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Red Hot Chili Peppers Replace Foo Fighters at 2022 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Foo Fighters have cancelled all their tour dates following the tragic death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, and that includes their scheduled appearance at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2022. Now, organizers have announced that Red Hot Chili Peppers will join the biggest musical event in the Big Easy, headlining on Sunday, May 1st. This will be RHCP’s first time at the event since 2016. The band is touring in support of their new album Unlimited Love, their first studio set featuring guitarist John Frusciante since 2006. They join a lineup that is also headlined by Stevie Nicks and The Who, and features performances by Lionel Richie, Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band, Willie Nelson, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Ludacris, Norah Jones, Elvis Costello &a...
Damon Albarn’s The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows Gets Deluxe Reissue: Stream
Damon Albarn has released a deluxe version of his latest album, 2021’s The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows. Stream it below. The new four-disc set includes the original LP, a live recording of the singer’s one-off performance at London’s Union Chapel last December, a disc solely of instrumentals, and three bonus tracks — “The Bollocked Man,” poem “Love & Memory,” and hidden song “Huldufolk” — not included on the standard tracklist. Originally released in November, Albarn’s sophomore solo outing was preceded by a steady stream of singles, from the title track and “Polaris” to “Particles,” “Royal Morning Blue,” and “The Tower of Montevideo.” Advertisement Related Video “There’s all this sadness, but longing for rebirth,” the musician told Apple Music 1 at the time. “I jus...
Sleater-Kinney Announce Dig Me Out Covers Album for 25th Anniversary
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of their third LP, Dig Me Out, Sleater-Kinney have announced a covers album arriving this summer. Among the artists that Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker recruited for Dig Me Out – A Covers Album are St. Vincent, Wilco, Courtney Barnett, Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, The Linda Lindas, Margo Price, and more. The band took to social media today to share the news, writing, “To commemorate 25 years of Dig Me Out, we’re releasing a covers album featuring some of our closest friends and admired artists! We can’t wait to share these unique renditions with you. Coming this summer!” Advertisement Related Video The duo will be donating a portion of proceeds from the celebratory studio set to Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC), an LGBTQIA+...
SLAYER And ROB ZOMBIE Are Part Of New ‘Unplugged’ Riff Pack
Vertigo Games, the VR specialist publishing and development arm of the global Koch Media Group, and Anotherway, VR development studio with roots at Microsoft Hololens and Activision, are launching the first Riff Pack for their cheered-on VR music game Unplugged on April 14. The downloadable bundle consists of tracks from GOSSIP, MUSE, ROB ZOMBIE and SLAYER, and is coming to both Meta Quest and PC VR* (*Valve Index Controller compatible headsets only). The Riff Pack is the first realization of Vertigo Games and Anotherway‘s plan to expand the musical library of Unplugged. Through the use of hand-tracking technology, Unplugged offers immersive air guitar play to the tune of world-famous rock songs. With real-life guitar and amplifier brands, an experienced all-star rock team behind the...
SLAYER And ROB ZOMBIE Are Part Of New ‘Unplugged’ Riff Pack
Vertigo Games, the VR specialist publishing and development arm of the global Koch Media Group, and Anotherway, VR development studio with roots at Microsoft Hololens and Activision, are launching the first Riff Pack for their cheered-on VR music game Unplugged on April 14. The downloadable bundle consists of tracks from GOSSIP, MUSE, ROB ZOMBIE and SLAYER, and is coming to both Meta Quest and PC VR* (*Valve Index Controller compatible headsets only). The Riff Pack is the first realization of Vertigo Games and Anotherway‘s plan to expand the musical library of Unplugged. Through the use of hand-tracking technology, Unplugged offers immersive air guitar play to the tune of world-famous rock songs. With real-life guitar and amplifier brands, an experienced all-star rock team behind the...
MEGADETH’s KIKO LOUREIRO On Playing With Returning Bassist JAMES LOMENZO: ‘It’s Amazing’
In a new interview with Tulsa Music Stream, MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro was asked what it’s been like to play with bassist James LoMenzo who rejoined the band last year. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s amazing. It’s great. James is such a great guy. [He has] a lot of stories. He’s an experienced guy, fun to hang [out with], a great player — a hundred percent. I don’t hear any wrong note. A great vibe onstage. And then backstage as well. He played with so many great musicians and bands. So, yeah, just listening to his stories is amazing. And then he [gets] along well with Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH leader] as well, so that’s a good thing. Yeah, so far so good.” LoMenzo joined MEGADETH in 2006 and appeared on two of ...
