Pearl Jam will head out on a world tour this year in support of their forthcoming album, "Dark Matter" (out April 19th), marking the first time the band has announced a new album and tour simultaneously and first time the group has unveiled all worldwide tour dates at once.
Their global tour, hitting nine countries and 25 cities, kicks off at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, and will cover much of North America including shows at Wrigley Field, Madison Square Garden, Fenway Park, and their first hometown performance in six years at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena, the world's first net zero certified arena. (continue)
In a monumental return that marks their first new music in thirteen years, glass-ceiling-shattering original Queens of Metal, Kittie have unveiled brand new single "Eyes Wide Open".
The track is accompanied by a gloriously powerful, dark music video that perfectly captures the themes of the track. This significant milestone is made even more special as Kittie announce their signing with the world-renowned independent label, Sumerian Records. (continue)
Raven Drum Foundation - the organization founded by legendary drummer Rick Allen of Def Leppard and singer-songwriter / healing arts practitioner Lauren Monroe - has announced its first benefit concert taking place in New York City.
On Thursday, March 14th, at The Cutting Room, Allen and Monroe will perform a set of Monroe's original music, followed by an All-Star Jam including musical luminaries such as Paul Shaffer and Will Lee (the World's Most Dangerous Band), Peter Criss (KISS), Jim Keltner (Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, The Traveling Wilburys), Eddie Brigati (The Rascals), Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel), Duane Trucks (Widespread Panic), Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live Band), Corky Laing (Mountain), Christine Ohlman (Saturday Night Live Band), Simon Kirke (Bad Company), and more. Maria Milito of Q104.3 will emcee the show, with musical direction by Raven Drum Foundation board member Billy Amendola. (continue)
This week the legendary singer Eric Burdon released a soulful new song, "Don't Ever Leave," a collaboration with Greek artists Alex Sid & Quasamodo. The emotive and moving track was created specifically for the finale of the Greek Television ERT1 drama series (The Shore/Paralia) and aired on Monday, February 5.
It's been over a decade since the world heard new music from one of the most powerful voices in pop history, and this promising collaboration with Alex Sid & Quasamodo serves as a testament to the harmonious synergy between these artists. It is also an organic result of Burdon living in Athens, having relocated to Greece during the pandemic in 2021. Here Burdon returns as strong as ever, with a remarkable display of vocal prowess in this latest masterpiece, adding his distinctive touch to "Don't Ever Leave." The song, which takes the listener on an emotional journey, resonated deeply in the hearts of fans when it debuted on the concluding episode of "The Shore/Paralia." (continue)
"Is For Lovers Festival," the beloved Summer tour celebrating music and community under the sunny skies of North America, has revealed six of the cities who will host 2024 outings:
June 22 in Stateline, Nev., July 13 in Charleston, W. Va., July 27 in Sauget, Ill., Aug. 24 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. 31 in Los Angeles, Calif., and Sept. 7 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (continue)
Alestorm have released a brand new single and music video for their song "Voyage of the Dead Marauder", which is the title track of their new EP out March 22, 2023 via Napalm Records.
It's an accelerating anthem featuring an appearance from returning guest favorite Patty Gurdy, giving the track some extra spice with a hurdy-gurdy performance and captivating vocals. The new EP is the successor to ALESTORM's epic seventh studio album, Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum, which debuted at #7 on the German Album charts and #5 on both the US Current Hard Music and Top New Artist Albums charts upon release. (continue)
Frank Turner's award-winning festival, Lost Evenings, is heading to Canada for the first time from September 19-22, 2024 for its seventh installment. The four-day festival will take place at the brand new Theatre at the Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto and the main supports for the event have been announced.
Providing direct support to Frank's Acoustic Duo set on Thursday, September 19 is the punk rock veteran Henry Rollins with his legendary spoken word performance. Then on Friday, September 20, Canadian garage punk band NOBRO will support Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls playing songs from the First Five albums. Supporting Saturday, September 21 on the Hard Core night featuring songs from the new album Undefeated is Ontario's very own The Dirty Nil, and finally helping to close the festival on Sunday, September 22 ahead of Turner's Greatest Hits night is the one-and-only Bedouin Soundclash. Further support bands for the Main Stage, plus all activity across the weekend, is still to be announced. (continue)
"Devil's Best Friend " is a collaboration between Redlight King's Mark (Kaz) Kasprsyk and Jeremy Edge. It makes a stylistic departure for them both as a groovy fuzz laden, delta blues inspired stomp.
"The song is really about being drawn to someone who's not good for you and instead of removing yourself from a toxic situation you only dig yourself deeper in. As for the down and dirty blues rock vibe, we've been tight with Jeremy for over a decade and it only made sense to do a collab." -Mark (Kaz) Kasprsyk (continue)
The Dandy Warhols have shared their new single "I'd Like To Help You With Your Problem", which features a guest appearance from legendary Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.
The track comes from the band's forthcoming album, "Rockmaker", which will arrive on March 15th and the new single, "I'd Like To Help You With Your Problem", is accompanied by an A.I.-produced video. (continue)
To mark Valentine's Day, Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra release "Pennies From Heaven," their third offering from the exquisite collaborative album Swing Fever - out February 23rd on Warner Records.
The track sees a sensational interpretation of the early American classic written by Arthur Johnston and Johnny Burke. As Jools explains, "It's such a lovely song and you can do it a lot of different ways. The lyrics are very optimistic and positive, and in the mouth of Rod, they're like modern poems of the 20th century. It's an expression of joy and the message of it is, 'It's going to be alright.'" (continue)
Along with his new single "What Do I Got To Lose?" (Reigning Phoenix Music) continuing to build momentum at rock radio, Sebastian Bach was recently honored at the 7th Annual Metal Hall of Fame Gala in Anaheim, California.
The singer, songwriter, author, Broadway star, and actor was inducted by Wendy Dio at the late January event hosted by popular radio/television host Eddie Trunk and entertainment personality Cathy Rankin. (continue)
ONOFF are marking Valentine's Day with the release of their new single "What Matters Most", and to celebrate we asked them to tell us about the new track. Here is the story:
Greatly inspired by the passing of a family member in the band, this string quartet driven rock anthem mentions topics of Love, Loss, Winners & Losers.. The first co-written track produced by the band has a reminiscence of a Lennon & McCartney style contradictory lyric with the ying & yang in full effect.. For an example "I've got to admit it's getting better, a little better all the time, it can't get no worse". What Matters Most has an ambience of an early U2 eighty's guitar sound accompanied by the harmonious group vocals of The Police.. (continue)
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