The Black Moods Drop Their New Documentary “500 Days of Silence” Ft. Corey Taylor, Sammy Hagar, and More



Rock trio, The Black Moods, have just released their brand new documentary, 500 Days of Silence, produced in collaboration with Steelhorse Entertainment. The film – featuring appearances from artists such as Corey Taylor, Jim Adkins, Sammy Hagar, Rick Springfield, Kevin Cronin, and more – chronicles the band’s origin story, and the challenge of the live music shutdown. Find out more in the article below.
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Van Halen to Release “The Japanese Singles 1978-1984” Collection


Van Halen famously released 13 singles in Japan between 1978 and 1984. Like many bands of that era, their fame in Japan was huge and helped catapult the band to one of the biggest in the world. Those singles will now be collected in a new 7″ vinyl set from Rhino. Each replica single features the original sleeve artwork and comes housed in a cigarette-style box. Two versions of The Japanese Singles 1978-1984 will be available on November 1: a black vinyl version and a limited-edition version of 750 copies on red vinyl, which is available now to pre-order at Rhino.com. Both versions have a suggested retail price of $129.98. Watch the teaser trailer for the collection below. Continue reading →


David Lee Roth Guests on the Marc Maron Podcast, Chats About Current State of Van Halen


Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth appeared as a guest this week on Marc Maron’s “WTF Podcast”. In a great and wide-ranging interview, Roth weighed in on many topics including the current state of affairs between himself and Eddie and Alex Van Halen. Notably, Roth commented that the band has “always hated each other” and rarely gotten along, even in the best of times. He expanded this by discussing the dynamic of the three leaders of the band, both historically before they worked together, right up to their very last tour together. He also mentioned recently performing a remix of ‘Jump’ at Pinkpop Festival with Armin Van Buren, and many stories from his life. Listen to the podcast below and read some quotes we transcribed.  There has been much speculation that Van Halen would announce full reunion with bassist Michael Anthony to perform at festivals or tour dates this summer,  but a published report revealed it was called off. Continue reading →