Megadeth have announced that they will be launching their North American Destroy All Enemies Tour this fall that will feature support from Mudvayne and All That Remains.
The 33-city tour will be kicking off on August 2nd Rogers, Arkansas at the Walmart AMP and will conclude on September 28th in Nashville, TN at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. (continue)
Asia is absolutely delighted to announce The Heat of The Moment Tour, headlined by Asia and also featuring Focus, Martin Turner ex Wishbone Ash and Curved Air and MC'd by artist Roger Dean.
The tour will commence on 3rd July 2024 and will incorporate 21 dates across the USA and Canada. The tour has been masterminded by rock music keyboard legend and original Asia member, Geoff Downes (Buggles, Asia, Yes). (continue)
Huntsville, AL is excited to welcome the inaugural South Star Festival to John Hunt Park on September 28-29. The event featuring 20 artists across two stages will make its Rocket City debut this fall with headliners blink-182 and Gwen Stefani alongside Shinedown, Beck, Jane's Addiction, Sublime, Goo Goo Dolls, Jimmy Eat World, TLC, Ludacris, Juvenile and the 400 Degreez Band, Big Boi, Gin Blossoms, Pete Yorn, Candlebox, Vanessa Carlton, Winona Fighter, Bully, Dexter & Moonrocks, and Billy Allen + The Pollies.
"The fact that C3 Presents is jumping headfirst into the development of our music ecosystem and the investment they're making into Huntsville speaks volumes about our current reputation and trajectory towards being a world class music city. Year one of the South Star Festival boasts a mind-blowing array of superstar talent that is sure to appeal to a broad audience and inject millions of dollars into our local economy. The epic scale and quality of product C3 produces will elevate our entire music landscape. Artists talk to each other about their experiences, and it's obvious these artists have all heard good things about Huntsville. It's an exciting time for music in Huntsville, and we look forward to welcoming music fans and visitors alike to John Hunt Park in September!" - Matt Mandrella (Music Officer, City of Huntsville) (continue)
Almost a year to the day since the release of their UK #1 album "A Kiss for the Whole World", Enter Shikari are announcing a new companion record "Dancing On The Frontline". The new record brings together remixes, non-album singles (featuring the likes of Wargasm, Cody Frost, AViVA and Fever 333's Jason Aalon Butler), plus live recordings from the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show and Future Sounds shows. The record's opening track 'Goldfish (Shikari Sound System remix)' is out now.
Talking about the new release, lead singer and producer Rou Reynolds says: "We're exactly one year on from the release of A Kiss For The Whole World, so it feels like the right time to present all our output from this crazy year, along with some new treats, all in one place. We've not had a lot of time or energy to do any Shikari Sound System mixes for a while, so it was great to be able to step back into that chair and remix 'Goldfish' and 'Bloodshot'. We tested out the Goldfish rework live on our UK & European tour and insanity ensued." (continue)
SiriusXM and Audio Up Inc. are taking listeners back in time to 2005 with their new scripted podcast series, Emo Prom Night. The launch is part of a new slate of podcasts set for release throughout the year, with Emo Prom Night being a raunchy, coming-of-age scripted series that will debut May 8th on the SiriusXM app and wherever podcasts are available.
The series was written and created by Audio Up CEO Jared Gutstadt, and stars recording artist Mod Sun and rock group Beauty School Dropout. Emo Prom Night will also feature new original music from both. The series revolves around three best friends; Dallas (voiced by Beauty School Dropout lead singer Colie Hutzler), Cos (voiced by Beauty School Dropout guitarist Bardo), and Tyson (voiced by Beauty School Dropout bassist Beepus Burdett), who embody the emo music culture from the mid-2000s, and make an Emo pact and vowing to not drink, do drugs or lose their virginity during their senior year of high school. This all changes when prom night comes around, and the cast of characters are challenged to keep their emo vows intact. The series stars Mod Sun as the narrator, and music contributions from Grammy winning and multi-platinum songwriter Sam Hollander, known for his collaborations with the likes of Panic! at the Disco, Weezer, Blink-182, Boys Like Girls and Gym Class Heroes among many others. (continue)
Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar took to social media to share the news that he will be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the end of the month.
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)
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 taking place Wednesday, May 29th, and Thursday, May 30th, 2024 live at Hard Rock Cafe in New York and online at juliensauctions.com.
