Alternative Music
Supreme Taking Over Tower Records’ Old L.A. Flagship Store
As the saying goes: as one supreme rises, the one before it fades. That certainly feels like the case Tower Records’ old West Hollywood location, which is now poised to become the next Supreme shop. Set to open in Summer 2022, the new retail operation will serve as the ultra-fashionable streetwear brand’s second location in Los Angeles, following the existing store on North Fairfax Avenue. However, some residents of West Hollywood are already up in arms over the coming storefront, particularly with its habit of hyping exclusive drops that cause long lines of hip teenagers waiting for all hours to cop the latest piece of Supreme merchandise. Advertisement Related Video “Camping and altercations would be a negative side to having a chain like this, especially with a lot of residential space,...
Nils Lofgren (Crazy Horse, E Street Band) Removes Music from Spotify
Nils Lofgren, a member of Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, is the third high-profile artist to pull his music from Spotify in protest of the platform’s spread of COVID disinformation. “A few days ago, my wife Amy and I became aware of Neil and Daryl [Hannah] standing with hundreds of health care professionals, scientists, doctors and nurses in calling out Spotify for promoting lies and misinformation that are hurting and killing people,” Lofgren wrote in a statement posted to the Neil Young Archives. “When these heroic women and men, who’ve spent their lives healing and saving ours, cry out for help you don’t turn your back on them for money and power. You listen and stand with them.” “As I write this letter, we’ve now gotten the last 27 years of my music...
R.I.P. Howard Hesseman, “Dr. Johnny Fever” from WKRP in Cincinnati Dead at 81
Howard Hesseman, the veteran comedy actor known for his roles on WKRP in Cincinnati and Head of the Class, has died at the age of 81. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hesseman died Saturday, January 29th, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles due to complications from colon surgery he first had last summer. Hesseman will likely best be remembered for his role as the anti-disco disc jockey “Dr. Johnny Fever” on WKRP in Cincinnati. A former radio DJ in his early years, Hesseman was cast on the show as a last-minute replacement for Richard Libertini. “He just stepped in and killed it. He knew exactly what he was doing,” recalled WKRP in Cincinnati director Jay Sandrich in an interview from 2001. For his portrayal of Johnny Fever, Hesseman was twice nominated for a Primetim...
POISON’s RIKKI ROCKETT Sides With NEIL YOUNG Over JOE ROGAN In COVID ‘Misinformation’ Fight
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has sided with Neil Young after the legendary singer demanded that his catalog be removed from Spotify in response to “fake information about vaccines” being “spread” on the platform via Joe Rogan‘s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience”. Young delivered an ultimatum, adding, “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both.” Spotify announced a few days later that it would pull Young‘s music catalog from its platform. “We regret Neil‘s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon,” the company said in a statement. “We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users. With that comes great responsibility in balancing both sa...
Former TNT And SKID ROW Singer TONY HARNELL Celebrates Four Years Of Sobriety
Former TNT and SKID ROW singer Tony Harnell celebrated the fourth anniversary of his getting sober on January 30. Harnell tweeted: “Today marks 4 years alcohol-free. Thank you to all those who have been there for me along my journey. Sending love to those who are struggling today. Take care of yourselves. #grateful #onedayatatime #nojudgement #love”. Harnell previously said that his drinking was partly responsible for him quitting SKID ROW via social media, explaining that it was “a really dumb” and “very unprofessional” thing to do. Harnell joined SKID ROW in April 2015 as the replacement for Johnny Solinger, who was the band’s frontman for fifteen years. Tony quit the group only eight months later, writing in a Facebook post that “being ign...
Watch VOLBEAT Play First Show With Ex-SLAYER Drummer JON DETTE
VOLBEAT played its first show with former SLAYER and TESTAMENT drummer Jon Dette last night (Saturday, January 29) at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Dette is filling in for VOLBEAT‘s regular drummer, Jon Larsen, who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, earlier in the week. Fan-filmed video of the Portland concert can be seen below. VOLBEAT canceled its show Friday (January 29) at Ford Idaho Center Arena in Nampa, Idaho as a result of Larsen‘s diagnosis. VOLBEAT‘s co-headlining U.S. tour with GHOST will conclude on March 3 in Anaheim, California. VOLBEAT‘s “Shotgun Blues” single, which is taken from the band’s latest album, “Servant Of The Mind”, recently topped both the Billboa...
