Spencer Davis Group’s limited scope became too confining Winwood served notice. Eric Clapton and Winwood talked about forming a group but…
Linkin Park’s “Lost” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 3/18). The band’s ninth #1 on the survey – it’s first in eight and a half years – features vocals by the late Chester Bennington. It was recorded during the sessions for 2003’s “Meteora” but not included on that album. However, the song…
Bad Omens have scored their first #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated March 11th) with “Just Pretend.” The track from Bad Omens’ third album, “The Death Of Peace Of Mind,” took 27-weeks to reach the top. The band first charted with “Limits” (#19), then came “Never Know” (#25). Their first Top 10 was…