Metallica have launched a special exhibit celebrating their late bass player Cliff Burton as part of their online museum, entitled The Metallica Black Box, which is available for free via a Fifth Member account.
The band shared: "Now that The Metallica Black Box has made the move to Metallica.com, we're excited to share our first exhibit launch with you! This one has been a long time coming, and we know you've been eagerly awaiting it. Introducing Orion: A Tribute to Cliff Burton, honoring the life and legacy of the man and the musician. (continue)
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has been a lot more friendly towards non-rock related genres like pop and rap, but have had a history of passing over metal artists including genre legends Iron Maiden who have been eligible for induction for two decades.
Former Maiden frontman Paul Di'Anno was asked in a new interview with MisplacedStraws.com if he would attend the ceremony if Iron Maiden were ever inducted. (continue)
Amazon Music, the official supporter of Fuji Rock Festival '24, today announces the first confirmed artists that will be livestreamed from Fuji Rock Festival '24. The streaming service will exclusively broadcast the livestream of select performances from the 25th edition of Fuji Rock Festival, taking place from July 26-28 at Naeba Ski Resort in Japan.
Music fans will be able to watch performances from artists including: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Killers, Angie Mcmahon, Awich, Chip Wickham, Erika De Casier, Esne Beltza, Floating Points, Fontaines D.C., girl in red, Hiromi Uehara Hiromi's Sonicwonder, Kid Fresino, Kim Gordon, King Krule, Kitty Liv, Noname, Omar Apollo, Peggy Gou, Raye, Ride, Rufus Wainwright, Sampha, Teddy Swims, The Allman Betts Band, The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Last Dinner Party, The Spellbound, The Yussef Dayes Experience, Theatre Brook, Turnstile, Yin Yin, Zutomayo, and more. (continue)
Pixies have shared a new song called "Chicken" to announce their brand new studio album, The Night the Zombies Came, due for release in time for Halloween on 25th October via BMG.
35 years since their groundbreaking Platinum-certified album Doolittle catapulted the band into the UK Top Ten, and 20 years since their celebrated reformation at Coachella, Pixies are deep into their second act, and in the midst of a creative purple patch. (continue)
ZZ Ward has released her latest single, "Mother," heralding the start of a profound new chapter in her career with Sun Records. This unique and deeply personal blues track tackles ZZ's own experience of motherhood, a perspective rarely explored in the genre, marking ZZ's return to her blues roots with an authenticity and depth that's compelling and transformative. The song's raw emotion is complemented by ZZ's signature wailing vocals and searing lead guitar solos, creating an intense and deeply moving soundscape. "That's a mother's cry," ZZ explains. "It's that feeling of being weighed down with this new situation. I never expected men to hear it and relate, but I've heard more than a few feel it, too."
One of the most profound lessons ZZ learned from growing up listening to the blues greats was to be authentic to her story. "I didn't plan to make a blues song about motherhood," ZZ shares, "it just sort of happened naturally. I've always written to get through things in life. Suddenly, I was faced with a new job that's 24/7 with no breaks, and that's what I wrote about. But when you get tested, you discover who you are, and this song comes from a feeling of empowerment." The song is imbued with the blues influences that have been a constant in Ward's life, from the Chicago blues stylings to the gritty, heartfelt vocals that define the genre. (continue)
Today, producers Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Underbelly, Gavin Kalin Productions, Hunter Arnold, Smith & Brant Theatricals, and Wessex Grove announced that GRAMMY Award nominee Adam Lambert and fast-rising star Auli'i Cravalho will make their respective Broadway debuts as 'Emcee' and 'Sally Bowles' this Fall in the Tony Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street).
Directed by Olivier Award winner Rebecca Frecknall and designed by 2024 Tony Award winner Tom Scutt, Lambert and Cravalho will begin performances Monday, September 16 and play a limited engagement through Sunday, March 30, 2025. (continue)
For the first time in over three decades, the original line-up, vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Eric Avery of Jane's Addiction have reunited to release the new studio single, "Imminent Redemption", available today across all digital streaming platforms.
Recorded at Sweetzwerland Studios in Hollywood, CA, the high energy, rock-infused single feels like an instant classic from the rock legends, though distinctly current, breathing fresh air into a new chapter of Jane's Addiction. (continue)
On September 19, Mercury Studios will release Rainbow: Live In Munich 1977 as a Special Edition 2CD+DVD package. This show has been previously released as individual DVD and 2CD packages in the past, and this is the first time they have been packaged together.
Captured during the band's 1977 European tour, Live In Munich is the only full live concert ever filmed with the classic Ritchie Blackmore/Ronnie James Dio/Cozy Powell classic line-up. (continue)
Following the success of his first single "Mother Mary," featuring Slash and Erik Groonwall, legendary guitarist Michael Schenker is set to release the second single "Rock Bottom" from his new album My Years with UFO.
This epic, 11-minute track once again showcases an incredible lineup featuring Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray, Helloween) on vocals; Derek Sherinian on keys; Brian Tichy on drums; and Barry Sparks on bass. The new single paves the way for what promises to be one of the most exciting rock albums of 2024. (continue)
Coming in a robust box, Make My Day: The Rock 'n' Roll Story Of Fast Eddie Clarke celebrates the late Motorhead-Fastway guitarist with a four-CD career retrospective and 320-page book written by veteran rock journalist Kris Needs with Clarke's widow Mariko Fujiwara.