Watch ANTHRAX’s JOEY BELLADONNA Cover FOREIGNER’s ‘Cold As Ice’ With Members Of DROWNING POOL
ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna joined the all-star band THE STOWAWAYS during their ShipRocked concert aboard the Carnival Breeze on January 24 to perform at cover of the FOREIGNER classic “Cold As Ice”. You can now watch fan-filmed video of the performance below (courtesy of YouTube user PGMD). Lineup for the performance: Vocals: Joey Belladonna (ANTHRAX) Guitars: C.J. Pierce (DROWNING POOL), Dameon Aranda Bass: Jasen Moreno (DROWNING POOL) Drums: Mike Luce (DROWNING POOL) Keyboards: Tyson Leslie (VIXEN) When he is not busy touring and recording with ANTHRAX, Belladonna has been spending time playing drums and singing for a classic-rock covers band called CHIEF BIG WAY. The upstate New York-based group, which also features Dave Mickelson on bass, Joe Precourt on guitar and John...
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Rejoined By Singer HOWARD JONES At Opening Concert Of 2022 ‘Atonement’ Tour (Video)
Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones rejoined the band on stage at the opening concert of the Massachusetts metallers’ U.S. tour Friday night (January 28) at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to perform three songs, “The Signal Fire”, “Rose Of Sharyn” and “The End Of Heartache”. Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. Support on the trek is coming from AUGUST BURNS RED and Jones‘s current group LIGHT THE TORCH. “The Signal Fire” is taken from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE‘s latest album, “Atonement”, which came out in 2019. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE‘s current singer Jesse Leach said that he wrote “The Signal Fire” lyrics “with Howard in mind and our connection through our similar ment...
New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert Announces He’s Cancer-Free
New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert has announced that he’s cancer free. “Half a liver, a gallbladder, & one adrenal gland later, I am officially cancer free. All my tests and scans came back clear!” Gilbert wrote on Instagram. “My endocrinologist, surgeon, & oncologist [teamed] up and [took] down my Pheochromocytoma more swiftly & efficiently than the Avengers could defeat Thanos in Infinity War.” Last month, Gilbert announced that he had spent two weeks in the hospital after his wife found him unconscious on December 5th. An endocrinologist diagnosed him with Pheochromocytoma, a rare type of neuroendocrine tumor that attacks the adrenal glands and causes drastic hormone imbalances. Related Video While Pheochromocytoma is usually benign, Gilbert said his had spread to his l...
La Luz’s Shana Cleveland Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Shana Cleveland, guitarist of the Los Angeles psych-rock band La Luz, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. As a result, the band has canceled its upcoming tour. “Normally a month before a tour we’d be blasting you with show announcements but we’ve been forced to shift our focus upon finding out that Shana has breast cancer,” the members of La Luz wrote in a message posted to social media. “While we’re still waiting to get info on what treatment will look like, it seems clear we won’t be able to make this East Coast Tour happen in March.” La Luz’s upcoming East Coast/Midwest run was scheduled to begin in Philadelphia on March 3rd, wrapping up in Washington D.C. later that month. The 14-date trek was in support of the group’s self-titled fifth album, which arrived last October. Advertiseme...
KING’S X Guitarist TY TABOR Releases First Single ‘Sister Genocide’ From Upcoming Solo Album ‘Shades’
On the heels of the announcement of his 11th solo album “Shades”, acclaimed KING’S X guitarist, songwriter, and co-vocalist Ty Tabor has released the album’s first single, “Sister Genocide”. The dynamic, mid-tempo rocker opens with a crash, and blooms with the help of Ty‘s heavy rhythms and tasteful solos. Originally slated for a future KING’S X release, “Sister Genocide” is a heavy, driving track that lays the foundation of what “Shades” has to offer, and is just one of the many colors on Ty‘s palette on his latest solo offering. The lyric video for “Sister Genocide” was created by Wayne Joyner and can be seen below. “Shades” will arrive on March 4 via Rat Pak Records. The album features ...
SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS: Making Of ‘4’ Album Part Two (Video)
The second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS‘ upcoming album, titled “4”, can be seen below. Due on February 11 via Gibson Records in partnership with BMG, “4” is Slash‘s fifth solo album and fourth overall with his band featuring Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums), Todd Kerns (bass, vocals) and Frank Sidoris (guitar, vocals). In October, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS released the official music video for the LP’s first single, “The River Is Rising”, shot on location in downtown Los Angeles with Gibson TV director Todd Harapiak. For “4”, Slash and the band traveled across the country together to Nashv...
