Guns N' Roses legend Slash has revealed the reason why he was forced to cancel four of his S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival Blues Tour date this week, his is mourning the loss of his 25-year-old stepdaughter.
Slash broke the sad news via Instagram: "Lucy-Bleu Knight (December 6, 1998), beloved daughter of Meegan Hodges and Mark Knight, stepdaughter of Samantha Somers Knight and Slash, sister of Scarlet Knight, stepsister of London and Cash Hudson, passed away peacefully in Los Angeles, CA on July 19, 2024.
"Lucy-Bleu was an incredibly talented artist, a passionate dreamer, and a charming, lovable, sweet soul. The family asks for privacy at this time and requests that social media speculation be kept to a minimum as they grieve and process this devastating loss."
As we previously reported, the shows canceled include July 22nd in Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion at Riverbend, July 24th in Interlochen, MI at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, July 25th in Huber Heights, OH at the Rose Music Center and July 27th in Windsor, ON at The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor. (continue)
Sammy Hagar launched his Best Of All Worlds 2024 tour earlier this month, which pays tribute to the legacy of Van Halen, and he has shared his excitement about the show, which took place at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL on July 13th.
The former Van Halen frontman is joined on the trek by his former VH bandmate bandmates Michael Anthony, Led Zeppelin drummer Jason Bonham and acclaimed guitarist Joe Satriani. (continue)
AC/DC have claimed the No. 1 spot on two separate Billboard charts this week with their classic hit song "Thunderstruck", which also just received a Diamond award from the RIAA for 10 million in sales (and streaming equivalents).
The song, which appeared on the band's 1990 album "The Razors Edge" just claimed the top spot on Billboard's Hard Rock Streaming Songs chart, swapping places with the Foo Fighter's "Everlong", according to Forbes. (continue)
In April, multi-GRAMMY Award-winning, diamond-selling band Train took the stage in front of a sold-out crowd for their first-ever performance at the iconic and historic Royal Albert Hall in London. The spectacular show, which was captured with 18 cameras to ensure fans experience every moment of the magic, will be globally broadcast on premier streaming platform Veeps tonight, Monday, July 22. Adding to an already unforgettable experience, the band will join the broadcast, answering questions from fans LIVE beginning at 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET. Veeps All Access subscribers in the U.S. can access the show for free as part of their subscription; for fans outside the U.S., tickets to the livestream are now on sale for $11.99.
To celebrate the monumental concert, Train will release an accompanying, new album, Live at Royal Albert Hall, out this Friday, July 26. Live at Royal Albert Hall will feature the band's milestone performance from the legendary venue, including one of their first live performances of new single "Long Yellow Dress." (continue)
Metallica and its All Within My Hands foundation have confirmed that the fourth Helping Hands Concert & Auction will take place December 13 at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.
Hosted once again by Jimmy Kimmel, this year's event will mark the return of AWMH's Helping Hands Concert & Auction to L.A.-where the previous Helping Hands show in December 2022 raised approximately $3,000,000-100% of which went directly to All Within My Hands' efforts supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, disaster relief and other critical local services-and featured appearances by Robert Downey Jr., Tony Hawk, St. Vincent, leaders from six of AWMH's non-profit partner organizations and a set by Greta Van Fleet, all culminating in a very special acoustic/electric performance from Metallica. (continue)
(Hed) P.E. will be touring this summer and fall in support of their new studio album DETOX. The tour is set to kick off on August 10th at Franklin Farms in Snohomish, WA.
Huntington Beach, California's (Hed) P.E. were founded in 1994 by frontman Jahred Gomes, whose goal was to fuse the region's long standing punk rock heritage with G-funk-inflected hip hop - (Hed) P.E.'s „G-punk" was born! The group found mainstream success in the early 2000s via their second and third albums, Broke and Blackout. (continue)
Burning Witches cannot be stopped! After winning over American audiences earlier this year on their support run with the mighty KK's PRIEST, the blazing quintet returns for a USA headline tour this fall!
Featuring support on select dates from Graveshadow, the tour kicks off in Hollywood, CA on October 24 and hits several major markets, ending in Satellite Beach, FL on November 15. (continue)
Coldplay have today premiered the official lyric video for their latest single, feelslikeimfallinginlove. The video was helmed by award-winning director Raman Djafari through Blinkink. The Berlin-based director oversaw a team of 15 animators from around the world (including Djafari), who each created a section of the video.
