In this Rolling Stone, YouTube interview, Edge talks about how the message of the album has come full circle from the era in which it was created. In the 1 minute plus clip Edge edge remarks on how similar today’s unrest is with Regan/Thatcher era of politics.
Click on the link below to hear it for yourself, thanks to Rolling Stone. . ...Read Full Story
The Recording Academy issued an apology yesterday, stating “Earlier this week, we announced that Dave Grohl would be performing with Anderson .Paak and A Tribe Called Quest prior to confirming all participants. Dave Grohl will not be part of this performance. Unfortunately, our announcement was made prematurely. On behalf of The Recording Academy and AEG Ehrlich Productions, we sincerely apologize to all parties involved for our error.” – posted by Loudwire.com. ...Read Full Story
“With Foo Fighters taking some time off, guitarist Chris Shiflett spent some time last summer recording his third solo album. West Coast Town will be released April 14.” writes Loudwire.com.. ...Read Full Story
It’s been reported that Yoko Ono will produce a film about her realtionship with John Lennon. The film has yet to be titled but is currently in the scripting phase now with Anthony McCarten, who’s also listed among the producers. . ...Read Full Story
Blabbermouth.net has the word that “Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd says that he has changed his opinion about Axl Rose fronting the band.
“The controversial Rose–AC/DC pairing received mostly positive reviews, but not before Rudd panned the collaboration, claiming that he wouldn’t have been willing to rejoin the band if Rose remained at the mic.”. ...Read Full Story
According to Diffuser.fm, “Blondie will return this spring with a new studio album, Pollinator, featuring collaborations with a diverse array of guests!”
The set’s first single, ‘Fun’ is out now, and included as a pre-release download with digital pre-orders of the new LP.”
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Some interesting history comes from BlabberMouth.net about the foundation of Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl’s first song. “According to The Pulse Of Radio, a new clip has surfaced showing FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl listening to what is believed to be the first song he ever wrote. The track is called “Gods Look Down” and the segment in which Grohl reviews it was apparently filmed for the FOO FIGHTERS‘ 2014 HBO series “Sonic Highways” but never aired. The clip was uploaded by Barrett Jones, owner of Laundry Room Studios and co-producer of the FOO FIGHTERS‘ self-titled 1995 debut album.” writes BlabberMouth.net. ...Read Full Story
UltimateClassicRock.com writes that Bob Dylan will once again dip into the Great American Songbook for another set of standards. Following 2015’s Shadows in the Night and last year’s Fallen Angels, the three-CD Triplicate consists almost entirely of songs recorded by Frank Sinatra.. ...Read Full Story
LoudWire.com shouts . . . . Get ready, Las Vegas, it’s about to rock! Live Nation has announced the creation of the Las Rageous music festival, featuring some of the biggest names in hard rock and metal. Godsmack and Avenged Sevenfold will headline the two-day festival, which will take place Friday, April 21, and Saturday, April 22, on two stages set in the heart of iconic downtown Las Vegas.. ...Read Full Story
RollingStone.com shares that Geoff Nicholls, Black Sabbath’s longtime keyboardist who performed with the heavy metal legends for 25 years, died Saturday following a battle with lung cancer. He was 68.. ...Read Full Story
“According to Cleveland.com, Neil Young and RUSH’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee will induct PEARL JAM and YES, respectively, into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in April.” Resports BlabberMouth.net “The ceremony will take place on Friday, April 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.. ...Read Full Story
“British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have released an official live video for the song “Wasted Years”, filmed on six continents during the band’s “The Book Of Souls“ world tour.” Reports BlabberMouth.net “IRON MAIDEN’s hugely successful “The Book Of Souls“ world tour will return to North America for an extensive series of arena and amphitheater shows in summer 2017.”. ...Read Full Story
UltimateClassicRock.com has put together Eddie’s TOP 10 Greatest Guitar Solos of his career, in honor of his 62nd birthday! Here’s what they have to say about the Rock Icon, “Guitar wunderkind Eddie Van Halen is undoubtedly one of the most important rock musicians of the last 35 years. Beginning with Van Halen‘s 1978 debut, he virtually single-handedly re-invented the entire rock guitar lexicon with his blend of tone, technique and sheer musicality.”. ...Read Full Story
