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Graham Sayle, a longtime U.K. hardcore Punk devotee, fronts High Vis. He and his bandmates faced difficult childhoods, dead-end jobs and saw friends and family members perish in a toxic environment. To Sayle Punk was “a vehicle for being pissed off.” Formed in ’16, Hi Vis released their debut album, “No Sense No Feeling” three…
Led Zeppelin’s 1971 song “Stairway To Heaven” (from the band’s “Led Zeppelin IV” album) is among the National Recording Registry’s 2023 inductees – released on 4/12. The song was composed by the band’s guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant (pictured with the band’s bassist John Paul Jones on the far left with drummer John Bonham…
Fall Out Boy’s “So Much (for) Stardust” debuted at #6 on the April 8th edition of the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 64,000 album-equivalent units. Fall Out Boy’s eighth album is their seventh consecutive Top 10 effort. “So Much (for) Stardust” also sits at #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums survey. The set contains the…
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…
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…
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…
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…