Incubus has announced an early 2023 mini tour of Texas and Louisiana. The band will make stops in Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Houston and New Orleans.
Check out the tour dates below:
01/31 Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Center – Selena Auditorium
02/02 San Antonio, TX – Tech Port Center + Arena
02/03 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
02/04 New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
The editors of Loudwire have ranked the "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums." The new list features Motley Crue's 1983 Shout At The Devil at Number One, Def Leppard's fourth album, 1987's Hysteria coming in at Number Two, with Ratt's 1984 classic Out Of The Cellar sitting at Number Three. Coming in at Number Four is Skid Row's 1989 self-titled set debut, with Bon Jovi's 1986 multiplatinum behemoth, Slippery When Wet, rounding out the Top Five.
Poison scored two albums on the new list with their 1986 debut set, Look What The Cat Dragged In, coming in at Number 10 and its 1988 followup, Open Up And Say... Ahh! sitting at Number 24.
Poison frontman Bret Michaels, who was born and raised in Pennsylvania, has often been looked upon as one of the true survivors from the infamous '80s hair metal scene of Hollywood's Sunset Strip. He explained that a huge part of his success was believing in himself and Poison's talent: "So I go to L.A. -- we're starving -- and the person I bet on, I bet on myself. We have no money, and we would get offered these publishing deals; they would hear songs like 'Every Rose (Has It's Thorns)' that have sold seven, eight, 10 million copies of these singles, and people were like, 'Hey, we'll give you. . . ' Now, 'member, this is a starving musician I'm 'starving' starving and they offer -- they say, 'We're gonna give you 100 grand and we'll own your publishing' -- and you're going, I didn't even know what 100 grand was then -- I'm like, 'That's a lot of money.' But then I bet on myself, and I said no. I want to be in control of my career, I wanna be in control of my music, where it goes, what it sounds like -- for better or for worse."
Loudwire's "Top 30 Hair Metal Band Albums":
1. Motley Crue, Shout At The Devil (1983)
2. Def Leppard, Hysteria (1987)
3. Ratt, Out Of The Cellar (1984)
4. Skid Row, Skid Row (1989)
5. Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet (1986)
6. Twisted Sister, Stay Hungry (1984)
7. Cinderella, Night Songs (1986)
8. W.A.S.P., W.A.S.P. (1984)
9. Def Leppard, Pyromania (1983)
10. Poison, Look What The Cat Dragged In (1986)
11. Quiet Riot, Metal Health (1983)
12. Whitesnake, Whitesnake (1987)
13. Motley Crue, Dr. Feelgood (1989)
14. Dokken, Tooth And Nail (1984)
15. Winger, Winger (1988)
16. Tesla, Mechanical Resonance (1986)
17. Kix, Blow My Fuse (1988)
18. Warrant, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989)
19. Great White, ...Twice Shy (1989)
20. David Lee Roth, Eat 'Em And Smile (1986)
21. Twisted Sister, Under The Blade (1982)
22. Steel Panther, Feel The Steel (2009)
23. Enuff Z'Nuff, Strength (1991)
24. Poison, Open Up And Say... Ahh! (1988)
25. Razormaid, First Cutt (1987)
26. Slaughter, Stick It To Ya (1990)
27. Badlands, Badlands (1989)
28. Y&T, Mean Streak (1983)
29. Faster Pussycat, Faster Pussycat (1987)
AC/DC frontman admitted the initial Taylor Hawkins memorial concert at London's Wembley Stadium was just as emotional offstage as the fans thought. Johnson just published his latest book and first official memoir titled, The Lives Of Brian.
At the September 3rd Taylor Hawkins tribute at Wembley Stadium, Brian Johnston took the stage with Foo Fighters, Metallica's Lars Ulrich on drums, with the Darkness' Justin Hawkins joining in for a double dose of AC/DC classics -- "Back In Black" and "Let There Be Rock."
