KISS were honored by the City of Cleveland's first-ever Music Keynote to the City and a KISS Day Proclamation for October 22nd, during an event at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame on Saturday, October 21st.
Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer were on hand for the event that saw Cleveland Chief Government Affairs Officer Ryan Puente present the proclamation to KISS, according to Cleveland.com.
Frontman and band cofounder Paul Stanley shared, "We've always felt this was a home away from home. It's interesting to be here when everyone knows our storied past with the Rock Hall. The Hall of Fame has found new footing and the artists who belong here are getting in. (continue)
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain revealed during a guest appearance on Trunk Nation that he is "85 to 90 percent back to strength" following the stroke that he suffered back in January of this year.
Nicko said, "I'd say I'm 85 to 90 percent back to strength, but I still have a little less dexterity with speed in my fingers. My fingers are the ones that... this is the last thing to strengthen up. But I had to change certain drum fills. Some fills that everybody knows me for on certain songs, I've had to improvise those at rehearsals to be able to actually play the songs.
"So now I'm starting to actually be able to kind of embrace it a bit more, and I can't do that live. I have to wait until we start doing some rehearsals again or whatever it is.
"I'm definitely getting stronger, and I've had great support from Rod (Smallwood / manager), the band, and all of the fans out there. They've shown me so much love, it's amazing." (continue)
(hennemusic) Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood made a guest appearance on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on October 19, and video from the program is streaming online.
Wood was on hand to promote the release of the band's new album, "Hackney Diamonds", which marks their first studio set of new material since 2005's "A Bigger Bang."
"I can say it's about time," Wood explained. "It feels so exciting. Because I'm so excited about every track on it, every track has something to say and a different direction." (continue)
(hennemusic) The Black Crowes are sharing an unreleased cover of the Memphis soul classic, "99 Pounds", as the first preview to the upcoming series of reissues of their 1992 album, "The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion."
Originally recorded by Ann Peebles and written by Don Bryant, the song is just one of 14 never-before-released recordings featured in the 2023 editions alongside a remastered version of the original album and a live concert from February 1993.
The follow-up to the Georgia band's 1990 debut, "Shake Your Money Maker", delivered their first No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with instant classics like "Remedy", "Sting Me", "Thorn In My Pride" and "Hotel Illness."
Due December 1, The Black Crowes will issue the project in multiple formats and packages, including Super Deluxe 4LP and 3CD box sets, a 2 CD Deluxe Edition and a standalone remastered LP version. (continue)
Uncle Kracker has released a brand new single called "Cruising Altitude". The multi-genre and multi-platinum hitmaker sat down with the Warren Brothers and JT Harding to create this high-flying anthem.
"I'm stoked to release this feel-good song of the fall," says Uncle Kracker. "I sat down with the Warren brothers and JT Harding one morning to write. We were chatting about strip clubs.
"From there, the conversation turned into about where we were from and the Warren brothers' father, who was a pilot - one thing led to another... 'Cruising Altitude.' You're welcome!"
The new tune follows Uncle Kracker's upbeat summer single "Reason To Drink," along with the nostalgic ballad "Sweet 16". Stream "Cruising Altitude" here.
Calling Hours, the east coast punk/rock band featuring veteran vocalist Popeye Vogelsang (Farside) and members of Don't Sleep , have released a music video for their new single "Gin Perry".
The track comes from the band's forthcoming album, entitled "Say Less", which is set to be released by Revelation Records on November 10th. The video was filmed, directed and edited by Caleb Smith.
"We think 'Gin Perry' will be a lot of people's favorite song on the album," bassist Garrett Rothman said. "The elephant in the 'Gin Perry' room is that we're pretty sure it's the only song ever written with the word 'kerfuffle' in it - a fact that we hope will someday be a question on Jeopardy." (read more and watch the video)
Post Profit have premiered a music video for their new single "Drug Emporium". The track comes from their forthcoming six-song EP, "Self Defeater", which will be released by Sharptone Records on November 17th.
