Deep Purple’s “=1” Has Arrived

Deep Purple’s “=1” Has Arrived

Deep Purple’s “=1,” containing the tracks “Portable Door” and “Pictures Of You” has dropped. It’s Deep Purple’s first album featuring guitarist Simon McBride, who joined two years ago following Steve Morse’s departure. “Many of the songs… were written in the first sessions and literally came together in 5 or 10 minutes. It all was so easy and natural,” noted…

Highly Suspect’s “As Above So Below” Arrives

Highly Suspect’s “As Above So Below” Arrives

Highly Suspect has released its fifth album, “As Above, So Below,” with the lead track “Summertime Voodoo.” “If my life is a book, then this album is the first chapter that truly addresses the central conflict.  “The recognition of an ego, the problems it caused, “explained singer/guitarist Johnny Stevens. “‘Summertime Voodoo‘ is the introductory paragraph to this…

The Grateful Dead & Bonnie Raitt To Receive Kennedy Honors In December

The Grateful Dead & Bonnie Raitt To Receive Kennedy Honors In December

The Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt will be among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. on December 8th (CBS will broadcast of the ceremony on December 23rd).  “To be recognized alongside the artists who have in the past received this honor is beyond humbling,” wrote the four surviving founding members of the Grateful Dead…

New Music From Fever 333

New Music From Fever 333

Fever 333 have issued “Higher Power.” The song’s chorus reinforces the message of empowerment and unity and calls for recognition of the contributions of Back, Bown and Asian people to the nation.   Lyrics include the lines: “There are no diamonds to be produced without pressure” and “No lessons to learn without trials.”  “To exist in…

Former Metallica Bassist To Sell Instruments

Former Metallica Bassist To Sell Instruments

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has teamed with Reverb to sell instruments from his personal collection including a bass used on the band’s tour in support of “And Justic For All” and the “Black Album.” “The last 30 or 40 years as I’ve traveled around playing music for people, I’ve gathered some cool shit,” Newsted said…

Queensryche: “The Origins Tour” This Fall

Queensryche: “The Origins Tour” This Fall

“We are thrilled to bring to you ‘The Origins Tour,” said singer Todd La Torre in a statement. “We will once again be performing (the self-titled) EP and (the band’s full-length debut effort) ‘The Warning,’ in their entirety!” Over the years, and there have been many of them, fans have developed a love for the group’s early releases,…

Highly Suspect’s North American Tour

Highly Suspect’s North American Tour

Highly Suspect will follow the release of their fifth album, “As Above, So Below” (on July 19th), with an extensive North American tour. “If my life is a book, then this album is the first chapter that truly addresses the central conflict.  “The recognition of an ego, the problems it caused, “explained singer/guitarist Johnny Stevens. “‘Summertime…

Sixwire ‘Covers’ The Republican Convention

Sixwire ‘Covers’ The Republican Convention

Republicans, after years of playing major Rock band’s songs at rallies, conventions and other functions without permission, and getting severely criticized for it, Sixwire was hired to play the Republican National Convention, currently underway in Milwaukee. The band plays ‘background covers’ of songs by Collective Soul, Doobie Brothers, Foo Fighters, Cheap Trick, Grand Funk Railroad, Tom…