John Lennon Guitar Auctioned For $2.9 Million

John Lennon Guitar Auctioned For $2.9 Million

A long-lost acoustic guitar used by the late John Lennon sold for $2.9 million at auction on Wednesday (5/29), becoming the highest grossing auctioned guitar in Beatles history. The 12-string guitar, used in the recording of The Beatles’ ’65 “Help!” album and film (notably on “You Got To Hide Your Love Away“) was found in an attic having not…

Hillhaven’s “The God You Think You Are”

Hillhaven’s “The God You Think You Are”

Hillhaven, a band comprised of members of Ice Nine Kills and From Ashes To New, have released a second single “The God You Think You Are.” The song “is a frontal assault on the manipulative narcissist,” the band stated. “It’s an aggressive, forward, unapologetic ego killer of a song.” The first single was “Damned To Dream.” “We’ve…

“Routine Medical Procedure” Cancels Heart’s European Tour

“Routine Medical Procedure” Cancels Heart’s European Tour

Heart has canceled a planned summer European tour so that singer Ann Wilson can recover from what is described as a “time-sensitive but routine medical procedure.” The minimum recovery time is six weeks.  The European leg of the “Royal Flush” tour was scheduled to kick off next month and run through mid-July, with several festival appearances.  “I’m okay! Please…

Soulfly’s Fall Tour

Soulfly’s Fall Tour

Soulfly will embark on the “Superstition” U.S. tour in October. Soulfly is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, “Totem,“ which came out in ’22. A follow isn’t expected to arrive before ’25. In ’21, Soulfly parted ways with longtime guitarist Marc Rizzo due to personal differences.  Dino Cazares played guitar on the band’s run of ’21 – ’22 shows.  Mike DeLeon is now slated…

Creed’s Scott Stapp in “Reagan” Movie

Creed’s Scott Stapp in “Reagan” Movie

The movie “Reagan,” which features Creed vocalist Scott Stapp as Frank Sinatra, will be in U.S. theaters August 30th. As the title implies, the film details the life and career of late U.S. President Ronald Reagan, with Dennis Quaid in the title role. However, it seems the Sinatra role should have gone to Stapp’s guitarist bandmate Mark Tremonti, since he…

Asking Alexandria’s North American Trek

Asking Alexandria’s North American Trek

Asking Alexandria have announced the second leg of their headlining “All My Friends“ U.S. tour. The trek will kick off September 24th in Sioux Falls, SD and wrap November 2nd in Chico, CA. General on-sale for tickets begins this Friday, May 31st   at 10:00 a.m. local time via Asking Alexandria’s web site. “Where Do We Go from Here?;”…

Jane’s Addiction Tour With Love And Rockets

Jane’s Addiction Tour With Love And Rockets

Jane’s Addiction has announced a co-headlining tour with Love And Rockets. The news comes on the heels of a Jane’s Addiction intimate London show, the first in 14-years with the original band members. The 23-city trek kicks off on August 9th in Las Vegas concludes in St, Louis no September 29th. Jane’s Addiction formed in ’85…

Disturbed Surpass A Billion Views for “Sound Of Silence”

Disturbed Surpass A Billion Views for “Sound Of Silence”

The official music video for Disturbed’s cover of “The Sound Of Silence” has officially topped a billion views on YouTube. “The Sound Of Silence,” originally appeared on Disturbed’s sixth studio album “Immortalized,” was uploaded to YouTube in ’15, and marks Disturbed’s first song to reach the milestone. Disturbed’s “The Sound Of Silence“ went to #1 on Billboard‘s Hard Rock and Mainstream Rock charts. Written by Paul…

Ed Sheeran Joins The Offspring At BottleRock

Ed Sheeran Joins The Offspring At BottleRock

The Offspring was joined by pop maven Ed Sheeran on stage during the band’s performance during Sunday’s BottleRock Napa Valley music festival. They performed a “Million Miles Away” from The Offspring’s ’00 album “Conspiracy Of One,” which the band hadn’t played live since ’16. “Ed told us that one of our records was his first CD that he ever bought…