Metallica have announced that they will be streaming tonight's Helping Hands Concert on YouTube beginning on December 19th. The special event will be taking place at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles tonight (December 13th)
The band shared, "We can't wait to hit the stage at YouTube Theater tomorrow night for the 'Helping Hands Concert & Auction', and we're psyched to announce that we'll be bringing the event to the world less than a week later! (continue)
To celebrate an incredible year which has seen his new album 'Luck and Strange' hit the #1 spot in 8 countries and top ten in a further 14, as well as multiple sold-out shows in Rome, London, Los Angeles and New York, David Gilmour has released a very special live version of the first single from 'Luck and Strange', 'The Piper's Call' today.
'The Piper's Call Live Around The World' is a digital only release and was recorded at The Brighton Centre, Circus Maximus in Rome, the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles and Madison Square Garden in New York and edited together by Charlie Andrew and Matt Glasbey to form one seamless track recorded throughout the 'Luck and Strange' tour. (continue)
The second annual Punk In The Park San Francisco returns to the Cow Palace on Saturday, May 3, 2025 with an all-star lineup of punk rock bands including headliners Pennywise, along with Screeching Weasel, Lagwagon, Comeback Kid, Good Riddance, ???, Dead To Me, Manic Hispanic, RKL, The Queers, Channel 3, The Side Eyes, Knocked Down and more. Bands will perform on two stages, with no overlapping set times.
The outdoor punk rock and craft beer event will offer craft beer sampling as a $15 add-on purchase for those 21+, showcasing the best local, regional, and national craft beer, hard seltzer, and cider from Noon to 3:00 PM. (continue)
Neil Young revisits his 1974 seminal classic album On The Beach celebrating its 50th anniversary. In the first half of the 1970s as Young was recording collections of songs that would each take on an aura of their own, ON THE BEACH became its own achievement. It followed the release of 1972's studio masterpiece HARVEST, which reached Number 1 on the Billboard sales chart and then Fall 1973's live recording TIME FADES AWAY. This new anniversary limited edition of ON THE BEACH will be pressed on clear vinyl, with "50" added to the front cover to mark the passage of time.
The songs range from "See The Sky About To Rain" to "Ambulance Blues," and explore the evolving counterculture of the era in ways which had not been done. These were songs that he took into a new realm of where he and the country were going, and where that would take them. (continue)
Framing Hanley have recruited wrestling icon Jeff Hardy to reimagine their 2007 hit "Hear Me Now" for a special redux version that they have released today (December 13th).
Kenneth Nixon had this to say about the Andrew Baylis (Jelly Roll, Sleeping With Sirens) produced track, "It's funny because my growing up in Nashville, TN, my first love was wrestling. I went to all the small territory promotion's events every weekend with my great grandfather as a child. I always wanted to be a wrestler. (continue)
Rock guitar legend Billy Morrison is set to make waves with two electrifying releases featuring hip-hop's most iconic voices. Today, Morrison released "Phenomenon", his hard-hitting single and video collaboration with rap pioneers Cypress Hill, alongside the video release for "Just Like a Movie", his explosive track from The Morrison Project-a bold fusion of rock and hip-hop that celebrates the power of legendary artistry, featuring the legendary rapper DMC of Run-DMC.
"Phenomenon" highlights Morrison's longtime friendship and creative bond with Cypress Hill's B-Real and Sen Dog. Recorded in Cypress Hill's studio, the track blends Morrison's signature guitar riffs with the unmistakable vocal power of the rap legends. The accompanying video takes it up a notch, featuring lasers, bouncing low riders, and the gritty West Coast energy that Cypress Hill is known for. (continue)
Rival Sons' live concert album Pair Of Aces: Live From Santa Catalina Island (Part 2) is out today on both YouTube and all audio streaming platforms. It features the performance of their 2010 self-titled EP which was recorded by 9x GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dave Cobb and led to the band first being signed. It includes fan-favorite tracks such as "Get What's Coming," "Torture," "Radio," "Sacred Tongue," and "Soul." The YouTube premiere will be followed by a live Q&A/afterparty with frontman Jay Buchanan and guitarist Scott Holiday at 2:00 P.M. ET.
