KISS star Gene Simmons has previously said that rock is dead and he now expands on those thoughts in a new interview with former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, saying that new band do not stand a chance at success and he points the finger to kids that feel entitled to free music.
Gene appeared on O'Reilly's "No Spin News' podcast and said of the state of rock, "Unfortunately the business model is dead and new band's don't have a chance, especially rock bands. In a certain way, rock is finally dead. (continue)
Alex Van Halen appeared on the YouTube series Bringing It Back To The Beatles and shared the reason why his recently released memoir "Brothers", concluded in 1984 with the departure of David Lee Roth, and did not continue with Sammy Hagar's era with the band.
The drummer explained, "Because the original band was the band that was the driving force. That was the connection between the disparate parts of the musical world, if you will. And we were young. The first record going platinum, it's incredible. That's something you can really never expect to happen again. (continue)
German rockers Rammstein have gifted fans with a brand new 54 minute documentary entitled Behind The Scenes of the World Stadium Tour 2019-2024, that is now streaming in full on YouTube.
Here is the synopsis: Rammstein World Stadium Tour - a journey spanning five years, 135 concerts, and an incredible six million fans in attendance. From 2019 to 2024, a video team followed the production, focusing on the impressive efforts of the crew and their various trades. (continue)
Canadian melodic rock band Fatal Vision is spreading festive cheer with their new holiday single, "All Hearts Come Home for Christmas," available now on all major streaming platforms.
"All Hearts Come Home for Christmas" is a standalone release and it offers fans a special seasonal treat and showcases the band's versatility in crafting music that connects across genres and themes. (continue)
The final puzzle piece for the John Lennon Mind Games campaign is a 'Through The Looking Glass Onion' immersive interactive fiction adventure called Escape To Nutopia, where you are John Lennon, awakening in the master bedroom of The Dakota, trying to figure out what to do with your day.
Partly inspired by text-based computer games like Infocom's "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" and the pioneering "Colossal Cave Adventure," the experience digs deeply and authentically into John & Yoko's home life, based on thousands of hours of archival research and multimedia evidence. It plays with the nature of perceived realities, memory, time, dreams and illusions whilst remaining deeply grounded in their art, music and history. (continue)
Steel Panther shared the sad news with fans that they have been forced to cancel their New Year's Eve Eve concert at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC, but are still set to rock the venue on December 29th.
They shared, "Due to circumstances out of our control, Steel Panther's show for December 30 at Commodore Ballroom (in Vancouver, BC) is cancelled. But don't worry! We're still bringin' plenty of BANG to our final show of 2024 on December 29! (continue)
The syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands has shared their Christmas Time Again with Lynyrd Skynyrd special episode.
Redbeard had this to say, "It is a holiday tradition here at In the Studio, increasingly bittersweet now with the passing of 'the last rebel', Gary Rossington. And nobody ever thought of the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd as little angels, even all those decades as one of America's best-loved bands. (continue)
Keith Roth, lead singer and guitarist with The Dictators and Frankenstein 3000, as well as SiriusXM radio personality, just released the song "I Don't Feel Like Thinking Today" from his forthcoming debut solo album "The Law Of Diminished Returns," and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
I Don't Feel Like Thinking Today came about, Well, the long story...We were in the thick of recording the new Dictators record & on tour with The Damned, Spring of 23. I was in a very prolific period of writing songs. Trying to get songs on the new Dictators record and realizing it was time to make a new Frankenstein 3000 record. (continue)
Sammy Hagar had a top 24 story of July 2024 after he expressed his desire to team up with Wolfgang and Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony to finish recording tracks that were laid down with Eddie Van Halen.
The former Van Halen frontman was asked about unreleased material from the band during an appearance on SiriusXM's Trunk Nation. He responded, "There's one song, I think there's two songs, one's kind of a mid-tempo 'Can't Stop Lovin' You' type song that I thought I was, I wrote something about, I can't remember the lyric. (continue)
AC/DC had a top 24 story of July 2024 after they scored their very first Diamond award by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for a single with their 1990 hit song "Thunderstruck".
The song surpassed 10 million in sales (and stream equivalents), according to Forbes, who also reported that this major milestone is actually the first RIAA certification for the song, which was just retroactively honored with Gold, and Platinum awards. (continue)
Metallica landed a top 24 story of July 2024 when they made chart history with their blockbuster self-titled album. Here is the story in our look back in the Year In Rock: Metallica's 1991 self-titled album, aka The Black Album, has now become only the fourth album in U.S. history to spend 750 total weeks on the Billboard 200, according to the publication.
The album has now joined an elite club that includes Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon (990 total weeks), Bob Marley's Legend' (843) and Journey's Greatest Hits (813). (continue)
KISS scored a top 24 story of July 2024 after their rock disco classic "I Was Made For Lovin' You" officially entered Spotify's Billions Club after the track surpassed 1 billion streams on the online music service.
"I Was Made For Lovin' You" is not alone on Spotify's The Billions Club playlist, it joins rock classics like Guns N' Roses' "Paradise City", Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters", Aerosmith's "Dream On", Arctic Monkey's "I Wanna Be Yours", and Linkin Park's "In The End". (continue)
The Zombies' Rod Argent had a top 24 story of July 2024 after the band's management shared the sad news that Rod had suffered a stroke and retired from touring. Here is the report from The Zombies' Management in our look back in the Year In Rock:We are saddened to report that Rod Argent, founder, keyboardist & primary songwriter of The Zombies, has suffered a stroke.
Rod had recently returned home from a triumphant Zombies tour of the UK, and spent a weekend in London with his beloved wife Cathy, celebrating his 79th birthday and their 52nd wedding anniversary, before the stroke occurred. He was hospitalized overnight, and released the next day. Doctors have advised that Rod will need several months of rest and recuperation. (continue)
Simple Plan earned a top 24 story of July 2024 after they released their take on the Elton John "Lion King" classic "Can You Feel The Love Tonight". Here is the report from Scoop Marketing in our look back in the Year In Rock: Disney announced that the first single from the upcoming album A Whole New Sound is multi-platinum band Simple Plan's rendition of "Can You Feel The Love Tonight," in honor of The Lion King from Walt Disney Animation Studios and its 30th anniversary. This pop-punk cover, available now on all streaming platforms (including Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music and more), is a fresh new take on a beloved classic.
"We wanted to pay homage to Sir Elton John's original version while also adding our own style to it and making it sound fun and energetic. We're really stoked by how it turned out and we hope everyone will enjoy it," Simple Plan said. (continue)
Zach Bryan landed a top 24 story of July 2024 helped Bruce Springsteen score a career first. Here is the report in our look back in the Year In Rock: Eric Church may have a song called "Springsteen", but it was country star Zach Bryan who has helped rock veteran Bruce Springsteen make his very first appearance on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Bryan tapped Springsteen to appear on the song "Sandpaper," from Zach's brand new album "The Great American Bar Scene", which was released on July 4th. The song debuted at No. 26 on the country chart and gave Springsteen his first appearance on the Hot 100 chart in 15 years after it secured the No. 17 spot. (continue)
Brujeria had a top 24 story of July 2024 in our look back in the Year In Rock after they shared the sad news via social media that Ciriaco "Pinche Peach" Quezada had died from serious heart complications. He was 57 years old.
The band shared via Facebook on Thursday (July 18th), "I never thought I would have to do something like this. This is not easy for me. So here I am with very heart breaking news. (continue)
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