Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington sent shockwaves to the world of music when he had committed suicide, after decades of battling depression. The singer had always been vocal about his mental health struggles, both on and off the stage, and his death led to an outpour of support from fans to his family and bandmates. […]
Music comes in waves and it comes in change. Many artists have drawn inspiration from past eras, but some eras haven’t been as focused on as they should be. One of my favorite eras of music was the early 2000s era of Indie rock. Bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, The Strokes, […]
Scott Weiland’s solo debut, 12 Bar Blues, marks its 25th anniversary today, and Rhino is celebrating by remastering and expanding the acclaimed album for two upcoming releases. On Record Store Day, the album will make its vinyl debut as a limited edition 2-LP set. 12 Bar Blues will be limited to 7,500 copies on 180-gram […]
The legendary Queen guitarist Brian May recently talked about being named the greatest guitarist of all time on a UK fan poll. He added that guitar playing is not a “competition” and that Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain was a great example of a musician who truly understood that. Brian May talks about […]
Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello recently talked about future plans of the band following the cancelation of the band’s North American tour last October. The trek was scrapped three months after Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha severed his left Achilles tendon, leaving a mere eight inches […]
Motley Crue frontman Nikki Sixx recently dismissed “washed up” Carmine Appice’s claims about Mick Mars not getting along with Mötley Crüe before retiring from touring. The iconic Vanilla Fudge drummer and a friend of Mick Mars made the aforementioned claims last week while talking to Andrew Daly in an interview for Ultimate-Guitar Appice reckoned that […]
Ex-Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese posted on Facebook, “Damn it, Ted Nugent. I had some amazing times with your music and at your shows 30 plus years ago. I will always appreciate those times, but now you can go f*ck yourself.” Nugent just appeared at a Donald Trump rally and frequently rips Joe Biden. Dave […]
Seattle rockers Candlebox recently announced the details of its 30th-anniversary celebration and farewell tour, titled “The Long Goodbye Tour 2023.” The tour which will commence on June 10 and go until September 23. This trek will feature a career retrospective of the band’s extensive eight-studio-album catalog. The dates of “The Long […]
In a startling reveal, Michael Anthony looked back on his often strange times while performing with legendary rock band Van Halen. Anthony stated that while making the abysmal Van Halen III that it shelved a follow-up that had some “really good” songs. According to a report published via Ultimate Classic Rock, Anthony says: “I remember […]
Dave Mustaine recently blamed bands like Nirvana for messing things up in the early ’90s. He added that Megadeth always stayed true to its core sound despite the fact that many metal bands changed their image and style in that period because of grunge. The hair metal bands weren’t the only ones that got sidelined […]