That's right, true believers - RIZE OF THE FENIX (pre-order it now on iTunes!), already hailed as ''The Greatest Album Ever Recorded by Anyone Ever'' by EXTRA's Maria Menounos, is coming to fine record emporiums nationwide on May 15th. The long-awaited comeback album by Kyle Gass and Jack Black, collectively known as the mighty TENACIOUS D, will demand to...
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. officials contacted The Rock Father™ last night to announce the seventh major performer slated for Summerfest 2012. Boston rockers AEROSMITH will headline the Marcus Amphitheater on Saturday, July 7 at 8:00 pm along with Chicago's CHEAP TRICK as special guests.AEROSMITH will perform the Summerfest date as part of The Global Warming Tour, which is also being announced today.
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Seattle rockers CANDLEBOX are gearing up for the April 3 release of their new album LOVE STORIES & OTHER MUSINGS, and today they've released a lyric video for their recent single Believe in It. The new video keeps the ''movie theater'' theme of their album artwork intact with some additional elements. Check out the new clip below.
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I just posted last week that THE SMITHS are getting a Lullaby Album via Rockabye Baby! next month, but now the adults can get in on the action with an extensive collection of reissues. The folks over at Rhino have sent The Rock Father™ full details and tracklistings for the entire affair - all of which can be read...
I'm really digging CHERRI BOMB, and I think by the end of 2012, a lot of people will be feeling the same way. Hollywood Records sent over their 2011 STARK EP last week along with an advance copy of their forthcoming album THIS IS THE END OF CONTROL, and believe me - this L.A.-based group of teenage female rockers...
Next Tuesday (March 26), THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS will release their long-awaited fourth studio album, KIDS IN THE STREET (Interscope). Tonight, an email arrived at The Rock Father HQ with a link to their just-released album trailer, so let's give it a look, shall we?
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I have a interesting personal anecdote involving THE CULT... Some years ago, in the not-so-distant past, I'd written a screenplay that a ''producer'' wanted CULT frontman Ian Astbury to be a part of. Using a friend of mine who is a friend (and past collaborator) of Astbury as the channel, said ''producer'' (a term to be used in an...
BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE have announced the digital release of a new remix EP entitled CELESTIAL PROGRESSION on April 17 via Solid State Records. The EP features remixes of six songs that were featured on the 2011 release CELESTIAL COMPLETITON, an album I gave a perfect 5/5 rating to when I was still at Kik Axe Music (the review is...
The MELVINS have partnered with Scion A/V Metal for a FREE original EP entitled THE BULLS & THE BEES. The band's first new music since 2010's THE BRIDE SCREAMED MURDER can be downloaded (in exchange for an email) via the TopSpin widget below. Since I love MELVINS and have a Scion XB (with a million miles on it and...
Harmonix today alerted The Rock Father™ that tracks from award-winning Canadian rock group Three Days Grace are headed to the Rock Band™ Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
Official Press Release:Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and...