Alternative Music
KID ROCK Opens New Tour With Video Message From DONALD TRUMP: ‘Let’s Make America Rock Again’
Kid Rock played a video message from his friend and golf partner, former U.S. president Donald Trump, during the kick-off concert of his “Bad Reputation” tour Thursday night (April 7) in Evansville, Indiana. Before launching into his anti-Joe Biden anthem “We The People”, Rock, who was born Robert James Ritchie, played the message from Trump, who was sporting a “Make America Rock Again” hat. “Hello, everyone,” Trump said. “I love you all. I know you’re having a great time at the Kid Rock concert tonight. Quite frankly, he’s amazing. All of you in attendance are the true backbone of our great country — hard-working, God-fearing rock and roll patriots.” He added: “Bob is truly one of the greatest entertainers of ou...
OZZY OSBOURNE Completes Work On New Album
Ozzy Osbourne has completed work on his new studio album. The follow-up to 2020’s “Ordinary Man” will be released later this year via Epic Records. Earlier today (Saturday, April 9), Ozzy took to his social media to share a new picture of him taken by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin, and he included the following message: “I’m so happy to let everyone know that I finished my new album this week and delivered it to my label Epic Records. I’ll be sharing all the information about the album and its’ upcoming release with you in the next several weeks.” Last month, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, who played on “Ordinary Man”, confirmed that he will also appear on the iconic BLACK SABBATH singer’s follow-up effo...
Jussie Smollett Raps About His Court Case on New Song “Thank You God”: Stream
Jussie Smollett has only been out of jail for a couple of weeks, but he’s wasting no time trying to reclaim his character. On Friday, the Empire actor shared a new single called “Thank You God,” a glossy R&B number that references the December court case that found him guilty of staging a hate crime and lying about it to Chicago police. Dedicating the song to “the people who kept it real,” Smollett said he’s donating all profits from “Thank You God” to social justice organizations Rainbow Push Coalition, Secure the Bag Safety, and Illinois Innocence Project. The track’s lyrics certainly don’t shy away from alluding to his 2019 arrest, where he filed a fake police report after orchestrating a racist and homophobic attack against himself. “It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving ...
SHINEDOWN’s BRENT SMITH Says He Hasn’t Owned A Home Since 2016: ‘I’ve Been A Gypsy By Every Account’
In a new interview with Ronni Hunter of Columbus, Ohio’s 99.7 The Blitz radio station, SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith was asked what he looks forward to doing the most once he gets off the road after a long tour. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’m an anomaly when it comes to the rest of the guys that I’m in a band with. We all have families, but I don’t actually own a home. So I have lived in hotels pretty much my entire life, or at least the duration of… Like, the last 20 years I’ve been a gypsy by every account. But the thing is that I had a house in 2011; I owned it in California. [I had it] from about 2011 to 2016, and then I sold it to a family of four because I was never in the home. And so I’ve been on the road and livin...
PROJECTED Feat. SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE And TREMONTI Members: Third Album ‘Hypoxia’ Due In June
PROJECTED, the band featuring SEVENDUST members John Connolly (guitar) and Vince Hornsby (bass) alongside ALTER BRIDGE/CREED drummer Scott Phillips and guitarist/vocalist Eric Friedman (a.k.a. E-Rock; TREMONTI), will release its third studio album, “Hypoxia”, on June 24 via Rat Pak Records. The 13-track follow-up to 2017’s “Ignite My Insanity” was tracked at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette, who has previously worked with SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE and SLASH, among others. Connolly says: “To me, personally, it feels like the most cohesive work we’ve done especially considering it’s the first time we all went in the studio together. That in itself had a huge impact on the songwriting process. A...
ANN WILSON Reflects On HEART’s Original Lineup Reunion At 2013 ROCK HALL Induction: ‘It Was A Really Interesting Experience’
During a brand new chat with “Interviewing The Legends With Ray Shasho”, HEART singer Ann Wilson reflected on the band’s 2013 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame which saw her and her sister Nancy reunited with the four musicians who helped HEART achieve its initial success in the mid-1970s — guitarist Roger Fisher, bassist Steve Fossen, drummer Michael DeRosier and longtime guitarist-keyboardist Howard Leese. “It was a really interesting experience getting together with the original lineup of the HEART guys back on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction time — just because we’ve been through so many different incarnations in this band, and each one of them has been great in its own right,” Ann said. “And as time has gone on, the sound ...
