Wolfgang Van Halen says that his experience while a member of Van Halen taught him things that did not want to "carry over into" his solo band Mammoth WVH.
He made the comments during a new interview with The Messenger after he was asked what he learned from performing with Guns N' Roses and Metallica and his friendship with Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl. (continue)
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has announced a number of live dates that he will be playing this year to promote his forthcoming solo album, "10,000 Volts".
The guitar icon has lined up performances beginning January 25th in Frankfort, KY at the Grand Theatre through June 28th in Marion, IL - Marion Cultural & Civic Center. (continue)
Wilco's live performance of the David Bowie classic "Space Oddity" has been released to celebrate the announcement of the forthcoming "Live On Mountain Stage: Outlaws and Outliers", which will be released on April 19th through Oh Boy Records.
The said of the special cover, "As a gratefully, if not begrudgingly, Earth-bound band, it's always an honor and a. challenge to tackle any of David Bowie's space-soaring arrangements. Striving to reach the heights of his freedom and talent is a wise goal for any band. We thank Mountain Stage for letting us give this song another home on Earth." (continue)
Third Eye Blind have announced the fourth edition of the Summer Gods Tour that will include Yellowcard and A R I Z O N A and visit cities across the United States this summer.
The trek will be kicking off on June 8th in Airway Heights, WA at the BECU Live at Northern Quest and will conclude August 3rd in Houston, TX at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman. (continue)
Thursday and Velocity Records have announced the pre-orders for the upcoming vinyl re-press of the band's classic, 2003-released album War All The Time Live via the label's webstore.
Pre-orders for multiple color vinyl variants in extremely limited quantities, as well as a limited edition CD version of the album, are available here. Initially released on vinyl and digital formats on June 30, 2022, War All The Time Live has been out-of-print and unavailable on vinyl since it first dropped. This "can't-miss" live celebration of the War All Time album is available to hear on all streaming platforms. (continue)
The second phase of the acclaimed Can Live series, Can Live in Paris 1973 has been announced today, set for release on vinyl, CD and digitally on February 23, 2024 via Mute and Future Days (the new EU label created by Spoon Records).
Live in Paris 1973 finds Can in magical form for a performance recorded at L'Olympia in Paris on May 12, 1973, marking the first of the live series to feature Damo Suzuki on vocals. From '70-'73 the core line up of Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, and Holger Czukay were joined by Japanese improviser and vocalist Suzuki. They met after a chance encounter while Suzuki was busking in Munich and several months after the Paris 1973 performance his wanderlust would take him back on the road. (continue)
The members of Metallica have selected the five winners of the first annual Metallica Marching Band Competition. The winners were chosen from an overwhelming flood of submissions that saw 450+ colleges and high schools across the U.S. signing up since the contest's April 10, 2023 announcement.
The field was narrowed down to five finalists in each category by professional judges, furnished by premiere marching band instrument manufacturers Conn Selmer, with first prize in each category ultimately awarded by Metallic (continue)
Late rap icon Tupac Shakur had the top Day in Rock story on this day in 2014 with a report that he was considered for the part of a Jedi in Stars Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
The revelation came from Death Row's former chief engineer Rick Clifford in an interview at the time with 2pac-forum.com, claiming that Tupac told him that he was lining up an audition for the part of Mace Windu in the film that ultimate went to Samuel L. Jackson. (continue)
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