(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones have topped the UK charts with their latest album, "Hackney Diamonds." The project sold 72,200 chart units in its first week to deliver the band their landmark 14th number 1 album on the Official Albums Chart Top 100 while also debuting atop the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, according to The Official Charts Company.
With two UK chart-toppers, "Hackney Diamonds" enjoys the third biggest week of sales for an album of 2023 so far, behind Lewis Capaldi's "Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent", and Ed Sheeran's "-". (continue)
(hennemusic) Joe Walsh rocked his 1979 classic, "In The City", on the October 25 episode of ABC-TV's Jimmy Kimmel Live. Originally featured on the soundtrack for the film "The Warriors", Walsh also recorded a version that same year with The Eagles for the band's album "The Long Run."
"Can you count, suckers?!"," says Walsh, mimicking a line from the cult film classic. "44 years later and this song still feels just as fresh and relevant as ever. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I love playing it. Thanks to Jimmy Kimmel Live for having me over to play and talk VetsAid coming up November 12th, 2023 in San Diego. Tickets still available at www.vetsaid.org!" (continue)
Children Of Bodom will release the closing album of their career, 'A Chapter Called Children of Bodom (Final Show in Helsinki Ice Hall 2019)' on December 15th, 2023 via Spinefarm.
"It's great to have that final show transformed into a live album. For those who attended, it's a time travel back to that moment. And for those who didn't, it's an opportunity to experience how the chapter called CHILDREN OF BODOM was closed." - Daniel Freyberg (continue)
Brit Floyd recently re-launched their 2023 multi-city "50 Years of Dark Side Tour" of North America. Known as The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Experience, the group will follow this year's dates with a massive 2024 world tour. It's a 90-city tour of North America, plus shows in 45 cities in the UK, and Europe to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pink Floyd's Pulse and The Division Bell albums. More details about the 2024 dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
The fall 2023 50 Years of Dark Side tour features over two and a half hours of Pink Floyd music encompassing the band's iconic career. BRIT FLOYD's team have created a show that includes state-of-the-art visuals (lights, lasers, and animation) which are all presented with immersive soundscapes and virtuosic musicianship. When the tour wraps, the 50 Years of Dark Side trek will have encompassed more than 108 dates with return stops in many markets, alongside first-ever performances in other markets. The Dark Side Of The Moon, released in 1973, is one of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time and includes Pink Floyd's iconic single "Money." (continue)
Dead Icarus, the new project of former Atreyu lead vocalist Alex Varkatzas, has shared a music video for their third single, titled "So I Set Myself on Fire."
"'So I Set Myself on Fire' is about finding inspiration in darkness," Varkatzas said. "It's about letting your inspiration consume you so fully that it changes you into something else - a driven, unstoppable force of nature." (continue)
Anne Autumn Erickson's Upon Wings has released a new single, "Distant Memory", along with a new music video.
"Distant Memory" marks a return to UPON WINGS' gothic, heavy metal sound. The song features lead vocalist Anne Autumn Erickson's angelic mezzo-soprano soaring over heavy guitars from Kevin Jardine and pummeling rhythms from Kyng drummer Pepe Clarke Magana. The song also features a raging guitar solo from Lita Ford guitarist Patrick Kennison. (continue)
Supreme Unbeing is an elusive5-piece metal band shrewd in mystery. Led by vocalist Zac Red, who taps into the depths of the human psyche to unfold paramount messages for the benefit of mankind, accompanied by his most terrifying thoughts: The Demon, The Shadow, The Nightmare & The Legend. The band is about to scare the public in time for Halloween through tricky riffs and spooky lyrics!
Although the band just recently played their first show on Earth for a sold-out crowd in Stockholm, Sweden, their impact has been felt in the physical domain since the release of their two full-length albums "Enter Reality" (2020) and "EnduringPhysicality" (2022) with a loyal fan-base reaching all across the globe. Highlights include +10 million streams, noteworthy reviews and premiers in esteemed magazines such as Revolver, Metal Hammer, Rock Hard, and Sweden Rock Magazine, as well as landing Spotify editorial play lists for multiple singles. (continue)
Matt Tiegler recently released a music video for his song "I Wanna Start A Religion", from his new album "Hands Free Down Hill", and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
"I Wanna Start a Religion (With You)" is a song that I had started a few years ago. Some songs come to me like a crashing wave and I try to write them down and record the initial version the same day that the inspiration hits. With this song, the music and first verse were basically improvised and immediate. Fortunately, I recorded that verse and years later sat down to hammer out the rest of the tune.
Religion is such a daunting and touchy subject to write a song about, so I tried to make it into a conversation between two people so I could more freely express my thoughts. The idea of starting a religion is pretty ridiculous, and yet all of the 4,000 + religions in the world were started at some point. (continue)
Former L.A. Guns and W.A.S.P. drummer Steve Riley has died at the age of 67 from a severe case of pneumonia, according to Riley's L.A. Guns Facebook page and his former bandmate Blackie Lawless has paid tribute to the drummer.
Riley family broke the news with the following social media message, "We are devastated to share that Steve Riley has passed away at the age of 67. Steve had been battling a severe case of pneumonia for several weeks, and on Tuesday, Oct. 24, succumbed to the illness. His wife Mary Louise and son Cole were by his side in his final moments.
"Steve spent the past five decades building up a rich music legacy, touring the world countless times, selling millions of records, sharing the stage with incredible bandmates and bringing joy to fans across the globe. His style was unmatched, influenced by the greats like Buddy Rich, Ginger Baker and John Bonham, and his passion for the craft was evident until the very end. (continue)
blink-182 have expanded their recently released studio album, "ONE MORE TIME… " with the addition of two additional tracks. The full album can be streamed here.
