Paul McCartney is teaming up once again with poet Paul Muldoon, his collaborator on the #1 bestseller The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present. This time, McCartney will invite listeners into his creative process with a new podcast co-produced by Pushkin Industries and iHeartPodcasts, out September 20, 2023.
McCartney: A Life in Lyrics is a combination master class, memoir, and improvised journey with one of the most beloved figures in popular music, where each episode focuses on one song from McCartney's iconic catalog - spanning early Beatles through his solo work. (continue)
Godsmack has announced additional North American tour dates in continued support of their eighth studio album Lighting Up The Sky (BMG). The band will kick off their headlining fall tour, produced by Live Nation and FPC Live, on September 3 in Baton Rouge, LA.
The tour will have stops in Tampa, FL; Salt Lake City, UT; Calgary, AB; Quebec City, QC; and more. The tour will feature direct support from Atreyu September 3-10 and I Prevail September 24-October 4, and October 10-22. (continue)
Always thought-provoking and eager to explore new avenues Queensryche are releasing a fully AI generated video for the song "Tormentum", taken from their latest album, "Digital Noise Alliance". The video was directed by Above The Void,
The band about the song and concept of the video: "Driving straight into the horrors of crimes against humanity and the rules of the Geneva Convention, this storyline depicts two characters: one as the vulnerable victim in pain, and the other as the captor trying to extract information. The chorus leads with the powerful chant, "Lights Again", expressing the person finally opening their eyes staring at the interrogation lights above during the dead intervals of torture. The eyes return to being closed tightly as the sessions begin again. The tale ends up highlighting this never-ending cycle of power, control, and greed." (continue)
Left to Suffer have today dropped their new music video for "Consistent Suffering". The track is off the band's latest album 'Feral', available now on all streaming platforms.
When asked about "Consistent Suffering", the band commented: "When we started Left to Suffer we wanted to be the heaviest, slammiest band ever. With time we formed the want for melody and choruses. With "Consistent Suffering" we feel as if this song has everything we have to offer packed into one three and half minute LTS onslaught." (continue)
Nonpoint released their latest track "A Million Watts" today alongside the official music video. The band decided to take a different approach with this video and show the fun, creative, and comical side of the band.
The single was produced by Chris Collier, the mind behind Korn's #1 album on Top Hard Rock Albums on Billboard. Chris has quickly become a force in the industry... Now he is shaking things up with Nonpoint in the studio like never before. (continue)
Acclaimed Boston musician Phil Aiken just released his new single "Lesser Lights" and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
The first single from my album "Here Goes Nothing" to be released, with video, is a song called "Lesser Lights". It was written in a single sitting at the piano, and I wrote it start to finish in order, including the twists in song form. I did have the title in my head when I started. I wrote the intro riff, which led me into the first verse, into the pre-chorus, and so on. The interesting thing about the form is that the pre-chorus the first time through changes place with the chorus the next time through. That section - "The chip on my shoulder's getting older and older" also gets elongated and with slightly brighter chords the 2nd time it happens. In that sense the music mirrors the words, as "older and older" also suggests "larger and larger". I tend to just think of the song as having two choruses. (continue)
Jason Aldean is returning to the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, CT on Sunday, July 30th to play a show for all ticket holders from the previous Friday, July 15th performance.
Tickets from the previous Hartford date (7/15) will be automatically valid for the new date (7/30). Additional tickets are now on sale here.
Jason thanks his fans for support after falling ill from the heat during Saturday night's concert. (continue)
Following last year's sold-out U.S. tour, YES, who are Steve Howe (guitars, vocals), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Jon Davison (vocals, acoustic guitar), Billy Sherwood (bass guitar, vocals), and Jay Schellen (drums), have today (July 17) announced their "Classic Tales Of Yes" tour in the U.S. starting September 24 in Bethlehem, PA and ending November 4 in Riverside, CA.
Look for the tour-which is the latest presentation of their ongoing concert series illuminating their classic music-to include many iconic tracks from the influential and pioneering Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees' catalog covering 50-plus years as well as music from their acclaimed new album MIRROR TO THE SKY (released May 19 on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music). (continue)
In This Moment releases their brand new single, "THE PURGE" from their forthcoming new studio album GODMODE out October 27, 2023 via BMG. The song is accompanied by the official music video directed by Jensen Noen (Ice Nine Kills, Falling In Reverse, Hollywood Undead).
"We are thrilled to unveil "THE PURGE" to everyone," says vocalist Maria Brink. "I am so grateful for how everything flowed to bring this song to life, both sonically and visually. Kane Churko and Jensen Noen helped to create this musical & cinematic experience with us and we could not have done it without them. The underlying message of the song is to not fall too deeply into the rabbit hole, everything is about finding balance. I had a lot of emotions building within me when I approached the song for the first time and after years of holding it all in I finally got to let it out! Enjoy." (continue)
The suite of songs by The Who on which, more than half a century ago, Pete Townshend foresaw the invention of the internet, of virtual reality and pandemic-style lockdown, is to be heard as he intended for the first time. UMR will release Who's Next/Life House as a lavish, multi-format Super Deluxe edition on September 15.
