Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach recently reflected on his tenure with the band, expressing a sense of unfulfilled potential and contemplating the prospect of a reunion. In an interview with Metal Hammer magazine, Bach acknowledged feeling like he had just scratched the surface recording three albums with Skid Row, rather than reaching his full…… read more »
A number of Canadian superstars have signed an open letter against anti-trans legislation in Canada. The signatories to the letter, written by The Tegan and Sara Foundation, include Neil Young, Alanis Morissette, Elliot Page, k.d. lang, Sarah McLachlan, Carly Rae Jepsen. More than 400 of Canada’s well-known musicians and entertainers have signed the letter. The…… read more »
Lorde recently shared a cover of “Take Me to the River” from an upcoming Talking Heads tribute album. Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense will feature 16 artists performing songs from the band’s pivotal 1984 live album Stop Making Sense. Paramore previously shared a cover of “Burning Down the House”…… read more »
The BBC is set to air a new hour-long documentary to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. BBC will present a wide range of content across television and radio on April 5, including the documentary, titled Moments That Shook Music: Kurt Cobain, on BBC 2 and iPlayer. According to…… read more »
The Who co-founder Pete Townshend will release half speed masters of two of his classic albums on May 17. The limited-edition black vinyl versions of All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes and White City (A Novel) are the latest in a series of half speed mastered studio albums from Townshend. They have been mastered…… read more »
To mark the 50th Anniversary of their 1974 album From The Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead will release a deluxe edition, remastered and expanded with newly unearthed material and rarities. From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) will be released on June 21 via Rhino. The deluxe edition features remastered audio by engineer David Glasser.…… read more »
To mark the album’s 40th anniversary, The Pretenders will reissue 1984’s Learning To Crawl on crystal clear and standard black vinyl on May 24. The album is available to pre-order at https://lnk.to/learningtocrawl This pressing of Learning To Crawl features the 2018 remastered audio by the album’s original producer, Chris Thomas, on vinyl for the first…… read more »
Chad Smith and Lars Ulrich are set to make cameo appearances in the This Is Spinal Tap sequel. According to Deadline, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica drummers will make cameos in the upcoming film. The report also says that Fran Drescher will be reprising her role as publicist Bobbi Flekman. The cast will…… read more »
The Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance has announced Green Day will headline the second Right Here, Right Now Mini Global Climate Concert to be presented by United Nations Human Rights and The Recording Academy at The Fillmore in San Francisco on April 2. The ecologically driven concert aims to combat the human rights…… read more »
Iconic progressive rock band Yes have announced they will release a 30th anniversary edition of 1994’s Talk album through Spirit Of Unicorn Music on May 24. Talk has been digitally remastered and will be released as a four-disc deluxe edition featuring bonus studio material and a previously unreleased live show from Canandaigua in New York…… read more »