The Celebrating the Life and Music of Jack Russell: A Tribute to the Legendary Great White Vocalist concert will be livestreamed via StageIt on Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 from The World-Famous Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, Ca.
As we recently reported, Don Dokken, Nate Peck (Firehouse), Terry Ilous (XYZ/Great White), and Andrew Freeman (Great White) have been added to the lineup of the show. (continue)
Original Queenryche frontman Geoff Tate reveals in a new interview how the band came up with their name after management told them that they could no longer go by the name they were using.
Tate told the SDR show, "That's kind of a funny song. Management told us we could no longer call ourselves "The Mob" (their former name) because someone owned it, and we'd have to change it. (continue)
Aerosmith star Tom Hamilton's new band Close Enemies have announced that they have inked a deal with TLG|ROCK for management and label services and revealed that they upcoming record will be distributed through Virgin Music Group.
The band will be releasing their debut single "Sound Of A Train" on January 17th and will be playing shows in support. Hamilton is joined in the group by drummer Tony Brock (The Babys and Rod Stewart), touring veterans Peter Stroud (Sheryl Crow and Don Henley) and Trace Foster on guitar, and singer Chasen Hampton of 90s Mickey Mouse Club and the pop group The Party. (continue)
101 Exit have announced that the new documentary celebrating the legacy of Norman's Rare Guitars will be premiering on Netflix this New Year's Eve, December 31, 2024. They sent over the following details:
Directed by Devin Dilmore and executive produced by Kiefer Sutherland, the film offers an unforgettable journey through the history of the iconic Los Angeles guitar shop and the life of its visionary founder Norman Harris. Get ready to dive into a story of music, passion, and the shop that became legendary. (continue)
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher earned a top 24 story of Sept 2024 when he revealed that the reunited band with his brother Noel have already completed work on a new album, which would mark the acclaimed band's first new record since 2008 "Dig Out Your Soul".
Liam broke the news while interacting with fans via social media. A fan asked they could expect the reunited band to release a new album and Gallagher responded, "Yep it's already finished," according to Classic Rock. (continue)
Original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony scored a top 24 story of Sept 2024 after he revealed that he is surprised that he has become the only member from the iconic band's debut lineup to continue to perform live, and that Eddie Van Halen's death spelled the end of "on the original Van Halen or any incarnation of Van Halen."
Anthony just wrapped the summer Best Of All Worlds Tour with his longtime bandmate Sammy Hagar, which paid tribute to musical legacy of Van Halen and spoke to Eddie Truck for his SiriusXM show. (continue)
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl earned a top 24 story of Sept 2024 after he took to Instagram on September 10th to share the news that he recently become the father of a baby girl, but his wife is not the mother of the child.
Grohl shared that the baby was born outside of his marriage to wife, Jordyn Blum, whom he married in 2003 and fathered three daughters with. He said, "I've recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her. (continue)
Bruce Springsteen's wife and longtime E Street Band-mate, Patti Scialfa, had a top 24 story of Sept 2024 after she revealed in the documentary, "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band", that she has been battling blood cancer.
She shared in the film, "In 2018, well, Bruce and I were doing a play on Broadway. I was diagnosed with early stage multiple myeloma. She said as a result that "touring has become a challenge for me". (continue)
Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour landed a top 24 story of Sept 2024 after he released his first new album in nine years, 'Luck and Strange'. Here are the details from Sony in our look back in the Year In Rock: Featuring the singles' The Piper's Call', 'Between Two Points' and 'Dark And Velvet Nights', 'Luck and Strange' was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour's first album of new material in nine years. The record was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, best known for his work with alt-J and Marika Hackman.
The album features nine tracks, including the beautiful reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers' 1999 song, 'Between Two Points,' which features 22-year-old Romany Gilmour on vocals and harp; the lead-off track, 'The Piper's Call,' and the title track, which features the late Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright, recorded in 2007 at a jam in a barn at David's house. The album features artwork and photography by the renowned artist Anton Corbijn. (continue)
Sammy Hagar had a top 24 story of Sept 2024 when he explained why Jason Bonham was forced to leave the Best Of All Worlds Tour in a new interview with St. Louis radio station KSHE 93. The son of Led Zeppelin legend John Bonham had a family emergency back in the UK that made him miss the final four shows of the tour, where Kenny Aronoff stepped in to fill in.
Hagar shared in the interview that Jason's mother suffered a stroke and went into a coma, and Bonham's family went to the UK. Sammy said that Jason "held out for two or three days, and he says, 'I gotta go. I gotta go.' I said, 'You go. Go.' (continue)
Bryan Adams landed a top 24 story of Sept 2024 after he went behind the scenes of his double a-side single featuring his renditions the classic KISS songs "War Machine" and "Rock and Roll Hell", that he co-wrote with Gene Simmons and Jim Vallance, for the masked band's 1982 album "Creatures Of The Night".
Adams explained how the collaboration came about during an appearance on Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk of SiriusXM earlier this week. Bryan explained, "I was 21, and I released my album called 'You Want It, You Got It'. And I got a call from a guy called Michael James Jackson, who was a producer at the time, and he called me to say, 'Hey, I really like your record. And I'm actually working with this band KISS. Would you like to write a couple of songs with them or for them?' And I said, 'Yeah. What? Is this for real?' And he said, 'Yeah.' (continue)
Billy Morrison, Corey Taylor, and Steve Vai landed a top 24 story of Sept 2024 after releasing an animated video for "Incite The Watch," a single from Billy's solo album The Morrison Project. The video depicts "flying superhero rockstars fighting against the corporate hordes and freeing music, creativity, and the enslaved masses!!" explains Billy.
"Incite The Watch" is an intense, ominous rock track fueled by Taylor's gripping vocals and Vai's massive, virtuosic guitar solo. It was written by Billy, Erik Eldenius, Jeordie White, and Taylor. The release of the single follows Billy's seismic #1 Active Rock Song and smash video "Crack Cocaine" featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Stevens and co-written by the three artists. (continue)
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