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5/1 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) keyboardist Richard Tandy dies at the age of 76. 5/2 Creed plays a seven-song acoustic set at guitarist Mark Tremonti’s charity golf event for the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) at Champions Gate golf club in Orlando, FL. 5/3 Hall Aflame, a band led by Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, releases sophomore album, “Amplifire.” The…
Pink Floyd is the #1 Rock band inspiring the most tattoo related searches with Guns N’ Roses coming in second, That’s according to a study by tattoo artists at LLTattoo in Switzerland who identified Rock bands that inspire the most tattoo searches worldwide. LLTattoo examined Google Keyword Planner to reach their conclusions. Pink Floyd, the band with…
UFO enthusiast/expert and Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge has weighed in on the rash of mystery drones recently seen in the New Jersey sky. “The drones that are being discussed, can hover for six hours, and then disappear once they are spotted,” DeLonge wrote on social media. “This is why it’s been hard to get facts from…
When Smashing Pumpkins were inducted into Hollywood’s RockWalk guitarist/vocalist Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (the only two original members still in the band) were on hand for the ’07 ceremony. “I’m so used to bad vibes, people hating our band and throwing things at us,” said Corgan. “So it’s strange to be honored.” Back…
On this day… Billy Joel’s “Storm Front,” his eleventh studio full-length effort, is #1 on the Billboard 200. It’s Joel’s third album to reach #1 in the U.S. The album is best known for the song “We Didn’t Start A Fire,” a fast-paced recap of historical events, trends, and cultural icons from 1949 (the year Joel…
4/1 It’s “Punk Rock Day” in Las Vegas in celebration of The Punk Rock Museum’s first anniversary. The Museum is “the world’s most comprehensive attraction dedicated to the music, the culture and the absurdity of Punk Rock.” 4/1 Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), Greta Van Fleet, R.E.M, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder and Jon Bon Jovi are among the…
3/1 “Half Black Heart,” the fifth album from New Years Day, drops. The album features the previously released tracks “Half Black Heart,” “Vampyre,” “Hurts Like Hell,” “Secrets” and “I Still Believe.” 3/1 Bruce Dickinson‘s “The Mandrake Project” arrives. It is the Iron Maiden frontman’s seventh solo album and his first since “Tyranny Of Souls“ in ’05. 3/1 Mercyful Fate bassist Becky Baldwin takes to social…
Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd performed under the anagram alias Nudedragons, for a special (12/14) performance in Seattle at the 13th annual SMooCH (Seattle Musicians for Children’s Hospital) concert benefiting Seattle Children’s Hospital’s uncompensated care fund. They were joined at the Nordstrom-backed benefit by singer-songwriter Shaina Shepherd and Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, among others. Featured Songs: Hunted Down (with Shaina…
Metalica’s fourth “Helping Hands Concert & Auction“ Friday night (12/13) at YouTube Theater featured the band playing acoustic and electric sets. Acoustic Set List: 01. Low Man’s Lyric (see clip below)02. Helpless (Diamond Head cover) 03. Away From Home (Bachman-Turner Overdrive cover)04. If Darkness Had A Son 05. Nothing Else Matters Electric Set List: 06. Orion07. The Shortest Straw08. Until It Sleeps09. Screaming Suicide10. The Unforgiven II (see clip below)11. Fuel (see…
Breaking Benjamin rule Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated December 14th) with “Awaken.” It’s the band’s eighth #1 overall on the survey but their first chart-topper since 2020, when “Far Away,” featuring Scooter Ward (Cold), led for three weeks. “Working on this song has been something new and exciting for all of us, I believe,”offered guitarist Jasen…