Longtime and esteemed rock journalist Steve Rosen has finally completed writing the long-anticipated book about his unique friendship with Edward Van Halen. The book is titled “Tonechaser – Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey With Edward Van Halen” and chronicles the writer’s relationship with the late, great iconic guitar player beginning in 1977 and going through 2003. “Tonechaser” is described in a press release as “an honest and up-close look at what it was like to be friends with the greatest guitar player on the planet.” The book is now available for pre-orders. The cost of the book is $35.00 plus $12.00 shipping for a total of $47.00 for U.S. residents. If you’re interested in having a copy, please send $47.00 to this PayPal...
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS‘ new album, “Unlimited Love”, will be released on April 1 via Warner. The 17-song, 73-minute effort includes lead single “Black Summer” which will be officially made available tomorrow (Friday, February 4). RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS‘s first new album with guitarist John Frusciante since 2006’s “Stadium Arcadium” was once again produced by Rick Rubin who previously worked on “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” (1991), “Californication” (1999), “By The Way” (2002) and the aforementioned “Stadium Arcadium”. The band stated about the new record: “Our only goal is to get lost in the music. We (John, Anthony, Chad and Flea) spent thousands of hours, collectively and individually, hon...
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has admitted that it was his idea for the group to announce its plan to embark on the next leg of its 50th-anniversary tour as a quartet. “That all came from me, it didn’t come from the band,” Halford told Billboard, explaining that he thought since the band was founded as a four-piece it would be appropriate to return to that for a 50th-anniversary celebration. “Of course, that blew up in my face, didn’t it? To have done something like a four-piece now would’ve been just not right, ridiculous, insane, crazy, off my rocker, have a cup of tea and relax. It’s kind of water under the bridge now. I think my heart was in the right place, but I’m not the first musician to have a crazy idea.” On January 10, JU...
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, who was diagnosed with throat cancer back in late 2014, was asked during the question-and-answer portion of his January 18 spoken-word show in Orlando, Florida what advice he would give to anyone getting ready to start their own battle against cancer. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Here’s the way I dealt with it… And people will deal with it in different ways. I embraced the treatment. So I went along to see the big radiation machine and I said, ‘Okay, how does this work then? What does it do? And how much are you giving me and where? And how are you making a difference between this one and this one and this one? And you can do what with it? Wow, that’s really cool. That’s amazing. It’s insane, the...
Nigerian sensational singer, Adekunle Gold unveils a new song titled “Dior, Dior, Dior” out now. The award-winning artist, Adekunle Gold teams up with Foushee on this new hit single he calls “Dior, Dior, Dior“. The new record “Dior Dior, Dior” is the 11th track on Adekunle Gold’s fourth studio album “Can Me If You Can”. It is a lovely harmony that makes it a masterpiece. “Dior, Dior, Dior” is dedicated to his fans and music lovers. Take a listen and share Adekunle Gold ft Foushee – “Dior, Dior, Dior” below.
Check out this brand new song from Adekunle Gold titled “Sleep”. Nigerian highlife singer Adekunle Gold drops a solo track titled “Sleep”. The record “Sleep” is off his fourth studio album “Catch Me If You Can“, this is a follow-up track for his previously released song “FYE”. Listen, enjoy and share Adekunle Gold – “Sleep” below.
Check out this brand new song from Adekunle Gold titled “More Than Enough”. Nigerian highlife singer Adekunle Gold drops a solo track titled “More Than Enough”. The record “More Than Enough” is off his fourth studio album “Catch Me If You Can“, this is a follow-up track for his previously released song “Born Again”. Listen, enjoy and share Adekunle Gold – “More Than Enough” below. Download
Don’t miss this special remix tune from YCee titled “Intentionally”. Nigerian singer and rapper, YCee has dropped a remix version of his buzzing single “Intentionally” with an international guest appearance from Colombian music icon, Nanpa Básìco. The remix record is taken off the “Love Drunk” EP. They both did well infusing Latin Pop and Afro Pop into the production. Listen and share YCee – “Intentionally” Remix ft Nanpa Básico below. [embedded content]
Liam Gallagher has a new album on the way, that much we know. The always outspoken ex-Oasis singer has been teasing a new single from his upcoming third solo album, and it has arrived with a surprise. The album, titled C’mon You Know and was revealed last October, was produced by Greg Kurstin. Today, he shared its latest song, “Everything’s Electric.” The tune features none other than Dave Grohl on drums. The Foo Fighters frontman also co-wrote the song. [embedded content][embedded content] Surprisingly, Gallagher hasn’t said anything (yet) about the tune. But, knowing the history between Noel Gallagher and the Foo Fighters (Noel responded to the Foos’ encouragement that fans petition Oasis get back together by blaming Grohl [mistakenly] to “suck my dick” and to petition the Foos to break ...
Rita Ora has struck a partnership with BMG to release her future recordings, the company announced Thursday (Feb. 3). Under the new deal, Ora will own all of her future master recordings. “I’m THRILLED to announce that I am partnering with BMG!!! I couldn’t be happier that they will be my label family moving forward,” Ora said on social media. “Their approach to artist ownership and control is very much aligned with mine, and it’s so empowering to know that I will own all my master recordings that I make from now on. I also feel so motivated to be working with such a dynamic, creative, forward-thinking global company.” Ora is one of the largest pop acts BMG has added to its roster and follows the $10 million global deal the company signed with 5 Seconds of Summer in October. Ora has charte...
Summer Walker isn’t letting the mixed reviews over her new hairdo get her down. After the singer took to Instagram on Wednesday (Feb. 2) to share her new style — a shaved head look that shows off her face tattoos, leaving a long ponytail atop her head — she deleted the post after getting compared on Twitter to almost every cartoon character with a ponytail. On Thursday (Feb. 4), she shared another post to her second Instagram account, making light of the Internet teasing. She shared a picture of Mortal Kombat‘s Goro, who is rocking the same exact ‘do. “FIERCE hunny,” she captioned the post. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Legit wanted this hair style my whole life,” she captioned her original post revealing her new look. Back in November, the 25-year-old posted photos...