An extraordinary piece of rock history will finally be heard this October with the release of the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND‘s last show with founder and guitarist DUANE ALLMAN. Recorded October 17, 1971 at the Painters Mill Music Fair in Owings Mills, MD, the recording marks Duane’s last show, as he was tragically killed in a […]
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Soul Asylum To Release “Born Free” EP On October 16th
Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling rock band, SOUL ASYLUM has used their downtime during the pandemic to create new acoustic versions of a few songs from their critically acclaimed latest release, Hurry Up and Wait. The digital recordings were completed in the midst of the COVID-19 safer-at-home orders when the band found themselves home, after their […]
Shania Twain Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Iconic Album With ‘The Woman in Me: Diamond Edition’
International icon Shania Twain, the best-selling female country artist of all-time in the US, announced the 25th anniversary of her GRAMMY-winning breakthrough album with The Woman in Me: Diamond Edition, this morning on Good Morning America during their “Summer Concert Series.” Watch the performance HERE. Available October 2, via Mercury Nashville/UMG Recordings, Inc., the Diamond Edition […]
(HED) P.E. Release New Single “Death Awaits” from Upcoming Album, “Class of 2020”
Legendary SoCal artists (HED) P.E. have revealed the second single from the upcoming Class of 2020 album, “Death Awaits.” “The Great Equalizer. Here is a situation where I thought I was being original, only to find out Shakespeare himself had used the words Death Awaits and so have other writers of note. Christian, Atheist and […]
Elliphant Unveils Official Music Video For Latest Single “Had Enough”
Swedish artist Elliphant has unveiled the official music video for her latest single “Had Enough.” Directed by Florian Dezfoulian and filmed amidst the lush and wooded backdrop of her home outside of Stockholm, the jaw-dropping piece showcases Elliphant and two of her oldest friends adorned in avant-garde fashions designed by Sandra Backlund, O.L.D by Linda […]
Harry Hains’ Family Releases Second Posthumous Single as ANTIBOY, A Reimagination of “Bang Bang”
The family of Harry Hains has released the second posthumous single for “Bang Bang,” a reinterpretation of the classic Nancy Sinatra song (‘Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)’), set against the backdrop of glitchy computer game-style production and dubstep skittering drums. PRESS HERE to stream/download. PRESS HERE to watch the audio visualizer. The single comes as a precursor to the animated visual for the single, out August 19th created […]
Frank Zappa’s Epic 1981 Halloween Concerts Immortalized With King-Sized Six-Disc “HALLOWEEN 81” Costume Box Set!
By 1981, Frank Zappa’s Halloween shows in New York were already legendary – a rock and roll bacchanalia of jaw-dropping musicianship, costume-clad revelry, spontaneous theatrical hijinks and of course a heavy dose of Zappa’s signature virtuosic guitar workouts. Eagerly anticipated every year, fans never knew exactly what was in store but knew it would be […]
SEETHER Releases New Track “Beg” From Upcoming ‘Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum’ Album
Currently leading a number of Billboard’s Hard Rock charts, SEETHER offers another strong preview from its upcoming new album today with the release of the heavy new track “Beg.” The adrenaline-fueled new rave-up is accompanied by another bold animated music video from noted Turkish director Mertcan Mertbilek (Santana, Ray Charles, Ravi Shankar, Elvis Costello). As […]
SCORPIONS To Celebrate 30th Anniversary of “Wind of Change” With Deluxe Box Set Release On October 3rd!
Legendary rockers Scorpions are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first release of “Wind of Change” by releasing an exclusive box set on October 3rd, 2020. “Wind of Change: The Iconic Song” is dedicated exclusively to the power ballad written by Klaus Meine, which became the soundtrack for the end of the Cold War. Inspired […]