MICHAEL ANTHONY TELLS EDDIE TRUNK, THAT HE WAS “SURPRISED,” TO HEAR ABOUT ALEX VAN HALEN’S “BROTHERS” AUTOBIOGRAPHY
During the August 22nd appearance on SiriusXM‘s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Michael Anthony was asked if he has been in contact with Alex Van Halen since the former Van Halen bassist launched a tour with singer Sammy Hagar, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham that focuses largely on the music of VAN HALEN. Anthony responded (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net), “No, I haven’t. In fact, the last time I tried […]
MÖTLEY CRÜE TO RELEASE “CANCELLED” EP ON OCTOBER 4TH
Mötley Crüe will release the Cancelled EP on October 4th. The three-song effort contains the title track, the band’s cover version of the Beast Boys classic (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) (listen here) and Dogs Of War (go here), which was made available in April. All three songs were recorded in April 2023 with longtime producer Bob Rock. “It was really […]
MÖTLEY CRÜE COVERS THE BEASTIE BOYS’ “(YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY!)
Motley Crue has released a new single, a cover of the Beastie Boys classic (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!). Like Dogs Of War (listen here), which was made available in April, Mötley‘s rendition of (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) was recorded in April 2023 with longtime producer Bob Rock. A third song titled, Cancelled, was also captured. The […]
AC/DC’S “BLACK IN BLACK” IS THE THIRD HIGHEST GROSSING ALBUM OF ALL TIME
On August 21st, 2024, AC/DC‘s 1980 breakthrough album Back In Black was certified by the Recording Industry Association Of America for U.S. shipments of 27 million copies. It now ranks as the third-highest-certified album in U.S. history, behind Eagles‘ compilation Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), which has moved 38 million units, according to the RIAA, and Michael Jackson‘s Thriller, which has been certified 34 times platinum. […]
AUDIO VERSION OF ALEX VAN HALEN’S FORTHCOMING AUTOBIOGRAPHY, “BROTHERS,” TO INCLUDE AN UNRELEASED ALEX AND EDDIE SONG
According to Van-Halen.com, the audiobook version of Brothers, the upcoming book from legendary Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen, will contain a previously unreleased song composed by Alex and his brother, legendary Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Titled Unfinished, it is the last piece of music they wrote together and can be heard as Alex narrates his story. Due on October 22nd via HarperCollins Publishers, the 384-page book […]