MEGADETH’s KIKO LOUREIRO On Playing With Returning Bassist JAMES LOMENZO: ‘It’s Amazing’
In a new interview with Tulsa Music Stream, MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro was asked what it’s been like to play with bassist James LoMenzo who rejoined the band last year. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s amazing. It’s great. James is such a great guy. [He has] a lot of stories. He’s an experienced guy, fun to hang [out with], a great player — a hundred percent. I don’t hear any wrong note. A great vibe onstage. And then backstage as well. He played with so many great musicians and bands. So, yeah, just listening to his stories is amazing. And then he [gets] along well with Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH leader] as well, so that’s a good thing. Yeah, so far so good.” LoMenzo joined MEGADETH in 2006 and appeared on two of ...
TESTAMENT’s ERIC PETERSON ‘Has Been Stockpiling Riffs’ For Next Studio Album
TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke to “The Cassius Morris Show” about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2020’s “Titans Of Creation” album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Eric [Peterson, TESTAMENT guitarist], actually, during COVID, has been stockpiling riffs, so there’ll be a new TESTAMENT album sooner than later. Especially since Dave [Lombardo, drums] is back. I think Dave, when we wrote ‘The Gathering’ [1999] with him, him and Eric just jammed. Eric used to really work out the drums on a drum machine and then give it to a drummer to kind of interpret it and make it [their] own, where when we wrote that record with Dave, Dave was just, like, ‘Just play, dude. Just jam.R...
TESTAMENT’s ERIC PETERSON ‘Has Been Stockpiling Riffs’ For Next Studio Album
TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke to “The Cassius Morris Show” about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2020’s “Titans Of Creation” album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Eric [Peterson, TESTAMENT guitarist], actually, during COVID, has been stockpiling riffs, so there’ll be a new TESTAMENT album sooner than later. Especially since Dave [Lombardo, drums] is back. I think Dave, when we wrote ‘The Gathering’ [1999] with him, him and Eric just jammed. Eric used to really work out the drums on a drum machine and then give it to a drummer to kind of interpret it and make it [their] own, where when we wrote that record with Dave, Dave was just, like, ‘Just play, dude. Just jam.R...
Ex-MORBID ANGEL Members DAVID VINCENT And PETE SANDOVAL Reunite In I AM MORBID: Video Of London Concert
I AM MORBID, the band featuring former MORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (bass, vocals) and Pedro “Pete” Sandoval (drums), kicked off its “Morbidfest” 2022 European tour on March 24 in Berlin, Germany. I AM MORBID, which also includes guitarists Bill Hudson (NORTHTALE, DORO) and Kelly McLauchlin, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of MORBID ANGEL‘s second album, “Blessed Are The Sick”. Fan-filmed video of I AM MORBID‘s April 7 concert at the Underworld in London, England can be seen below. The band’s setlist was as follows: 01. Immortal Rites 02. Fall From Grace 03. Visions Of The Dark Side 04. Day Of Suffering 05. Blessed Are The Sick 06. Rapture 07. Pain Divine 08. Sworn To The Black 09. Eyes To See, Ears To Hear 10. Dead Shall Rise...
Ex-MORBID ANGEL Members DAVID VINCENT And PETE SANDOVAL Reunite In I AM MORBID: Video Of London Concert
I AM MORBID, the band featuring former MORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (bass, vocals) and Pedro “Pete” Sandoval (drums), kicked off its “Morbidfest” 2022 European tour on March 24 in Berlin, Germany. I AM MORBID, which also includes guitarists Bill Hudson (NORTHTALE, DORO) and Kelly McLauchlin, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of MORBID ANGEL‘s second album, “Blessed Are The Sick”. Fan-filmed video of I AM MORBID‘s April 7 concert at the Underworld in London, England can be seen below. The band’s setlist was as follows: 01. Immortal Rites 02. Fall From Grace 03. Visions Of The Dark Side 04. Day Of Suffering 05. Blessed Are The Sick 06. Rapture 07. Pain Divine 08. Sworn To The Black 09. Eyes To See, Ears To Hear 10. Dead Shall Rise...
Tyga Delivers Contemplative “Lifetime” Music Video
Tyga on Friday shared an introspective new track, titled “Lifetime,” along with an accompanying music video, which sees the 32-year-old artist playing pool in a high-rise building while wearing an all-red adidas tracksuit. “Gotta manifest, gotta be best friends/Gotta be movin’ P, gotta tap in,” he raps. “Baby, you deserve better and I’m not him/But I know when we happy, we be locked in/And it’s some shit I just comprehend/Maybe I deserve better and you not her.” The visual bounces back and forth between shots of the “Make It Nasty” rapper on his phone and scenes of a mysterious love interest, who poses by a floor-to-ceiling window and lounges in a luxurious bed, before the video’s completion. “Reflectin’ life in real time,” he raps in the track’s outro, before asking, “Can I be with o...
