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Paramore will be this year’s Record Store Day Ambassadors. Paramore (frontwoman Haley Williams pictured above) is an indie band after a 20-year tenure with Atlantic Records that concluded in ’23. Their last album for the label, “This Is Why,” won a Grammy as the first-ever female-fronted act to take home Best Rock Album honor. “Our…
Ozzy Osbourne (pictured), Oasis, Foreigner, Jane’s Addiction, Peter Frampton and Lenny Kravitz have been nominated for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class Of 2024. It’s the first time Oasis, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Lenny Kravitz and Ozzy Osbourne have been nominated. Ozzy was inducted in ’06 as a member of Black Sabbath. Fans can vote for nominees daily through April 26th at Vote.rockhall.com. To…
Guitarist Sophie Lloyd has shared a music video for her single “Let It Hurt.” The track, which is on Lloyd’s first full-length album “Imposter Syndrome,“ features Black Stone Cherry frontman Chris Robertson. “‘Let It Hurt‘ is one of my favorite songs on the album,” stated Lloyd. “We knew we wanted a really powerful Blues/Rock vocalist on this song and Chris Robertson just…
The Black Keys cover of William Bell’s ballad “I Forgot To Be Your Lover” is out. The track is from “Ohio Players,” the band’s twelfth studio album, which is slated to drop April 5th. The set also features the lead single “Beautiful People (Stay High).” The album will be released after the premiere of the…
New Years Day has issued “Half Black Heart,” the title track of the band’s upcoming fifth studio album, due on March 1st. “‘Half Black Heart’ is my anthem,” enthused vocalist Ash Costello (pictured). “Nobody is so flawless that they have the right to pass judgment on someone else’s flaws. We all exist as a mix of good and bad.”…
Metallica was awarded the “Rock Tour Of The Year” honor at the Pollstar Awards in a 2/7 ceremony held at the Wiltern Theater in L.A. Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich (pictured second from the left) attended. Metallica nailed the highest grossing concert of all time taking in $10.443 million on August 6th, ’23, at MetLife Stadium in…
R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe, bassist Mike Mills, guitarist Peter Buck and drummer Bill Berry, all appeared onstage together in Athens, GA on 2/8 for the first time since their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in ’07. Bandmembers, who did not perform, were attending am Athens, GA concert featuring actor Michael Shannon (frequent collaborator with…
Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler (pictured) will release a charity single on March 15th to raise funds for the British charity Teenage Cancer Trust. The track is a version of Knopfler’s ’83 song “Going Home (Theme From ‘Local Hero’).” Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Brian May (Queen), Tom Morello (Rage Against…
The annual INKcarceration Festival, with dozens of bands and more than 115 tattoo artists. will be July 19th through 21st at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. The Line-Up: Tickets/Parking/Camping Info: Day 1 Lineup (July 19th ) Breaking Benjamin (pictured), The Offspring, Chevelle, Machine Head, Chimaira, Poison The Well, Bad Wolves, Biohazard, Veil Of Maya, Mushroomhead,…
Nita Strauss has announced a run of U.S. headline tour dates set for March. Strauss, a touring guitarist for Alice Copper and Demi Lovato, has established a successful solo career. Her latest album, “The Call Of The Void” debuted at #1 on the iTunes Rock chart. Tour Dates: Ticket Information: March 12 – Worcester, MA – The PalladiumMarch 13…