Alternative Music
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER: Why I Decided To Record A Song In German For The First Time
Former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider has just released a new solo album, “My Way”, via Atomic Fire Records. The effort is billed as the 70-year-old German musician’s “most personal and extraordinary album to date,” containing 17 cover versions of the songs that have influenced the musician and singer the most, including classic tracks from URIAH HEEP, RAINBOW, THE SWEET, MOTÖRHEAD, LED ZEPPELIN, SCORPIONS, AC/DC and JUDAS PRIEST. “My Way” also features a cover of the WOLFSHEIM hit “Kein Zurück”, which marks the first time Udo has recorded and released a song in his native language. Asked in a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal’s “Metal Global” why now was the right time for him to put out a song in German, ...
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Announces Summer 2022 European Tour
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has announced the rescheduled dates for the European leg of the band’s “Public Service Announcement” tour with RUN THE JEWELS. All previously sold tickets for the headline shows (Vienna, Krakow and Prague) will be honored. Fans who cannot attend and would like a refund can contact the original point of purchase until May 23. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 2022 European tour dates: Aug. 24 – Edinburgh, UK – Royal Highlands Centre Aug. 26 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival Aug. 28 – Reading, UK – Reading Festival Sep. 01 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis Sep. 03 – Hannover, Germany – Expo Plaza Sep. 05 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion Sep. 08 – Malaga, Spain – Andalucia Big ...
Here Are Walking Directions To Graves Of PANTERA Legends DIMEBAG And VINNIE PAUL (Video)
YouTube channel Metal Speck has uploaded “walking directions” to the graves of legendary PANTERA guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and his brother, PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Check out the three-minute clip below. In a message accompanying the release of the video, Metal Speck wrote: “Every time I’m near Arlington, TX, I make time to pay my respects at the gravesites of Vinnie and Dime. Thought it would be a great idea to post a video of how to walk to them, since Moore Memorial Gardens is so large. “There are at least two entrances and you can drive there, but I like to walk and see around the cemetery. If you do too, to go by these directions, use the main entrance on N Davis D...
Song of the Week: The Smile Embrace Dramatic Balladry on “Free In the Knowledge”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, The Smile unleash a devastating, melancholy rumination on living with the consequences of the world around us. It’s as if Thom Yorke decided about a decade ago to commit himself to releasing some of the most devastating music of his career — which is kind of like a Carolina Reaper deciding to be spicier, or the Mariana Trench deciding that it’s not quite deep enough. There’s “Dawn Chorus” from his 2019 solo record ANIMA, “Unmade” from the Suspiria soundtrack, and pretty much everything off of Radiohead’s ...
Kerry Washington Cast in The Simpsons as Bart’s New Teacher
Bart Simpson has had a revolving door of burnout substitute teachers since the 2013 retirement of the beloved Ms. Krabappel, but now, The Simpsons has finally found an adequate permanent replacement. The sitcom has cast Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton, Bart’s new teacher (via Entertainment Weekly). Washington’s Ms. Peyton is a kind, competent educator and a complete departure from the jaded Ms. Krabappel (voiced by the late Marcia Wallace). While Ms. Krabappel served as Bart’s foil more than his role model, Ms. Peyton takes a different approach to education — by actually teaching. “She’s a little too honest, in a very, very sweet, quirky way,” Simpsons co-executive producer Carolyn Omine told EW. “She has a very ambitious project, and she seems like she’s going to be able to at l...
Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation Launches Free Virtual Screening Room for Restored Films
There’s a new way to watch classic films and it’s all thanks to Martin Scorsese’s nonprofit The Film Foundation, which is launching a new virtual screening room to show restored movies for free to the public. The online room will hold its first screening on May 9th of the 1945 romance I Know Where I’m Going! starring Dame Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey. Following its premiere event, The Film Foundation will then screen a new film on the second Monday of every month, with the month’s selection available for just 24 hours. Additional films on the curated schedule include Fellini’s iconic 1954 drama La Strada, 1974’s Kummatty, the 1961 Western One-Eyed Jacks directed by Marlon Brando, a double feature of film noir classics Detour and The Chase, the 1952 version of Moulin Rouge by John Huston,...
