10/13: HEADED TO VEGAS, DALLAS, ARDMORE OK & MILWAUKEE, MORE

Thanks to my radio guests last night on my SiriusXM show Joel Hoekstra, Michael Sweet and Bobby Blitz. FYI if you miss any of my interviews on satellite radio they are available on the SiriusXM app On Demand. Just search my name or Trunk Nation. I’m headed to Vegas tomorrow. Have a couple of meetings […]

QUEENSRYCHE ENTER THE BILLBOARD TOP 200 CHARTS AT #27 WITH NEW ALBUM “CONDITION HUMAN”

Queensryche’s highly acclaimed new, full-length offering, Condition Human, through Century Media Records debuted at #27 on the Billboard Top 200 charts with 13,798 units sold. See below for all North American charting numbers and stay tuned next week for a major touring announcement. Chart Positions: #4 Hard Rock #4 Independent #5 – Top Rock Albums […]

THE WINERY DOGS “HOT STREAK” ALBUM DEBUTS STRONG ON VARIOUS BILLBOARD CHARTS, INCLUDING #2 ON “TOP CURRENT ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS” CHART AND #30 ON “TOP 200 ALBUMS” CHART

After landing in the Top Five on many of Amazon’s pre-order charts, including number one on the Amazon BestSellers/Hard Rock chart and #1 on the Amazon Pre-Orders/Hard Rock Albums charts, The Winery Dogs–Richie Kotzen (vocals, guitar), Billy Sheehan (bass), Mike Portnoy (drums)–are now celebrating a Hot Streak of first week album sales. The trio’s second […]

JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 PREMIERES FULL ALBUM, DYING TO LIVE, TODAY, OCTOBER 12TH

This Monday, October 12th – The world will hear what critics are calling “The Best Melodic Hard Rock Album Of The year!” Joel Hoekstra’s 13, Dying To Live, has come out of nowhere and is ready to take its place in the vanguard of the international melodic hard rock music scene. This All-Star band is […]

FATES WARNING KICK OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TONIGHT

Last week, progressive Metal legends Fates Warning released a 3 CD/DVD expanded edition of their critically acclaimed 1997 release A Pleasant Shade of Gray on Metal Blade Records. A Pleasant Shade of Gray is a single song that is divided into twelve tracks. The album is notable for its darker mood and mixture of progressive […]