Skateboard legend Tony Hawk is making special plans to mark what would have been late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's 56th birthday on February 20th, using a very special skateboard deck that he acquired at auction.
The deck once belonged to Cobain and features Kurt's hand-painted version of the iconic Iron Maiden mascot Eddie that was featured on the legendary metal group's 1981 sophomore album "Killers".
The Sims skateboard deck is a Jeff Phillips model, and sadly the 1980s skate icon took his own life on Christmas 1993, a few months before Cobain committed suicide in April of 1994. (continue)
Linkin Park has claimed the top spot on Billboard's Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, with the their recently released "Lost" single, which is the first track to debut at No. 1 on that chart in over a decade.
The song, featuring late vocalist Chester Bennington, dates back to the sessions of the band's 2003 album, "Meteroa", and was recently discovered and will be included on the forthcoming "Meteroa 20th Anniversary Edition".
"Lost" was released as a single earlier this month and during the first week of release, and Billboard reports that it "earned 10.1 million audience impressions, according to Luminate," giving the song the best weekly impression count for any track since October of 2019 when Lana Del Rey's "Doin' Time" had 10.5 million. (continue)
Crazy Horse has always been a band that was meant to be. Formed in the late 1960s as rock & roll was beginning to take a turn into the '70s, the band (Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot and Danny Whitten) had started playing with Neil Young, and, though they didn't know it then, were going to make history for 50-plus years. And while it is no surprise that Crazy Horse has continued on that quest, it is an exciting continuation of their storied career that the group is releasing ALL ROADS LEAD HOME on March 31, 2023.
It is a statement of power and purpose on what rock & roll bands can accomplish as the decades pass and musical growth continues. In so many ways, Crazy Horse exists as a party of one in the way they have created something so uniquely original and completely within their own world. (continue)
After re-releasing their iconic album The Artist In The Ambulance, California rock band Thrice have released the first episode of The Artist in the Ambulance - Revisited Podcast.
Join the band as they take you through the stories of the first and second recordings of The Artist In The Ambulance, bringing friends and other special guests along for the ride. You can check out the first episode of The Artist in the Ambulance - Revisited Podcast now on Spotify and Apple Music.
Released in 2003, The Artist In The Ambulance remains one of the most influential albums in the genre. Featuring tracks like "The Artist In The Ambulance," "All That's Left," "Stare At The Sun" and more, the album peaked at number 1 and number 16 on the Billboard US Top Internet Albums and Billboard 200 chart respectively. "All That's Left" peaked at number 24 on Alternative Airplay, number 36 on Mainstream Rock Airplay and number 37 on Active Rock, and "Stare at the Sun" peaked at number 39 on Alternative Airplay. More recently, The Artist In The Ambulance was named by NME as one of the 20 emo albums that have stood the test of time, and Rock Sound ranked it number 25 on their list of modern classics. (continue)
Parker McCollum has revealed the title and cover of his forthcoming studio album, Never Enough, out May 12 via MCA Nashville. Set to showcase depth in his songwriting and the evolvement of his artistry, the project will include McCollum's new song, "I Ain't Going Nowhere," out everywhere now.
Written by McCollum, Lori McKenna, Lee Miller, Jon Randall and Liz Rose, the up-tempo track is told from a restless dreamer's perspective - caught between the enticing pull of wanderlust and that special person that makes staying in one place more than worth it. (continue)
Philly alt-rockers Nothing But A Nightmare have shared a music video for their brand new single "I Hate You", from their album "The Salvation". We were sent the following official background details:
Formed by a tight knit group of high school friends in Philadelphia, Nothing but a Nightmare are building a loyal following in their hometown and beyond. Their new single, "I Hate You", from their latest album The Salvation, is an angst-filled pop-punk song that delves into old acquaintances and past experiences gone bad. (continue)
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Following her big wins at this year's GRAMMY Awards, the GRAMMY Museum will be hosting a special "A Conversation With Bonnie Raitt" event on March 5th at 5:30PM.
According to the organization, the "13-time GRAMMY-winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Bonnie Raitt for a special benefit program at the GRAMMY Museum. (continue)
Hanoi Rocks will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of their "Oriental Beat" album with a special deluxe reissue. Here is the official announcement: Oriental Beat by Hanoi Rocks gets the redux treatment, officially mixed and revived from the original sessions, and released on March 17, 2023 on deluxe vinyl, CD and digital formats.
Dubbed the "re(al)mix", this 40th anniversary edition was mixed by Petri Majuri at E-Studios in Finland in collaboration with the band. Vocalist Michael Monroe calls this release "the longest and slowest album recording project ever," stating that "40 years in the making, it's not just a remix, but the REAL MIX supervised and approved by Hanoi Rocks". (continue)
Laylines recently teamed up with Rian Cunningham and Glo for new single "For Whom Doth the Light Turn?", and to celebrate we asked Caleb Gatling to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
It's kind of funny but I got the name way before I ever had a song to go with it. I have a note in my phone of things that have been said around me or funny ideas that I think would make a great title and one day on our way back from some function, my fiancé and I pulled up to a light where both our lane and the cross traffic lane had red lights and she proclaimed "For Whom Doth This Light Turn?" And I thought it was the goofiest thing I had heard in a while so I knew it had to be a title as well as the fact that it is very reminiscent of the popular novel Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" (continue)
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