Keyboardist David Garfield has released Eddie Van Halen’s recently unearthed cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “If 6 Was 9” from Axis: Bold as Love. The cover, which appears on Garfield’s new EP, Guitar Heroes OTB, Vol. 1, also features singer and guitarist Michael Landau, bassist Will Lee and drummer Simon Phillips. The “If 6 Was 9″…… Continue Reading
Queen’s Greatest Hits has finally reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200, 39 years and 1 month after its release. Greatest Hit jumped from No. 36 to No. 8 on the 200 chart dated November 28. The jump was driven by a vinyl sale on November 14 at Walmart, where all vinyl albums in-store…… Continue Reading
Bon Jovi are set to share a livestream concert, “On a Night Like This,” exclusively on their official Facebook page on Friday, November 27, at 6 pm ET. The concert is centered around the band’s fifteenth studio album 2020. The concert, which was filmed in Nashville, sees the members of the band performing live together…… Continue Reading
Phoenix have earned their first No. 1 on a Billboard airplay chart in over a decade, as their single “Identical” topped Billboard’s Adult Alternative Songs chart dated November 28. “Identical,” from the soundtrack to Sofia Coppola’s On the Rocks, is Phoenix’s first No. 1 on an airplay chart since “1901” topped Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart…… Continue Reading
For the first time ever, all nominees for the Grammy award in the Best Rock Performance category are female. The nominees for Best Rock Performance are Fiona Apple (“Shameika”), Phoebe Bridgers (“Kyoto”), Brittany Howard (“Stay High”), Grace Potter (“Daylight”), sister trio HAIM (“The Steps”) and group Big Thief (“Not”). In the Best Country Album category,…… Continue Reading
Paul McCartney, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and Flea are among the veteran rock artists nominated for the 2021 Grammy Awards. McCartney has been nominated for the Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package category for the Collector’s Edition of his Flaming Pie reissue. Byrne received a nod in the Best Musical Theater Album…… Continue Reading
Australian rock legends AC/DC reached the top spot on Billboard’s Artist 100 chart for the first time in their career with the help of their latest album, Power Up. AC/DC surged from No. 62 to No. 1 on the Artist 100 chart dated November 28 to become the top musical act in the U.S. The…… Continue Reading
Regarding President Donald Trump’s reluctance to acceptance defeat in the U.S. presidential election, Billie Joe Armstrong said in an interview that he is “holding half of the country hostage.” Asked if he feels like there’s a change in the mood of the nation after Joe Biden’s win, Armstrong told NME, “I think it’s inevitable that…… Continue Reading
Sammy Hagar recently revealed that he was on board for a proposed “kitchen sink tour” by Van Halen that did not take place. In a new interview with SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” The Red Rocker said, “It was totally on my radar. No one had confirmed any of it, but it was obviously…… Continue Reading
Greta Van Fleet are a band of brothers. They hail from Frankenmuth, Michigan, & formed together in 2012. According to a press release, the song is a liberating and jubilant track that celebrates and reflects the band’s personal transformation over the past three years. Vocalist Josh Kiszka says of the track: “This song was inspired by…… Continue Reading