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DAVE LOMBARDO: How I Almost Joined MEGADETH In 1987
Dave Lombardo was recently interviewed on “Speak N’ Destroy”, a podcast about all things METALLICA, hosted by longtime journalist and METALLICA fan Ryan J. Downey. During the lengthy chat, the former SLAYER drummer once again confirmed that he came close to joining MEGADETH nearly three and a half decades ago as the replacement for Gar Samuelson. Dave said: “A funny story — I was going to join MEGADETH when I left SLAYER the first time in ’86… It was very much on the down low. And probably [MEGADETH mainman Dave] Mustaine doesn’t remember this. But they had opened up for Alice Cooper during the ‘Peace Sells’ tour. And I went to the Long Beach Arena [in March 1987], and I met with the guys. I believe that the main issue at that time was when I...
GRETA VAN FLEET Releases Live/Performance Music Video For ‘Age Of Machine’
GRETA VAN FLEET has released a new live/performance music video for its latest single, “Age Of Machine”. The track is taken from the band’s second album, “The Battle At Garden’s Gate”, which will be made available on April 16 via Lava/Republic Records. A bold evolution from the band’s 2018 full-length debut “Anthem Of The Peaceful Army”, “The Battle At Garden’s Gate” came together primarily on the road or while in the studio after the runaway success of 2017’s “Highway Tune” led to the band packing up, leaving home, and eagerly soaking up new experiences on an extended road trip around the world. Over the past three years, GRETA VAN FLEET — vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist Sam Kisz...
AUGUST BURNS RED Drops Animated Music Video For New Song ‘Standing In The Storm’
Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s AUGUST BURNS RED is starting 2021 off strong by dropping the animated video for a brand new song called “Standing In The Storm”. “‘Standing in the Storm’ is a song about fighting for something important to you, and enduring the hardships that come with that fight,” says guitarist JB Brubaker. “We had a lot of fun with this track and I’m pumped on how it came out.” ABR‘s latest full-length, “Guardians”, is out now through Fearless Records. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hard Music Albums chart, the Rock Albums chart, and the Vinyl Albums chart upon release. ABR also graced the cover of the spring 2020 issue of Revolver. Asked who AUGUST BURNS RED‘s “guardians̶...
Believe in Music: What to Expect From NAMM’s First-Ever Virtual Gathering
Highlights of the five-day event, which is free to attend, include opening sessions with Garth Brooks and Melissa Etheridge at 9 a.m. PT on Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, respectively; conversations with artists including Jackson Browne, Perry Farrell, Deadmau5, Nathan East, LZZY Hale , Anthrax‘s Scott Ian and Charley Pride (in one of his last interviews); a products preview on Jan. 20 at 4 p.m. PT featuring merchandise from C.F. Martin & Co., Roland, Yamaha, Avid, Gibson, Shure and more; and the Grand Rally for Music Education, an annual event that brings together music education advocates “for a celebration of the benefits and pleasures of making music.” The NAMM Show’s long-running annual events and awards ceremonies will also be incorporated. These include the 36th TEC Awards, whi...
Weezer Announces New Album ‘OK Human’
“‘All My Favorite Songs’ the first song from the album will be out this Thursday, 1/21 at 12am ET. Limited vinyl will be available for pre-order on http://weezerwebstore.com then too,” they posted, along with OK Human‘s cover art and track list. “p.s. Van Weezer is still coming out on May 7th,” they added, referring to their previously announced other upcoming album, which the group has said will be in dedication to Eddie Van Halen. See the OK Human announcement below. Weezer’s OK Human Track List: 1. “All My Favorite Songs”2. “Aloo Gobi”3. “Grapes of Wrath”4. “Numbers”5. “Playing My Piano”6. “Mirror Image”7. “Screens”8. “Bird With a Broken WingR...
Warner Music Makes a Play for India’s Regional Music Market
The partnership with Sky Digital is part of Warner Music’s mandate of “taking the Indian sound global,” Jay Mehta, Warner Music India managing director, tells Billboard. The tie-up follows a similar distribution deal with Bollywood label Tips Music and a licensing agreement with Punjabi music aggregator Ziiki Media, which were announced in May and October 2020, respectively. In addition to running an in-house label whose roster includes such Punjabi singing stars as Sunanda Sharma, Sky Digital currently serves as the aggregator for over 40 Punjabi music labels as well as several Hindi, Haryanvi and Bhojpuri ones. Sky Digital also manages a suite of regional music YouTube channels in those languages that collectively have over 15 million subscribers. Among the recent big Punjabi hits distri...
