Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is not a fan of the band's plans to begin a new era as avatars following the wrap up of their latest farewell tour earlier this month at Madison Square Garden.
Following the encore of the concert the group introduced the audience to avatars of the band members accompanied by the song "God Gave Rock And Roll To You". Ace appeared on Rock Antenne in Germany and was asked if he was happy about that the band's End Of The Road Farewell Tour is finally over. (continue)
OneRepublic, released the video for their new original Christmas track, "Dear Santa." The new claymation video was directed, designed, sculpted, built by, composed, animated, and edited by animator, Dr. Oz.
The video features the band members in Santa's workshop as they strive to make a Christmas miracle and bring a couple back together. The track was originally released to kick off the holiday season back in October. (continue)
In celebration of The Rolling Stones' 60th anniversary, Country's biggest stars came together for Stoned Cold Country, released earlier this year, and a documentary of the album's in-studio creation, available now via BMG. The documentary, available now to rent or purchase, takes fans behind-the-scenes and into the creation of this love letter to The Rolling Stones from Nashville.
Filled to the brim with reimagined versions of the legendary Rock band's catalogue, producer Robert Deaton and BMG enlisted superstars Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Steve Earle, Elle King, Marcus King, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Elvie Shane, Koe Wetzel, The War And Treaty, Lainey Wilson & Zac Brown Band, sitting down with each to dive into the Stones influence on their individual careers. (continue)
The 2nd season finale of Danny Wimmer Presents' music/chat program The Power Hour on airs tonight, December 14th on AXS TV at 11PM EST/8PM PST with an impressive lineup of guests.
The network shared, The latest episode - hosted by Matt Pinfield, Caity Babs, Josh Bernstein - rounds out the star-studded season by welcoming Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, Ian Astbury from The Cult and Nancy Wilson of Heart. (continue)
The Allman Betts Family Revival's 7th year has proven to be a massive success and has seen multiple sold-out performances including an epic night at The Beacon Theater in New York City.
Earlier this week the tour celebrated Dickey Betts' 80th birthday in Sarasota, complete with a gold-top Les Paul guitar cake. The tour will roll through Spartanburg, SC, Nashville, TN, Mobile, AL, and will wrap up in Austin, TX on December 17. (continue)
Voivod and Prong are delighted to confirm their much-anticipated co-headline tour, set to take place in 2024. This tour marks a reunion of sorts for the two bands, who have long admired each other's work and have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to hit the road together once again.
The decision to embark on this tour was an easy one for both bands, united by their fresh and acclaimed new records. Voivod, the Canadian heavy metal connoisseurs, recently released their latest album, Morgoth Tales, under the banners of Century Media, The Orchard, and Sony Music. This record is a testament to their enduring impact in the metal scene, showcasing their evolution and prowess. (continue)
After gracing the rest of North America and Europe with legendary shows all year, "U.S. rock gods" (The Telegraph) Queens of the Stone Age have finally landed in their home turf of Los Angeles to close out the 2023 in epic fashion.
The festivities kick off with tonight's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for their first U.S. television appearance in support of their latest album, In Times New Roman... The band will perform the hit "Emotion Sickness," which moved Pitchfork to rave, "alternates fluently between high-octane blasts of acid-damaged guitar and a chorus that luxuriates in the band's melodic chops. 'Baby don't care for me,' goes the deceptively sun-kissed refrain... there's a playfulness, a thrilling push-and-pull between melody and attack, that recalls the band's heights." (continue)
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ZZ Top have announced that they will crossing the pond next summer to embark on their first European tour in five years that will include headline shows and festival appearances.
The Elevation Tour will visit nine countries and is set to kick off on June 28th in Rattvik, Sweden at the Dalhalla Festival and will wrap up on July 16th in Sion, Switzerland at the Sion Festival. (continue)
(hennemusic) David Lee Roth Reveals Eddie Van Halen Nickname was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: David Lee Roth reveals the nickname his fellow Van Halen band members had for Eddie Van Halen on the latest episode of The Roth Show.
The singer opens the program with a story about buying Japanese air rifles while on a 1979 tour in Japan, and putting them to use the following year while on the road and staying at a hotel in an undeveloped remote location in the Florida Everglades. (continue)
Ozzy Osbourne Recorded Enough Material With Steve Vai For A Full Album was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: Steve Vai took to social media to add some context and more details after he made headlines by commenting in an interview that he was "sitting on a whole Ozzy [Osbourne] record". clarified his recent comments that he had enough material recorded with Ozzy Osbourne for a full album.
Vai wrote, "In a recent interview I spoke a bit carelessly about 'Sitting on an entire Ozzy album' and then the clickbait headlines went viral. To clarify, Ozzy and I got together back around 96 and spent some time trying to come up with some potential songs for an album that he already had half recorded. (continue)
(hennemusic) Motley Crue and Def Leppard Rock Tour Of The Year At Pollstar Awards was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: The Motley Crue/Def Leppard North American stadium series was named the 2022 Rock Tour Of The Year as part of the 34th Annual Pollstar Awards in Beverly Hills, CA on February 22.
