Within Temptation Keyboardist Departs

On this day forty-two years ago… The US Festival kicks-off in San Bernadino, California. The three-day festival featured, the Police (pictured), the Cars, Jackson Browne, David Edmunds, the Ramones, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and the Grateful Dead. The shindig was financed by Steve Wozniak of Apple Computer fame. He intended the US Festivals (this…

Delain has released “The Reaping,” the latest single from the “Dance With The Devil” EP, which will drop November 8th. “‘The Reaping‘ is a very expressive song with a serious subject — where the world/society is heading and metaphorical storms on the horizon,” offered keyboardist Martijn Westerholt. “Musically the song can be recognized as a typical Delain song filled…

Creed frontman Scott Stapp will perform at the Grand Ole Opry on October 23rd. He will give the first live performance of “If These Walls Could Talk,” featuring Dorothy Martin, frontwoman of Dorothy. The song is on Stapp’s fourth solo album, “Higher Power.” “I am humbled by this invitation and grateful for the Opry’s tradition of including outliers like me,”…

George Harrison’s Resonet Futurama guitar, played during The Beatles‘ early years, has sold for $1.27 million at Julien’s Auctions’ “Played, Worn & Torn II” event (on 11/20). Originally priced at between $600,000 to $800,000, the Resonet Futurama sold for double the low-end estimate, making it the most expensive Harrison-owned guitar ever sold at auction.   Harrison…

Vampire Weekend have delivered “Only God Was Above Us.” It is their first album since 2019. Vampire Weekend’s fifth album features the tracks “Gen-X Cops,” “Capricorn” and “Classical.” The group’s Ezra Koenig, who wrote the lyrics in ‘19 and ‘20, produced the album, that was recorded in Manhattan, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo, with longtime…

Disturbed were presented with a key to the city of Tinley Park, IL (on 8/30), prior to their show at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre. The band filmed the music video for “Down With The Sickness” at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre (then known as Tweeter Center) in May ’01. Earlier this month, Disturbed scored its twelfth #1 on Billboard’s…