The Struts

The Struts

“I was just moving around and somebody was like, ‘you strut around a lot’,” noted The Struts singer/guitarist Luke Spiller. “From then on, we knew we had a great name. We couldn’t believe it hadn’t been taken.” Spiller, who had been playing in bands since his teens, teamed up with guitarist Adam Slack.  In 2012,…

Guns N’ Rose’s “The General”

Guns N’ Roses have released “The General,” the B-side of a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single (“Perhaps” is the A-side). Like “Perhaps”, “The General” was written during the sessions for the band’s “Chinese Democracy“ album. The song, along with others, were reworked during the pandemic. Additional reworked songs are expected to drop at some as yet undetermined date. GN’R performed “The General“ live for the first…

Atreyu Deliver “The Beautiful Dark Of Life”

Atreyu Deliver “The Beautiful Dark Of Life”

Atreyu‘s ninth studio album, “The Beautiful Dark Of Life,” has dropped. It’s a compilation of the three-part EP series – “The Hope Of A Spark.” “The Moment You Find Your Flame” and “A Torch In The Dark.” “It is the journey we have taken the audience on through the three EPs: the highs, lows, and lessons of…

A Billion Streams – “Dream On”

A Billion Streams – “Dream On”

Aerosmith’s “Dream On” has surpassed a billion streams on Spotify.  Aerosmith joins other Rock artists, including Metallica‘s “Nothing Else Matters,” Survivor‘s “Eye Of The Tiger“ and Papa Roach’s “Last Resort“ in Spotify’s Billions Club.  Reportedly there are nearly 500 tracks in the club. Billions Club is a playlist first launched in ’20 which includes all of the songs on Spotify that have surpassed…

Summer Stadium Tour

Summer Stadium Tour

Def Leppard (pictured) and Journey have announced a 23-city co-headlining stadium tour that will begin next July. Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick will trade off as the supporting act.   Cheap Trick will play the tour’s first two and last two shows. Steve Miller Band then takes over playing a majority of the…

Green Day’s “Dilemma”

Green Day’s “Dilemma”

Green Day‘s “Dilemma“ has dropped. This track is on the band’s 14th studio album “Saviors,” due January 19th. Recorded in London and L.A., “Saviors” was produced by Rob Cavallo. “‘Dilemma‘ was one of those songs that was kind of easy to write because it was so personal to me,” explained frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. “We’ve seen so many of our peers struggle with…

Butcher Babies

Butcher Babies

Having role models is important. Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey of the L.A. Metal band Butcher Babies looked to Iron Maiden, Slayer, Slipknot and Pantera for inspiration. But standing above the rest was Wendy O. Williams, the frontwoman of the Plasmatics. “Wendy O. Williams (pictured) was the first female in Heavy Metal,” explained Shepherd. “We…