Today's Day in Rock Stories

Sammy Hagar Shares His Van Halen Reunion Vision

In a new interview with the BBC, frontman Dave Grohl said, "We've made the biggest sounding Foo Fighter record we've ever made. I'm not just saying that. I said to Greg, 'I want to make a record that sounds like Motorhead doing Sgt. Pepper,' and he was like, 'OK.'

"So we recorded an 11-song record with him and honestly, I think it's going to take a lot of people by surprise. Every band says it's the best record they've ever made, but it's definitely the hugest thing we've ever done.

"For six months, I've been trying to keep this a secret and I can't wait for people to hear it because this is the first record I've ever been this proud to play for people."

The band's 25-song set at the city's Gila River Arena opened with their 1977 classic, "We Will Rock You", and delivered hits from throughout the group's legendary catalogue as well as solo tracks from guitarist Brian May and singer Lambert.

The Queen / Lambert trek is a 7-week, 26-date arena run also includes two nights at The Hollywood Bowl this month as Queen debut a brand new state-of-the-art stage production that pays homage to the 40th anniversary of their biggest-selling studio album to date, "News Of The World."

The lineup delivered four songs from the project, including "Get Down, Make Love", "Spread Your Wings" and the finale of "We Are The Champions."

The duo of bassist/singer Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher received the news just prior to taking to the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury festival on June 23.

"Wow. Just wow," they told OfficialCharts.com. "Can we just say, thank you so much." The pair also tweeted a short video featuring an Official Charts Company plaque to mark the achievement, adding, "This went straight to number one and to our heads. Thank you so much."

"For those of you asking, I've been playing in bands and touring the world for 40 years," shares Sixx on his social media sites. "I have no immediate tour plans unless I get a wild hair up my ass or something or somebody really inspirational comes along.

"Since I've been home, I've just been writing music non-stop, recording with other artists, taking vocal, bass and guitar lessons and focusing on photography.... Money has never been and isn't a driving force for me. Let the chips fall where they fall."

The new 18 track collection will be entitled "Playback" and will feature both studio and live recordings, including a brand new song called "Run James Run" and a previously unreleased track called "Some Sweet Day" that was composed in the early 1990s with Andy Paley.

Gallagher rocked a dozen songs during his early evening appearance at the event, mixing classics from his former band, Oasis, alongside material from his forthcoming solo debut, "As You Were."

Opening with a pair of Oasis classics - "Rock 'n' Roll Star" and "Morning Glory" - the singer shifted gears with his new single, "Wall Of Glass", and another pair of solo tracks before revving up the crowd again with more tunes from his former band.

Gallagher closed out the Glastonbury show with his first-ever live performance of "Don't Look Back In Anger", which he presented a cappella as the festival crowd sang along.

The new 22 track new live package will be entitled "Live Beyond The Spheres" is scheduled to hit stores on July 7th in a both a standard 3-CD version and limited edition vinyl formats. Watch the new video here.

The clip can be streamed here. Frontman Daniel Tompkins had this to say about the track, "Lyrically, 'Smile' carries a strong and forward sense of irony as we explore and darkest side of the human condition.

The special is scheduled to air on Sunday, July 9, at 10pE following the season premiere of Rock And Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar at 9pE/6pP, which features Shaw and STYX with Sammy Hagar backstage at the Venetian Theater in Las Vegas.

Sing For The Day! was filmed live at the Waetjen Auditorium in Cleveland, OH, in May of 2016, commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Styx's landmark collaboration with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra with an unforgettable night of music.

Nine Inch Nails (introduced and credited as themselves) performed a new version of "She's Gone Away" and Trent Reznor's wife Mariqueen Maandig lent backing vocals. The dimly lit session is hard to see, but it's really them. Eddie Vedder also lent "Out of Sand" to the show's soundtrack.

Nickelback's ninth album - and first release with BMG worldwide - delivers the Canadian outfit their seventh US Top 10. The group's previous effort, 2014's "No Fixed Address", debuted on the US Billboard 200 at No. 4 with opening week sales of 80,000 copies while also opening at No. 1 on the US Top Rock Albums chart.

Smalls has released a stream of the new single "My Name Is Murder" via YouTube, and the track has also been serviced to leading digital music retailers and streaming services.

Cohen died in November of 2016 after a battle with cancer. He was 82. Bono began the tribute by calling Cohen "an addiction I'm not ready to give up."

"Tonight we hold onto some things, as you let go of others," Bono said. "I'm not quite sure how to let it go, but I know tonight I'm holding onto the music of Leonard Cohen. Thinking about it today. It's been on my mind. He's an addiction I'm not ready to give up, so I'm going to sing this one to Leonard Cohen."

Guitarist Danny Kenneally had the following to say. "This song explores communication in the digital age, and how so many interactions between friends occur online.