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Eric Clapton’s “The Fool” guitar has sold for $1.27 million at Julien’s Auctions “Played, Worn And Torn: Rock N’ Roll Iconic Guitars And Memorabilia” event. The 1964 Gibson SG electric guitar, first stage-played while Cream (pictured above – Clapton far right) toured the U.S. in the late ‘60’s, was acquired by The Jim Irsay Collection in Indianapolis…
Judas Priest have released the video for “Trial By Fire,” the second single from their upcoming nineteenth studio album, “Invincible Shield,“ due to drop March 8th. “This (album) has got probably some more progressive elements that we’ve never really delved into before,” stated guitarist Richie Faulkner (pictured above). “And that’s exciting, because, again, it gives us and…
To date, eighteen songs have topped Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. Metallica had the most #1s this year – “Lux Æterna,” “72 Seasons” and “Too Far Gone.” They are all on the band’s eleventh album “72 Seasons.” ‘Tallica’ songs topped the chart for a total of eleven weeks this year. Foo Fighters landed two songs…
“The Stones & Brian Jones” is in theaters. Nick Broomfield’s documentary looks at the highs and tragic lows of the Rolling Stones founder’s short life. Jones (front and center above) died in 1969 at the age of 27. Decades later, bassist Bill Wyman reflected that, “while the Rolling Stones damaged all of us in some…
So far this year, only one Rock album has topped the Billboard 200 album chart. On November 4th, Blink-182‘s comeback album “One More Time…” went to the top selling 125,000 units in its first week. Metallica‘s “72 Seasons” debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling 146,000 copies in the first week. But that wasn’t enough…
Following the ’95 demise of his band Kyuss, Homme began recording with a number of Seattle based musicians including Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron and Dinosaur Jr.’s Mike Johnson. This loose collection released a number of EPs as Gamma Ray. Homme then reunited with ex-Kyuss drummer Alfredo Hernandez in ’98 for the Queens Of The Stone Age’s…
Countless Rock bands have announced their retirement only to return (often again and again). KISS is slated to play their final show on December 2nd at Madison Square Garden in New York City, That concert will conclude the band’s “End Of The Road” tour. Is this really the end? “I’ll say right here, right now, my…
Former Guns N’ Roses photographer Katarina Benzova has filed a lawsuit against GN’R and their management claiming copyright infringement over unauthorized use and distribution of materials and sexual harassment by the band’s manager Fernando Lebeis. The suit alleges that Lebeis repeatedly made numerous unwelcome sexual advances toward Benzova between 2016 and 2022. The suit also claims that…
“Might Love Myself,” Beartooth’s eleventh entry on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, is their first #1 (dated 11/18). The track is from Beartooth’s fifth studio effort, “The Surface.” The album, which dropped last month. also contains the singles “Riptide,” “Sunshine” and “The Better Me,” featuring Country’s Hardy. The band first reached the chart in ‘15…
Staind has announced “The Tailgate Tour” with Seether and Saint Asonia. Staind‘s comeback album “Confessions Of The Fallen” dropped last September – their first effort since a self-titled set in ’11. The band is known for the Top 10 hit “It’s Been Awhile” from the #1 album “Break The Cycle.” Also, the albums “14 Shades Of Grey” and “Chapter V” topped the Billboard chart. Seether has…