Today's Day in Rock Stories

Stone Temple Pilots Stream Brand New Song 'Never Enough'

The guest appearance marked a rare return to the stage for Johnson, who left AC/DC in the middle of their "Rock Or Bust" world tour in 2016 after being advised by doctors to stop performing in arenas and stadium-sized venues immediately or risk total hearing loss.

"On stage it was getting harder and harder to hear the guitars, even hear the keys, and I was basically going on muscle memory," the singer recently revealed. "And I'm not the kind of guy who likes to cheat. The way I look at it, I had a great run."

While Axl Rose stepped in to help AC/DC complete the trek, Johnson began working with the inventor of in-ear monitors, Asius Technologies founder Stephen Ambrose, to find a technical solution that would allow him to return to live performances one day.

The clip corrals scenes from a variety of movies from the Star Wars franchise, emphasizing such agents from the Dark Side of the Force as Darth Vader and Darth Maul.

After initial reports surfaced on Tuesday (March 6) that the two were involved in a physical altercation, Lee tweeted that he and his fiancee were in bed when Brandon burst into the room and knocked him unconscious.

Lee's son then issued a statement, claiming that the altercation was caused by his dad's alcoholism and that he's "devastated." "I'm devastated at the events of the last several days that have been a result of my father's alcoholism," Brandon told PEOPLE in a statement. 'I've worked tirelessly organizing an intervention and it's incredibly upsetting that it never came to fruition."

"I wanted my dad's hopeful sobriety and recovery to be a private family matter but, as a result of his accusations on social media, I feel forced to speak out," Brandon continued. "I have and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement as needed. I love my father and just want to see him sober, happy and healthy."

In reaction to his son's statement, Lee tweeted that he is not an alcoholic and that he's just "enjoying" his life. 'I have a few drinks here & there because I'm f�- retired and enjoying my life," Lee wrote. 'I worked 30+ f�- years I deserve it. You didn't arrange any intervention, you barely spoke to me while u were here. Just coverin ur a�!!"

Along with previewing the full album, the listening party attendees will pick up free three-inch Jack White buttons, while supplies last. Raffles will also take place at the parties for various swag, such as a Jack White tote bag or a vinyl single with the track "Over and Over and Over." Attendees will be able to enter to score a grand prize specific to their location.

In other news, White recently spoke with Los Angeles' KROQ on The Kevin & Bean Show and the topic turned to the current state of rock 'n' roll. What were his thoughts?

So I though, okay - now I have the heavy/southern riff with melodic verses and double tempo in the chorus, Van Halen-ish kinda chorus� What am I missing. Animal Drive is known for doing very old school influenced songs, but we would always include a breakdown, which is something old bands wouldn't do. So I made a little Nu-metal breakdown which we cut from the song few weeks before delivering the masters.

Keller had a cool idea for that breakdown, so we did it his way, and I think it sounds very cool. If we weren't so limited with time, we could do a lot more, but I'm proud how it turned out. And so, we decided to go with title ''Time Machine'' although the song title didn't appear in the lyrics. And I felt like something is still missing (probably because I listen to a lot of Progressive stuff and there always has to be a twist ha, ha) and we added the last part on piano and vocals where I sing low (The idea was kinda better than what turned out to be on the track) to display an old man remembering how he lost all his time.

And then I sing with my regular voice, explaining how ''that kid'' that was screaming is gone, ''Cause there's no such a thing as time machine''. We also had a very intro into the song, which was cut by our producer Andreas, he wanted a song to start immediately.

The bridge section in the song is very early 90's heavy metal sounding, to break the riff and the chorus pentatonic scale a little bit. And there you have it, sounds like Animal Drive in the end!

The session sees the legendary rocker reflecting on his career as he promotes his latest effort, "Carry Fire", while also discussing whether he considers music a profession, craft or art.

"I think craft is the term I would use," explains Plant. "You grow into what might initially be an infatuation with the idea of entering something very special, very daring� Being attracted to the footlights and the entertainment and the smell of a venue and the anticipation in a crowd, I loved that. I thought that was an amazing thing, you know. I've been a music fan and a fan of all things that are interesting and occasionally unique, so I'm always a member of the audience and an entertainer, really. So, yeah, it's a craft."

The trek launches June 12 in St. Augustine, FL, with shows mapped out through July 24, when the bands light up the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 24 in Morrison, CO.

An additional special guest will be added to the bill in the coming weeks.

"We can confirm that since last summer the band had been working with Universal Music on the creation of a very special 25th anniversary edition of the album, a newly remastered version with previously unreleased material of ours as well as other bonus material from the era of our debut album," reads a statement from the surviving members, posted on the Cranberries' website. "We had planned to release this special edition this month to coincide with the 25th anniversary. However, given Dolores' passing in January we put the entire project on hold."

Due April 27, the project presents the band's biggest hits as compiled from a pair of May 2017 sold-out shows in Lucerne, Switzerland with a 58-piece orchestra and a 60-piece choir.

Conducted by Ernst Van Tiel, the set represents a year-long collaboration between Foreigner founding member and lead guitarist Mick Jones and Grammy-nominated composing/arranging team Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer.

"I could never have imagined when I set out to create Foreigner 40 years ago, that we'd still be touring around the world and performing the music we love all these years later," says Jones. "Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer's orchestral arrangements have shown us a new symphonic dimension of our music, which I hope our fans will enjoy."

Due March 9, the project is a record inspired by the loss of his father, Richard Bass, when Kennedy was a child; a Christian Scientist, Bass refused medical treatment and passed away from appendicitis when the future rocker was just four years of age.