Frances Bean Cobain is knee deep in divorce proceedings with, soon to be Ex-Husband Isaiah Silva. LoudWire.com reports “one of the key pieces of property involved in Frances Bean Cobain‘s divorce proceedings with Isaiah Silva is the Kurt Cobain 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic guitar that the musician played during his MTV Unplugged appearance. Silva is reportedly in possession of the guitar and has claimed that Cobain gifted the prized instrument to him, while Cobain claims that she would never have given away the family heirloom and wants the courts to help her get it back.”. ...Read Full Story
RockSound.tv has posted the July Tour schedule of Blink-182. http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/heres-who-is-supporting-blink-182-on-tour. It’s been reported that Frank Turner will support Blink-182 on their UK tour.. ...Read Full Story
An interesting piece, put together, by UltimateClassicRock.com exploring some of the most prolific Mexican- American classic rockers in the history of the genre. “Contributions from European and African traditions only tell part of rock ‘n’ roll’s story. There are many ties to Mexico, as well, as our gallery of notable Mexican-American musicians shows.” reports UltimateClassicRock.com.. ...Read Full Story
According to BlabberMouth.net, Gavin Rossdale has confirmed that he has completed work on the new BUSH album, to be released later in the year.. ...Read Full Story
Publishers, Lesser Gods will release “So Let It Be Written,” the first and only unauthorized biography of Metallica frontman James Hetfield, on April 11th.
“One of the most surprising things about Heart ‘s new live album is that, after more than four decades of being a band, it was their first time playing the historic Royal Albert Hall. It was a gig that had special significance for several reasons.” reports UltimateClassicRock.com.. ...Read Full Story
“Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper will spend the summer on the road together on a co-headlining tour that will see the two veteran singers sharing a stage in 18 cities across the United States.. ...Read Full Story
RollingStone.com reports that a Black Lives Matter offshoot filed a federal civil rights lawsuit after being barred from protesting at Presley vigil. The Coalition of Concerned Citizens tried to stage a protest in front of the vigil last August stating that Graceland is an example of the disparity in this country. . ...Read Full Story
It’s the 65th birthday of Rock Superstar Paul Stanley and UltimateClassicRock.com has compiled the top 10 best song contributions form the living legend. “Think about it, this whole ridiculous circus doesn’t fly without a ringleader who truly believes in the power of rock and roll enough to don warpaint, platform boots, feathers and leather night after night while staring down decades of critical sniping and changing musical trends.” reports UltimateClassicRock.com. ...Read Full Story
Gene Simmons of KISS fame has been booked to for 5 comic con performances. He’ll be leaving his KISS crew members behind for this series of appearances that will span the Spring, Summer and Fall convention seasons. Simmons himself has appeared in many KISS themed comic books from publishers such as Marvel and Image Comics, throughout the decades.. ...Read Full Story
Not so far outside the scope of Heavy Metal music, James Hetfield, of Metalica glory, will be narrating a new documentary titled Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly. The Documentary will explore the dangers porn addiction and delves into the impact that pornography has on societies around the globe and how modern technology has made it easier access for youths.. ...Read Full Story
RollingStone.com reports that ‘Glenn Song’ is being given away for free on Seger’s website to honor Frey on the one year anniversary of his death. “It’s obviously not meant to be a hit,” Seger says. “There’s no chorus per se or title section or anything. The idea was just to honor his memory and talk, very specifically, about my impression of him in 1966 when we first met.”. ...Read Full Story
Jay Jay French loves it! He loves it all, but what he doesn’t love is that the Trump Administration wants to use the Twisted Sister classic “We’re Not Gonna Take It” for their theme song this inauguration season. Front man Dee Snider is OK with it however but after controversy spilled over in the Twisted Sister fandom and Band member personal lives. Ultimately band members weren’t comfortable with Trump or any other candidate waving their song as a banner.. ...Read Full Story
Returning this year with a super stacked lineup, The Chicago Open Air Festival will feature some of the biggest names in Ron ‘n Roll, including Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Korn and many more! Should be awesome!. ...Read Full Story