The live music industry company's event at the Beverly Hilton saw the classic rock pairing take top honor in the category ahead of treks by Coldplay, Rage Against The Machine, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Rolling Stones, and The Killers. (continue)
(hennemusic) Journey Reunited With Gregg Rolie On 50th Anniversary Tour was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: Journey co-founder Gregg Rolie reunited with the band on stage in Austin, TX on February 22 to perform a series of classic tracks during the group's 50th anniversary tour.
The concert at the city's Moody Center saw Rolie arrive on stage to sing 1979's "Just The Same Way" and the 1975 rarity, "Of A Lifetime", before sharing vocals with drummer Dean Castronovo on "Feeling That Way" and "Anytime" from 1978's "Infinity", with guitarist Steve Lukather from openers Toto joining in for a cover of the Fleetwood Mac classic, "Black Magic Woman" (Rolie famously sang on the 1970 Santana version of the track). (continue)
Fear Factory Announce Their New Lead Singer was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: Fear Factory have announced that their new lead singer will be Milo Silvestro as they prepare to hit the road this Saturday for the Rise Of the Machine Tour with Static-X and Dope.
Dino Cazares had this to say about the hiring of their new frontman, "It's time to introduce the world to our new vocalist. The search was long and meticulous, but I know for sure we got the right guy. (continue)
Def Leppard's Joe Elliott Explained Reason For Hospitalization was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: Def Leppard shared a new message from frontman Joe Elliott to update fans about his brief hospitalization in Bogota, Columbia on Friday (February 24th), where he explained that he was suffering from "moderate-to-severe altitude sickness.
Joe updated fans with a video from Parque Simon Bolivar, the venue where the band was preparing to take the stage on the Bogota stop of The World Tour with Motley Crue. He shared, "So I am alive and well. Little woozy, I'll be honest. (continue)
Josey Scott Returned with New Band Shade Violent was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: Original Saliva frontman Josey Scott is launching a new band called Shade Violent that features his stepson Dylan on rhythm guitar, and friends from his home in Oklahoma.
Scott broke the news during an interview with That Fuzzing Rock Show. He said (via Blabbermouth), We're just in the process of writing the record right now. And we're just now getting in the studio and starting to figure some things out. We've done a couple of shows, a couple of start-up shows... But, yeah, we're just getting it together and sort of sussing things out." (continue)
Yes Announced Replacement For Late Drummer Alan White was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: Prog rock legends Yes have announced that drummer Jay Schellen has joined the band as a permanent member, filling the spot left by the death of their iconic drummer, Alan White, in May of last year.
We were sent the following details: Jay will fulfil Alan's wishes in becoming the new drummer with Yes. Jay Schellen was Alan White's choice to stand in during the Topographic Drama tour, in 2016, and shared drumming duties with him from 2018 onwards. (continue)
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Star In Funny PlayStation VR2 Commercial was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne star in a funny new spot for the PlayStation VR2 launch. Here is the official announcement courtesy of SRO: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has teamed up with PlayStation to create a hilarious vignette that debuted yesterday (February 20) exclusively on all of Ozzy's online platforms (website and social media), after which PlayStation channels shared it globally.
The collaboration features music from Ozzy's Grammy-winning 2022 Patient Number 9 album. In the spot Ozzy is seen testing out PlayStation VR2 (releasing February 22), interspersed with some lighthearted banter between Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne as they are in the midst of packing for their move to the UK. PlayStation VR2 is Sony Interactive Entertainment's next-generation virtual reality headset that works with the PlayStation 5 (PS5) console. (continue)
Linkin Park Score Big Radio Hit With 'Lost' was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: 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". (continue)
Godsmack's Sully Erna Talks Final Album, Rock Hall, Turning 55 and More was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: Godsmack frontman Sully Erna recently sat down with Audacy Check In to discuss a variety of topics including their new album, "Lighting Up The Sky", the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame eligibility, his 55th birthday and February birthdays in New England growing up. The show sent over these excerpts:
On Lighting Up the Sky being the final Godsmack album [00:40]: "I think it's important for people to just kind of know when they've arrived, when they set goals for themselves. Some people just want the house with the white picket fence and a dog and a truck. And then they get that and they're like, 'Oh, it would be nice to have a car too. And then what if we had a bigger house.' It never stops. For us, it was like, 'Oh, we just want a record deal one day.' And then you get it and you go, 'But, it's gonna be really good when we sell out clubs everywhere.' And then you get it and you go, 'But wait until we get to theaters, we can use more production.' And then you get to theaters, and you're like, 'Tour buses and arenas.' At what point do you stop and just go - I have what I need in my life. I've been able to do this for a living and be able to provide for my family and the people I love the most. And when we reflected back on our career, and I say this zero ego, we've arrived.... I just think it's time now that we close that chapter in our lives, but let the people know that this isn't a break-up. This is just us opening a new chapter in our lives to create this greatest hits show and enjoy our sunset years without the pressure of always having to deliver another record for the label, and missing another year of our lives to write and record and mix and master now." (continue)
Tony Hawk Revealed Special Plans For Kurt Cobain's Skateboard With Hand-Painted Iron Maiden Art was a top 23 story of Feb 2023: 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". (continue)
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