9/23: FARM ROCK CONCERT SERIES AND THE SHITTY SIDE OF THE MUSIC BIZ

Some of you may be familiar with an 80’s concert festival series the last few years known as “Farm Rock”. The last few years these events have taken place in Chicago, and more recently there have been Farm Rock’s in Nashville, Atlanta and several other locations. Farm Rock was run and owned by a promoter […]

METALLICA’S LARS ULRICH SAYS HE EATS 20 PANCAKES A DAY

Hardeep Phull of the New York Post spoke with Metallica drummer, Lars Ulrich. Excerpts of the interview appear below. NYP: The response to new single Hardwired has been pretty positive. Do you think fans are going to feel similarly about the album Hardwired . . . To Self-Destruct? Lars Ulrich: The response in the inner circle to […]

SINGER/BASSIST GLENN HUGHES DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HEAVY”

Glenn Hughes, the legendary “Voice Of Rock,” has released the first music video from his upcoming eighth solo album, Resonate. The video for the debut single Heavy is now available worldwide and can be seen below. The music video also features a guest appearance by Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith, who also played […]

AN INSIDE LOOK AT SIRIUS/XM’S HAIR NATION FESTIVAL WITH EDDIE TRUNK

Sari Cohen of AXS reports: The SiriusXM Hair Nation Festival rocked Irvine Meadows over the weekend with the same exciting fun and flare that defined the 1980s. The first-time festival is one of the final shows on the schedule before the famed amphitheatre closes its doors for good next month. With artists on the bill […]

EXTREME CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF CLASSIC “PORNOGRAFFITTI” ALBUM WITH RELEASE OF “PORNOGRAFFITTI LIVE 25/METAL MELTDOWN” BLU-RAY/DVD/CD, NEW RELEASE DATE SET FOR OCTOBER 14TH

Last year marked the 25th anniversary of Extreme’s classic multi-Platinum, Grammy® nominated, Pornograffitti, the definitive album of the band’s career. To mark the anniversary, Pornograffitti Live 25/Metal Meltdown will be released October 14th by the award-winning production company Rock Fuel Media in association with Loud & Proud Records as part of their four-part “Metal Meltdown” […]