Michael Bolton shared via social media that he is currently recovering from emergency brain surgery that he received just before the holidays after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
He wrote on Facebook on Friday (Jan. 5th), "I want to start by wishing everyone a very happy and healthy new year! I also want to share that 2023 ended up presenting me with some very unexpected challenges. Just before the holidays, it was discovered that I had a brain tumor, which required immediate surgery. Thanks to my incredible medical team, the surgery was a success. (continue)
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has announced that he has canceled his planned North American solo tour due to mental and physical health concerns.
Taylor was launching the trek to promote his latest solo album, "CMF2", and it was set to kick off in Toronto on February 3 with DES ROCS and JIGSAW YOUTH supporting. (continue)
Green Day have premiered a brand new track called "One Eyed Bastard", which is the latest taste of their forthcoming album, "Saviors", that is set to be released on coming January 19, 2024
Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said of the track, "One Eyed Bastard started off as just a riff that I had -- a shuffle, almost like a Black Sabbath kind of riff. Lyrically, I was just reflecting on bad times in life. (continue)
Alkaline Trio have revealed a new song called "Versions Of You". The track comes from the group's forthcoming album, "Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs," which is set to be released on January 26th via Rise Records.
Bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano had this to say, "From the start there was something really exciting about this one, a raw energy we didn't want to let go. I was playing guitar and showing a part to Cameron, Matt grabbed a bass and created this killer disjointed groove under what became the verse. It felt raw and ferocious, and we knew that's what we had to capture, so that's how we did it when the red light came on." (continue)
Grandstand Media sent of the good word that Bring Me The Horizon have kicked off 2024 with the release of a new single "Kool-Aid", out now via Columbia Records.
They shared these details: The band had a monumental 2023 that comprised of numerous sold out shows, the Fall Out Boy stadium US tour and most recently a tour of Asia and headline slot at NEX_FEST Japan, which they also curated. (continue)
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Reprise Records have announced that Neil Young's "Dume", will be released on vinyl for the very first time on February 23rd. The label sent over the following details:
When Neil Young assembles a special edition of his songs, the delight is in the details. DUME is a new limited-edition all analog vinyl pressing of 16 songs originally collected for Neil Young's Archives Vol. II release in Fall of 2020. The recordings-some part of the historic ZUMA album sessions by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, and others previously unreleased-are a detailed look at one of the most exciting periods in Neil's rock & roll life. DUME captures the live-wire spark of Young's music during those years, and this full-bore attack is somewhat of a turning point for Young and the band. The mid-70's were an era when new high-water marks were appearing everywhere. Ampage and attack were being pursued, and the songs on DUME are prime examples of what lay ahead. The 1960s had opened the floodgates on solo artists and groups using the freedom they had earned when they took control of their own musical destinies. The '70s had begun on a high note and kept growing in creative leaps and bounds. Artists had found a way to move in their own direction and follow a path that opened before them. (continue)
New Years Day have released a brand new single entitled "I Still Believe". The track comes from the band's forthcoming album, "Half Black Heart," which is set to be released on March 1, 2024.
Ash Costello had this to say about the new song, "The first song we wrote for our new album was actually 'I Still Believe.' It was during the summer of 2020, amidst the challenges of the Covid pandemic, when it felt like all our previous efforts and all the work we had put in the years prior were in vain. (continue)
Back on January 6, 2014 the top story in the Day in Rock was about late guitar legend Eddie Van Halen looking back on Van Halen's monster "1984" album and the creation of his home studio in a cover story feature in Guitar World magazine:
(hennemusic) Eddie began by explaining the inspiration behind his home studio, 5150. "When we started work on 1984, I wanted to show [producer] Ted [Templeman] that we could make a great record without any cover tunes and do it our way," he says. "[Engineer] Donn [Landee] and I proceeded to figure out how to build a recording studio. I did not initially set out to build a full-blown studio. I just wanted a better place to put my music together so I could show it to the guys. I never imagined that it would turn into what it did until we started building it." (continue)
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Reacts To Ozzy Osbourne's Criticism was a top 23 story of Nov. 2023: Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler took to social media to dispute claims made by Ozzy Osbourne in a recently published interview that the bassist failed to reach out to his longtime bandmate amidst Ozzy's health struggles the past few years.
Butler wrote, "Rumour has it; Ozzy is upset, saying he never received my get well messages. I made 2 different attempts at getting in touch during his illnesses. My first email (8 Feb, 2019) went through his office because I didn't have Ozzy's new number to text him. (continue)
David Lee Roth Not Invited For Full The Best Of All Worlds Tour Says Hagar was a top 23 story of Nov. 2023: Fans hoping to see David Lee Roth join Sammy Hagar for the full The Best Of All Worlds Tour are out of luck as the Red Rocker says that the invitation he extended was only for the original Van Halen frontman to be a special guest on the trek for maybe one show to perform one or two songs.
