The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts have announced that Bret Michaels, Vince Neil, and Stephen Pearcy will be bringing a Parti-Gras show to their stage this summer.
The Poison, Motley Crue and Ratt frontman will be performing at the venue in Bethel, NY on Sunday, August 3rd with tickets set to go on sale this Friday, February 21st. (continue)
Phil Collins has announced that he will be hosting a special watch party on YouTube tomorrow night (February 18th) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his blockbuster "No Jacket Required" album.
He announced the event on Facebook with the following: "Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Phil Collins' diamond-selling album, "No Jacket Required" - with an exclusive Video EP and Watch Party! (continue)
Russ Ballard has shared a video for his new rendition of "God Gave Rock N' Roll To You", the song that he penned that was a hit for both Argent and KISS.
Ballard had this to say, "It reflected the optimism I felt at the time, with lines like 'love your friend, love your neighbour, love your life and love your labour, it's never too late to change your mind.' It was a hit for Argent and a hit for KISS 18 years later when it was included in the film 'Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.'" (continue)
D-A-D are teaming up with The 69 Eyes for the "Cowpunks And Glampires Tour 2025"! With fifteen dates across Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, the co-headlining tour will kick off by the end of October in Budapest.
D-A-D comment: "Longtime friends, and heavy as hell. The 69 Eyes & D-A-D are joining forces for a solid tour through Europe We've been wanting to do this for years- both bands survived everything and came out stronger - join us for some massive evenings, together, out of the darkness!" (continue)
Guns N' Roses, Tool, and Rival Sons have reportedly been added to Ozzy Osbourne's farewell concert, the Back To The Beginning event that will be taking place in his hometown of Birmingham, England this summer.
The special show on July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham will also include the reunion of Black Sabbath's original lineup of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. (continue)
Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion will be co-headlining for the first time during their U.S. Summer Of Discontent Tour with openers The Mainliners from July 22 through August 17.
Dropkick Murphys vocalist and founder Ken Casey said, "We are so fired up to spend the summer with these legends. We plan to give people a great night out when we hit their town. Gonna be a blast!!" Tim Brennan from Dropkick Murphys said, "Being able to tour with Bad Religion is such an exciting thing for us. It's not everyday we get to rub elbows with a band that has that kind of legendary status and we are over the moon to hit the road with them." (continue)
The 40th anniversary of Tears For Fears' "Songs From The Big Chair" album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands.
Redbeard shared this synopsis for the episode: Recording an album that a million people purchase is no mean feat, but doing so is not always a benchmark of musical quality. Celebrity (and notoriety), timing, even technology such as the viral internet video can propel the likes of Milli Vanilli, Billy Ray Cyrus, Vanilla Ice, and Ashlee Simpson past the million sales mark, only to be relegated at astounding speed to trivia contests at best, punch-lines at the worst. However, to get over ten million or more people to buy your album, as in the case of Tears for Fears and Songs from the Big Chair, released February 1985, is in no way trivial or a joke. (read more)
Musician, therapist and educator Harry Kappen just released a new single called "Courage" from his forthcoming "Four" album, and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
After my previous projects, "Four" has become a personal album again and the first single 'Courage' is about my love for my Mexican wife. Reflections on the present and the near future that hold much promise, but where much is still unknown. The song is about the courage it takes to face this. (continue)
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