The Smiths broke up back in 1987 and after that Andy Rourke continued to play for a bunch of other bands, with the most recent being Blitz Vega alongside Happy Mondays guitarist Kav Blaggers. They currently have a single out titled, Strong Forever,” that features ex-Smith Johhny Marr, making it the first time they have […]
Tag: Active Rock
Titus Andronicus Announce Their 2023 Tour Along With New “Drummer Boy” Single
Titus Andronicus just announced a 2023 North American tour to support their album, The Will to Live. They also decided to share a new holiday single titled, “Drummer Boy.” After the tour starts in Pittsburgh on February 28th, the band will perform in Chicago, Los Angeles, Vancouver, San Francisco, DC, and others before ending in […]
Ozzy Osbourne Leads Grammy Nominations for Rock
Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, the Black Keys and Spoon are all nominees for Best Rock Album at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Osbourne’s Patient Number 9 got him the nod, and he also picked up a few other nominations, including Best Rock Performance and Song with “Patient Number 9,” as well as Best […]
Billy Corgan Has Laryngitis, Smashing Pumpkins Forced to Cancel Portland Show
In a statement posted to the Smashing Pumpkins official Instagram on Sunday, November 13th, the band announced they had to cancel one of their recent shows due to lead singer Billy Corgan having laryngitis. The statement read, “It is with great disappointment that tonight’s show in Portland, OR has been cancelled due to laryngitis. William, […]
Why Judas Priest Was Unable to Get Richie Faulkner Into the Rock Hall
Jayne Andrews, manager for Judas Priest recently said that she attempted to have guitarist Richie Faulkner inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame along with his bandmates of 12 years, but was unable to overcome the organization’s rules in order to make it happen. Andrews stated that, “I did try and get [Richie] […]
Iggy Pop Announced A New Album ‘Every Loser’
Recently, Iggy Pop announced that he is releasing a new solo album titled, Every Loser, that will release on January sixth. His 19th solo LP is going to be released through Atlantic and Gold Tooth Records, the new label that was founded by producer Andrew Watt, who just produced and co-wrote Ozzy Osbourne’s Patient Number […]
Sammy Hagar Says Shelved Van Halen Track May Appear in Future Archival Release
Sammy Hagar recently said a shelved Van Halen track, “Between Us Two,” may end up appearing on a future archival release. The track was originally written in the mid 90s for use in the 1996 film Twister, but was shelved. Two other songs were used in its place in the film. Hagar recently said that […]
Metallica Is Celebrating Megaforce Years With A 1984 Themed Set
On Sunday night, Metallica performed songs off of their first two albums on Sunday night at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Their performance was dedicated to Jonny and Marsha Zazula, two figures in the Metal scene who were among the first to hear Metallica’s demo tape, No Life ‘Til Leather. They also played […]
Travis Barker Mourns the Death of His Dog
Travis Barker recently was mourning the death of his family dog Blue on social media on Wednesday, November 3rd. Barker wrote in an Instagram Story, “I’ll miss you Blue, You were the best dog. I was always waiting for you to say something. Love you 4ever boy.” he also chose to tag his daughter Alabama […]
My Morning Jacket Announced Deluxe Edition of Circuital
My Morning Jacket recently announced a new deluxe edition of their 2011 album Circuital, that will release on December 9th via ATO Records. It will be available in in 3xLP and 2xCD physical formats, the expanded set will include 10 previously unreleased demo recordings. Circuital will come in three vinyl variants: “Setting Sun” (orange vinyl […]