Alice Cooper and Joe Perry have every right to be jaded. Each has sold millions of records and chalked up hits over several decades. But their eyes still light up when they talk about the recent adventure they shared, recording with one of their childhood heroes. “Paul McCartney just opened up an… Source: Music […]
Watch Slayer and Danny Trejo Film Gore-Drenched Video at L.A. Prison
Slayer has been part of scenes like this before: thrashing guitars at high noon, facing a crowd of shaved heads and tattooed limbs as fans push violently forward, while security struggles (and fails) to shove them back. But here, the walls are lined with barbed wire and smoke fills the air,… Source: Music News
How Coheed and Cambria Broke Concept-Album Streak on New LP
“At the time I was writing the record, I didn’t realize that I was writing an album,” Claudio Sanchez says of the process that led, slowly and uncertainly, to The Color Before the Sun, the new album by prog-pop-metal quartet Coheed and Cambria, out October 16th. In a dramatic departure… Source: Music News
See Sara Evans, REO Speedwagon Collide on 'Ridin' the Storm Out'
Although the respective career peaks of Sara Evans and REO Speedwagon are separated by a generation (and encompass two entirely different musical genres), one thing both acts have in common are their Midwestern roots. Growing up on her family’s Missouri farm, Evans made her singing debut with the family band at… Source: Music […]
Hear the Zombies Tackle Mortality on Bluesy 'Moving On'
The Zombies return October 9th with the release of their new LP Still Got That Hunger, and on Wednesday, singer Colin Blunstone, keyboardist Rod Argent and company have shared the album’s opening track “Moving On.” The bluesy, piano-driven rocker premiered at Wall Street Journal, who write that the song’s opening lyrics –… Source: Music News
Scorpions' 'Wind of Change': The Oral History of 1990's Epic Power Ballad
In the 1980s and very early Nineties, every hard-rock and metal act worth their leathers scored big with a power ballad or two. But only Germany’s the Scorpions can say that one of theirs — in this case, 1990’s “Wind of Change” — also served as a soundtrack of sorts to… Source: Music News
Motorhead Cancel Another Date as Lemmy Recovers From Altitude Sickness
Motörhead have canceled Wednesday’s gig in San Antonio, Texas so frontman Lemmy Kilmister can continue to recover from altitude sickness; opening act Saxon will still perform. On Tuesday night, the rocker stopped the band’s Austin show after only three songs, according to Glide, reportedly telling the audience, “I can’t do it.” The… Source: Music News
Brad Paisley to Perform, Predict on 'College GameDay'
College football action officially heats up this Saturday. Ahead of the gridiron challenges, ESPN’s football preview series, College GameDay will welcome back country superstar Brad Paisley, to share his predictions with the panel of expert commentators. Broadcasting from Fort Worth, Texas’ Sundance Square, ahead of Alabama’s clash with Wisconsin Saturday, the… Source: […]
See Morrissey Cover Waylon's 'Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way'
Morrissey is an outspoken stage presence, attracting headlines throughout the past 30 years for his rants against Madonna, the Cure, the British royal family, the cast of Duck Dynasty, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel and meat-eaters worldwide. It comes as a bit of a surprise, then, that… Source: Music News
Tom DeLonge Hopes Blink-182 Remains 'Part of My Life'
Eight months after Tom DeLonge abruptly left – but did not quit – Blink-182, the guitarist has revealed that he still hopes the punk trio will remain “a part of my life.” However, DeLonge reiterated that a reunion is not imminent and probably unlikely. Speaking to NME, DeLonge admitted, “I loved that… Source: Music News
