Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx says that he hopes that the band, now reunited, will be able to carry beyond their current The World Tour with Def Leppard and he is aiming for 2031, the 50th anniversary of the band.
He made the comments in an interview with A Radio Rock in Brazil. He was asked about the possibility of new music and responded, "As far as new music - I think new music always comes when the band is getting along. We get along so great right now. We've been having the best time. We spend time together. We go out to dinner. (continue)
Phish's Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio will release their new album, January, this Friday, March 10 via JEMP Records. The album will be released digitally only and the first song, "Dancing In Midair," is streaming now.
January is comprised of eight new originals written by Anastasio and McConnell and is the follow-up to December, their album of acoustic re-interpretations of Phish songs. (continue)
Falling In Reverse have just announced their Summer 2023 headline tour plans. The band will embark on "The Popular Monstour," with special guests Ice Nine Kills.
Special guests on select dates include Underoath, Spiritbox, Slaughter To Prevail, Crown The Empire, and Catch Your Breath, making for a thrilling night of hard rock in each city the tour hits! (continue)
We Came As Romans recently shared that they will be returning to Europe and the UK for the first time since 2019.
The band has now announced that they will be joined on the road by fellow SharpTone Records band Caskets as well as Seeyouspacecowboy, for what promises to be one of the best tours of the year. (continue)
Toad the Wet Sprocket is still making new music and touring with the same spirit of independence that started it all over three decades ago and credit their success to the unwavering support of their fans.
In their most recent music releases and live performances, the band has continued to stay true to their roots while evolving their sound. And now, in 2023, they are happy to announce their 2023 All You Want Headline Tour, which will take them to cities across the country to once again reconnect with their fans and share their music. (continue)
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The New Pornographers are debuting their new track "Pontius Pilate's Home Movies" in anticipation of their forthcoming album Continue as a Guest, their first for Merge Records, due March 31.
"Lyrically, it is very much a stream-of-consciousness story about the disease of social media and online culture," frontperson A.C. Newman explains about the track. "The narrator that only likes art when it changes the subject, buried in daydream, thinking it's an entrance, and the idea of Pontius Pilate entertaining his friends with home movies of the crucifixion (what else would he be showing? That part's clear, right?). It was a product of being stuck at home at a time when online was the only way for many to communicate, and obviously it had its negatives. One of those songs that might seem like word salad but is not, its disjointed nature very deliberate." (continue)
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Sound On Sound returns to the banks of the Long Island Sound for the 2nd annual edition of the festival, taking place in beautiful Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT from Saturday, September 30th - Sunday, October 1st, 2023.
This year's lineup will feature an incredible collection of performers including headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers and Connecticut's native son John Mayer, along with Alanis Morissette, Trey Anastasio Band, Hozier, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lord Huron, Dispatch, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Mt. Joy, Steel Pulse, Joy Oladokun, Margo Price and more. (continue)
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Slightly Stoopid and Sublime With Rome announced today the first round of dates for their Summertime 2023 tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will hit outdoor amphitheaters and select festivals across the country. Joining Slightly Stoopid and Sublime With Rome are special guests Atmosphere and The Movement.
The Summertime 2023 tour kicks off in Auburn, WA on July 6. It routes the beloved So-Cal bands throughout North America with stops at legendary venues such as Shoreline Amphitheatre, Walnut Creek, Jones Beach, and PNC Arts Center, ending in West Palm Beach, FL at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre on September 3. All dates can be found below with more to be added. (continue)
Budderside have released a new single, "POWER HOUR," which was written as the official theme song for the new AXS TV show "Power Hour"--hosted by VJ/music personality Matt Pinfield, SiriusXM VJ Caity Babs and music industry figure Josh Bernstein (Revolver Golden Gods, Loudwire).
The "Power Hour" show every Wednesday at 7pm PT/10pm ET. "The song is so catchy," says host Caity Babs. "And if you're not singing it after 30 seconds, you're no fun!" (continue)
Today, March 6th, 2023, marks fifty years since Tom Waits released his landmark debut album 'Closing Time'. Called "a minor key masterpiece filled with songs of late-night loneliness" by All Music Guide, 'Closing Time' features the distinctly lyrical storytelling and blending of jazz, blues and folk styles that would come to be associated first with Waits. In honor of this occasion Anti will be collecting and sharing untold stories, rare photos and more.