We caught up to Brian Johnson and asked him to descibe the scene for what fans didn't get to see: "Aw -- y'kiddin' me? It was brilliant! I never felt so much love backstage from everybody for one man and his family were there and were hugged -- and his sons. Just old friends. . . Y'know, I saw Joe Walsh comin' offstage and I went 'Joe Walsh! You didn't tell me you were here!' And he came over and he hugged us and he said, 'Brian Johnson -- now I know everything gon' be alright!' I was ready to rock, and y'know, young Lars (Ulrich) was on the drums there. Ah -- it meant a lot to me and, y'know, young Dave (Grohl) was just sittin', smilin' his ass off."
Matt Skiba revealed that he recorded "eight or nine" songs with Blink-182, which may never be released, now that Tom DeLonge has rejoined the band.
In an interview with Louder he said, "There's almost a whole album's worth of stuff. It was supposed to be an EP and it just kept going, and going." They finished around the time that Mark Hopper was diagnosed with cancer.
In case anyone thinks Skiba is smarting over the shelving of this material, he insists that he couldn't be happier to see Blink's classic line-up reunited.
He said, "I'm proud of the work that I did with them. We had a great time... There's no bad blood, there's no drama, there's no nothing. It's just the next chapter in the band's life."
Skiba continues singing with Alkaline Trio.
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The first day of the When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas has been cancelled due to the potential of up to 60 mph wind gusts at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. According to Antimusic, the event was set to kick off on Saturday (October 22nd), but that was pushed back to Sunday (October 23rd) due to the wind advisory.
Organizers said in statement, "When We Were Young Festival organizer have spent the last several days proactively preparing the festival ground for a windy Saturday."
The statement continued, "Under advisement of the National Weather Service and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, we have no other choice than to cancel today' When We Were Young Festival. The safety of our fans, artists and staff will always be our top priority.
The statement added, "This was not a decision that came lightly. We know many of you traveled to the area to have a spectacular day with your favorite bands and have been looking forward to this day for months. We were equally as excited and are devastated to have to share this news."
In a new interview with Australia's Serpent Tongue, Halestorm drummer Arejay Hale opened up about the physical preparation that goes into touring. He said, "As a drummer, I try to think like an athlete. I try to have a very high-protein diet. I try to keep it very plant-heavy and nutrient-heavy. And that's been another factor of keeping me not only physically able to continue to do the physically taxing task of playing a 90-minute show every night behind the drums and slam wood into metal repeatedly."
He continued, "But it also helps my mental state, 'cause touring also can be grueling. You have every strike against you. You've got lack of sleep. You've got constantly flying from city to city. It's so easy to neglect your physical health, which then can affect your mental health."
He went on, "Just to keep myself balanced… The one thing I know I have really good control over is my diet and exercise. I try to really make sure that I stay mobile, stay loose, stay healthy as much as possible, and I try to pass that on to my younger musicians out there."
Hale also said that young musicians should "party" and "have fun" while touring. He explained, "Get it out of your system, because when you hit your 30s, you're gonna have to tighten it up. Laughs And I get more joy out of touring knowing that I'm not getting wasted every night. I'm eating healthy. I'm exercising. I'm stretching. I'm meditating. I'm doing everything I possibly can to keep myself balanced. And it's been working. It's been keeping me maintained. And I also have the pandemic to thank for that, 'cause that was the first time I actually had time to really focus on rehabbing my body and my joints to be able to withstand the punishment I give them every night."
The Chainsmokers have slowed things down and rerecorded their latest album. The reimagined version features a completely new sequencing from the original and all tracks come with new animated visualizers.
In addition to their new release, members Alex Pall and Drew Taggart have launched a 24/7 livestream on their YouTube for fans to tune into at any time.
Through a press release they commented, "This album is for all the people grinding on midterms or coding all night or just need a break from whatever reality they're in right now, which feels like most of us."
The original So Far So Good album was released in May and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Dance chart and has over 560 million audio and video streams to date.
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Fresh off their North American "Stadium Tour," Motley Crue and Def Leppard are paring off next years a set for a 28-date South American and European trek dubbed the "World Tour." The news comes on the heels of the massive success of 2022's North America's "Stadium Tour" with under-bill performers Poison and Joan Jett & The Heartbreakers, which grossed over $173 million during its 36-date run.
