On Nov. 26, the mighty HELMET — one of my top five favorite bands of all time — will unleash Live and Rare, its first-ever live album. Available on Digital, CD, and Vinyl via earMusic, Live and Rare combines tracks from two concerts from different points in the band's development.
“After persuading our label folks in Hamburg to bake these...
The surviving members of The Cranberries, UMe/Island Records, and the estate of the late Dolores O'Riordan are celebrating the legacy of the band's frontwoman on what would've been her 50th birthday.
Remembering Dolores is a specially curated 15-track streaming-only compilation of songs from the band’s eight album catalog.
“To mark the occasion, we have, together with some of Dolores’ closest friends...
Repentance, the Chicago band founded by guitarist Shaun Glass (Soil, Broken Hope, Dirge Within, The Bloodline) is back with a completely new lineup, a new single, and a new deal with Germany's Noble Demon Records.
Over the past year, Glass has rebuilt the band from the ground up with a lineup that includes vocalist Adam Gilley (Product of Hate), guitarist...
The mighty Anthrax has been celebrating 40 years of thrash excellence this year, a milestone that reached its peak with a July 18 live stream concert event. Now, the band — Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Joey Belladonna, and Jon Donias — continues to celebrate with the release of a new high-end spirit, Anthrax XL.
Anthrax teamed up with...
I distinctly remember cruising across Illinois and Indiana on a road trip listening to the Spice Girls' debut album, Spice on CD. Of course, this was 1996, so the CD player was run through my car stereo using a tape deck adapter. What I can't remember, specifically, is how the Spice Girls wound up in the mix between Sepultura's...
After months of teasing and four public listening events culminating in an epic showcase at Soldier Field in Chicago, Kanye West finally released Donda, his tenth studio album. Def Jam Recordings confirmed the release today.
West, or simply, Ye, as he seems to prefer now, enlisted an all-star lineup of guest performers for the 27-track epic, including Jay-Z, Travis Scott,...
It's been eight years since Jordan Lewis moved to L.A. and settled in behind the mixing board as an engineer for The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, the legendary production duo behind hits for Rihanna, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, and others. Soon, Lewis was engineering tracks for T.I. and Jessie J before making the jump to work with Travis Scott as his...
The Darkness is back, and it's more than ready to rock the world once more.
The UK band comprised of frontman/guitarist Justin Hawkins, guitarist/producer Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain, and drummer Rufus Taylor — will unleash its latest album, Motorheart, on Nov. 19 via Cooking Vinyl. Check out the lyric video for the title track below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4ThI3Wm57Q
“'Motorheart' rocks harder than anything...
Illinois rockers Local H have revealed plans to release a covers EP as Awesome Quarantine Mix-Tape #3. The first single is a fresh take on "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)," the 1972 Looking Glass hit that got a boost a few years back thanks to James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J51RkgI1Wss
" Started doing this near-daily streaming...
Officially, the Hulu Lollapalooza Livestream was not set to have replays, but that's hardly stopped the action from proliferating online. One of this weekend's most buzzed-about performances out of Lollapalooza 2021 in Chicago was the hour-long set that Limp Bizkit performed on Saturday night. For those looking to relive the action or just enjoy it for the first time,...