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Elton John (pictured left) and Bernie Taupin (right) will receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on Wednesday, March 20th in Washington D.C. “Their careers stand out for the quality and broad appeal of their music and their influence on their fellow artists,” said Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress. Metallica will be among the artists…
As I Lay Dying has announced a U.S. summer tour. The 26-date trek will kick off July 9th in Santa Cruz, CA. The band, seven studio albums into their career, have three members who joined in ’22: Ken Susi (guitar), Ryan Neff (bass/clean vocals) and Nick Pierce (drums). “Well, (Nick, Ryan and Ken are) new for us, but, obviously, the…
P.O.D. will embark on a headline North American “I Got That Tour“ this spring in support of the band’s 11th album, “Veritas, due on May 3rd. Bad Wolves, Norma Jean and Blind Channel are along for the trek. “This album is so special to us and we can’t wait to play these new powerful songs and sing…
Puddle Of Mudd has issued the music video for “Cash & Cobain,” a track that was released as a single last September from the band’s “Ubiquitous” album. “I totally dig the song,” stated frontman Wes Scantlin. “The song covers a lot of different genres, which I think is pretty cool. It’s like we took all…
Ozzy Osbourne (pictured) leads the Fan Vote for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2024. With two months remaining to cast ballots, Ozzy has over 175,000 votes followed by Foreigner (160,000), Peter Frampton (157,000) and Dave Matthews Band (153,000). Ozzy and Frampton are first time nominees. Ozzy was inducted in ’06 as…
Dirty Honey has released a music video for the ballad “Coming Home (Ballad Of The Shire).” “‘Home’ has become wherever it is that we’re playing music, rather than a particular place,” offered vocalist Marc LaBelle. “We wanted to showcase our separate journeys, knowing full well that the music will always call us back home.” The track is…
Sony Music reached a settlement on Friday (2/23) with New York Dolls singer David Johansen (pictured center) and other Rock musicians who sued to reclaim their copyrights from the label. Sony Music and the musicians, including John Lyon (of “Southside Johnny” & The Asbury Jukes) told a New York federal court that they had resolved their…
DJ Ashba (Sixx: A,M/Guns N’ Roses) recently legally changed his name to ‘Ashba’. Ashba’s real first name is Daren. His mother’s second marriage was to a man who had four kids already, and one was named Daren. To avoid confusion the guitarist became DJ. “I never chose to be called DJ, in fact it’s more…
In September, PJ Harvey will embark on her first North American tour since ’17. The tour is in support of last year’s “I Inside The Old Year Dying.” Harvey’s the tenth and most recent studio album was her first set of new material since ’16’s “The Hope Six Demolition Project.” In addition to the tour…
Sum 41 has shared the single, “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate“ from the band’s upcoming final album, “Heaven :x: Hell.” The video was filmed at the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, “I think that song does have the spirit of, say, (’01’s) ‘All Killer No Filler‘ and (’02’s] ‘Does This Look Infected?‘, but played by a band that’s been playing…