The new tour, which kicks off in February and wraps in July, will take in stops in Mexico, Columbia, Peru, Chile, Brazil, England, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and Ireland.
Motley Crue issued a joint statement, which reads:
We had an incredible time playing 'The Stadium Tour' in North America this summer and we truly can't wait to take the show around the globe with 'The World Tour' in 2023. Crueheads in Latin America and Europe: Get ready! We're coming for you next and can't wait to finally see all of you out there again next year!
Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott added:
After finally getting back on the road and having a monumental summer tour in the U.S. and Canada this year, we're beyond thrilled to be bringing this massive stadium tour to major cities all over the world, and kicking off Europe in Sheffield where it all started for us 45 years ago. We're looking to forward to seeing you out there, somewhere soon!
Nikki Sixx told us that Motley Crue always has one goal whenever it goes onstage: "If we're the greatest we can be, that's exciting, and that's what I believe that Mick (Mars) and Tommy (Lee) and Vince (Neil) all want too. They want to be the greatest rock band that Motley Crue can be. That's why we always try to come up with new, twisted versions of our production, and I think our shows are so potent and, I think, contagious. It's fun and it's horrifying all at the same time."
Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen told us he and his bandmates always look forward to playing their hits out on the road: "Every night when someone's singing along -- especially when there's a lot of young kids there, 16-year-olds and that -- it is fresh, actually makes you feel really good when there's a whole new breed of people just singing away to songs that you've done. It doesn't really matter whether it's a new song or an old song, it's still our song, so it's a huge compliment. It really is, it's the best thing in the world."
JUST ANNOUNCED: Def Leppard & Motley Crue 2023 tour dates (subject to change):
February 18 - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol
February 21 - Monterrey, Mexico - Estadio Banorte
February 25 - Bogota, Colombia - Parque Simon Bolivar
February 28 - Lima, Peru - Estadio Nacional
March 03 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
March 07 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Allianz Parque
March 09 - Curitiba, Brazil - Estádio Couto Pereira
March 11 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Arena do Grêmio
May 22 - Sheffield, England - Bramall Lane
May 25 - Mönchengladbach, Germany - SparkassenPark
May 27 - Munich, Germany - Koenigsplatz
May 29 - Budapest, Hungary - MVM Dome
May 31 - Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena Kraków
June 02 - Prague, Czech Republic - Prague Rocks
June 03 - Hannover, Germany - Expo Plaza
June 07 - Solvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
June 09 - Hyvinkää, Finland - RockFest
June 11 - Trondheim, Norway - Trondheim Rocks
June 14 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell
June 18 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
June 20 - Milan, Italy - Ippodromo SNAI San Siro
June 23 - Lisbon, Portugal - Passeio Maritimo de Alges
June 24 - Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain - Auditorio Miguel Ríos
June 27 - Thun, Switzerland - Stockhorn Arena
July 01 - London, UK - Wembley Stadium
July 02 - Lytham, UK - Lytham Festival
July 04 - Dublin, Ireland - Marlay Park
July 06 - Glasgow, UK - Hampden Park
Blink 182's "Edging" marks the highest debut on Billboard's Rock & Alternative Airplay chart in over eight years. The band's reunion single with Tom DeLonge has debuted at number two.
According to Billboard, just eight songs have debuted in the top two of Rock & Alternative Airplay in the chart's 13-year history. The last was The Black Keys‘ "Fever," which bowed at No. 2 on the tally dated April 12, 2014.
311's Nick Hexum and Chad Sexton has opened up about the status of the band. According to Billboard, Hexum said, "We've we've had some really good talks and discussions lately. We're excited about the next chapter — P-Nut included."
Back in May, founding member P-Nut tweeted that he was "planning on taking a break from the band after I fulfill my obligations" which extended to 2023 "and slightly beyond."
Hexum says that things are better now. He said that the band members have had "some really good conversations lately about getting getting back on track. And you know, we're looking forward to the future. Again, I think breaks are healthy, and we have had a fairly intense touring schedule." He added, "Everything feels pretty well on track."
