The Story So Far’s New Album

The Story So Far’s New Album

The Story So Far have released their fifth studio album, “I Want To Disappear.” The album comes nearly six years after “Proper Dose,” which debuted at #19 on the Billboard 200 chart. “I Want To Disappear” features “Big Blind” and “Letterman“.  The California Pop-Punk band, who took their name from a New Found Glory song, are currently…

Today In Rock: June 21st, 2023 – “Bygones” Is #1
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Today In Rock: June 21st, 2023 – “Bygones” Is #1

On this day… Dolly Parton’s single, “Bygones,” featuring Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford (pictured) with Mötley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx and John 5, debuted at #1 on the Mediabase Classic Rock Songs chart. After being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the previous year, the Country-legend vowed to record a Rock album. “Rockstar,” a collaborative project with a…

Extreme

Extreme

Countless bands are remembered for one thing: a song, an album or even involvement in a notorious event. It’s unfair since bands are often more accomplished than they are given credit for and find that their catalog of accomplishments goes unrecognized. What’s really crazy is when they are remembered for is something that is not…

Soul Coughing Returns

Soul Coughing Returns

Alt. Rock’s Soul Coughing — Mike Doughty, Mark Degli Antoni, Sebastian Steinberg, and Yuval Gabay — have reunited for a U.S. tour later this year. “We said it would never happen,” wrote Doughty on Instagram. The group released three albums (“Ruby Vroom,” “Irresistible Bliss” and “El Oso”) between their ‘92 formation and the ’00 break-up. Presale…

Paramount+ Will Deliver ’80s Hair Metal

Paramount+ Will Deliver ’80s Hair Metal

Paramount+ has announced a docuseries “Nöthin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of ’80s Hair Metal,” that will premiere on the platform later this year. The three-part series showcases the ’80s Hard Rock phenomenon and has interviews with Poison’s Bret Michaels (pictured), Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy, Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt and Skid Row’s Dave “Snake” Sabo, among many others. “This docuseries…

Queen Catalog Sold

Queen Catalog Sold

Queen’s legendary catalog has been acquired by Sony Music for £1 billion (approximately $1.27 billion). Sony has also acquired name and likeness rights, but Broadway rights and “other brand monetization” are not part of the deal – including revenue for live performances by founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor, who still tour with singer…

Today In Rock: June 20th, 2021 – Foo Fighters Play MSG’s First Post-COVID Concert
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Today In Rock: June 20th, 2021 – Foo Fighters Play MSG’s First Post-COVID Concert

On this day… Foo Fighters headlined the first concert at Madison Square Garden in over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Comedian Dave Chappelle joined the band for a version of Radiohead’s “Creep.” Many audience members were masked as they entered what would become New York’s largest indoor concert since March ’20. A small group…

Ghost Film Debuts

Ghost Film Debuts

Ghost’s debut film, “Rite Here Rite Now,” had its world premiere on June 18th at United Kingdom’s Picturehouse Central in London. “As any semi-gargantuan task, as fun as it is, it’s also draining,” offered Ghost frontman Tobias Forge. “So it feels like a giant relief because at points during the making of the film, there was definitely…

Fever 333 Single & Tour

Fever 333 Single & Tour

Fever 333 has released “New West Order“ song/video. “There is an intersectional hot bed where the hood and hardcore meet,” explained frontman Jason Aalon Butler. “This intersection is beautifully represented in Los Angeles and ‘New West Order’ is an unapologetic exploration of my experience as a social variable growing up in L.A. Fever 333 has also announced headlining tour…

GWAR’s “The Stoned Age Tour” This Fall

GWAR’s “The Stoned Age Tour” This Fall

GWAR will embark on “The Stoned Age Tour” this fall in support of their fifteenth studio album “The New Dark Ages,” which was released in ’22. The album, accompanied by the comic book “Gwar in the Duoverse of Absurdity,” was the band’s last album to feature guitarist Pustulus Maximus (Brent Purgason) who left after eleven years with the band….