The Week In Rock: May 17th – May 24th

5/18 Springsteen Cover Band Gets Cancelled

No Surrender, a Bruce Springsteen cover band, were booked for a May 30th show at Riv’s Toms River Hub in Toms River, NJ. But then the venue owner changed his mind after the real Springsteen openly criticized Donald Trump.

Tony Rivoli, who owns Riv’s, texted the band’s frontman, Brad Hobicorn that the concert would have done well “but now because Bruce can’t keep his mouth shut we’re screwed.”

Beastie Boys

5/21 Beastie Boys Settle

Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group have settled their lawsuits against the parent company of Chili’s that claimed the restaurant used the group’s “Sabotage” in social media ads without permission.

One of the provisions in the late founder Adam Yauch’s will was inserted to block the use of the trio’s music in advertising. 

U2

5/22 U2 Receives Honor

U2 receives the Fellowship of the Ivors Academy at London’s Grosvenor House.

Frontman Bono (pictured above) takes the opportunity to call for and end of the war between Hamas and Isreal.

The Fellowship Award recognizes excellence and impact in the art and craft of music creation.

Daniel Williams

5/22 Former Devil Wears Prada Drummer Dies

Daniel Williams, the former drummer for Metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada, dies in a plane crash in San Diego. The 39-year-old was in The Devil Wears Prada from 2005 to 2016.

The small private jet lost engine control and crashed into the residential area.

5/23 Skunk Anansie Drop “The Painful Truth”

The band’s seventh studio album represents a rebirth.

“I don’t care that we were big in the Nineties,” offers vocalist Skin. “Creatively it’s irrelevant because in my Rock bible the first commandment states, “If thy rest on them laurels, thy shall wither up and die artistically, musically, mentally. And then financially.'”

The album was produced by David Sitek of TV On The Radio fame.

Back To Life

5/23 Hinder Is “Back To Life”

Hinder’s seventh studio album is the first without rhythm guitarist Mark King. He left the band in 2021.

“Back To Life” is their first album on Evil Teen Records – after signing with the label last year and their first full-length effort since “The Reign” in ’17.

The set features the singles “Live Without It,” “Everything Is A Cult,” “Bring Me Back To Life” and “Bad Decisions.”