Yungblud will be releasing a short scripted film called Mars that was inspired by his song of the same title.
He commented and said, "Giving people a platform to tell their stories with truth and integrity means so much to me and I feel that's what we've achieved with this film."
Mars is a frank and funny scripted 21-minute film of self-discovery, set in the north of England, it follows a day in the life of a teenager.
The film will make its digital world premiere on November 17th. The online event will include an introduction by Yungblud and star of the film, Yasmin Finney.
It will include a panel discussion hosted by GLAAD.
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Alice Cooper has enlisted the help of good friends Rob Zombie and Sammy Hagar for the 20th annual benefit concert -- Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding. The show is set for on December 3rd at Phoenix' Celebrity Theatre, with Gin Blossoms, Romantics frontman Wally Palmar, Sixwire, and comedian Jim Brewer also set to perform.
Blabbermouth reported, "Proceeds from Alice Cooper's 20th annual Christmas Pudding fundraiser directly benefit the free music, dance, arts, and vocational programs for teens 12-20 at Alice Cooper's Solid Rock Teen Centers."
Cooper said in a statement, "We are excited to be celebrating our 20th year with a stellar lineup of talent who dedicate their time and passion to help us raise funds for our Rock Teen Centers. We are grateful to everyone who continues to make this one of the finest shows in the Valley and promise another memorable evening of music and mayhem!" For ticket information, log on to: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6u9ay
No too long ago, Alice Cooper told us that he likes to keep the event loose for the musicians: "Y'know, I try to keep the Christmas Pudding to be like a party. When we get to rehearsal, I just go, 'Whaddya you guys wanna play?' I never sit down and say, 'We want you to play 'Come Sail Away' and blah-blah-blah.' And then they say, 'Well, let's play blah-blah-blah,' and I go, 'OK!' And then I go to the Tubes and go, 'Whaddya you guys wanna play?' And then I go to my band and say 'Whadda we want to play?'"
BTS's Jin has announced that he will debut his solo single "The Astronaut" at a Coldplay concert. It takes place October 28 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The show itself will not be livestreamed, but that video of the performance will be uploaded immediately after the show.
The song, which features Coldplay on the recording will also be released that day to the public.
"The Astronaut" was written by Jin and Coldplay They first got to know each other year when BTS collaborated with Coldplay on the global smash "My Universe."
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Machine Gun Kelly is tired of being "laughed at" as an actor and hopes his new film, Taurus will convince studios to take him seriously.
He told Movie Maker magazine that this was either his 14th or 15th movie. He said, there are roles that come across that he loves, but says he gets laughed at because they don't know who he is or they do know him and the studios don't believe that he can handle it.
According to Kelly, this movie is one step towards showing them that he can.
His fiancée Megan Fox is also in Taurus, which was released at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
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Slash says Guns N' Roses have a "couple of epic" songs left to release. Slash said in a radio interview, "I want to go in and cut a whole brand new record at some point, probably sooner than later. But other than that, we have stuff that's still got to come out. So that's gonna be coming out piecemeal over the next… few months or something like that. So that's basically it. We have one more tour left to do next summer, and then that'll free us up to be able to go in and work on a new record."
Slash also revealed that the band recorded songs during the pandemic, saying, "There's a handful of those songs that we absolutely fixed up and did when we were in lockdown. Those have yet to be released, so those are gonna come out."
He continued, "... We're just gonna put out like one or two songs, and another one or two songs, and I think that's gonna be pretty much all of them. I'm not sure exactly how many we did in total."
Judas Priest's bassist Ian Hill says the band's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame appearance could be a catalyst for reconciliation with former guitarist K.K. Downing — or it could make things worse. Hill told The Detroit Metro Times, "Never say never, put it like that. Downing's gonna be there at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame anyway. He's gonna get up and play some songs with us there."
He continued, "It might kick-start something, I don't know. On the other hand, he might pull us all apart."