LARS ULRICH ‘Couldn’t Heal’ DAVE MUSTAINE’s ‘Pain’ During Filming Of ‘Some Kind Of Monster’ Scene
METALLICA‘s “performance coach” Phil Towle, a former psychotherapist who was brought into the picture in January 2001 to help James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich repair their relationship with Jason Newsted, was interviewed on the latest episode of the METALLICA-centric podcast “…And Podcast For All”. During the chat, Towle was asked about one of the most memorable scenes in the METALLICA documentary “Some Kind Of Monster” in which Ulrich is confronted by former METALLICA guitarist Dave Mustaine about being kicked out of the band in 1983 for being a belligerent drunk. The meeting between Ulrich and Mustaine took place on September 13, 2001, at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in San Francisco, California, and was refereed by Towle. “The Mustai...
Kid Rock Opens Tour with Video Message from Donald Trump
In a feat that’s actually far less surprising than it should be, noted MAGA advocate Kid Rock has recruited none other than former president Donald Trump to welcome similarly indoctrinated attendees to his arena tour. During a recent stop on his aptly-named “Bad Reputation Tour,” Kid Rock opened the show with a personal video message from Number 45. “Hello, everyone,” Trump says in the clip. “I love you all. I know you’re having a great time at the Kid Rock concert tonight. Quite frankly, he’s amazing. All of you in attendance are truly the backbone of our great country. Hard-working, God-fearing rock-and-roll patriots.” Mar-a-Lago’s newest DJ — who allegedly once asked Kid Rock for foreign policy advice — continued: “Bob is truly one of the greatest entertainers of our time. Not the best ...
John Hinckley Jr., Who Shot Ronald Reagan, Books Concert in Brooklyn
John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, will play a concert in Brooklyn this summer. In 2016, after spending 34 years under institutional psychiatric care, Hinckley was released into the custody of his mother. In the time since then, Hinckley has pursued an interest in music, releasing more than three dozen videos to YouTube, including originals and covers of Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley. At one point, Hinckley even petitioned the court for permission to move to Los Angeles so that he could pursue a career in the music industry. Now, Hinckley has announced his first-ever public gig: it’ll take place on July 8th at Brooklyn’s Market Hotel. What’s more, he’ll be joined by “special guests,” according to a tweet posted by the conce...
Jack White Kicks Off Tour — and Gets Married — in Detroit: Review
At the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit on Friday night, at the tail end of the first show in support of his new solo album, Fear of the Dawn; hours after performing a jagged, silvery version of the National Anthem at Opening Day for the Tigers; and in-between verses of a whomping “Hotel Yorba,” Jack White turns to Olivia Jean, a member of The Black Belles and one of two acts who opened for White that night, and says, “I got a little question for you, Olivia Jean.” Then he’s proposing, sliding a ring onto her hand while, with her other hand, she’s covering her mouth, nodding, crying, and he smiles, turns back to the microphone, and erupts into the sixth verse of the song: “LET’S GET MARRIED!” The dudes around me are feeling it: they’ve got their beers in the air and they’re yelling “Woooo...
The Rome and Duddy Show: Tenders, Nuggets, or Wings?
Listen via: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | Pocket Casts | RadioPublic | Stitcher | RSS The Rome and Duddy Show is back to announce the winner of this round of the fan-favorite contest, The Great American Talent Show. Join Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B as tally up your votes! Related Video Plus, the guys answer some fan questions such as their favorite songs from each other’s bands, their least favorite albums from their own bands, and their favorite stoner movies. Plus, they get to the bottom of an age old debate: tenders, nuggets, or wings? Advertisement Listen to the episode above, or watch it below via YouTube. Then, make sure t...
SEPULTURA Drummer ELOY CASAGRANDE Undergoes Surgery For Broken Leg
SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande has undergone a successful surgery after breaking his right leg in a stage accident less than a week ago. On Friday night (April 8), the 31-year-old Brazilian musician took to his Instagram to share a couple of post-surgery X-ray photos from Hospital Do Coração in his home country, and he included the following message: “I’m writing here to let you know that I just had a surgery. It was a success! I can’t thank you enough for the support and all the messages you guys sent wishing me a speedy recovery. You all give me the courage to continue. I’ll be back! Very Soon!!! Thank you so much, @dr.marcosviniciuscredidio !!!” Eloy first shared the news of his injury on Monday (April 4), explaining that he fractured his tibia and fibul...
