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Mike Shinoda announces the deluxe vinyl re-issue of his sophomore solo album, Post Traumatic. Post Traumatic is the deeply personal solo album from Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda recorded in the months following the passing of Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.

Originally released in June 2018, the 16-track album included the 3 songs from the Post Traumatic EP released earlier that year, plus the singles "Crossing A Line" and "Make It Up As I Go". This 18-track deluxe vinyl re-issue of Post Traumatic includes two bonus songs: "Prove You Wrong" and "What The Words Meant,"; tracks that were originally released as a limited edition 10" single and added to the digital album. (continue)

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Brit Floyd, The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Experience, kick off the second leg of their 2024 P-U-L-S-E World Tour-Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Pink Floyd's Division Bell + Greatest Hits-on Thursday, May 16 in Columbus, OH at Kemba LIVE.

Harry Waters (Roger Waters' son and piano and Hammond player) will join this tour once again for another eight shows starting from the Atlanta show on Saturday, May 25 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center through the sold-out Red Rocks Amphitheater show in Colorado on Thursday, June 6. PJ Olsson (lead vocalist of Alan Parsons Live Project), who performed with Brit Floyd last year, will also join the group for the Red Rocks show. (continue)

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Slightly Stoopid and Cloud 9 Adventures announce details for the 10th edition of Closer to the Sun, their fan-favorite winter concert vacation. The annual event returns to Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, an all-inclusive resort on the coast of Mexico, for four days and nights from December 11-15, 2024. This intimate event has cultivated a close-knit community of loyal returning guests, first time attendees, artists, and hotel and event staff alike - making it no surprise that past years have quickly sold out.

The schedule features multiple shows by Slightly Stoopid with a stacked lineup including additional performances by Stick Figure, Sublime, Cypress Hill, Iration, Fortunate Youth, The Elovaters, Z-Trip, G. Love & Donavon Frankenreiter, Eli-Mac, Tropidelic, and Boostive to round out this music vacation experience in Mexico. (continue)

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While "Crack Cocaine" by Billy Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne & Steve Stevens pushes into the top of the Rock charts. Billy Morrison and Dave Navarro along with dCommunity and The Label Group announces a first of its kind charity auction benefiting their Above Ground Charity.

"The partnership I have with dCommunity has enabled us to create a cutting edge and exciting charity auction - one that I am really proud of. Bidding on these unique phygitals benefits the Above Ground charity that I have with Dave Navarro and gives you a chance to win the actual physical painting that I created for these NFTs. We support resources for PTSD, trauma, depression and suicide prevention and with this auction, you can help us spread the word that its ok to ask for help," says Billy Morrison. (continue)

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Dark Tranquillity reveal a new piece of their upcoming album Endtime Signals, out on August 16 via Century Media Records with the release a music video for the second single "Unforgivable."

Atom Splitter shared: "Unforgivable" will appeal to all fans who crave a song that packs a punch, both musically and emotionally. It's a high-energy and rapid, riff-laden track full of surprises, and true to DT's signature sound. (continue)

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Grammy-nominated roots/blues/rock musician Cody Dickinson releases "Goodbye Albuquerque Tuesday Night" from his upcoming album Homemade, out June 21st on Strong Place Music. The song is a fond farewell to the endless touring cycle from Dickinson, the founder and drummer of the North Mississippi Allstars. The track echoes the theme of Homemade, as Dickinson pays tribute to the changing priorities that bring him back home to Mississippi after a long performance run.

"Goodby Albuquerque Tuesday Night" features Dickinson's young daughter Mavis on vocals. Dickinson shares, "Much to my surprise, her timing was perfect anad her parts were compositional and brilliant. It (continue)

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Former Journey frontman Steve Perry took to social media to share the news that he has reimagined his former band's classic song "I Could Have Been You", with The Effect.

The single is set to be released on May 7th by The Effect, which features Toto's Steve Lukather son Trevor "Trev" Lukather, Phil Collins' song Nic Collins and Toto's Steve Maggiora. (continue)

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Deep Purple icon Ritchie Blackmore took to social media to pay tribute to Duane Eddy following the guitar pioneer's death on Tuesday (April 30th) from cancer.

Blackmore shared, "Just heard about the passing of the wonderful Duane Eddy who was my first guitar idol with songs like Rebel Rouser, Shazam, Some Kind Of Earthquake. I would always rush out and buy his long playing records. My favorite all time tune from him was The Lonely One. (continue)

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Saosin are gearing up to hit the road at the end of the month and they recently took to social media to react to the exciting news that they trek will mark their first tour with frontman Cove Reber in 14 years.

Reber reunited with the band during their 20th-anniversary shows last year that also featured a reunion with their original frontman Anthony Green. Now they are moving forward with Reber. (continue)

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At a Status Quo concert, "Paper Plane" isn't just a song, it's a launchpad. The lights pulse, the crowd roars, and with the first riff, everyone takes flight. This version captures that raw energy, taken from the upcoming Official Archive Series Vol. 3 - Live At Westonbirt Arboretum, which is available now on all digital platforms along with a lyric video. Francis Rossi belts out the chorus, and a wave of pure joy washes over the venue. Strangers transform into a singing, swaying mass, united by the soaring spirit of the track. Live music magic!

he Official Archive Series offers exceptional sound quality and great packaging throughout, featuring photography by Christie Goodwin. The Series has been freshly mixed and mastered by Eike Freese and Laurin Halberstadt at Chameleon Studios Hamburg. (continue)

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Marty Friedman has premiered a music video starring Skylar Erna for "Dead of Winter," the second single from his upcoming new solo album 'Drama', due out May 17th via Frontiers Music Srl.

The track features vocals by Chris Brooks from Like A Storm and while normally an instrumentalist, this is Marty's first solo release featuring a vocalist. Marty had this to say about the song, "The lyrics of 'Dead of Winter' as well as the story in the video, both sum up the way I would like people to feel about my music in general-- something that will be there to uplift you when the times are hardest and give you a tangible jolt of positivity to last until life inevitably smooths out." (continue)

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Sleep Theory have premiered a music video for their hit single "Gone Or Staying". The track comes from the band's latest EP "Purple Hearts", which has been streamed over 87 million times since its release last year.

Atom Splitter sent over these details: The story-driven video perfectly captures the song's melancholy subject matter - holding on to a bad relationship when you really should just let go and burn it all to the ground, quite literally - and is bathed in beautiful blue tones. (continue)

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Tommy Emmanuel has shared a live video for "Morning Aire" from his forthcoming "Endless Road: 20th Anniversary Edition" that will be hitting stores on May 17th.

SRO shared: The newly remastered Endless Road: 20th Anniversary Edition will include three never-before released live bonus tracks: "Mona Lisa (Live)," "Mr. Guitar (Live)," and "Morning Aire (Live)," the latter of which was unveiled today (May 2). TOMMY will also release the original remastered album for the first time ever on vinyl. (continue)

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Winnipeg's Tyler Del Pino recently released the new single "Wolf In The Hen House", and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about the inspiration for the track. Here is the story:

Back in January 2017, on a cold night, I went to see the movie "The Founder" in theaters. In the movie Nick Offerman's character, Dick McDonald, delivers a memorable line, cautioning his brother about the exploitation of the franchise they helped create, spearheaded by Michael Keaton's character, Ray: "There's a wolf in the hen house!". I remember hearing that line and immediately thinking, "oh, that would make an amazing song title." (continue)

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