This extraordinary guitar, long forgotten and believed to have been lost, was recently found in an attic in the UK after being unseen for over 50 years. Considered the most important Beatles guitar ever to come to market, it is expected to exceed its estimate of $600,000 - $800,000 USD and set a new world record for the highest-selling Beatles guitar. (continue)
The wait is over: With the June 14 release of One Hand Clapping, one of the most bootlegged live albums in musical history will finally receive a proper release. In August 1974, when Band on the Run was enjoying a seven-week consecutive #1 stint at the top of the UK album charts, Paul McCartney and Wings headed to Abbey Road Studios for the filming of a video documentary and possible live studio album - One Hand Clapping. Despite overwhelming demand for newly recorded material from the biggest band in the world at that time, One Hand Clapping was never officially released.
Filmed and recorded over four days and directed by David Litchfield, the release of One Hand Clapping is a historic moment for Paul McCartney fans. Over the years, various parts of One Hand Clapping have been bootlegged with varying degrees of success. Some of the material has also appeared on official McCartney releases. However, the June 14 release of One Hand Clapping, which features the original artwork designed for the project, including a TV sales brochure for the unreleased film at the time, is the first time the audio for the film-plus several additional songs recorded off-camera--have been officially issued. (continue)
To celebrate tonight's-April 23-full moon, the rising new rock outfit CROSSBONE SKULLY will unleash the howling and eerie track "I Am The Wolf" via an exclusive YouTube premiere of the song's music video today at 2:00 P.M PT / 5:00 P.M. ET. The premiere will be followed by a special announcement from CROSSBONE SKULLY frontman TOMMY HENRIKSEN (guitarist and musical director for Alice Cooper's band and member of Hollywood Vampires) and the band's guitarist ANNA CARA. Set a reminder for the "I Am The Wolf'' premiere and announcement here.
"When I wrote the lyrics to 'I Am The Wolf,' I found my spirit animal," says HENRIKSEN. "It's a one-way trip to hell to kill the devil and destroy anything in my way...to find my rebirth and reclaim my worth! For I Am The Wolf!" (continue)
Saxon release the video for "Witches Of Salem", the forth single from the band's critically-acclaimed 24th studio album, Hell, Fire And Damnation - out now via Silver Lining Music.
Hell, Fire And Damnation is an album which sees Saxon investigate all areas of history and mystery amidst ten of their most confident and thunderously powerful songs yet. In "Witches Of Salem", lead singer and founding member Biff Byford, explores the unjust condemnation of the women victimized at the Salem witch trials and the sheer bigotry and mass hysteria prevalent at the time. (continue)
The Hope Conspiracy will release their long-awaited new full-length album, Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception on May 31st. Today, the group has shared the record's dystopian, hook-laden second single, "The West Is Dead."
Vocalist Kevin Baker states, "Politicians in the west, whether they are on the left or right, all eat from the same pig trough. Corporations own every single one of them. The working people were sold down the river decades ago. The professional liars are not concerned with fair wages, human rights, affordable healthcare or the poison in our air, water and food. (continue)
On Sunday, April 28th, the Brooklyn Bowl will host an All Star Benefit for Paul "HR" Hudson, the legendary singer and frontman of Bad Brains, to raise money to help fight SUNCT syndrome.
HR, the legendary singer and frontman of Bad Brains, who has inspired countless fans and musicians across generations, needs the help of his community. At 68, the genre bending iconic legend, whose ferocious stage charisma defined the Hardcore music sound with a groundbreaking blend of Punk, Reggae, Heavy Metal, and Funk is in severe pain. Since 2014 HR has been suffering from SUNCT, a rare debilitating and career threatening condition, causing constant stabbing headaches and requiring major brain surgery to reduce the pain. After having to cancel tours and living with devastating waves of crippling pain, HR needs financial support. (continue)
NYC-based singer-songwriter Rebecca Karpen just released her new single "23", and to celebrate we asked her to tell us about the deeply personal track. Here is the story:
In German, the word "Treppenwitz" translates literally to "staircase joke." It's not actually a joke about stairs, it refers to when you come up with a witty comeback to a remark that left you speechless far too late. A lot of my songs are rich in staircase jokes; the sexy line uttered as I walk away from someone who didn't deserve me, the incendiary insult incinerating a dishonest former friend, the glorious tirade unloaded onto a sh*tty boss as I hand in my two weeks notice. We all fantasize about our staircase jokes, but we never tell them, and we never get that last laugh. (continue)
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