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By 1987, Punk was over a decade old – a lifetime in pop culture. Funny thing, the same conditions and sense of desperation that initially sparked the movement still existed. In a blue-collar California backwater (Albany) guitarist/vocalist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt Freeman (aka Matt McCall) started the short-lived Operation Ivy. When that group bit…
Over 60 artists. including Foo Fighters and Weezer, are scheduled to perform at the three-day Shaky Knees Festival at Atlanta’s Central Park May 3th-5th. Complete line-up is below. Presale tickets are available Thursday, November 30th for the first and best chance to secure 3-Day and 1-Day tickets at the lowest possible price. A general on…
“DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed The World” by Darren Paltrowitz is slated for a January 1st, 2024, release, Encompassing the highs and lows in Roth’s career, the book covers from his start with Van Halen to his highly publicized departure from the band and his triumphant return… plus everything in between (radio host, helicopter pilot, EMT, etc.). The book…
Heart is scheduled to play three shows at the end of the year — December 27th in Highland, CA; December 28th in Palm Desert, CA; and December 31st in Seattle, WA. Will there be more shows? “We’re gonna see how it works with the Heart thing, whether it feels like a level up.,” state Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson…
Metallica, Foo Fighters, Megadeth and Queens Of The Stone Age are among the 160 acts playing Hellfest 2024 June 27th – 30th in Clisson, France. More Information 4-Day passes are sold-out. 1-Day passes will be available in early 2024.
Brett Scallions (Fuel), Kevin Martin (Candlebox), Orianthi, Alice Cooper (pictured) and Joe Satriani are slated to appear at SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) charity event at Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA on December 4th. The non-profit SAVE is one of the nation’s leading suicide prevention organizations and will be the beneficiary of funds. It’s estimated nearly 12.3 million…
Metallica will play Soundstorm festival in Riyadh on December 14th. It will be the band’s first concert in Saudi Arabia. “When we started playing, there were so many parts of the world where the type of music that we were doing was not really accepted,” noted Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. “But it’s opening up. It’s changing and…
Metallica received the SoundExchange Hall Of Fame Award earlier this month (announced 11/27). The band was honored by SoundExchange for being one of the most streamed acts in music tech organization’s 20-year history. “Metallica is considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time, and for good reason,” said Michael Huppe, SoundExchange’s president and CEO….
Corey Taylor, the Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman, released his debut solo album, “CMFT,” in ’20. The album contained ““Black Eyes Blue,” which had a two-week run at #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. “CMFT,” which went to #44 on the Billboard 200 (#6 on the Top Rock Albums survey) was a departure from Taylor’s previous work. Taylor’s…
Ozzy Osbourne‘s wife Sharon flatly stated in a recent interview on “The Adam Carolla Show” that her husband should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. “They know that Ozzy deserves to be there,” Sharon opined. “They know he’s been a solo artist. You’ve gotta be doing it for…