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Sony There may have been No More Tears on Ozzy Osbourne‘s 1991 solo album of the same name, but, according to Zakk Wylde, there were plenty of “shenanigans.” Speaking with ABC Audio, Wylde recalls having a “blast” recording the quadruple-platinum record, which turns 30 today. “The whole thing, recording it and drinking and the whole …
ABC/Randy Holmes Snooze you lose: Metallica fans in San Francisco who weren’t paying attention to the band’s social media yesterday missed out on the opportunity to see the metal giants rock their hometown at a tiny venue, for 20 bucks. The group announced the surprise show at the San Francisco Venue The Independent on Thursday: …
Gefen Records/Universal Music Thirty years ago today, September 17, Guns N’ Roses simultaneously released their third and fourth studio albums, Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II. With the band riding high after the massive success of its 1987 debut, Appetite for Destruction, and its popular 1988 follow-up, G N’ R Lies, Use Your Illusion I and II debuted at #2 and #1 on …
Courtesy of Queen A special Queen-themed pop-up store celebrating the band’s five-decade history will open later this month on London’s famed Carnaby Street. The shop, called Queen The Greatest, will open its doors on Tuesday, September 28, and will close in January 2022. The store will feature variety of limited-edition music releases, apparel collaborations, lifestyle …
Credit: Randee St. Nicholas REO Speedwagon will be the headlining performer at the 2021 edition of the Carousel Ball charity event, which will be held October 2 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The benefit raises money for for the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes and the Children’s Diabetes Foundation. In addition to REO …
pidjoe/iStock Dave Mustaine apparently has some thoughts on wearing masks. During Megadeth‘s concert Wednesday in Camden, New Jersey, Mustaine introduced the closing song “Holy Wars…The Punishment Due” by remarking how good it felt to be back playing for a crowd. “Look around, you guys…look how wonderful this is,” Mustaine said. “We’re all here together…We’re not …
Sundazed Records An expanded, 50th anniversary version of Zombies frontman Colin Blunstone‘s 1971 debut solo album, One Year, will be released November 5. The reissue, which will be available on CD, as a two-LP vinyl set, digitally and via streaming, features the original 10-track album, plus a 14-song bonus album dubbed That Same Year. Blunstone …
Warner Music Rod Stewart will release The Tears of Hercules — his 31st studio album and his first new record in three years — on November 12. The 12-track collection features nine new original songs and three covers, including renditions of Johnny Cash‘s “These Are My People” and Soul Brothers Six‘s “Some Kind of Wonderful.” …
Dey Street Books Between Dave Grohl‘s many comings-and-goings, you may have forgotten that the Foo Fighters frontman has a book coming out next month. If that’s the case, then be sure to check out a new trailer for the upcoming memoir. The minute-long clip, streaming now on YouTube, is stuffed with photos from throughout Grohl’s …
Ben Gibson/Rocket Entertainment Elton John has once again postponed his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. The singer announced “with great sadness and a heavy heart” Thursday that he would have to reschedule his Europe and U.K. 2021 dates to 2023. While the trek was initially halted last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this time …