Scott Weiland’s Son Noah on Comparisons to His Father: “People Want to See Me Be a Statistic”
A year and a half ago, Suspect208 looked like they might just be the next big thing. The young band was fronted by Noah Weiland (son of late Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland), and also featured London Hudson (son of Slash) on drums, Tye Trujillo (son of Metallica’s Robert Trujillo) on bass, and Niko Tsangaris on guitar. Unfortunately, it all fell apart for the group just months after getting off the ground. After showing promise in late 2020 with their first two singles, “Long Awaited” and “All Black,” the band announced in early 2021 that they had parted ways with Noah, citing his “dark path of drug use.” They attempted to continue with new singer Cody Houston, but eventually broke up completely soon thereafter. In a new interview with iHeartRadio, Noah opened up about his ouster ...
JASON NEWSTED Blasts Journalist Who Published His Comments About Proposed VAN HALEN Tribute Tour
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted says that he is “really not happy” with the article that was recently published based on an interview he gave to promote an upcoming charity concert. A little over a week ago, Jason spoke to The Palm Beach Post about the April 23 show he will perform with his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. It is a benefit event for the Goldner Conservatory, a professional conservatory that offers the highest caliber of artistic education to students of all ages. During the chat, Newsted touched upon the various artists that have approached him in recent years about playing bass with them, including a proposed all-star VAN HALEN tribute project featuring VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen and guitarist Joe Satriani. After...
LAMB OF GOD Recruits FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY’s JOE BADOLATO For Green Bay Concert
LAMB OF GOD has recruited Joe Badolato, vocalist for New Jersey deathcore outfit FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, to front the band for tonight’s (Friday, April 22) concert in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The show is part of “The Metal Tour Of The Year” with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES, which kicked off on April 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Badolato will be filling in for LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe who missed the band’s concert in Grand Rapids, Michigan three days ago after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Stepping in for Blythe at that gig were TRIVIUM‘s Matt Heafy and IN FLAMES‘ Anders Fridén, as well as Mark Hunter of CHIMAIRA. LAMB OF GOD then canceled its concert last night (Thursday, April 21) at the Allen County W...
SYSTEM OF A DOWN’s SHAVO ODADJIAN Celebrates ‘Armenian History Month’ By Talking About His Path To Success (Video)
April is Armenian History Month in Los Angeles County, and all month long, KTLA is paying tribute to local Armenians who are making a positive impact in their community. Among them is SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian, who spoke to KTLA reporter Ellina Abovian about the band, his roots, his Armenian heritage and more. Check out the four-minute segment below. Two months ago, Shavo was asked in a new interview with KROQ‘s Kevan Kenney what, in his opinion, made SYSTEM OF A DOWN so musically different from some of its peers. He responded: “There was a lot of things. The music, first of all, we just kind of did our own thing. It wasn’t that the other stuff wasn’t good. “We’ve been inspired by a lot,” he continued. “We listen to a lot of mus...
BREAKING IN A SEQUENCE, Feat. Former KORN Drummer DAVID SILVERIA: New EP, ‘Defy The Algorithm’, Out Now
BREAKING IN A SEQUENCE, the Huntington Beach, California-based alternative hard rock/metal band featuring former KORN drummer David Silveria, has just released a new EP, “Defy The Algorithm”, to all major platforms. Joining David in BREAKING IN A SEQUENCE are bassist Chris Dorame, guitarists Joe Taback and Mike Martin and singer Rich Nguyen. BREAKING IN A SEQUENCE formed after a worldwide vocalist search led them to recruit Nguyen. The band’s diverse musicality is backed by Silveria‘s signature groove and neatly wrapped together by captivating vocal melodies. BREAKING IN A SEQUENCE‘s debut singles “Pity” and “Change Your Mind”, released on January 4, 2019, were met with tremendous fanfare. “Pity”, the edgier track of the two...
UPSAHL Announces 2022 North American Headlining Tour
UPSAHL is ready to continue her very first headlining tour across North America in Fall 2022. On Friday, the pop singer announced the latest round of dates in support of 2021’s Lady Jesus, with 17 shows this fall beginning September 29th at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana, California. From there, the artist will hit cities like Phoenix, Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, and Chicago before heading west again to wrap up the tour with an October 22nd show at The Roxy in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale today and are available to purchase via Ticketmaster. Related Video The trek isn’t the only touring UPSAHL will do this year, either. She’s currently opening for Fletcher on the you ruined new york city for me singer’s tour across Europe and the UK, which launched last night in Stockholm. The jaun...
