The new Red Hot Chili Peppers album Unlimited Love includes 17 songs, but if that’s not enough for you, maybe one more will do the trick.
The “Under the Bridge” rockers have announced the release of a new tune called “Nerve Flip,” an Unlimited Love bonus track currently exclusive to the Japanese version of the album. The song will be available globally on digital platforms this Friday, June 3.
Unlimited Love, the first RHCP album in six years and the first with guitarist John Frusciante back in the band since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium, was released in April. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with the biggest week for a rock album in over a year.
The Chili Peppers will launch a world tour in support of Unlimited Love this Saturday, June 4, in Spain. The trek comes to the U.S. in July.
With Journey set to release its latest studio album, Freedom, in a little over a month, the band has debuted an official music video for one of the tracks, “You Got the Best of Me,” a melodic rock tune that was made available as an advance single in April.
The clip, which you can watch now on Journey’s YouTube channel, features color and black-and-white performance footage of the band’s current touring lineup — founding guitarist Neal Schon, longtime keyboardist Jonathan Cain, lead singer Arnel Pineda, keyboardist/backing vocalist Jason Derlatka, drummer/singer Deen Castronovo and bassist Todd Jensen.
“You Got the Best of Me” showcases Schon’s fluid guitar riffs and Pineda’s soaring vocals.
As previously reported, Freedom will be released on July 8 and can be preordered now.
Two other advance tracks have also been released from Freedom, “The Way We Used to Be” and “Let It Rain,” which debuted in June 2021 and last month, respectively.
Shortly after Freedom arrives, Journey will play a series of four special symphonic concerts in Las Vegas — on July 15, 16, 22 and 23. The band has several other concerts lined up around the U.S. this summer. Visit JourneyMusic.com to check out their full schedule.
Anthrax is releasing the band’s 40th anniversary streaming show as a live album and concert film titled Anthrax XL.
The performance, which premiered last July, featured two hours of ripping renditions of songs from throughout the thrash icons’ 40-year discography.
“Forty years doesn’t feel like 40 years,” says drummer Charlie Benante. “Sometimes, I have to remind myself about how long this strange trip has been. I enjoy playing these songs, they’re such a huge part of my life, and I know for a lot of our fans, they play a big part in theirs, as well.”
Anthrax XL will be released July 15. It includes the entirety of the streaming performance, as well as bonus footage of rehearsals and guitarist Scott Ian‘s “walking tour” of important Anthrax landmarks in New York City.
For a preview, you can watch the Anthrax XL rendition of the song “Aftershock” streaming now on YouTube.
If you want to see Anthrax in person, they’re launching a co-headlining U.S. tour with Black Label Society in July.
The new series Pistol, which debuted Tuesday on Hulu, is all about explosive rise and tragic fall of pioneering punk band the Sex Pistols.
Based on founding member and guitarist Steve Jones‘ memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the series follows “a band of spotty, noisy, working-class kids with ‘no future,’ who shook the boring, corrupt Establishment to its core, threatened to bring down the government and changed music and culture forever.”
The groundbreaking band — which also included vocalist John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Sid Vicious, who replaced original member Glen Matlock — was very close to director and executive producer Danny Boyle‘s heart, coming along at time when he felt all the anger and disenfranchisement the band was feeding off of.
Boyle tells ABC Audio that the punk rock movement “changed so much of Britain, which desperately needed changing. And it sustained a value that surprised everyone because it looked completely self-destructive, that it was going to burn itself out in a very short period of time. But it didn’t.”
And while the Pistols’ musical talents may have been questionable, Boyle thinks it’s their message that lives on today.
“Everybody went on about that they couldn’t play. They could play,” he insists. “More important than whether they could play or they couldn’t play, whether they were qualified or not, was that they had something to say. And that’s all you need.”
Boyle notes that in a misogynistic world, punk music “allowed women to surface and to make a big contribution.” Prime examples, he says, were fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, “Queen of Punk” Jordan and Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde, who “went on to sell more records than all the rest of them put together.”
