Today's Day in Rock Stories

Journey's Neal Schon Takes On Why Steve Perry Didn't Sing At Rock Hall

Stapp now fronts the supergroup Art of Anarchy (which features former Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and Disturbed bassist John Moyer) but it was Weiland who sang on the group's debut album.

The singer shared a story in a recent interview that prior to joining the new band he was on a solo tour and happened to be using the same tour bus Weiland died on.

When controversy arose about former members not being included in the induction (original drummer Dave Krusen and current drummer Matt Cameron were), Pearl Jam shared the following statement, "While awards and accolades are understandably subjective and a countless number of our peers have yet to be honored, we do feel fortunate the be recognized and provided the opportunity to reunite with everyone who has been part of the group. Specifically the drummers who all left their distinctive mark on our band in the pre-Matt Cameron years. Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Abbruzzese and Jack Irons are each individually great players who gave their all to the early recordings and live gigs."

The song is the third track the band has revealed in advance of the May 19 release of their seventh album follows the lead single, "Heavy" ft. Kiiara and "Battle Symphony."

He said the film would come out 'next year," though he didn't reveal what that date would be, reports NME. The movie will star Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) as Queen's late, dynamic frontman and has been in development for a long time.

Sacha Baron Cohen was once attached to play Mercury in the biopic but left the project over creative differences with Brian May. Before he bailed, he gave some interviews that revealed a bit about the rich material in the movie.

The stage show is coming to virtual reality. The show, which starred Michael C. Hall, concluded it's run in London earlier this year, which is why this latest development is such good news for Bowie fans.

The special event will be taking place on April 17th stop of the band's current Killthrax Tour which is a coheadlining trek with Anthrax, from the House of Blues in Houston at 7PM CT and will be broadcast via virtual reality by NextBR.

The band are also sharing the cover artwork and track list for the highly-anticipated set, which follows their 2014 self-titled debut � one that had the distinction of entering the UK charts at No. 1 on its way to becoming the fastest-selling British rock debut album in their native country in three years.

The Comedy Central program pairs up comedians and musicians. During the latest installment Breuer started his set talking about how much he loved metal music and went on to discuss how he looks forward to the day that the special brand of rock will be on the oldies station. He continued to paint the picture, describing a potential 'wheelchair mosh pit" in his future.

The comedian proclaimed his undying love for Judas Priest, then introduced the rock icon saying, 'When I was a kid I prayed to God, and a priest came to me' Judas Priest."

"3WW" is one of the tracks features on the group's forthcoming album "Relaxer" which is set to be released on June 2nd. The video for the song was directed by Young Replicant and can be streamed here.

The band will be supporting the album's release by launching a North American tour this summer and the just revealed fall leg of the trek. The first run of dates will kick off on July 27th in Columbia, MD and wrap at the Outside Lands festival in August.

The iconic band recently topped the chart in North America and hit the top 10 in eight countries on the DVD chart with the home video release of the concert film which was filmed in the summer of 2016.

The label announced a special limited edition yellow-colored vinyl 7" single that will feature Bob Seger System's 1968 track "2+2=?" on side A along with classic track "Ivory" on the flip side.

"2+2=?" was remastered for this release directly from the analog tapes by Robert Vosgien and cut by Ron McMaster at Capitol Mastering and it was also be the first vinyl reissue of the song in almost four decades.

Frontman Phil Labonte had this to say about the track, "The song 'Louder' is about not backing down or self censoring because people yell about what you think or believe. There will always be people who want to shout you down or say you can't and that's when you have to stand firm.

Police found Geils at about 4 p.m. when they were called to his home to do a wellness check and found him unresponsive, reported The Boston Globe. It is believed that he died of natural causes, but his death is still under investigation, which is standard protocol when someone dies and no one else is present.

"We just heard that J. Geils has passed away," wrote Foghat drummer Roger Earl. "Sad. We did so many shows with them back in the 70's and they were one of the best bands we ever toured with. Great, great music. Our thoughts are with his family at this time."

"I don't have many friends," Davies said in a recent interview with England's Newstatesman. 'I love people but when it comes to friendships, I . . . not back off, exactly, but would rather observe than interact."

While that may be partially why he's such a celebrated songwriter, it also speaks to his reclusiveness. And, it seems that he rarely compares notes with other artists from his generation.

Of all the bands that came to the forefront of the progressive rock movement of the early 1970s, none found more critical and commercial success than Yes. What distinguished Yes from other progressive rock bands back then was that the grandeur of the music never obscured the melody of the songs. Jon Anderson's unmistakable high clear singing voice and bassist Chris Squire's harmonies gave Yes a focal point and a lyrical framework strong enough to support the band's dazzling musicianship.

Yes have now received the ultimate honor in Rock and Roll, induction into its Hall of Fame. In The Studio has opened its vaults to produce a two-part radio and online exclusive featuring interviews with Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford, Alan White, Trevor Rabin, and YES co-founder the late Chris Squire. Below are highlights conducted by In The Studio host Redbeard:

Trevor Rabin: "People assume there is a controlled or organized system that we have for doing a record, and really it's totally disorganized, untogether. Nobody knows from one minute to the next what's going on!"

Jon Anderson: "I think Yes is something that hovers above the collective unit and keeps it in tow, keeps us working hard, and keeps our spirits in the right direction in order to make good music with a defined idea."

Co-Founder Chris Squire: " I think definitely the Yes theme has always been a hopeful one. I think we've used dark expressionism to show the difference between good and evil."

Rick Wakeman: "I was always convinced that what we were doing (on Fragile) was something very, very special."

Tony Kaye: "I think in many ways we stumble along looking for an opening."

Frontman Nick Hexum explains, "This cover captures the spirit of the collective nature that is 311 -- band and fans together to form something greater than the sum of its parts" .

For this video we had the idea of involving the local community a bit more and put out a call for local young theater students to cast in this video. We ended up working with kids from Ballston Spa and had such a great time shooting with them. They were, of course, way more professional than we were on set and committed a whole weekend of their lives to making a fun video with us. Everything related to the video stems from our home community. Our friend Josh Casano is a band director at Oneida Middle School and connected us with the school principal who agreed to let us shoot there. Our friends Chromoscope Pictures are based in the Troy, NY area and directed, produced, and edited this project. All in all it ended up being a super fun concept and we loved being able to sneak nods to some of our heroes into it.