Prince's classic 1984 film "Purple Rain" may be coming to Broadway with news that the movie is being developed for a stage musical, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The stage production will reportedly feature a score by Prince, and will based on a book by Pulitzer-Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, that is based on the film's screenplay which was written Albert Magnoli and William Blinn. (continue)
Ozzy Osbourne says that he hopes to return to the concert stage this year and that he has made the decision not to undergo any more surgeries, following a procedure last September.
The legendary metal vocalist made the comments on the latest episode of The Osbournes podcast that also features his wife and manager Sharon and their children Jack and Kelly. (continue)
Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy recently made big news when he reunited with the band, but he made additional news this week when he shared that he almost played drums for Nickelback.
Portnoy broke the news in a new video for Drumeo where he was challenged to play Nickelback's "Burn It To The Ground", a song that he had never heard before. He said of his rendition, that featured an abundance of double kick drums, "I would've been fired immediately! So if those guys see this video, they're gonna be like, 'Thank god that gig didn't happen. This guy would've f***ed up all of our songs." (continue)
Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy recently played the band's major label debut "Out Of The Cellar" in full at a special show in Hollywood, and he now says he plays to rock the album in full at upcoming live dates to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Pearcy played the record in its entirety during a concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Ca on December 29th, 2023 and has now shared that he plans to take the performance on the road. (continue)
The London coroner's office has confirmed that Irish music star Sinead O'Connor died of natural causes. She was found dead in her London home on July 26th of last year.
The coroner's office issued a brief statement confirming that the 56-year-old singer, "died of natural causes, The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in her death. No further comments will be made." (continue)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Post Malone will lead the lineup for the 2024 installment of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival that will be taking place June 13 through 16th at the Bonnaroo Farm, located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, TN.
Big Hassle Media sent over these details: Bonnaroo 2024 will as always host a spectacular roster of top artists performing around the clock across more than 10 unique stages over the four-day festival, with live music and much more through the night and into early morning with special sunrise sets. (continue)
The Union Underground and SOIL have announced that they will be taking fans Back To The 2000's with a special tour this March that will also feature special guests RA and Flaw.
From the announcement: The Union Underground will perform selections from the hit debut An Education In Rebellion. SOiL will perform songs from their sophomore breakthrough album Scars. RA will play material from the album From One, and Flaw will perform songs from their debut album Through The Eyes. (continue)
Asking Alexandria announce their return to the U.S. this spring on the headlining "All My Friends" North American tour in support of their most recent critically acclaimed album Where Do We Go From Here? (2023) via Better Noise Music.
The 27-date jaunt will stretch from April 12 in San Antonio, TX to May 18 in Tempe, AZ and include a handful of stops at radio festivals along the way. Support will be provided from special guests Memphis May Fire and The Word Alive with opening act Nerv. (continue)
The Rolling Stones and Mercury Studios proudly release The Rolling Stones Live At The Wiltern on DVD + 2CD; Blu-Ray + 2CD, 2CD, 3LP (3 variants: Black, Gold (D2C Exclusive), and Black & Bronze Swirl (Amazon Exclusive) on March 8, 2024.
One of the greatest box-office successes of 2002/2003, 117 shows grossing over $300 million, The Rolling Stones' "Licks World Tour"-in support of their 40 Licks compilation-celebrated the band's 40th Anniversary in splendid fashion, highlighted by this intimate Nov. 22 Los Angeles show at The Wiltern. With its 2,000+-seat capacity, it would prove to be a welcome respite from the global stadiums and arenas. Fans knew they were in for something special when gems like "Stray Cat Blues," "No Expectations" and "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" (complete with the co-author of this 1964 Soul Classic, Soloman Burke) rocked the house. (continue)
Uriah Heep and NWOBHM legends Saxon have announced that they will be invading the U.S. spring to launch their coheadlining Hell, Fire & Chaos - The Best Of British Rock & Metal tour
New Ocean Media sent over these details: With almost 50 studio albums combined and numerous live records, selling multi-millions, this tour will truly be THE BEST OF BRITISH ROCK AND METAL! The tour is a 100% co-headline with both bands playing equal set lengths, with some cities Uriah Heep closing and others Saxon. (continue)
Look for Billy Morrison to release The Morrison Project-his third solo album and first since 2015-on April 19 via TLG/VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP.
The British guitarist, singer, and songwriter-primarily known as Billy Idol's rhythm guitar player for the past 15 years alongside lead guitarist Steve Stevens, and for his previous role as bassist in The Cult-has assembled an electrifying 12 songs including guest performances by Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, DMC, Al Jourgensen, Steve Vai, Steve Stevens, Linda Perry, Tommy Clufetos, John5, and more. The album's first single "Drowning" is out February 23, accompanied by a video. (continue)
Saigon Kick's Jason Bieler & Phil Varone have announced the initial dates for a 2024 tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Water album. Royal Avenue Media shared: (While not technically a farewell tour, nor a reunion, if you know anything about Saigon Kick...there is a solid 74-78.4% chance this will never happen again.)
Phil & Jason represent 50% of the original Saigon Kick lineup, which, in some cases is 100% more original members than those "other" legacy bands are touring with. Actually, since this is a celebration of the Water record and by then SK was a 3 piece, you are actually getting 66.6% of the original line up of that record, so let's call it 75%. (continue)
The first new music from renowned rock-fusion trio The Aristocrats is now available after the band revealed the first visualizer from their forthcoming concept album, DUCK; "Hey, Where's MY Drink Package?".
Of the virtuosic track, the band collectively commented, "The DUCK saga leads off with Marco's song 'Hey, Where's MY Drink Package?", and it's got an aggressive, swinging, 'here comes trouble' attitude that we felt really set the tone for both the music and the story of the album. It has all of the elements of an Aristocratic tune - it's fun, it's loud, it's tricky in a few spots, and it takes some unexpected turns into open space and improvisation. And it's a good soundtrack to set the opening scene for the protagonist of our Duck story...who's trying to figure out how he got himself into such a mess, over a few stiff drinks." (continue)
Ronnie Lee Jones kicked off the New Year with the release of a brand new song called "Wondering" and to celebrate we asked the Southern California musician to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
Ah, "Wondering", you know, it just kind of walked into my life one evening in Sunland, CA. It was one of those nights where the moon was just a sliver in the sky, and my guitar felt like an extension of my soul. The song, it's got that rock heart but dances on the edges of southern rock, kind of like a drifter walking the line between two towns. (continue)
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