The Rolling Stones launch their SIXTY tour tonight at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
The first leg of the trek, which celebrates the British rock legends 60th anniversary, will features 14 concerts in 13 European cities, including a pair of concerts in London’s Hyde Park on June 25 and July 3. The tour winds down on July 31 in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Stones also will visit France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands, and will play their first show in Liverpool, U.K., in over 50 years.
According to a press release that announced the outing, the SIXTY tour will feature “a spectacular new…production, including a massive stage, cutting edge lighting and state of the art video design.”
Steve Jordan, who stepped in for longtime Stones drummer Charlie Watts on the band’s 2021 No Filter tour of the U.S. after Watts’ death last August, will once again will be behind the kit for this trek.
The launch of the SIXTY tour also coincides with Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood‘s 75th birthday. The band posted a message on its socialmediasites that reads, “Happy birthday Ronnie Wood!! We’ll see you on stage tonight in Madrid to celebrate!”
The opening acts for tonight’s show are Sidonie and Vargas Blues Band. The latter act features John Byron Jagger, who is Stones frontman Mick Jagger‘s nephew.
As they have done for the last several years, The Stones are offering fans the chance to choose one song that they play prior to each show on their tour via an online vote.
Yesterday, Mick posted a series of photos on his Facebook page capturing him visiting various sites around Madrid.
The Rolling Stones launch their SIXTY tour June 1 at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
The first leg of the trek, which celebrates the British rock legends’ 60th anniversary, will feature 14 concerts in 13 European cities, including a pair of concerts in London’s Hyde Park on June 25 and July 3. The tour winds down on July 31 in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Stones will also visit France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands, and will play their first show in Liverpool, England, in over 50 years.
According to a press release that announced the outing, the SIXTY tour will feature “a spectacular new … production, including a massive stage, cutting edge lighting and state of the art video design.”
Steve Jordan, who stepped in for longtime Stones drummer Charlie Watts on the band’s 2021 No Filter tour of the U.S. after Watts’ death last August, will once again will be behind the kit for this trek.
The launch of the SIXTY tour also coincides with Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood‘s 75th birthday. The band posted a message on its socialmediasites that reads, “Happy birthday Ronnie Wood!! We’ll see you on stage tonight in Madrid to celebrate!”
The opening acts for tonight’s show are Sidonie and Vargas Blues Band. The latter act features John Byron Jagger, who is Stones frontman Mick Jagger‘s nephew.
As they have done for the last several years, The Stones are offering fans the chance to choose one song that they play prior to each show on their tour via an online vote.
Yesterday, Mick posted a series of photos on his Facebook page capturing him visiting various sites around Madrid.
Fifty years ago today, June 1, 1972, the Eagles soared into the music world with the release of their self-titled debut album.
The band’s country-rock sound, multiple-part harmonies and accomplished musicianship immediately were embraced by pop and rock fans.
The Eagles were formed in 1971 by a quartet of singing musicians — guitarist Glenn Frey, drummer Don Henley, guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner — all of whom were playing in Linda Ronstadt‘s backing band when the group came together.
Eagles yielded three hit singles — “Take It Easy,” “Witchy Woman” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” which peaked at #12, #9 and #22, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. The album reached #22 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 1 million copies in the U.S.
“Take It Easy” was co-written by Frey and his friend Jackson Browne, “Witchy Woman” was co-written by Henley and Leadon, and “Peaceful Easy Feeling” was composed by Glenn’s friend Jack Tempchin.
The album was produced by Glyn Johns, whom Frey wanted to record with because Johns had previously worked with The Rolling Stones, The Who and Led Zeppelin. Johns initially turned the band down, but changed his mind after hearing the members performing the Meisner-penned song “Take the Devil” acoustically while singing harmonies together.
While the Eagles eventually were dominated by Frey and Henley, Johns told Uncut magazine in 2021 that at the time of the band’s debut album, all four members were “equally important.”
“Henley’s strongest contribution was his voice. The same with Frey,” Glyn said. “Bernie Leadon was great on banjo and guitar, and Randy Meisner was a fine bass player, with a voice of extraordinary range … Without any one of them, it wouldn’t have been the same.”