The book that named the set, Make My Day: The Rock 'N' Roll Story Of Fast Eddie Clarke charts the guitarist's life and career including his epiphany seeing the Yardbirds at Eel Pie Island, playing with assorted bands, recording two albums with former Jimi Hendrix associate Curtis Knight, riding with Motorhead's most revered lineup between 1976 and 1982, forming Fastway and releasing two solo albums. Mariko and Eddie's closest friends provide detailed insights into Eddie's life, including growing up in Twickenham, topping charts with Motorhead, overcoming personal problems, finding happiness with Mariko and becoming the smitten co-owner of Cookie the Maltese-Shihtzu cross. (continue)
Following the previously-released single, "Falling Leaves", and its accompanying video, today, Irish progressive psych-and krautrock trio God Is An Astronaut has revealed the title track of their much-awaited new album, 'Embers'! The band's new studio offering is set to release on September 6, 2024, courtesy of Napalm Records.
The second single from God Is An Astronaut's upcoming album stands as their longest composition to date. Defying genre boundaries, it seamlessly blends elements ranging from progressive rock to black metal. "Our lives are like embers," the band comments, "glowing brightly for a while, then fading into the quiet dark, leaving only a faint echo of their light." (continue)
Renowned ʻukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has teamed up with drumming legend and Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood to announce the release of their forthcoming album, Blues Experience, due October 18th via Forty Below Records and they have shared the first single, "Rollin' N Tumblin'."
This groundbreaking project sees Shimabukuro and Fleetwood breathe new life into classic blues tunes, resulting in an exhilarating and unique reinterpretation of some of the genre's greatest hits. The album also features a new song written by Jake, "Kula Blues," which is about the area of Maui where Mick lives. (continue)
The Brian Setzer Orchestra (sometimes known by its initials BSO) is a swing and jump blues band formed in 1992 by Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer. In 1994 they released their debut album which was followed up in 1996 with Guitar Slinger. In 1998, for their breakout album The Dirty Boogie, the group covered Louis Prima's "Jump, Jive an' Wail," which originally appeared on Prima's 1957 album The Wildest!. The BSO's follow up single, appearing on the album Vavoom!, was "Gettin' in the Mood."
Now get Guitar Slinger from the Brian Setzer Orchestra for the first time on vinyl since 1996. Remastered on 180g vinyl in two amazing Limited-Edition Colors. There are only 300 of the Red Multi-Color and 700 of the Silver Melt. Guitar Slinger is the second release from the Brian Setzer Orchestra and where the band really started to come together. As Setzer states, "With this album, it was like now I know the idea works, I know I can front a big band with an electric guitar, so now just let me write songs. I don't have to think about writing swing songs or is this going to work or not, that point was proven. So I just sat down and started writing songs. It took a little turn." (continue)
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Recording artist and contemporary fine artist Billy Morrison and world-renowned photographer Mark "Weissguy" Weiss will come together for one weekend only-September 19, 20, and 21 at the iconic Motor Cars LA Showroom in Hollywood, CA-to showcase a series of paintings by Morrison, based on the images photographed by Weiss. Billed as "A Moment In Time," the event is presented by X5 Podcast and Motor Cars LA. See a few images below.
There are 12 unique canvas pieces from Morrison, and high-end editions of the same photographs from Weiss, with a special 13th painting and prints going to support mental health, suicide prevention and trauma counseling through the Above Ground charity spearheaded by Morrison and Dave Navarro, Jane's Addiction's guitarist. (continue)
Elemental Music's ongoing LP reissue series the Motown Sound Collection continues with the release of three more classic titles from the Detroit label's archives: the Jackson 5's Get It Together (on red vinyl, with a die-cut cover) and the mono editions of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Make It Happen and More Hits by the Supremes on August 16, 2024
JACKSON 5's Get It Together: Produced by Hal Davis and issued on September 12, 1973, Get It Together might be seen as the Jackson 5's first adult album, as Motown made a major attempt to craft a more mature image and style for the family group, whose first hits landed in 1969 when they were still youngsters. In particular, lead vocalist Michael Jackson was then 15 years old and sporting a deeper but still mercurial voice, which he used to great effect on the album's title single. "Get It Together" roared to No. 2 on the national soul/R&B chart (becoming the group's highest-charting 45" in two years) and No. 28 on the U.S. Hot 100. It prefaced the smash "Dancing Machine," heard in its original version on the album; the subsequent edited single (No. 1 R&B, No. 2 pop) also led to a like-titled 1974 album. (continue)
The Kunes Clark Band, Jimmy Kunes (Cactus, Humble Pie) and Angus Clark (Joe Lynn Turner, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), just premiered their debut single "Step Up Step Aside" and to celebrate we asked them to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
Angus: "Step Up Step Aside" was one of the last songs to be written for the Kunes Clark Band album. We already had a variety of stuff for the record, some of it we wrote years ago, but we didn't have anything really up tempo, so we were looking for a vibe. I immediately went to Hendrix, thinking of something like "Fire", or "The Rocker" by Thin Lizzy. And that stuff requires a massive guitar riff. So I had an idea of the rhythmic feel, tempo, and so on, I just needed a MASSIVE RIFF. (continue)
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