Apple Mulls Podcast Subscription Push Amid Spotify’s Land Grab
Now, however, Apple’s position as the top platform for podcast listening is being threatened as the company faces heated competition from tech and media giants including Spotify, Amazon and SiriusXM. In the years since it first added podcast support, Apple also has placed an emphasis on its growing services business, through which it already offers subscription products for music, television, video games and fitness videos. But Apple will have to proceed carefully as it explores introducing subscriptions to podcasting, a business that has long been funded largely through advertising sales. Many longtime podcasters are vocal supporters of keeping the medium free and widely accessible, and listeners have yet to show a strong appetite for paid podcast services like two-year-old startup Lumina...
Polo Ralph Lauren To Bridge East And West With CLOT Collaboration
Source: CLOT / POLO RALPH LAUREN / CLOT / POLO RALPH LAUREN We are only a couple of weeks into 2021 and Ralph Lauren is already showing he is on track for a big year. A new collaboration has been unveiled for America’s menswear GOAT. Source: CLOT / POLO RALPH LAUREN / CLOT / POLO RALPH LAUREN As spotted on Hypebeast RL will be updating some of their most signature pieces as part of a capsule with CLOT. Designed by Edison Chen, founder of CLOT, the upcoming drop merges Chinese heritage with Ralph’s iconic approach to aspirational Americana. The result is a collection with a true point of difference that doesn’t derail from either brand’s identity. Included in the drop are a selection of handpicked styles of curated fabrication and patterns made modern, highlighting CLOT’s mis...
Peep Kosine’s Idris Elba Assisted Visuals To “Kings,” & The Remix ft. G Herbo & Marcus Black
Source: press handout / The Purple Agency Not enough artists drop material dedicated to the legacy or lessons taught to us by Martin Luther King, Jr. these days and with that being the case, Grammy nominated artist, Kosine has taken it upon himself to do just that. Recruiting the vocal talents of Idris Elba for his latest offering in “Kings,” Kosine pushes an uplifting message of unity, pride and family. The Chicago crooner explained why the song means so much to him. “This version, releasing on MLK Day, celebrating the legacy of fallen kings and the strength of the kings who continue to rise even in the face of unprecedented adversity…it’s too perfect,” says Kosine via a press statement. For the remix (that was quick), Kosine recruited fellow Chicagoan G Herbo and Marcus Black to bless th...
TV One’s ‘UNSUNG PRESENTS: MUSIC & THE MOVEMENT’ Airs Tonight At 8/7 C #MLKDay
Source: TV One / Unsung For your MLK Day viewing pleasure, TV One is sharing educational and entertaining content centered around an icon of the Civil Rights movement. The network’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day special UNSUNG PRESENTS: MUSIC & THE MOVEMENT premieres TODAY, Monday, January 18th at 8/7c and features music by Alicia Keys, Public Enemy, and more. The in-depth special shows how music intersected with the 1950s and 1960s fight for social justice led by the incomparable Baptist minister and activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Additionally, it digs into how auditory dissent has spanned centuries with Negro spirituals like “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” which not only provided a distraction from the harsh conditions of slavery but was used as a communication tool as slaves plotted th...
Less Than Jake on 25 Years of Losing Streak
Kyle Meredith With… Less Than Jake Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Less Than Jake frontman Chris DeMakes sits down with Kyle Meredtih to talk about the band’s new album, Silver Linings, and the need to bring positivity and fun in the current era. The ska-punk legend also discusses being a legacy band, co-founder Vinnie Fiorello leaving in 2018, writing songs about their friends, and having Matt Yonker behind the drum kit. DeMakes also hits on Losing Streak’s 25th anniversary, the band’s upcoming 30th anniversary plans, Chris DeMakes A Podcast, writing jingles for people, and his newly published biography. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredit...
Weezer Announce New Album OK Human Is Coming Next Week
Since 2019, Weezer have been teasing a pair of albums that would be “in mortal combat” with each other. The first, the metal-inspired Van Weezer, was set to arrive last year, but was postponed due to the pandemic. While that LP has now secured a May 7th release date, it looks like the band’s other project, OK Human, will hit first — and soon, as Weezer has announced it’s coming out next week. After forcing fans through a series of captcha on their website to get advanced word on the release date, Weezer confirmed that OK Human is set for release on January 29th. They also revealed the lead single, “All My Favorite Songs”, will arrive this Thursday, January 21st. Frontman Rivers Cuomo previously described the album (a clear play on Radiohead’s classic OK Computer) as “totally different” fro...