"As the years went on and I started to figure out that this was something that could have been prevented, it certainly added a fair amount of gravity to the situation and left me with a lot of questions," Kennedy tells Billboard. "I wasn't sure how people would respond because it was such a personal story, but when I first brought it up with my mother and explained to her the premise of the record she understood and kind of helped fill in some details. I think overall it's been pretty supportive and understanding on the part of my mother and brother, in particular.

"A lot of the songs are trying to get into my mother's head and what she might have been thinking and things she might have been struggling with as a young mother with two boys in tow," he continues. "So a song like 'Love Can Only Heal' illustrates how even though she had lost the love of her life, was probably very lonely and there was probably a massive void, she was trying to retain a certain amount of optimism that maybe those wounds could be healed and that there's possibly somebody out there waiting in the wings to kind of pick the family back up and help us move along."

The album was made in collaboration with Hammond organ/trumpet virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco, and features Morrison putting a fresh spin on jazz, blues standards and deep cuts from his catalog (via Rolling Stone).

DeFrancesco brought along his own band to make the album, with guitarist Dan Wilson, drummer Michael Ode and tenor saxophone player Troy Roberts all contributing to the final product.

One of the tracks, "Close Enough for Jazz" (originally found on the 1993 album, Too Long in Exile) will be released as a limited-edition seven-inch single for Record Store Day 2018, which falls on April 21. The flip-side of the single will feature a cover of Guitar Slim's "The Things I Used to Do."

'There are many types of wildness, but I think it can be distilled into two: the wildness of the modern age, all it's confusion, illogic and alienation and a more ancient wildness," explains Snow Patrol singer and songwriter, Gary Lightbody, in a press statement. "Something primal, alive and beautiful that speaks to our true connectivity, our passion, our love, our communion with nature and each other. This is the kind of wildness the album is centered around. The loss of it. Trying to reconnect with it. To remember it."

Lightbody has stayed plenty busy while the band was on hiatus, co-writing songs with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift. Now, he's ready to refocus his sights on the return of Snow Patrol.

'Seamus Heaney, my favorite poet of all time, said at 71 that he was only discovering what some of his poetry means, and this is coming from a Nobel Prize-winning poet. It's a great testament to inspiration," Lightbody said. 'Sometimes it takes you five years to write the thing. Like now. And you know for sure when you finish an album like that, where you've poured over every detail and put every atom of yourself into it, everything makes sense and I bet you I'm never not proud of this record."

These are just the first pair of acts slated to perform at this year's March Madness Festival, a free event slated for March 30 to April 1 at Hemisfair in San Antonio, where the men's Final Four basketball games will happen.

Martin's ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow has shared a video of the musician helping their daughter Apple hone her guitar skills. Their song of choice? "Yesterday" by the Beatles.

It's no secret that The Beatles had a major impact on Martin's musicianship and general approach to pop-rock (is it just a coincidence that his daughter shares the same name as the Beatles' record company?). Under her dad's guidance, Apple might have a show business future herself.

When she was diagnosed with ALS, her family started the pepper challenge. It caught on quickly in the world of sports, as her son Tim is a former ESPN announcer (via People).

Now the challenge has hit the world of music, and Smith accepted. "Steve Gleason I (reluctantly) accept your #ALSPepperChallenge," Smith posted on Twitter, referencing former NFL Super Bowl champion Steve Gleason, who has publicly battled with ALS. "The ALS Therapy Development Institute has raised over $500K thru the challenge. I challenge you Mike McCready of Pearl Jam & Will Ferrell to do the same!"

In the accompanying video, the Chili Peppers drummer appears to be in Whole Foods Market, where he grabs a chili pepper from the produce section and chows it down.

Noise11 reports the tribute by local street artist Mike Makatron was revealed at an event on the city's AC/DC Lane hosted by Cherry Bar owner and booker James Young.

"Sydney has the Opera House, but from today Melbourne will have Bon Scott," Young told the crowd before Scott's son, Dave Stevens, unveiled the sculpture.

"I think it's pretty spectacular to have this in Melbourne, the City of AC/DC," says Mary Renshaw, Bon's former girlfriend and author of the book "Live Wire."

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios by the band's original lineup of vocalist/guitarist Syd Barrett, bassist Roger Waters, keyboardist Richard Wright and drummer Nick Mason, the project introduced Pink Floyd beyond the UK underground scene while being hailed as one of the greatest psychedelic albums of all time.

Remastered from the original 1967 mono mix by James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman, the limited-edition Record Store Day release is delivered on premium 12" 180-gram black vinyl, and comes with an exclusive poster as well as a foil blocked outer wallet.

"Hello UK Freaks!," the band said, in a prepared statement. "We are so excited to return to you with our biggest headlining tour ever! And we are beyond pumped to finally get to perform at the legendary Brixton Academy, one of the places that has been on our rock 'n' roll bucket list forever! Can't wait to see all of you there!"

Prior to hitting the road, the band will release a new album that's currently being finalized in Nashville. Speaking recently with Billboard, Hale described the yet-to-be-titled LP as "definitely as step forward."

The Who's 2018 Record Store Day release is a reissue of the band's double-LP companion album to the 1979 documentary The Kids Are Alright. The reissue comes pressed on red and blue vinyl.

The Doors will release Live at The Matrix, Part 2, a follow-up to the legendary group's 2017 Record Store Day release. The LP offers newly remastered performances captured on some of the band's 1967 shows at The Matrix in San Francisco.