Featuring 155 tracks, of which 89 are previously unreleased and 57 feature fresh remixes, the set will delight longtime Who fans with its long-sought, complete picture of Townshend's incredibly prescient songwriting, while captivating a new audience with his visionary description of a future that has, in many ways, come true. It features all of his songs, in their many stages of development, from the abandoned, audacious Life House project, started In 1969 as a follow-up to The Who's epic Tommy, and from the undisputed rock classic of 1971 that it evolved into, Who's Next. (continue)
(hennemusic) Queen guitarist Brian May is streaming a remastered video for "Star Fleet", the title track to his newly-reissued 1983 EP, "Star Fleet Project."
The song was inspired by the Queen rocker's hard rock re-imagining of the signature tune from the Japanese-made kid's science fiction series of the same name; the program was compulsive regular viewing for Brian and his four year-old son Jimmy on Saturday morning TV. (continue)
Electronic music pioneers Tangerine Dream will head to North America this fall for a full US/Canada tour. The band are well-known for their innovative music, which inspired the hugely popular EDM genre, among others.
The band has over 60 film credits, including soundtracks for "Risky Business", "Firestarter", "Thief" and "Vision Quest". The band composed the soundtrack for "Grand Theft Auto V", the 3rd most successful video game of all time, with 175+ million units sold. (continue)
As part of a year-long celebration of Nina Simone's 90th birthday, Verve Records and UMe have released "Blues for Mama," the second single from You've Got To Learn, a newly-discovered recording of Nina's performance at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival. The live album will be released July 21 via Verve Records.
"And now we're going to do a gutbucket blues," Simone said in an evocative spoken introduction to "Blues for Mama," which can be heard on the full album. "It is so because of its background. There's an old porch, and there's an old man, and there's a beat-up guitar and a broken bottle. There are flies all around, there is molasses all around, and he is composing this tune on a hot afternoon. The lyrics are written by Abbey Lincoln, and I wrote the music. It will appeal to a certain type of woman who've had this kind of experience." (continue)
Y&T Music is very proud to release of a rare and previously unreleased live radio show from April, 1972 by legendary singer-songwriter, Melanie. This 52 year old recording has never been heard before and features Melanie being interviewed by the late Curtis Schwartz at WBUS in Miami, Florida. Melanie performs 10 songs during her visit to the station and the tape has been restored and mastered by Beau Jarred Shekeryk to achieve the best possible quality. This album is limited to 1,000 copies.
"I have gotten over being in competition with my past. I now immerse myself into every precious moment of the here and now. But every so often, I can sit back and listen to the young Melanie and enjoy it. I hope you will as well. This is my gift to all of you who have supported me all these years - 'The Magic Bus' recordings." - Melanie (continue)
Jeb Wright, best known as the man behind the website, www.classicrockrevisited.com, has released his first novel, titled Blast from the Past: In order to fix what went wrong; sometimes you have to do it again!
Part Dickens, part Spicoli and part Fear & Loathing, this one-of-a-kind tale includes everything that anyone who lived through The Decade of Decadence would expect: Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, tragedy, a boatload of humor...and a drunken ghost. You will laugh and cry as you join a zany cast of characters zipping back and forth through time in a last ditch attempt to fix everything that went wrong. (continue)
On the heels of their re-press of their Roadburn live performance of the landmark album Jane Doe (Jane Live, out now on Deathwish Inc.), Converge continue their forward momentum with the announcement of tour dates this fall in select markets in North America.
Converge will be joined by Deaf Club, Elizabeth Colour Wheel and Entry for shows on the west coast in September and October, and will close out the year with two very special shows on the east coast with Botch and Cave In. (continue)
The American Hotel System just released the official lyric video for their brand new single "Tripping". To celebrate we asked the band to tell us about the song. Here is the story:
Frontman Jacob Betts shares the heart behind the lyrics of the song, Samuel Overman talks about arranging and recording the strings, and Guitarist C.T. McCallister shares insight on developing the song sonically.
Jacob Betts (Lead Vocals + Guitar): "'Tripping' was born out of the spring 2021, when my world crumbled beneath the weight of the prior 18 months of the pandemic- not only loneliness and isolation, but all of the societal anxieties and tension had built up within my heart. It was an emotional breakdown- a soul scorching collapse that left me gasping for breath under the weight of it all. With the encouragement and support of my wife Ashley, family, and friends, I embarked on a journey of therapy. It was there, amidst the raw vulnerability of ripping away the built up layers of defense, that a lifelong suspicion was unveiled-an official diagnosis of OCD. (continue)
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