Atom Splitter shared these details: Visually, it's a youthful romp that will transport you back to those high school afternoons - when you headed for the skateboard and bike ramp as soon as the homeroom bell rang.
Musically speaking, if you dig The Deftones and Quicksand, you'll love Post Profit and their chunky post-hardcore sound. "This song is about the growing pains of growing up in the real world," the band explains. "While there's nostalgia in the music, the lyrics are about moving yourself forward and evolving. And since we're all fans of skateboarding, it only made sense to include it in the video." (continue)
Among the latest to emerge from a Texas psych-rock tradition that goes back more than fifty years, Houston's Cactus Flowers announce the November 17th release of their sophomore full-length Elation with leadoff single "Stockholm."
Once again, frontwoman/bandleader Jessica A.M. channels the power of a live volcano through her guitar rig, her tone pouring through your speakers like scorching lava. Meanwhile, her mystical lyrics convey a dreamlike, starry-eyed romanticism spiked with a bite of attitude. (continue)
Classic rock-inspired alternative rockers Thorslund have released a music video for their new single, "Hours To Go", a track that comes from the group's self-titled debut.
The album is a non-linear autobiographical rock opera that touches on themes ranging from religious extremism, ostracism, toxic relationships, as well as rebirth, looking for new love, and chasing dreams. The group creates songs that are fun and uplifting, despite the sincere lyrical content and focus on the light at the end of the tunnel, the dawn at the end of the night, and acknowledge that sometimes one must shed an old skin, or burn down the past to achieve truer and greater things on top of the ashes.
Founded by the Thorslund brothers, Jeff (vocals, guitar, bass) and Tom (drums, backing vocals), the co-founders reveal that the new single/video, is "a love song, set during the California wildfires when the smell of fire is in the air. It's about going out and finding love on a Friday night. " (read more and watch the video)
Brooklyn melodic death metal outfit Solemn Vision have shared a visualizer video for their song "Father From The Flame" to celebrate the released of their new album, "Despite the Rise Of The Sun".
Speaking about the song, the band shares: "Father From The Flame sits not only as the first track on Despite The Rise Of The Sun, but also as the first song entirely written by Aaron. Instrumentally, the riffs are inspired by a classical 3/4 waltz, along with the memorable style that comes with the aggressive side of the melo-death genre."
Discussing the story behind the lyrics, they add: "Lyrically, the song is an interpretation of Aaron's earliest memories growing up after surviving a fire, which destroyed his home - leading up to a point in time where he decides to express himself through music, specifically metal." (Read more and watch the video)
Eurythmics icon Dave Stewart recently formed a new creative collective, The Time Experience Project. They have released their inaugural project, WHO TO LOVE, a 10-song modern rock opera via Bay Street Records. Along with Stewart, who is also a successful music and television producer, and all-around creative force, The Time Experience Project is made up of writers, actors, filmmakers, composers and performers.
WHO TO LOVE will also have a movie - which premiered last week at the Rome Film Festival - to accompany the album. With WHO TO LOVE, Stewart writes a new page in his incredible career which also includes being a Golden Globe Award winner and Eurythmics co-founder. (continue)
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Interstate Island's new orchestrated pop/rock album Brave New World has been released and is available through most streaming services. Following behind lead singles such as "Grey Wolf", "Mountain", and "All Of Our Lives", Interstate Island return with their fortifying debut.
An organic stew of contemporary, classic rock, and modern pop, Brave New World transports the audience towards a sheen, 1970's landscape. Coming to fruition after being inspired by the classic hits of Electric Light Orchestra, Interstate Island creates something that's nostalgic, yet poised enough to give off its own unique demeanor.
Eddie Andrews, the brainchild behind the project, speaks on the album's meaning: "It's taken from the lyrics of the opening track. Plus, the concept of an ever-changing "Brave New World" (on both macro and micro/personal levels) is touched on in several songs. (continue)
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is streaming yet another previously unreleased song called "The Sh*t That Killed Elvis", that comes from the shelved album he recorded with guitarist John 5 in 2007.
