The Offspring’s Top 10

The Offspring’s Top 10

The Offspring originally signed with Epitaph Records. “Ignition” rolled out in ’92 and went gold – shipping 500,000 units. Their next recording “Ixnay On The Hombre”” sold over a million copies but “Americana” chalked up three million in sales. “Conspiracy Of One,” the band’s sixth full-length effort arrived in ’00. The album was the last…

The Week In Rock: March 30th – April 5th

The Week In Rock: March 30th – April 5th

3/31 Concert Executive Order Signed President Donald Trump, with Kid Rock in attendance, signs an executive order that takes aim at ticket scalpers using “bots and other means to acquire large quantities of face-value tickets” and reselling them at “an enormous markup on the secondary market.”  4/1 Can Neil Young Return? Canadian-born Neil Young, a Trump critic, is…

“Master Of Puppets” Surpasses A Billion Streams

“Master Of Puppets” Surpasses A Billion Streams

“We’re psyched to share that ‘Master Of Puppets’ has just made its way into Spotify’s Billions Club,” Metallica announced (on 4/4). The title track from Metallica’s third album, released in ’86. joins the band’s “Nothing Else Matters” and “Enter Sandman” in the Billions Club, a playlist launched in ’20 with songs that surpassed one billion streams on the…

Smith/Kotzen’s “Black Light/White Noise” Arrives

Smith/Kotzen’s “Black Light/White Noise” Arrives

Guitarists Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs) have rolled out “Black Light/White Noise,” featuring the lead single “White Noise.” “The song is about the rise of social media, how people get addicted to it, the power of it and how we get bombarded with it 24/7,” explained Smith. According to Kotzen the song originated…

L.A. Guns’ “Leopard Skin” Is Out

L.A. Guns’ “Leopard Skin” Is Out

L.A. Guns’ album, “Leopard Skin,” has arrived. It is the band’s first effort since their return to Cleopatra Records, the L.A. based indie label.  Cleopatra released “Hollywood Forever” in ’12. The lead track from “Leopard Skin” was “Taste It.” In support of their fifteenth album, L.A. Guns plan to tour extensively this year beginning with a tour that launches…

AC/DC

AC/DC

William and Margaret Young left Glasgow, Scotland in 1963 for Sydney, Australia. With a low population and abundant resources Australia promised a better life. A decade later their sons Angus and Malcolm Young (lead and rhythm guitar, respectively) launched AC/DC playing their first performance New Year Eve ’73. Their set included covers of the Rolling…