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Iron Maiden were presented with a gold disc at the first of their two sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena (on 7/7) in recognition of their studio album “Senjutsu” selling over 100,000 physical copies in the U.K. “Senjutsu” (loosely translated from Japanese as “tactics and strategy”), released in September of 2021, was Iron Maiden’s seventeenth studio album. Two singles,…
If you are spending sleepless nights trying to figure why “Hair Metal” died an unceremonious death in the early ’90s there is an answer…. maybe a couple. It’s generally accepted that Grunge (Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, among others) killed Hair Metal. That obviously had something to do with it but according to Ratt‘s Stephen…
The Beach Boys featured three talented brothers, Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, a cousin, Mike Love and a friend, Al Jardine. Of them all, the most talented and sensitive was Brian. Their first hit was “Surfin’ U.S.A.” which put new lyrics to a Chuck Berry riff. The Beach Boys were soon on a roll with…
Metallica’s “72 Seasons,” the title track from their most recent album, is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 7/1). The song is the second from the “72 “Seasons” album to top the chart. “Lux Æterna” was the first. Metallica now has twelve Mainstream Rock chart-toppers, which puts them in a three-way tie…
“In Times New Roman…” sits at #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock and Top Alternative charts for the current week. Queens Of The Stone Age‘s first album in six years is their eighth full-length effort. The set contains the tracks “Emotion Sickness,” “Paper Machete” and “Carnavoyeur.” “In Times New Roman…” Track…
On this day… Pearl Jam raised $3 million for the Robin Hood Foundation, an anti-poverty charity, by playing a private benefit show at New York’s Beacon Theater. Pearl Jam rolled through an eclectic set before a capacity crowd of 2,800 – with floor-level seat tickets running as high a $2,250. The group played seated for…
Nickelback has been inducted into the BC (British Columbia) Entertainment Hall Of Fame (even though the band formed in Alberta). They were honored (on 6/28) with a StarWalk ceremony on Granville Street in Vancouver – where over 300 individuals are represented. Nickelback were recognized for their “significant contribution(s) to the province’s entertainment industry and cultural landscape.”…
Survivor‘s “Eye Of The Tiger” has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. Written by the band’s Jim Peterik (rhythm guitar/keyboards) and Frankie Sullivan (lead guitar) the song, released in ’82, was commissioned by Sylvester Stallone to be the theme for “Rocky III.” Subsequently, the title track from Survivor’s third album spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on…
With half the year over, it’s noteworthy that only three songs have had multi-week runs at #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart – Metallica (pictured above) -“Lux Æterna,” Linkin Park – “Lost” and Foo Fighters – “Rescued.” “Lux Æterna,” from the ’72 Seasons” album, was released late last year and topped the chart on…
There are some groups so “on trend” it’s scary. MTV, launched in the early ’80s, was initially in dire need of content. Equally important, they needed to find musicians who “got it.” Artists who understood making a video was more than standing in front of a camera lip-synching. Enter Duran Duran from Birmingham, England. Duran…