"That Sh*t That Killed Elvis" follows Roth's release earlier last week of "Manda Bala", another track from the session that also included drummer Gregg Bissonette. (continue)
Poison frontman Bret Michaels has reportedly adopted a 6-year-old husky that was named after him after word got out that the dog had helped save the life of a kitten.
Earlier this week the Nebraska Humane Society Facebook page shared the news about the hero husky. They wrote, "It's not very often that our own dogs get a chance to be the hero! When a kitten's life was hanging in the balance, 6 year old husky Bret Michaels stepped up to save the day. (continue)
(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones launched their newly-released album, "Hackney Diamonds", with a rare New York club show performance on October 19 and video from the performance has been shared online.
As Rolling Stone notes, the performance at Racket saw Mick Jagger address the crowd as the band hit the stage. "How are you doing?" asked Jagger. "You having a good time? We're going to play old! We're going to play new!" (continue)
Julien's Auctions has announced their additional marquee headliners of the industry's highly anticipated music auction event "PLAYED, WORN, & TORN: ROCK 'N' ROLL ICONIC GUITARS AND MEMORABILIA" taking place beginning with a special evening session on Thursday, November 16th and traditional sessions on Friday, November 17th and Saturday, November 18th, 2023 live for the first time in Music City at Hard Rock Cafe Nashville and online at Julien's Live. The three-day music auction's full comprehensive catalog of over 1,000 pieces of rock history that will be offered to the public during the main event of the industry's leading rock n' roll auction house's 20th anniversary week-long celebration is now available online on their website Julien's Auctions.
Joining the previously announced lineup featuring the most important guitars ever to be offered at auction-Eric Clapton's "The Fool" and Kurt Cobain's "Skystang I," as well as the one of the most iconic rock and roll buses of all time, Paul McCartney's original and restored 1972 Wings tour bus-will be rare rock relics from the likes of The Foo Fighters, Guns 'N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Elton John, George Michael, Steve Vai, The Police, and more as well as new, uncovered items from Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, Eddie Van Halen, Frank Zappa, Dee Dee Ramone and others. (continue)
Meshuggah have released a new single, "Neurotica," guaranteed to get every headbanger's adrenaline pumping. This rendition is the second track to emerge from the band's remastered, twenty-fifth anniversary edition of their monumental album, Chaosphere.
The band, renowned for pushing the boundaries of experimental metal, is commemorating the legacy of Chaosphere, a release that reshaped the metal landscape. This innovative album witnessed MESHUGGAH pioneering ultra-complicated rhythmic patterns, massive riffs, and aggressive growls, blending elements of death metal, mathcore, thrash, and progressive metal to birth their unparalleled style. Chaosphere remains an iconic album featuring timeless tracks like "New Millennium Cyanide Christ," "Corridor Of Chameleons," "The Mouth Licking What You've Bled," and "Neurotica" -- songs that have all become anthems in their own right. (continue)
Rock icons Foghat have released a brand new song called "I Don't Appreciate You," which is the third single revealed from their forthcoming album, "Sonic Mojo", that will arrive on November 10th.
Roger Earl said of the new track. "This song was written about the most obnoxious people in our lives, but in the most polite-ful way! And as our lead singer Scott Holt says when he announces the song onstage, 'it is the most polite F/U song you will ever hear!'" (continue)
Holy Wars have announced that they will be releasing a brand new EP entitled "Cult Classic" on November 10th via Pale Chord Records.
Vocalist Kat Leon had this to say, "Making this EP was a fun and intrusive experience. I wanted to pose the question of what if the horror aka 'the monster' was actually inside us? (continue)
Gypsy Pistoleros just released a new video and single called 'Like Tears In The Rain' from their forthcoming album, "Duende A Go Go Loco!". Gypsy Lee Pistolero tells us about the new song to celebrate. Here is the story:
I have always been in awe of the 'Tears in Rain' scene in the Original 'Bladerunner' one of the greatest scenes in Sci-Fi history, , when dying replicant Roy Batty, played by Rutger Hauer, delivers what is known as the "Tears in the Rain" Monologue. A spikey juggernaut of a sort of ballady Punk fueled rock wall of sound (continue)
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