The album's 50th anniversary vinyl will be available in black and clear versions as a double 180g LP cut at 45 RPM with half speed mastering by London's Abbey Road Studios. The gatefold jacket was also specially created with thicker board and black poly-lined inner sleeves. Coming out on June 2. (continue)
Neal Smith's newest album, "KillSmith Goes West," the fourth in his KillSmith solo series, is heading in a whole new direction partner.
Neal's percussive, musical and songwriting contributions and influence to the world of rock are undisputed. From the ground breaking shock rock direction of the multi gold, multi-platinum legendary band "Alice Cooper," until the present, Neal has always taken on the challenge of exploring new musical directions. (continue)
The Lumineers, Tyler Childers, The War on Drugs, and Trey Anastasio Band have been named as the headliners for the Catbird Fest, the new two-day camping festival.
The festival will be taking place August 19-20 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY, marking the first camping and music event on the historic field since the original 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair. (continue)
Taco Bell confirmed that the late night anthem soundtracking their newest ad for the $5 Cravings Trio is Portugal. The Man's new single, "Dummy," which arrived last week. "Dummy" is the first official single from the GRAMMY-winning band's upcoming album, CHRIS BLACK CHANGED MY LIFE, due out June 23 via Atlantic Records.
Taco Bell has a long-standing relationship with Portugal. The Man, dating back to 2010 when the Portland quartet was part of the brand's Feed The Beat® program. Later, Portugal. The Man's song "Evil Friends" was featured in Taco Bell's 'Grilled Stuffed Nacho' ad. The support and mutual respect between brand and band continues with the unique debut of "Dummy," before its official release. (continue)
The Hurting, the debut studio album by Tears for Fears, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. To celebrate, it will be reissued as an Abbey Road Half-Speed Mastered vinyl and as a newly created Dolby Atmos mix by renowned artist and mixer Steven Wilson. The Dolby Atmos mix, along with a 5.1 mix, an instrumental mix, the original album master, and two previously unheard tracks, will also be released as a limited edition standalone blu-ray disc exclusively via superdeluxedition.com.
Initially released on March 7th, 1983, The Hurting featured three classic top-five hit singles: "Mad World," "Change," and "Pale Shelter." The album peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release and was certified Gold by the BPI within three weeks, staying in the charts for over a year and reaching Platinum status in early 1985. The album also entered the Top 40 in several countries, including Canada, Germany, and Australia. The Hurting was an incredibly influential album in America, and its influence can be felt in the work of The Weeknd, Nine Inch Nails, Arcade Fire, Smashing Pumpkins, and the massive hit version of "Mad World" by Michael Andrews & Gary Jules from the cult movie Donnie Darko. (continue)
Gary Rossington, an original member of GRAMMY Hall of Fame Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on Sunday, March 5th, 2023 at age 71.
Rossington survived the tragic 1977 plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines, as well as backup vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot John Gray. (continue)
Wargod, the independent record label specializing in classic reissues, soundtracks, and limited edition vinyl, is proud to announce the first ever vinyl edition of The Verve Pipe's landmark 1996 album Villains. The release will hit shelves on April 22, 2023 - a Record Store Day exclusive.
Villains, The Verve Pipe's third studio album (and their first for a major label) played a pivotal role in catapulting the band to new heights. Led by breakthrough single "The Freshmen", the track would go on to hit the top 5 of Billboard's Hot 100 in 1997, solidifying the album to platinum status - selling in excess of one million copies. (continue)
Producer Burt Sugarman announced the launch of his YouTube Channel The Midnight Special TV Show, celebrating the legendary late-night TV show that featured the biggest names in music, comedy and entertainment from the 70s and early 80s.
From Musical legends like Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, KISS, Elton John, The Beach Boys, The Bee Gees, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn to comedians like Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Richard Pryor and George Carlin, The Midnight Special showcased many of the industry's biggest artists between 1972 and 1981. (continue)
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Canadian classic roots and blues rock band The Commoners have released a music video for their new track "More Than Mistakes," the fourth single from the critically acclaimed sophomore album "Find A Better Way."
The single, released by Gypsy Soul Records on Tuesday March 7th, dovetails their April 2023 Co-Headline UK Tour with Troy Redfern. "More Than Mistakes is a song written in self-defiance," says the Commoners' lead singer, Chris Medhurst. "It's about taking on one's own weakness with a sense of forgiveness for past transgressions, while enthusiastically searching for the limit." (continue)
Peter Gabriel announces details for his long-awaited North American leg of i/o - The Tour, a 2023 run across Europe and North America this spring and fall.
