Metallica frontman James Hetfield has announced another signing for the upcoming book Messengers: The Guitars of James Hetfield.
The event takes place on November 11 at Third Man Records Cass Corridor, the Detroit location for Jack White‘s label. Metallica is playing Detroit’s Ford Field on November 10 and 12.
Hetfield previously announced a signing taking place in St. Louis on November 4 in between ‘Tallica’s shows in the Missouri city on November 3 and 5.
Messengers is set to be officially released on November 21. The 400-page book includes photos of Hetfield’s personal guitar collection alongside passages on what each instrument means to him.
Alice in Chains‘ Jerry Cantrell rocked the national anthem ahead of his hometown Seattle Seahawks victory over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday, October 29.
In an Instagram post reflecting on the experience, Cantrell writes, “What a great weekend, got to play the national anthem before the Seahawks game.”
“Hawks brought home the W at the end of a slugfest with the Browns,” he adds. “Very proud to have been a part of the festivities. Thank you Seattle!”
Perhaps NFL teams should look into bringing rock artists in to sing the national anthem more often. In addition to Cantrell’s Seahawks grabbing a win, the Denver Broncos were victorious over the Kansas City Chiefs after Anthrax‘s Joey Belladonna sang the anthem at that game.
Foreigner is set to headline Arizona’s first-ever Rock the Block concert, which will open collector car auction house Barrett-Jackson’s 2024 Scottsdale auction.
The concert will take place Friday, January 19, at Auction Arena at WestWorld of Scottsdale, with tickets on sale starting Wednesday, November 1.
“We are thrilled to introduce the inaugural Rock the Block as an exciting way to kick off our world-renowned Scottsdale Auction in January,” said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. “This unique blend of live classic rock and automotive excellence underscores our commitment to providing an unparalleled experience at Barrett-Jackson. We look forward to welcoming fans and enthusiasts for this unforgettable occasion in the auction arena.”
Barrett-Jackson’s 2024 Scottsdale Auction is happening January 20-28, featuring about 1,900 collectible cars, trucks and SUVs. More info on the auction and concert can be found at barrett-jackson.com.
In the meantime, Foreigner still has a few more dates left on the 2023 leg of their farewell tour. Their next show is happening Wednesday, November 1, in Johnson City, Tennessee. A complete list of dates can be found at foreigneronline.com.
The Black Crowes are headed to Las Vegas for Super Bowl weekend.
Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson are booked to play two shows at the Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort on February 9 and 10, performing their hits and fan favorites.
A Citi ticket presale begins Tuesday, October 31, at 10 a.m. PT, with the general onsale happening Friday, November 3, at 10 a.m. PT.
The Black Crowes currently don’t have any dates on the books for the remainder of 2023. They were supposed to be opening for Aerosmith on their Peace Out tour, but that tour was halted after frontman Steven Tyler injured his vocal cords. It is expected to be rescheduled for sometime next year.
Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett has teamed up with Epiphone for a new signature guitar.
The Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V recreates the shredder’s own Flying V guitar and comes in ebony and purple metallic finishes. It costs $1299.
“I am extremely honored to be able to put out an Epiphone Flying V today,” Hammett says. “Epiphone represents great sounding guitars at accessible prices, which is fundamentally important for up-and-coming musicians. I’m beyond pleased that I can offer the ’79 Flying V in this capacity. It means so much to me to be able to put good guitars in the hands of young players.”
“Dreaming,” a new Sting, Pink and Marshmello collaboration that reworks Sting’s 1993 hit “Fields of Gold,” has landed the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer back on the pop and dance charts.
As Billboard notes, the song enters the publication’s Adult Pop Airplay chart at #34, which is the highest Sting has gotten on that ranking since 2006 when he teamed with Sheryl Crow for the #11 single “Always On Your Side.”
The song also enters Billboard‘s Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart at #1 and the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart at #12.
Marshmello came up with the idea for “Dreaming.” In an Instagram video documenting the collaboration, Sting says, “I always like it when [a] different mind takes one of my songs and adds something of their own to it. I never feel that possessive. I’m always interested to know where it can go. A song is just a template for something else.”