Post Malone fell and twisted his ankle on stage this week during a concert in Atlanta. He remained on his back for a bit and then finally got up and told the crowd that he tripped on the little holes in the middle of the stage where fire comes out of.
He told the audience, "So, if my dance moves aren't 100 percent, you gotta forgive me tonight, ladies and gentleman. I'ma do my best."
While Post played it off cool as a minor twist, concert attendees noticed that he was struggling to walk on stage as the show proceeded.
He recently spent time at the hospital and had to cancel shows after falling in a hole on stage in St. Louis.
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Kurt Cobain's estate has slammed the adaptation of Gus Ban Sant's dramatized film Last Days by London's Royal Opera House, saying that the production is an "unauthorized attempt" to continue exploiting the fictionalized story the late singer's final days.
The estate said in a statement, "Last Days has been created and written without permission. This show, just like the movie, is an unauthorized attempt to benefit from the brief meeting set up with Kurt and Gus Van Zant. This one meeting has been exploited for profit for thirty years now and enough is enough."
A spokesperson for the Royal Opera House issued the following response, "The Royal Opera's production of Last Days is adapted from Gus Van Sant's cult film of the same name, released in 2005. It is a fictionalized account, and was produced with the permissions of Gus Van Sant and HBO."
Avenged Sevenfold's NFT project, the Deathbeds Club, has partnered with Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast video game. According to The PRP, when asked about the video game, M. Shadows said, "It's important to us to continue to bring exclusive unique opportunities to our Deathbats Club members, so when Iron Maiden and Navigator Games reached out, we were stoked to work with them on a unique concept for Legacy of the Beast."
He added, "I loved seeing our fans stoked on the chance to have their custom Deathbat NFT being selected out of 10,000 and then brought to life in Iron Maiden's game, what a cool experience."
Billie Eilish has announced two new hometown dates to her Happier Than Ever Tour.
The "Bad Guy" singer will perform two shows at LA's Kia Forum on December 15th and 16th.
She wrote on Instagram Tuesday (Oct. 18th), "I'M COMING BACKKKKKKKK!! 'Happier Than Ever, the hometown encore!!!!!!!' LA i am so excited to see you one last time for the year!!!"
Tickets go on sale October 26th.
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has listed some of the most important records of his life. Blabbermouth reported Johnson, who just published his long-awaited memoir, The Lives Of Brian, appeared on BBC 2's Tracks Of My Years program and picked records by Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Little Richard, Roy Orbison, Ike & Tina Turner, Dire Straits, and more.
Although he currently shows zero signs of slowing down, a while back we asked Brian Johnson about the prospect of retiring one day. He assured us that he would be the first to know when the time had come: "Y'know, retirement is like anything. A good footballer or a good ice hockey player, they don't want to retire. But unfortunately, sometimes there's a time when you have to call it quits."
The 10 Tracks of Brian Johnson's Life are:
"Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard
"Born To Be Wild" - Steppenwolf
"Paranoid" - Black Sabbath
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" - The Rolling Stones
"Rock And Roll" - Led Zeppelin
"Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley
"Rocky Mountain Way" - Led Zeppelin
"Sultans Of Swing" - Dire Straits
"In Dreams" - Roy Orbison
"Nutbush City Limits" - Ike & Tina Turner
Incubus have sold the rights to their publishing catalog to HarbourView Equity partners.
According to ThePrP, the group's hundred song-plus catalog has generated 12.4 million album consumption units in the U.S. since their formation and over 23 million records sold worldwide.
In addition to the band's catalog, guitarist Mike Einziger also sold his rights to his solo works and contributions.
Exact terms for the deal were not disclosed.
Yungblud is selling necklaces made from his used gum to benefit the National Independent Venue Foundation.
Consequence reports that the 25-year-old rocker teamed up with 5 Gum and jewelry artist Greg Yuna to create 15 unique necklaces. Each piece includes a piece of chewed, limited-edition Cobalt Peppermint 5 gum in Lucite with white diamonds, a charm engraved with the 5 Gum logo and Yuna's signature stamp, all on a 14K white gold chain.
Fans can bid on the necklaces now through October 26th on eBay.