Here’s the Eagles album’s full track list:
“Take It Easy”
“Witchy Woman”
“Chug All Night”
“Most of Us Are Sad”
“Nightingale”
“Train Leaves Here This Morning”
“Take the Devil”
“Earlybird”
“Peaceful Easy Feeling”
“Tryin'”
Volume one of the soundtrack to the fourth season of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things is available now via digital formats.
In addition to the previously announced Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks remix of Journey‘s 1983 hit “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” the album features songs by such other veteran rock artists as KISS, Talking Heads, The Beach Boys and Extreme.
The track list includes KISS’ “Detroit Rock City,” Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer,” The Beach Boys’ “California Dreamin'” and Extreme’s “Play with Me,” as well as songs by Kate Bush, Dead or Alive, The Cramps, Musical Youth, The Surfaris, Falco, Ricky Nelson and Baltimora.
The release of Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4, Volume I coincided with the premiere of the latest season of the series, which is split into two parts.
As previously reported, Volume II of the Stranger Things‘ season 4 soundtrack will be released digitally on July 1, the day that the second part of the series’ current season premieres.
The digital version of Volume II will feature all of the songs that appear on Volume I, as well as additional music heard in the second run of episodes of Stranger Things‘ fourth season.
The full Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4, including both volumes, will be released on CD and cassette on September 9, while a two-LP vinyl edition will be made available later in 2022.
Here’s the full track list of Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4, Volume I:
“Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” (Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks Remix) — Journey
“California Dreamin'” — The Beach Boys
“Psycho Killer” — Talking Heads
“Running Up That Hill” — Kate Bush
“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” — Dead or Alive
“Chica Mejicanita” — Mae Arnette
“Play with Me” — Extreme
“Detroit Rock City” — KISS
“I Was a Teenage Werewolf” — The Cramps
“Pass the Dutchie” — Musical Youth
“Wipeout” — The Surfaris
“Object of My Desire” — Starpoint
“Rock Me Amadeus (The Gold Mix)” — Falco
“Travelin’ Man” — Ricky Nelson
“Tarzan Boy” — Baltimora
“Dream a Little Dream of Me” — Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Megadeth bassist James LoMenzo is now officially a “permanent member” of the band.
LoMenzo, who’d previously played in Megadeth from 2006 to 2010, rejoined the thrash titans last summer as a live member ahead of their Metal Tour of the Year with Lamb of God and Trivium.
“I am thrilled to welcome back James to the Megadeth family,” frontman Dave Mustaine says in a statement. “James rejoined the fold as the touring bassist and it’s been a blast having him back, we thought let’s make it permanent.”
LoMenzo adds, “I’m so excited to rejoin Megadeth and move forward full steam into the next phase of this iconic band’s history!”
LoMenzo takes the place of founding bassist David Ellefson, who was let go from Megadeth in May 2021 after video of sexually explicit interactions between him and a woman leaked online. Mustaine is now the only original Megadeth member still in the band.
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Earlier this year, Jon Anderson teamed up with the students of the Paul Green Rock Academy for a five-date U.S. tour, and now the former Yes frontman is set to head out on the road with the talented young musicians for more shows this summer.
The new tour will feature Anderson and the students performing Yes’ 1972 album Close to the Edge in its entirety in honor of its 50th anniversary, plus other classic tunes and deep cuts by the prog-rock legends, as well as tunes from Anderson’s solo catalog, mashups and more.
The performances will showcase lush arrangements of the songs, including choral vocals, horns and other musical elements.
The trek currently features 13 dates and is mapped out from a July 7 concert in Plymouth, New Hampshire, through an August 6 show in Albany, New York.
Anderson says about performing with the Paul Green Rock Academy, “There are so many wonderful moments in my musical life, and being on stage with these young teenagers performing Classic Yes songs makes me so happy and proud … It’s a marvel and a tremendous pleasure for me.”
He adds, “They are a joy to be with and so much fun!!! I am grateful, thankful and feel very blessed to be able to sing along with them. [My wife] Janee and I love them all.”
Paul Green, meanwhile, explains that he was impressed with Anderson and the students’ performances of two songs from Close to the Edge — the title track and “And You and I” — at concerts last April. He adds, “Then when I heard it was the 50th anniversary of the album I just knew we had to do the whole thing. Jon agreed.”
Check out the full list of dates at Anderson’s Facebook page.
