Members of GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, TWISTED SISTER, WEEZER, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SACRED REICH, TESTAMENT, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS and DANKO JONES are among the rock musicians who reacted on social media to the passing of Ric Ocasek, the guitarist and leader of THE CARS, who was found dead in his ...
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Craft Recordings has announced a vinyl reissue of CREED's "Human Clay", in celebration of the best-selling album's 20th anniversary. In stores October 11, the two-LP set is housed in a gatefold jacket and marks the first vinyl availability of the album since a limited edition pressing in 1999. "Human Clay", which has sold over 20 ...
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UNDERØATH's new music video for the song "Wake Me" can be seen below. The track is taken from the recently released deluxe edition of the band's latest album, "Erase Me", out now via Fearless Records. The deluxe version features the original album and includes the additional tracks "Loneliness" and "Another Life", acoustic versions of "Wake ...
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FOZZY singer Chris Jericho has dismissed the notion that rock is dead, saying that "rock and roll's exactly where it's always been." While rock 'n' roll has been king of the music world for decades, in the past few years, it's been unseated by the growing popularity of hip-hop. This has caused many pundits to ...
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Former THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie recently spoke to "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" about the band's classic song "Cherry Bomb", which was written by RUNAWAYS manager Kim Fowley and guitarist Joan Jett for the group's self-titled debut album. The title is a play on Cherie's name, who was just 16 when this song was ...
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Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti has responded to reports that his band was among the Universal Music Group (UMG) artists who had their master recordings destroyed a fire more than a decade ago. Earlier this month, a report by The New York Times revealed for the first time that recordings by many of music's ...
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According to Billboard, SOUNDGARDEN and HOLE are among the artists who have filed a class action lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) on Friday (June 21) over a 2008 fire that reportedly destroyed up to 500,000 master recordings in the record company's archive vaults. The lawsuit seeks to recover half of any settlement ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, a report by The New York Times has revealed for the first time that some 500,000 recordings by many of music's biggest artists were destroyed in a fire that swept through the Hollywood lot of Universal Studios on June 1, 2008. Among the recordings lost — many ...
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Greg Anderson is a key figure in the realm of forward-thinking heavy music. He is a co-founder of Southern Lord Records, and he's the guitarist for doom fiends GOATSNAKE. Additionally, he has worked on a variety of projects alongside Stephen O'Malley, a revered artist in his own right—both in terms of music and visual arts. ...
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Julien's Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house, held its marquee music auction event "MUSIC Icons" on Saturday, May 18 live in Hard Rock Café Times Square in front of a packed crowd of collectors and music fans bidding live on the floor, online and on the phone across the globe. The mega-star lineup featured 670 ...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Joan Jett recently spoke with disc jockeys Preston and Steve of the Philadelphia radio station 93.3 WMMR. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the motivation to start her own label, Blackheart Records, in 1980: Joan: "It was survival. ...
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Courtney Love and daughter Frances Bean Cobain, along with NIRVANA members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic have joined together for the legal battle against designer Marc Jacobs over a design featured in the brand's "Redux Grunge" collection. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Marc Jacobs is planning on calling all four ...
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FOO FIGHTERS frontman and former NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl made a surprise appearance as one of the performers at the fifth annual "Ride For Ronnie" motorcycle ride and concert on Sunday (May 5) at Los Encinos Park in Encino, California. Grohl sat behind the drum kit as Ricky Warwick (THIN LIZZY, BLACK STAR RIDERS), Robbie ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, former NIRVANA manager Danny Goldberg was asked at a signing session in Los Angeles for his new book, "Serving The Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain", for his thoughts on the conspiracy theory that Courtney Love had her husband, NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, murdered and made to look like a suicide. ...
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WINGER frontman Kip Winger recently spoke with Julia Bueno of Brazil's "Lokaos Rock Show". The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "Get Jack", the "musical thriller" he wrote with writer-director Damien Grey: Kip: "It's a story about the five women Jack The Ripper killed, who come ...
