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
Van Halen Releases “Van Halen II” Forty Years Ago
Forty years ago today Van Halen dropped their second album less than a year after their debut Van Halen set the music world on fire. In just a year, the band had become a household name, and headliner nationally, and Eddie Van Halen, in particular, had graced the cover of many magazines for his sweet shred skills. Wanting to strike while the iron was hot, the band came right back with Van Halen II (Warner Bros.), made up of their infamous pre-record deal demos made with Gene Simmons and Ted Templeman, and a few new songs. Van Halen II had the unenviable task of following one of the greatest debut albums ever.Continue reading
Van Halen’s Masterpiece “1984” Was Released 35 Years Ago
The 1980s was a truly golden age for rock music. As a lot of the successful bands from 1970 transitioned to new era of music competing with heavier styles of rock, New Wave, Punk, Post-Punk and Pop music, many acts had to step up their game to stay alive. While some adapted to new sounds to stay a float and reach for ears and hits, others fell by the wayside. One band that managed to changed while keeping true to what made them great was Van Halen. As proved by their definitive work on 1984 (Warner Bros.), released thirty-five years ago on January 9th, 1984, the album would not only mark the final chapter (at the time) for the David Lee Roth led period of the group, but set a new bench mark for them at the same time.
Van Halen’s Debut Album Turns 40 Years Old
Born from the Hollywood glam scene in the 1970s, the best classic rock musicianship in history, and a nod to punk rock independence, Van Halen burst on the scene and changed the face of music overnight. It may have been a foregone conclusion to those that saw them at the time that they would “make it”. However, once the album became a runaway hit, it was the template for the band’s entire career, and the impetus for the next few generations of rock and metal bands as well. Continue reading
Chickenfoot Releases Divine Termination Live Video
Chickenfoot, the supergroup featuring Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith, will be releasing the band’s first-ever best-of collection, Best + Live, on March 10th. The collection includes over 90 minutes of live music, plus their new song, ‘Divine Termination’, which now has an official video. Continue reading
Chickenfoot Releases Their New Song – Divine Termination
Chickenfoot, the supergroup featuring Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith, will be releasing the band’s first-ever best-of collection, Best + Live, on March 10th. The collection includes over 90 minutes of live music, plus their new song, ‘Divine Termination’, which is streaming online today. Continue reading
Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion Debuts AfterMovie
The Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion festival released their wrap-up aftermovie today on their Facebook page. You can watch the movie at this link: www.Facebook.com/CarolinaRebellion
Held on May 2nd and 3rd of this year at Rock City Campgrounds at the Charlotte Motor speedway, near charlotte, NC the 5th annual event reportedly have 80,000 fans in attendance.
Performers at the 2015 Carolina Rebellion included Slipknot, Korn (who reunited with guitarist Head in 2012 on stage during their set), Godsmack, Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Rise Against, Sammy Hagar & The Circle (Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham & Vic Johnson), Breaking Benjamin, Cheap Trick, and many more.
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