Author Archives: GoldMark

Classic Rock

Even Kiss Fans Couldn’t Save Bruce Kulick’s Union

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21
Aug

Former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick reflected that even support from the band’s fans couldn’t save Union, the group he formed with John Corabi in the late ‘90s. The project took form after Kiss’ return to makeup with its original lineup meant there was no room for him, and after Corabi had been ejected from Motley […]

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Alternative Rock

Guns N’ Roses Painful New Album Bombshell Leaks

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21
Aug

Guns N’ Roses spring/summer 2022 European tour wrapped on July 15 in Hanover, Germany. The band will pick up again in September in South America. It has been reported that the band is working on a new studio album — the first under the Guns banner since 2008’s “Chinese Democracy” and the first to feature Axl […]

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Hard Rock/Metal

Become A Bard With This Medieval Cover Of METALLICA’s “One”

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21
Aug

Metallica is obviously very popular in modern times, but YouTuber Algal the Bard proves that the band’s compositions could’ve probably slayed way back in Medieval times as well! Check out Algal the Bard‘s cover of Metallica‘s super thrashy epic “One,” which he notes was performed on Lute-guitar, Irish Bouzouki and Flabiol. Advertisement. Scroll to continue […]

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Classic Rock

How Michael McDonald Stepped Out With ‘If That’s What It Takes’

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21
Aug

A Michael McDonald solo album seemed kind of inevitable by the summer of 1982. Born in Missouri, McDonald moved to Los Angeles in 1970 with his band Blue, worked with Steely Dan from 1975-76, and then joined the Doobie Brothers in 1975, quickly giving the band two big hits — “Takin’ It to the Streets” […]

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Alternative Rock

Solence Drop Chaotically Electric New Track ‘Demons’ – News

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21
Aug

Solence continue to combine rock and rave culture in a way that only they can. Solence have shared a new track, and it’s one for the dancefloor.  It’s called ‘Demons’ and finds the band pushing their creative buttons in several different directions.  Part existential hard rock banger, part post-hardcore bruiser and part EDM experiment, it’s […]

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Hard Rock/Metal

The Moment PORCUPINE TREE’s Keyboardist Knew The Band Was Dead

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21
Aug

When Porcupine Tree announced they’d be reforming in 2022 and releasing the very much-acclaimed LP Closure/Continuation, prog metal fans did backflips in rejoice. Around 2010, guitarist/vocalist Steven Wilson turned his focus to his solo career, mostly as a response to the negative environment within Porcupine Tree circa 2009, as 14 months of touring for their […]

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Classic Rock

When a Jefferson Airplane Concert Turned Into a ‘War Zone’

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21
Aug

Jefferson Airplane’s legacy may be intertwined with peace, love and the hippie counterculture, but the vibes were far from serene on Aug. 21, 1972, during the group’s performance at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. A crowd of roughly 20,000 fans filled the stadium that day, but the trouble started among the hundreds more who […]

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Hard Rock/Metal

MACHINE HEAD’s First-Ever Gig Was To Destroy A House Their Friend Was Getting Evicted From

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21
Aug

Machine Head‘s Robb Flynn posted a tribute to his band on their 30th anniversary to his Instagram recently, and the story is nothing short of insane. The post details Machine Head‘s first-ever show at a house party that got a little out of control thanks to the hatred of a shitty landlord. Then the cops […]

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Classic Rock

How Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston Wound Up on ‘Dirty Dancing’ LP

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21
Aug

Fifty years ago, the Doobie Brothers‘ Tom Johnston urged people to “Listen to the Music.” Fifteen years later, he helped them do some dirty dancing. Johnston was, at least on paper, an outlier on the soundtrack to Dirty Dancing, the hit 1987 film about Catskills summer-resort life that grossed more than $214 million at the […]

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