Produced by Live Nation, the newly announced dates will find Peter Gabriel performing in Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Fans should also stay tuned for future tour date announcements in Washington, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Denver, Austin, Dallas and Houston. (continue)
Pierce The Veil and The Used announced that they will be hitting the road this summer on The Creative Control Tour. The epic co-headliner kicks off on May 23rd in Austin, TX, making stops across the U.S. and Canada in Tampa, Toronto, Baltimore, New York, Grand Rapids, Irvine, and more before wrapping up in Phoenix, AZ on July 2nd with support from Don Broco, Deathbyromy (5/23 - 6/10), and girlfriends (6/12 - 7/1).
"We are more than excited for our first tour with Pierce the Veil. We've been friends for a long time and I know this will be a tour to remember. We can't wait for you to hear some new music! We are so f***ing stoked and will see you there! Love, Bert." - The Used (continue)
Devildriver have released a music video for their new single, "Through The Depths", to celebrate the announcement that they will be releasing the second part of their two-part 'Dealing With Demons' saga, 'Dealing With Demons II' on May 12th.
Freeman Promotions sent over these details: Once again produced and engineered by Steve Evetts with additional engineering from guitarist Mike Spreitzer, 'Dealing With Demons Vol. II' is inarguably heavier and relentlessly harsher than its predecessor. The new album represents not only the most vicious of the two records, but also the darkest recesses of celebrated frontman Dez Fafara's psyche and the final purging of his demons that have long haunted the band's music. (continue)
The syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands remember Gary Rossington with a classic interview about their classic "Street Survivors" album.
Redbeard had this to say, "The tale of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Street Survivors would seem to have been hatched in the vivid imagination of Tennessee Williams, Harper Lee, or William Faulkner, but the real-life characters are so colorful, the childhood bonds so strong, the struggles so personal, the victories so inspiring, and the heartbreak so deep that there is simply no need for hyperbole in telling it. The modifiers 'legendary' and 'iconic' are thrown around probably too loosely in rock journalism, but in the case of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Street Survivors, these adjectives are completely warranted, simply because the album was so good, and what happened to the band, just days after its release, was so bad. Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist/songwriter Gary Rossington, who died March 5, sets the table for the songs 'What's Your Name','That Smell','I Know a Little','You Got That Right', and reveals what really happened on that fateful night flight 'One More Time'. (continue)
(hennemusic) The Hollywood Vampires have released a video for their cover of the Johnny Thunders track, "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory."
The group's version of the 1978 song by the late New York Dolls rocker appears on the supergroup's second album, "Rise", and features Joe Perry on lead vocals. (continue)
(hennemusic) Clutch is streaming the first package in a newly-announced live album series, "Clutch PA Tapes", in sync with its March 4 release.
"Live In Copenhagen 8/23/2022" captures the band in performance last summer in the Denmark capital, where they delivered a mix of tracks from their extensive catalog, includes songs from 2022's "Sunrise On Slaughter Beach", which was released just a few weeks following the event. (continue)
John Fogerty has joined Spotify's "Billions Club" with Creedence Clearwater Revival's enduring recording of his song, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," commemorating an outstanding achievement of over 1 billion streams on the platform. The exclusive club, which boasts such members as Queen ("Another One Bites the Dust"), and Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit") currently includes under 400 songs. Additionally, when it comes to overall monthly listeners of bands founded in the '60s, CCR currently ranks in Spotify's Top 3, landing just behind The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac, and ahead of acts like The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin. Nearly 55 years after their debut, it is a remarkable testament to their timeless appeal.
Written by John Fogerty and released in January 1971, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" was released with "Hey Tonight" as a double-sided hit from the band's sixth studio album, Pendulum. The record found the California band at the height of their global popularity, following a string of hit singles, an appearance at Woodstock, and their first European tour. That hard work was evidenced in the single's performance - as it hit No.1 in Canada, Malaysia, and South Africa, and landed in the Top 10 in more than a dozen countries around the world, including Australia, Singapore, Brazil, and the US, where it would eventually be certified 3X Platinum by the RIAA. In the years since its release, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" has remained a classic rock staple. (continue)
French Nu-metallers Elyose recently released their new album, "Deviante". To celebrate we asked Justin Daae to tell us about the track, "Vendredi Noir." Here is the story:
Our last single Vendredi noir is out and I'm glad to talk about it today!
This is a very special song, and we tried a lot of new things on it: there's many blend of both music genres and vocals styles and I'd never expected it turned that good when I wrote it!
First, it has a 3/4 rhythm feel that swings and make the song groove. Verses are full electronics with keyboards and beats, so when the band hit the chorus it hits very hard. (continue)
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