Social Distortion will reissue special vinyl and digital versions of Mommy’s Little Monster, marking the 40th anniversary of their influential debut album. The reissue, set for release on November 10 on Craft Recordings, is available for pre-order at https://craftrecordings.com/collections/social-distortion. The classic SoCal punk album has been newly remastered from its original analog tapes and pressed…… read more »
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival and Joe Hand Promotions, in association with Integrated Sports Media, have announced a new partnership that will offer the upcoming 2023 Crossroads Guitar Festival to fans through a number of cable and streaming distribution outlets. The two-day sold out event, which takes place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles…… read more »
Whitesnake recently released a remix of “Lay Down, Stay Down,” a song from their The Purple album. The remix arrived with an accompanying video. The new version is among the many remixed, remastered favorites featured on the upcoming The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition, scheduled to arrive on October 13th as a 2 CD/Blu-ray set…… read more »
Maynard James Keenan will celebrate his upcoming 60th birthday with a Spring 2024 tour featuring his bands A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. They will be joined by Primus. The brief seven-date U.S. tour, called “Sessanta,” will kick off on Keenan’s birthday – April 17 – at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix, Arizona. “Bands…… read more »
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ acclaimed 2010 album, Mojo, will be reissued in red vinyl on October 20. Highly requested by fans, the reissue will be available in a limited-edition translucent ruby red double vinyl LP pressing, as well as in immersive Dolby Atmos and Spatial formats. The album is available for pre-order now at…… read more »
Due to brisk ticket sales and numerous sellouts, progressive rock band Kansas are extending their 50th Anniversary Tour with 20 new dates. The “Another Fork in The Road” Tour celebrates 50 years of the band’s illustrious music history with concerts featuring two hours of memorable hits, fan favorites and deep cuts rarely performed live. The…… read more »
Aerosmith have postponed several of their farewell tour dates after frontman Steven Tyler sustained vocal cord damage. Tyler said in a statement that he has received strict orders from doctors not to sing for a month. “I sustained vocal cord damage during Saturday’s show that led to subsequent bleeding,” Tyler said. “We’ll need to postpone…… read more »
Steve Miller recently shared “Mama Church (A Cappella),” one of eight previously unreleased songs featured on J50: The Evolution of The Joker, a new box set honoring The Joker’s 50th anniversary while chronicling the artistic journey that led to its creation. “Mama Church (A Cappella)” was recorded on a 4-track in a hotel room on…… read more »
British rock band The Struts recently released a new single, “Rockstar.” The track will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Pretty Vicious, due out through Big Machine/John Varvatos Records on November 3. Commenting on “Rockstar”, vocalist Luke Spiller said, “I wanted to write this story where a guy meets a girl who has rockstar energy…… read more »
Green Day will release the 30th anniversary super deluxe edition of their 1994 album Dookie on September 29. It will be available as a 6-LP vinyl, 4-CD box set digitally. The release features the original album, seventeen unreleased demos, six studio outtakes (3 unreleased), Woodstock 1994 and Live In Barcelona 1994 (unreleased). A limited version…… read more »