The special trek will celebrate the music of Van Halen and late guitar legend Eddie Van Halen and will feature Hagar backed by his longtime bandmate Michael Anthony, Led Zeppelin Jason Bonham and guitarist Joe Satriani. (continue)
The Rolling Stones Announced 2024 North American Tour was a top 23 story of Nov. 2023: The Rolling Stones have announced that they will be hitting the road next spring for a North American tour in support of their recently released new studio album, "Hackney Diamonds".
The group shared, "The news you have all been waiting for - the Rolling Stones are hitting the road again! We are thrilled to announce the Stones Tour 2024 Hackney Diamonds!" (continue)
Killing Joke Guitarist Kevin 'Geordie' Walker Dead At 64 was a top 23 story of Nov. 2023: Iconic veteran rockers Killing Joke have shared the sad news that longtime guitarist Kevin "Geordie" Walker died on Sunday, November 26th, after he suffered a stroke. He was 64.
The band shared via Facebook, "It is with extreme sadness we confirm that at 6:30am on 26th November 2023 in Prague, Killing Joke's legendary guitarist Kevin 'Geordie' Walker passed away after suffering a stroke, he was surrounded by family. We are devastated. Rest In Peace brother." (continue)
Dolly Parton Scored Biggest Chart Debut With Her Rockstar Album was a top 23 story of Nov. 2023: Country music legend Dolly Parton's move to rock has paid off big time, scoring the iconic singer her biggest album debut of her seven decade career with her new album, "Rockstar".
Her camp sent over the following details: Seven decades into her unmatched career, global superstar Dolly Parton lands her biggest album debut ever as the 30-track, star-studded Rockstar collection debuts at #1 on six different Billboard charts. With 127,778 units sold in its inaugural week, Parton's Rockstar debuts at #1 on Billboard Top Rock Albums, #1 on Billboard Top Rock & Alternative Albums, #1 on Billboard Top Country Albums, #1 on Billboard Top Album Sales, #1 on Billboard Top Current Album Sales, and #1 on Billboard Independent Albums charts. The album also debuted at #2 on Billboard Vinyl Albums and #2 on Billboard Tastemaker Albums charts. Released on Parton's own Butterfly Records with worldwide distribution via Big Machine Label Group, Rockstar joins Drake's For All The Dogs - Scary Hours Edition and Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) in the overall top 3, marking Parton's career-best rank on the all-genre list. (continue)
Billy Idol Made History With First-Ever Live Concert at the Hoover Dam was a top 23 story of Nov. 2023: (MVD) Billy Idol - State Line: Live at the Hoover Dam will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 15th. Kicking off his sell-out 2023 North American spring and summer tour, Billy Idol's once in a lifetime performance, which illuminated the surrounding Black Canyon of the Colorado River and the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, features a career-spanning run of chart-topping hits, including "Dancing with Myself," "Eyes Without a Face," "Rebel Yell" and "White Wedding."
Billy Idol - State Line: Live at the Hoover Dam highlights the history and significance of Hoover Dam and includes performances from two unique sets of Billy Idol's iconic hits: a full band concert at sunset with special guests that electrified and illuminated the surrounding Black Canyon, and an acoustic duo set (with guitarist/collaborator of over 40 years, Steve Stevens) on the roof of the powerhouse at the foot of Hoover Dam straddling the Colorado River, directly on the Nevada/Arizona state line. (continue)
Imagine Dragons Received SoundExchange Hall Of Fame Award was a top 23 story of Nov. 2023: (SpinLab) SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, announced today that diamond-certified GRAMMY Award-winning band Imagine Dragons has been awarded a SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award for being among one of the most streamed creators in the organization's 20-year history.
"Imagine Dragons is one of those bands that you know will be around a long time," said Michael Huppe, President and CEO of SoundExchange. "Since their 2012 debut, they've churned out hit songs like 'Radioactive,' 'Demons,' and 'Believer' that continue to influence their genre. SoundExchange is happy to recognize Imagine Dragons as Hall of Fame artists for their enduring creativity and popularity." (continue)
Chris Slade Takes Fans Inside AC/DC was a top 23 story of Nov. 2023: (MBM) Speaking exclusively to Rock Candy Mag as part of an in-depth 20-page AC/DC cover story analyzing 'The Razors Edge' period of the band's history, former drummer Chris Slade told writer Andrew Daly about the group's mysterious inner workings.
"What I found out was that there are a lot of things left unspoken in AC/DC," explained the drummer. "Most of what's 'said' between Angus and Mal isn't said. They didn't need to talk." Slade was new into the band before the recording of 'The Razors Edge' in 1990 and he found that things were left unspoken in his audition too. "Malcolm and Angus set up chairs, watched me playing the whole time, and said nothing. Afterwards they asked me if I wanted anything. I asked for a cheese sandwich and a coffee - and that was it. I was in AC/DC." (continue)
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