In June 2021, RIVAL SONS delivered two live performances from Catalina Island, CA which were streamed via VEEPS to fans at home across the world, many of whom were still in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Both performances are available to stream visually and digitally for the first time. PAIR OF ACES: LIVE FROM SANTA CATALINA ISLAND (PART 1) features the full performance of their 2009 album Before The Fire was released in November. (continue)
November 1st saw the release of THE CURE's critically acclaimed album, SONGS OF A LOST WORLD, the band's first new studio record in 16 years and their first #1 album in the UK since 1992. The night of the album's unveiling, The Cure performed it in full to 3000 fans at Troxy London and to more than a million on a free global stream.
The stunning live performance entitled SONGS OF A LIVE WORLD : TROXY LONDON MMXXlV is out now on Fiction/Capitol Records, with all The Cure's royalties benefitting War Child. (continue)
Shinedown's Eric Bass just released his new song and video "Azalia" from his forthcoming solo album ""I Had A Name", and to celebrate he tells us a little bit about the track. Here is the story:
"Azalia" is one of the two main protagonists in our story. She is a former warrior monk who has thrown off her religion to become an assassin. Dedicating her life to the insurgency against the WAL and Legion, and to killing every official who had anything to do with her mother's death. (continue)
The discovery of John Lennon's long lost "Help!" era guitar was a top 24 story of April 2024 after Julien's Auctions announced the discovery and their planned auction of the instrument. Here is their original announcement in our look back in the Year In Rock:
Julien's Auctions, the industry-leading music memorabilia auction house, announced today from Hard Rock Cafe in Piccadilly Circus that one of the most historically important Beatles guitars in rock history - John Lennon's long-lost Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar, used in the recording of The Beatles' Help! album and film and many of the Fab Four's other seminal hits from the 1960s - will headline Julien's Auctions' blockbuster MUSIC ICONS two-day auction event that took place in late at Hard Rock Cafe in New York and online at juliensauctions.com. (continue)
The Allman Brothers Band had a top 24 story of April 2024 after they tribute to founding member Dickey Betts who passed away on April 18th at the age of 80 at his home in Sarasota, Florida.
The band wrote on Facebook, "Dickey wrote quintessential Brothers songs including 'Blue Sky,' 'Rambling Man,' 'Jessica,' 'in Memory of Elizabeth Reed' and many others. (continue)
Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar earned a top 24 story of April 2024 after he took to social media to share the news that he was receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Sammy shared the announcement, "The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will honor Sammy with the 2,779th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 30, at 11:30 am PT. Star will be located at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard. Hagar will receive his star in the category of Recording. Tune in to the livestream exclusively on walkoffame.com". (continue)
Metal legend Ozzy Osbourne had a top 24 story of April 2024 with his reaction to the big news that he was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist, following his induction as a member of Black Sabbath.
Ozzy took to social media and shared, "Thank You Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Voters & Fans for the induction. My solo career, has been a much larger part of my overall music career as a whole, so this feels more special. Not bad for a guy who was fired from his last band." (continue)
Zac Brown Band enjoyed a top 24 story of April 2024 when they revealed their tribute to the late Jimmy Buffett with the release of "Pirates & Parrots". Here is the original announcement from The GreenRoom in our look back in the Year In Rock: Zac Brown Band has set sail on a musical voyage with the release of their latest single, "Pirates & Parrots" featuring acclaimed singer-songwriter and Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally. The track serves as a heartfelt tribute to their esteemed friend and collaborator, the legendary Jimmy Buffett.
"Pirates & Parrots" blends Zac Brown Band's signature sound with the laid-back, island-inspired vibes synonymous with Buffett's iconic repertoire, capturing the shared passion for storytelling through song. In addition, the "Pirates & Parrots (feat. Mac McAnally)" official lyric video is also available today. (continue)
Guns N' Roses legend Slash had a top 24 story of April 2024 after he was called on to rock the third single from Bear McCreary's project The Singularity. The new track, the epic, almost 11-minute-long is called "The End of Tomorrow."
Big Hassle Media send over these details: It was also recently announced that Slash was one of the many guests performing at McCreary's live presentation of the album at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on May 12. (continue)
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