The concept of the video centres around a couple searching for and ultimately finding each other. The journey shows this pair travelling between worlds and changing form, told in 3 chapters: 1. longing 2. searching 3. finding. (continue)
The sound of the summer lives on AXS TV, as the premier destination for music programming presents a hit-heavy block of iconic concerts from some of the industry's most influential acts-airing all day and all night as part of the August Summer Concert Lineup. The Network gives viewers VIP access to the ultimate summer music festival experience from the comfort of home, getting them up close and personal to their favorite artists without having to deal with the hassle of ticket fees and crowded venues.
AXS TV's Summer Concert Lineup Includes: Journey: Live In Houston 1981 - The Escape Tour-Monday, August 5 at 9pE Four months into MTV's existence, the landmark platform presented this pivotal performance filmed mere days after Journey earned its first number one album. (continue)
The Allman Betts Family Revival announced 2024 tour dates and initial lineup for their 8th annual celebration honoring Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, and The Allman Brothers' enduring music and legacy. The tour begins on November 30 in Saint Charles, IL, and concludes December 21 with a return to the historic Fillmore in San Francisco. In addition to returning to familiar cities, the tour will visit several new locations, including Minneapolis, Seattle, and Kansas City.
"We are so excited to continue onto the eighth year of this wonderful celebration of our father's music. It's a high honor to play this music with our talented friends. With the number 8 also being the symbol for infinity, we want the fans to know we're doing our part to help this music live forever in a live format. We hope to continue to take them back in time." - Devon Allman (continue)
Metalville Records announces September 20th as the international release date for Sweet's new studio album, Full Circle, which will also be the band's final studio album ever.
Sweet are a rock music phenomena that has taken the world by storm for more than six decades. Over the years, Sweet sold more than 55 million records and earned 34 #1 chart positions worldwide. (continue)
Cal in Red today released their new single "Kitchen Ft. James Mercer," the latest track previewing their forthcoming debut album Low Low, due out August 30th via B3SCI Records. The song is a full circle moment for brothers Connor and Kendall Wright: Mercer originally discovered the Grand Rapids, MI duo while they were in their previous band, Mertle, and won The Shins' 2017 Van Contest with a cover of "Painting a Hole."
A longtime inspiration for the brothers, Mercer's silky harmonies elevate the dreamy song's rugged emotions. "We like to call 'Kitchen' our 'country song,' kind of," Kendall explains. "Sonically, it's a pivot from everything that the band has been up to this point. It's a breakup song at its core, but one where you're witnessing it from outside ruins. Having lived with two friends in love and then watching it crumble, the song came easy. (continue)
Slightly Stoopid are currently touring the U.S. as part of the Slightly Dirty Summer Tour, and have returned with the video for their new single, "Got Me On The Run," directed and filmed on location at the iconic Windansea Beach in San Diego by John DeTemple, Sam Scarce, Greg Browning and James Lathos (Small Axe Films). The clip features friends/collaborators Miles Doughty (Slightly Stoopid), Scott Woodruff (Stick Figure), Kaleo Wassaman (Pepper) and the stunning Instagram model/influencer Kara Del Toro. The song is out now on Stoopid Records.
Miles Doughty of Slightly Stoopid says, "Stoked to work with our brothers Stick Figure and Pepper on a song about the power of love bringing harmony to the universe and beyond...love brings us all together!" (continue)
The 55th anniversary of Blind Faith's self-titled debut album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands.
Redbeard shared this synopsis for the episode: Two titans of rock's last half century, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, join me In the Studio to explore the days in 1969 surrounding the one-off Blind Faith, a #1-seller in both their native UK as well as America. Until recently the two friends chose not to talk much about the short-lived Blind Faith experience. (read more)
Portland, Oregon rockers Forty Feet Tall just released their new single "Isochronism" along with a trippy video and video and to celebrate we asked them to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
The last couple of months leading up to writing this song, we'd been listening to a lot more doom and psych music, bands like Orb and Meatbodies. Our producer, Cameron Spies, always talks about how the Osees have mastered light, agile verses that are then juxtaposed with a huge riff or chorus that blows your head off and we knew we wanted to write something like that. While we were jamming one rehearsal, what would become Isochronism's main riff just kind of naturally fell into place. The verse was built around it and we started trying the song at shows consistently. (continue)
Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has been forced to cancel four shows of his S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival Blues Tour due to "unforeseen circumstances", and they advise fans that refunds will be available at their points of purchase.
The shows canceled include July 22nd in Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion at Riverbend, July 24th in Interlochen, MI at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, July 25th in Huber Heights, OH at the Rose Music Center and July 27th in Windsor, ON at The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor. (continue)
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