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Sammy Hagar has admitted that he got "nervous" when the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. "I'm in a totally comfortable place now," Hagar said during an appearance earlier today (Tuesday, April 9) on SiriusXM's "The Jenny McCarthy ...
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SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil was asked by Rolling Stone to name his favorite albums from the so-called "grunge" music scene that originated in Seattle in the mid-1980s and catapulted acts like NIRVANA, PEARL JAM, ALICE IN CHAINS and SOUNDGARDEN itself to commercial success and critical acclaim. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Rolling ...
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In a brand new interview with U.K.'s Kerrang!, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. Asked if it was fair that CRÜE was lumped in with bands such ...
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The official music video for "Final Resting Place", the first single from STEVIE D FEAT. COREY GLOVER, a musical partnership between producer and multi-instrumentalist Stephen DeAcutis a.k.a. Stevie D and legendary singer Corey Glover (LIVING COLOUR), can be seen below. The track is taken from STEVIE D FEAT. COREY GLOVER's debut album, "Torn From The ...
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According to Billboard, Marc Jacobs has responded to NIRVANA's lawsuit over a design featured in the brand's "Redux Grunge" collection, saying the band doesn't own the copyright and there are pronounced differences between the designs. The collection celebrates the cultural significance of the clothing that went on to become a badge of cool ...
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FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson has dismissed the notion that rock is dead, saying that "there's always gonna be the inclination for somebody" to play "rebellious, expressive music." While rock 'n' roll has been king of the music world for decades, in the past few years, it's been unseated by the growing popularity of hip-hop. ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, NIRVANA's famed "Live At The Paramount" concert is being released on vinyl. The concert took place about a month after the release of the album "Nevermind". The double LP will include bonus features such as a 12x24" poster insert and a replica of an original backstage pass which will ...
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ALICE IN CHAINS has released the official lyric video for the title track of its latest album, 2018's "Rainier Fog". Guitarist/singer Jerry Cantrell told Rolling Stone that the tune is a tribute to the Seattle music scene that launched his band, SOUNDGARDEN, NIRVANA, PEARL JAM and others. He explained: "This song is a little homage ...
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Ernie "C" Cunnigan has defended his production on BLACK SABBATH's "Forbidden" album, saying that he wanted to "dry" the band's sound up a little bit and make it "more personal." The 1995 LP, which features guitarist Tony Iommi alongside singer Tony Martin, drummer Cozy Powell and bassist Neil Murray, is often regarded as the SABBATH's ...
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STEVIE D FEAT. COREY GLOVER, a musical partnership between producer and multi-instrumentalist Stephen DeAcutis a.k.a. Stevie D and legendary singer Corey Glover (LIVING COLOUR), will release its first album, "Torn From The Pages", in May worldwide through Mighty Music. First single of the record is "Final Resting Place", expected to drop on March 19 with ...
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GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge says that his band can become one of the next generation of music festival headliners. Since there are many festivals taking place through Europe and the U.S. every year, organizers are forced to battle with each other over an already-diminished pool of artists with enough pulling power to top a bill. ...
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On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time. With candor, honesty and empathy, Danny Goldberg, one of NIRVANA's managers from 1990 to 1994, shares his memories of his brief but momentous time with Kurt and the band in "Serving The Servant: ...
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During an appearance on the red carpet of Monday night's (January 28) premiere of the "Mind Over Matter" documentary film in Beverly Hills, California, KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer was asked what challenges he and his bandmates had to face early on in their career. "There are small challenges on a daily [basis] that can ...
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DEF LEPPARD's Phil Collen, WINGER's Reb Beach and Lita Ford spoke to Guitar World magazine about the drug and sex excesses of the "hair metal" scene of the 1980s, as portrayed in many of the era's music videos. Asked if things were as wild on the road as they seemed, Beach said: "Things were crazy. ...
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If Jake E. Lee has been on a personal redemptive quest since the BADLANDS years, he's taken a modest and methodic path down his own voodoo highway to get there. The former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist was unceremoniously fired then overshadowed by his high-profile successor, Zakk Wylde. However, his partnership with the late Ray Gillen in ...
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