The record marks the first new album from the original lineup of Mark Hoppus [bass, vocals], Tom DeLonge [guitar, vocals], and Travis Barker [drums], since 2011 and was produced by Barker.
North American fans will be able to catch the band on the road promoting "ONE MORE TIME..." with a just announced 30-city tour next summer that will feature both stadium and arena dates. (continue)
The full moon, Saturday 28 October, sees the release of the penultimate track of Peter Gabriel’s new album i/o. This month the song is And Still and the first version to be heard is the Dark-Side Mix, by Tchad Blake.
Written and produced by Peter Gabriel, And Still is arguably one of the most skin-prickingly personal songs that Peter Gabriel has ever written. It is not just an elegy, it’s also an exploration of the nature of memory: how it tethers us, how it secures us.
‘I wrote a song for my dad a number of years back, which I was actually able to play him, which was ‘Father, Son’. When my mum died, I wanted to do something for her, but it's taken a while before I felt comfortable and distant enough to be able to write something. (continue)
November 2, 2024, see the release of the third in a series of half speed mastered studio albums from The Who; Quadrophenia and The Who By Numbers.
These limited-edition black vinyl versions have been mastered by long-time Who engineer Jon Astley and cut for vinyl by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios with a half-speed mastering technique which produces a superior vinyl cut and are packaged in original sleeves with obi strips and certificates of authenticity.
First released in October 1973, Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by The Who. The band’s second Rock Opera, often regarded by many as the Who’s best album, features songs “Love Reign O’er Me,” “5.15” and the epic “Drowned.” The album delves into the intricate story of Jimmy, and coming to terms with life head on. The announcement of the Quadrophenia Half Speed Master falls on the 50th anniversary of the album. (continue)
After an 8-year hiatus, Ben Davis of the experimental indie-pop group Bad Veins has emerged from his attic-based studio - a space filled with a 1970s Mattel Optigan electronic organ, a megaphone, and his trusty reel to reel recorder named “Irene” - carrying with him the band's third album, 'Imposter.' Set to be released on December 1st via Dynamite Music, 'Imposter' is being hailed by Davis as possibly his magnum opus.
“I do think it’s the best record I’ve ever made, but there is a reluctance for me to even admit that,” he laughs. “I am in constant fluctuation back and forth as to whether I want to be a public person, or just keep to myself. I had no career ambitions when I first started Bad Veins. I just enjoyed making music in my attic. So, there is always the feeling of ‘imposter syndrome’ when I have to do music business type things.”
True to Bad Veins' signature style, the album promises a blend of pop subversion with classic influences. From synthetic woodwinds and choirs, lo-fi textures, to the infectious hooks of 1980s new wave synths, 'Imposter' takes listeners on a unique musical journey. (continue)
Neal Morse has announced his new album, 'The Restoration - Joseph: Part Two' - the highly anticipated follow up to 2023's 'The Dreamer - Joseph: Part One.' The first single from part two of his latest rock opera is "Cosmic Mess", out today along with a new music video.
'The Dreamer - Joseph: Part One' concluded with Joseph unjustly imprisoned. In 'The Restoration - Joseph: Part Two,' the biblical narrative unfolds, chronicling how Joseph's wisdom and intelligence led him to become the viceroy of Egypt and, to the eventual reunion with his family.
Commenting on the new single, NEAL had this to say: “It doesn’t sound like it, but 'Cosmic Mess' was written on the piano. I think it was toward the end of the writing process on Joseph, and I was thinking it would be good to have another prologue sort of song. One of my main takeaways from the Joseph story is that it was necessary for all the terrible things to happen to Joseph to put him at the right hand of pharaoh, so that he could feed/save the whole world and be reunited with his family. So that’s what I am singing about in the chorus… The darkness must come in order for the light to fully show up. Anyway, I played all the instruments on this, including the drums, and had a fine time doing it.” (continue)
Madness have unveiled the brand new single “Baby Burglar.” The song is the second offering from their 13th full length album Theatre Of the Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie out November 17th via BMG.
The latest track once again highlights the band’s faultless ability to create ineffably catchy pop music, this time with an underlying helping of majestic gloom. A theme that’s ever present on the upcoming LP. Baby Burglar recites Lee Thomson’s true-life tale of being burgled, told through Madness’ signature witty lens. The bossa nova beat of a vintage Yamaha organ helps to enliven the tale, as Suggs sings “I once trod in your creeping footsteps”. Lee has said the song’s take on the home invaders is more sympathetic, recognizing his own youthful straying from the straight and narrow.
Talking about Baby Burglar, Madness said “The story behind Baby Burglar is actually quite a funny one…it's about Lee finding a midnight meddler loose in his house and how it reminded him of his younger self and all the shenanigans we used to get up to when we were whippersnappers. Not long now until you can hear the whole of our new album Theatre of the Absurd presents C’est La Vie” (continue)
Bristol to Memory have announced the release of their new single “Watch Out,” the first single off the band's upcoming full-length album 'Hello Anxious' out on Wiretap Records in early 2024.
The album is a direct follow-up to Bristol to Memory’s last single, “I'm Alive” which is syndicated as a brand partnership with the Los Angeles Angels Baseball Organization as their MLB Nike City Connect song for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons. The band also has a creative partnership with the Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club with their single "Breathe" which is endorsed via in-game promotions and a televised broadcast theme.
Bristol to Memory is currently featured on the national television network Bally Sports with additional placements with NBC, MTV, Oxygen Network, FOX and more. Bristol to Memory has toured key markets in the US, Canada and Mexico with appearances on iconic stages such as Vans Warped Tour, SXSW and the House Of Blues. (continue)
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