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Morrissey concert cut short due to being tackled by excited fans

May 8, 2014

Morrissey. What can I say about this man, with his incredible voice that became my safe haven in the those crazy angst filled teen years of my past. His voice has been the soundtrack of my life and the songs they sing have taken me through the best and the worst times of my life. I have Morrissey to thank for the wonderful gift of their music. That is such a shared sentiment by so many fans. You want to talk to him, touch him, hug him, thank him and that is exactly what many fans did and attempted to do last night. The 54 year old singer was tackled by several fans during the encore performance at the City National Civic in San Jose, Ca last night. Several of the first few fans made it to the stage and you can see just wanted to touch him and Morrissey so kindly obliged them all, even reaching out to those that were being taken away by security. It continued on through the song, One Day, [Read More]

STYX and FOREIGNER with special guest Don Felder set for the Soundtrack of Summer Tour

May 8, 2014

Summertime for me in the ’80s was filled with days spent at the beach, hanging with friends and listening to great rock and roll. My car was filled with Styx and Foreigner cassettes as they were the playlists of fun summer times. Well they are back to bring that feel good summer music to an arena near you. Styx, Foreigner and their very special guest Don Felder (former Eagles guitarist/songwriter) are setting out on the Soundtrack of Summer 2014 Tour. The tour will kick off on May 14th at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, KS. Tickets are on sale now and you can check out the tour dates on the website here: www.soundtrackofsummer.com Combined, they’ve sold over 250 million albums worldwide. They’ve had 36 #1 and Top 10 smash hit singles that are still being spun on Classic Rock radio over 500,000 times every year. They’ve performed thousands of concerts worldwide to countless crowds. Now it’s time for three of the most legendary names in rock to come together for a massive U.S. Summer tour. [Read More]

Check out Farewell, My Love tribute video for Skip The Memories

May 7, 2014

Just last month, we brought you our coverage of Farewell, My Love as they stopped into San Francisco for the We Own The Night Tour. They put on a kick ass full energy show at the “Above” DNA Lounge. You can check out our photos, videos and full coverage here. To get you ready for the show, check out a tribute video made by Rockin Ryan which includes footage from their San Francisco set: Make sure to check out the tour dates for their upcoming tour, Rock and Rebel Tour with Jamies Elsewhere, Incredible’ me and lionfight and see if they are coming to a venue near you. You can check out our slide show of photographs by Rockin Ryan from their set here: We will definitely be there and encourage you to pick up your tickets early and not miss the show! We will see if we can bring you an interview and a feature on them when they come to Santa Rosa on June 12th! Great thing is, that the venue [Read More]

SLIGHTLY STOOPID set to appear at 2014 Bonnaroo Festival and Summer Sessions 2014

May 7, 2014

Slightly Stoopid has quite a busy summer schedule planned ahead of them. They are planned to perform a 75 minute set at the That Tent at this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Saturday June 14th at 6:45 pm. Before they head out to Bonnaroo they will be performing at a few other select festivals prior to embarking on their own tour, the Summer Sessions 2014. The 25 date “SUMMER SESSIONS 2014” tour marks SLIGHTLY STOOPID’s eighth annual summer amphitheater outing. Helping them deliver the ultimate jam session, this year’s lineup includes D.I.Y. legends NOFX (on select west coast dates), 7-time Grammy winner Stephen Marley (for the entire journey), hip hop icons Cypress Hill (on select west coast dates) and their friends and long-time musical conspirators G. Love & Special Sauce (on select dates). Getting underway July 9 in Eugene, OR, the tour will play along the west and east coasts featuring a stop at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA (7/19) and their annual hometown show at San Diego’s Sleep Train Amphitheater (7/26) as well as shows in Boston, Philadelphia, Asbury Park, Atlanta and many more. To get you ready for this summer, check out [Read More]

Bloody Mary set to perform with Lita Ford and Vixen in September!

May 7, 2014

We told you about the fantastic and amazingly talented all girl teen rock band, Bloody Mary which we met at NAMM. You can read that feature story here. We have some more great news about this young fast rising band! Bloody Mary are set to open for legendary rocker Lita Ford and Vixen at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, Il on September 12th, 2014. You can pick up your tickets at www.extremetix.com. Bloody Mary is: Rickee Divine, age 16, rhythm guitar and lead vocals – Carol Stream, IL Kat Cannons, age 17, drums and vocals – Downers Grove, IL Ana Apollo, age 17, lead guitar and vocals – Elmhurst, IL Hollie Wood, age 14, bass and vocals – Elmhurst, IL Bloody Mary have been taking the Chicago and the surrounding Midwest area by storm since 2010. They have become known for their high energy rockin sets that include originals and fan favorite covers. They are definitely a band you don’t want to miss and will be hearing a lot from this year. Bloody Mary released their [Read More]

Trivium parts ways with drummer Nick Augusto

May 7, 2014

We just received word that Trivium have announced they are parting ways with their drummer, Nick Augusto. They made the following post via their Facebook page: To Trivium Fans, Friends and Family: I had asked everyone to make this statement regarding Nick, personally and on behalf of the band because of the history we both have had together as friends and bandmates. There is no easy way to go about parting ways with someone; whether it’s in a band or not, but if it is coming directly from one of us, I hope that it will be perceived out of our respectfor him. This past Sunday, Matt, Corey, and I decided that it was best to part ways with Nick and to move forward as soon as possible. This decision was not one that we took lightly, given the fact that we are in the midst of a tour, and more importantly, that Nick has been with us for almost 3 and half years. We spoke face to face for about an hour on [Read More]

Foo Fighters put on a surprise show at the 9:30 club in Washington, DC

May 7, 2014

The Washington Post reported yesterday about a surprise Foo Fighters show at the 9:30 Club in DC this past Monday night. What was supposed to be a birthday bash for Trouble Funk bassist Big Tony Fisher actually turned out to be a surprise show from their hometown hero Dave Grohl and their mega uperstar band Foo Fighters. “I’m so glad I got to grow up here,” Grohl said from the stage while toasting Trouble Funk. “Because as a drummer, there’s no city funkier than Washington, D.C.” The night was filled with stories, great performances, and a night that no one would soon forget. Dave opened the show by keeping time for the Don’t Need Its, a band featuring bassist Darryl Jenifer and guitarist Dr. Know of Bad Brains, and vocalist Pete Stahl, frontman of Grohl’s pre-Nirvana punk group, Scream. They went on to play many early Bad Brains songs. The Don’t Need Its are Pete Stahl (Scream), Darryl Jenifer & Dr. Know (Bad Brains) and Dave on drums. (this may turn out to be more than a one [Read More]