Billy Corgan, the frontman of the two-time GRAMMY Award-winning iconic rock band, The Smashing Pumpkins, will launch his highly-anticipated new podcast, "The Magnificent Others," on February 5th via Bill Maher's Club Random Studios.
"The Magnificent Others" will bring listeners face-to-face with world-renowned artists, innovative entrepreneurs, trailblazing scientists, and visionary leaders who have dared to push boundaries and redefine what's possible. Previously announced last March, the show will feature weekly in-depth conversations with its first installment to include KISS legend Gene Simmons, Corey Feldman, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi), Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips), Tom Morello, Pat Benatar & Neil Geraldo. Through in-depth, candid conversations, all captured on camera in a unique, engaging way, Billy and his guests peel back the layers of success in captivating in-person interviews, exploring the triumphs, challenges, and pivotal moments that shaped their journeys and defined their paths. (continue)
Liverpool's indie rockers Circa Waves have released the first chapter of their brand new album Death & Love Pt.1 and are celebrating by sharing the music video for "Let's Leave Together".
Death & Love Pt.1 was both terrifying and liberating to write, and is the first installment of urgent, 9-track hits of cathartic guitar-pop, serving as a powerful coping mechanism to help process frontman Kieran Shudall's near-death experience. Part 2 will come later this year. (continue)
After 25 years, celebrated indie-rock band Murder By Death is announcing its final tour. Spanning June through November across the U.S. and parts of Canada and the UK, the extensive run honors a rewarding career spent on the road with support from Laura Jane Grace, William Elliott Whitmore, AJJ, Shawn James and BJ Bahram in select markets. Tickets for all shows are on sale now via the band's website HERE.
Murder By Death's Adam Turla had the following to share about the tour and the band's legacy: This band has always been a jumble of contradictions. On the one hand, we've had a long-running career where we got to make art for a living. But on the other, we have always eluded any kind of traditional success. (continue)
The Doors have announced that High Fidelity editions of all six studio albums from the previously sold-out box set, The Doors - 1967-1971, are available now!
Grab your copies of The Doors, Strange Days, Waiting For The Sun, The Soft Parade, Morrison Hotel, and L.A.Woman on 180-gram vinyl, each housed in a heavyweight gatefold jacket. (continue)
Red Fang kicks off their 20th-anniversary celebrations with the March 14 release of Deep Cuts, an extensive 26-song collection of non-album tracks, covers, and previously unreleased singles.
A preview of the album arrives today with the release of "It's Always There", a track from the deluxe version of Whales and Leeches. "I remember really liking the melancholic vibe of 'It's Always There,' but Aaron and I had no vocal ideas coming to mind," recalls Bryan Giles. "When I lived in San Diego, I became friendly with Pall Jenkins, and was always a fan of Three mile Pilot and The Black Heart Procession, so it was exciting for me to enlist his help bringing the song to life. I think he did a really beautiful job on it!" (continue)
Legendary rock band Foreigner has officially entered Spotify's esteemed Billions Club, achieving a monumental milestone with their 1999 remastered version of the timeless classic, "I Want To Know What Love Is." The track, one of the band's most iconic hits, has now surpassed one billion streams, joining an elite group of music legends that includes The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen, AC/DC, and Elton John, but very few others.
This is not an easy club for heritage bands to join! While Fleetwood Mac have three songs and the Eagles have two, the Beatles only have one and Pink Floyd, The Who, and Bob Dylan have yet to become members. (continue)
Def Leppard have released their take on the Ben E. King classic "Stand By Me" with "proceeds from the track will be donated to FireAid to assist in both short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California."
Frontman Joe Elliott shared, "Los Angeles & its surrounding area has always played a central role in Def Leppard's career, from it being where some of us are based and it being our U.S. hub for rehearsals, to being the city where we played our first-ever American gig. We feel blessed to be able to dedicate this song & give all the royalties to the amazing heroes in L.A. helping those affected by the fires. No better song." (continue)
Sammy Hagar and Joe Bonamassa have teamed up for an new single, "Fortune Teller Blues." This powerhouse collaboration blends Bonamassa's searing guitar work with Hagar's unmistakable vocals, delivering a high voltage track steeped in grit and mystery.
A blues-drenched tale of fate and deception, "Fortune Teller Blues" unfolds like a smoky backroom confession. The song's lyrics chronicle an eerie encounter with a cryptic fortune teller who refuses to reveal the whole truth, leaving the narrator to wrestle with what's better left unknown. The track's simmering tension is amplified by a driving beat and deep, brooding riffs that channel both Bonamassa's mastery of blues guitar and Hagar's rock-and-roll swagger. (continue)
The Night Flight Orchestra's highly anticipated seventh studio album, Give Us The Moon, is finally out today! To mark the occasion, the band has just kicked off another full European tour and is now revealing a beautifully cinematic music video for the final single, "Paloma". The multifaceted new offering continues The Night Flight Orchestra's mission of protecting true AOR and will impress fans and critics alike with its spellbinding storylines, brilliant musicianship and unique sound.
Founded in 2007 by members of celebrated bands such as Soilwork, Arch Enemy and Mean Streak, The Night Flight Orchestra has scored three Swedish Grammis nominations with their previous offerings, played several international tours and major festival such as Wacken Open Air, Alcatraz and Bloodstock, and even opened for Kiss on their last ever Swedish shows at legendary Dalhalla. (continue)
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West of Rome just released their new album "Keep It Fly in the Negative Zone" and to celebrate we asked Kevin Higginbotham to tell us about the song "Take a Ride with the Evil One." Here is the story:
"Take a Ride with the Evil One" was written in a motel in Nanjing, China. After kicking out some John Denver karaoke at local pub, I met a Chinese woman who specialized in procuring Chinese babies for adoption in the USA. I guess you could say we didn't like each other. I wrote the song from the point of view of an unwitting child facing the false promises of a western upbringing sprinkled in with some direct quotes from a crew of Johns Hopkins diplomats-in-training who were certain these children would be better off in the US. I wasn't so sure. (continue)
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