“Dreaming” is one of the new tracks on the Tour Deluxe Edition of Pink’s album Trustfall, which comes out December 1.
Notably, this isn’t the first time Sting has had a dance hit with a reworking of one of his classic songs. “Redlight,” a new version of his Police song “Roxanne” with Swedish House Mafia, peaked at #20 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in March of 2022.
Ozzy Osbourne will receive the Icon Award at the inaugural Rolling Stone UK Awards, taking place November 23 in London.
The Prince of Darkness is set to attend the ceremony, during which he’ll be delivering a speech.
“I don’t know what to say!” Ozzy says of the honor. “I wish I felt like a f****** icon.”
“I’ve had a long career and I’ve raised a few f****** eyebrows along the way, and I’ve met some amazing people too,” he adds. “I’ve done some good gigs and I’ve done some f****** bad gigs! Thanks very much for giving me this award, it really means a lot to me.”
The Rolling Stones are the latest artists to be honored with a Brit Billion Award by the British Phonographic Industry.
The award is given to artists who achieve one billion career U.K. streams, based on calculations by the Official Charts Company. Some of their most streamed tunes include “Paint It, Black,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and “Start Me Up.”
“Few artists have crossed generational divides in quite the way the Rolling Stones have. Their iconic songs and albums are era-defining, but the band remain as contemporary as ever,” says Dr. Jo TwistOBE, BPI chief executive. “The BPI is thrilled to honor them with a BRIT Billion Award, which underscores both the timeless appeal of their music and the extent to which they are now also connecting with a new wave of fans thanks to streaming.”
The Stones are now the longest active artists to receive a Brit Billion honor. They are one of 25 artists who have earned the award, including ABBA, Queen, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran.
In other Rolling Stones news, the band’s new album, Hackney Diamonds, has now reached #1 in 14 countries, including the U.K., Germany, Australia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand and more. In the U.S., it debuted at #3.
Norah Jones has released video of her and Dave Grohl‘s joint rendition of the Foo Fighters song “Razor.”
The performance, which is streaming now on YouTube, was recorded for an episode of Jones’ podcast, Norah JonesIs Playing Along. Grohl played an acoustic guitar while Jones provided piano and backing vocals.
“I haven’t done that in 20 years,” Grohl said after finishing “Razor,” a deep cut off the 2005 Foos album, In Your Honor.
Also during the podcast, Grohl and Jones played the Foos songs “Everlong,” “Statues” and “Virginia Moon” as well as Jones’ track “Flame Twin.”
In other Grohl news, his book, The Storyteller, which was first published 2021, is now available in paperback with additional content.
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has directed the music video for “Now and Then,” the final song from The Beatles. The song drops Thursday, November 2, at 10 a.m. ET, with the video to follow on Friday, November 3, at 10 a.m. ET.
Jackson, who also directed the Emmy-winning docuseries The Beatles: Get Back, says he was at first reluctant to take on the project.
“I thought my next few months would be a hell of a lot more fun if that tricky task was somebody else’s problem, and I could be like any other Beatles fan, enjoying the night-before-Christmas anticipation as the release of a new Beatles song and music video approached,” he explains, noting the idea of making the clip “produced a collection of anxieties almost too overwhelming to deal with.”
Jackson says his biggest worry was that there wasn’t enough authentic footage to use for the video, but his fears were unfounded. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr shot new footage of themselves performing, and Apple had video of Paul, Ringo and George Harrison working on “Now and Then” in 1995. Plus, Sean Lennon and Olivia Harrison sent him unseen home movies, and Pete Best provided some never-before-seen footage.
“To be honest, while we hope we’ve given The Beatles a suitable final farewell, that’s something you’ll need to decide for yourselves when it’s finally released – only a few days from now,” Jackson says. “Having got to the end, I’m very happy I’m not waiting for the release of somebody else’s ‘Now And Then’ music video. I have genuine pride in what we made, and I’ll cherish that for years to come.”