The animated video doesn’t mention Trump by name but there is a lot of powerful imagery is suggestively clear as to what major political figure that might be. Diffuser.fm has more on the theme of the video and Green Day’s views below. . ...Read Full Story
It’s the Story of Bob Dylan’s Great ‘Desire’ and How His Career Then Slipped Off the Rails.. ...Read Full Story
The life of a Musician isn’t always the ideal dream, everyone falls on hard times every once and again and Ultimateclassicrock.com has put together 13 of the Unluckiest musicians in the world of music. . ...Read Full Story
Sequels, in music, sometimes get have the stigma of not being as good as the debut albums. Ultimateclassicrock.com has a list of the best squeals from the bands that dared to defy the stereotype. . ...Read Full Story
Billy Corgan has started Thirty Day Road Trip across the United States and he’s cataloging his progress on video. Smashing Pumpkins front man promises that there will be new music and interviews along the way. Corgan turns 50 on March 17.. ...Read Full Story
To celebrate their 40th anniversary, the band Foreigner is set to start mammoth world wide tour that will feature other talents like Cheap Trick and Jaosn Bonham. The tour is set to start on July 11 in Syracuse, N.Y., with a 40th anniversary album scheduled to release on May 5th.. ...Read Full Story
UltimateClassicRock.com reports that Ann Willson has announced 20, solo, tour dates that will span the United States, in 2017, titled ‘The Ann Willson of Hear Tour’. “The stage is a magical place where I can be beautifully in and out of control, where I can build a fire and then jump into it,” Wilson says in a press release announcing the tour.. ...Read Full Story
Eddie Vedder entertained the crowd at Obama’s Farewell Address with a four song set before Obama took the podium. Vedder started out with an acoustic performance of “Rise,” a song from his Into the Wild soundtrack. Both Obama and Vedder are fellow Chicagoans.. ...Read Full Story
After nearly coming to fists with Boy George over wine, Vince Neil, of Motley Crew fame, almost lost his cool with Saturday Night Love alum, Jon Luvitz, over a commercial project on the Celebrity Apprentice show. Despite the conflict Luvitz and Neil’s team won the round but it remains to be seen how the pair will work together going forward.. ...Read Full Story
The Three-Day weekend Rocklahoma Festival will kick off May 26-28 in Pryor, Okla. Clssic and contempoprary bands like Ratt and Buckcherry will also be making appearances at the event.. ...Read Full Story
While on the Nerdist Podcast, with host Chris Hardwick, James Hetfield mentioned that they have tour dates scheduled for the whole year but are limiting performances to 50 a year. That sounds like a lot to me.
Loudwire.com has more details and an audio clip from the show below. . ...Read Full Story
A tribute tour in honor of David Bowie has launched and features a bevy of super star talent that started on Jan. 8 (Bowie’s Birthday) at the Brixton Academy in London. Bowie would have been 70 this year.
Diffuser.fm has more details below.. ...Read Full Story
Green Day’s new single “Still Breathing” has hit the top of the Rock Charts. It’s the second single from ‘Revolution Radio’ to reach #1 in the chart, following ‘Bang Bang’.. ...Read Full Story
The heavy metal pioneer, Tony Iommi, underwent surgery for a lump in his throat in December. After surgery it was discovered that the lump was not cancerous. . ...Read Full Story
Red Hot Chili Peppers & Babymetal had the opportunity to play together in England and the Peppers want to the keep that going for states as well as they’ve asked Babymetal to tour with them!. ...Read Full Story
On this day in Rock History, The Boss sent “Greetings to the world from Asbury Park N.J.” to the world! And Rock N’ Roll was never the same!. ...Read Full Story
The self titled debut release of the Doors first album will be released as an expansive deluxe 50th anniversary edition. Coinciding with the reissue announcement, Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 will be proclaimed “Day of the Doors” in Los Angeles.. ...Read Full Story
On this day in Rock History, 44 years ago, Jimi Hendrix was Banned by the BBC during a television appearance where they played a tribute song to the band Cream, who had just announced their breakup.. ...Read Full Story
Diffuser.fm has some great footage of Beatles front man Paul McCartney performing with The Killers during a New Years Eve performance of “Helter Skelter”.. ...Read Full Story
Foo Fighters have blocked out a lot of European Tour dates for the opening of 2017 but it looks like the Foo Fighters will headline the “BottleRock Festival” in Napa, Calif. towards the end of May. Tom Petty and Maroon 5 have also been announced for the Festival.. ...Read Full Story
