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MIKE + THE MECHANICS SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ FEATURING NEW RECORDINGS OF CLASSIC HITS ON DELUXE VERSION APRIL 5TH VIA BMG RECORDS March 18, 2019 The New Single, “Out Of The Blue,” Out Now Listen Now At – https://MandTM.lnk.to/OutOfTheBluePR MIKE + THE MECHANICS will release their ninth studio album, OUT OF THE BLUE, on April 5 via BMG. It captures the evolution of some of the band’s most loved hits throughout their 35-year career with brand new recordings (on deluxe version), as well as introducing fans to the band’s future with three brand new tracks: “One Way,” “What Would YouRead More →

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March 18, 2019 MEYTAL recently premiered the video for their single “Armalite” off of their highly anticipated new album titled The Witness due out April 5, 2019. The video can be seen here: “Very excited to release this video into the world. Production-wise, I think the video is a major step up for the band, and I believe the topic itself will arouse some interesting discussions” says Meytal. MEYTAL is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, Ca in 2013. It was founded by YouTube sensation – drummer Meytal Cohen. The release of the band’s debut album Alchemy in 2015 established MEYTAL as oneRead More →

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ADAM ANT ANNOUNCES ‘FRIEND OR FOE’ USA TOUR 2019 Pop icon Adam Ant performs his landmark, solo album “Friend or Foe” for the first time, live in its entirety, throughout the USA from September 4 to October 1. Artist presale tickets are available from Tuesday, March 19 at 10 am local time through Thursday, March 21 at 10 pm local time. General tickets are available from Friday, March 22 at 10 am local time. For more information, visit http://www.adam-ant.com. Following a world tour to sold-out venues throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Adam Ant confirms his 2019 “Friend or Foe”Read More →

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LORDS OF ACID Brighton Music Hall Allston, Massachusetts March 13, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The sold out Brighton Music Hall Wednesday night was was the scene where a sea of fans in fishnet, leather, and viny throbbed to the pulsing rhythms of the industrial metal scene. The Lords of Acid plus other bands on the “Pretty in Kink” tour were performing their well known hits along with some new ones. GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE Wearing 9-inch platform boots, Lindy Gabriel of Gabriel and the Apocalypse literally kicked off the festivities performing the best of their industrial infusion of goth hard rock. LittleRead More →

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ROCK TALK WITH MITCH LAFON On this episode of Westwood One’s Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon. New Interviews with rock legend Alice Cooper, music executive Tom Zutaut, LA GUNS’ Tracii Guns and Paul McCartney’s Brian Ray. Alan Niven co-hosts. In the first interview, legendary musician Alice Cooper discusses his upcoming tour with Halestorm, fostering new bands, the Hollywood Vampires, his three upcoming albums including a new Bob Ezrin produced ‘Alice Cooper’ one, Johnny Depp, what is an Alice Cooper album & touches upon Brutal Planet & Dragontown, touring ‘bare bones’, the physicality of touring at his age, did Detroit’s car industry give birth to theRead More →

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THE YARDBIRDS KICK OFF EAST COAST TOUR STARTING MARCH 14TH IN OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT COVER PHOTO: The Yardbirds | Photo by Arnie Goodman | Photo Courtesy of Anne Leighton Get to one or more of these shows to see an all-star band of the Yardbirds—featuring legendary drummer/vocalist Jim McCarty, John Entwistle/Alan Parsons guitarist Godfrey Townsend, Bob Dylan/Hall & Oates/Derringer bassist Kenny Aaronson, long time lead vocalist/guitarist John Idan, and the Doughboys’ great singer/harmonica player Myke Scavone. Thursday, March 21 – Iron Horse – Northampton, MA TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE The Yardbirds features a lineup of innovative and legendary musicians— notably, of course the Yardbirds’ leader/drummer/singer/co-founder JimRead More →

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THE CRINGE The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts March 10, 2019 Plus, new album Everywhere You’ve Never Been, set to release March 15, 2019 The Cringe was the opening band on a night of great music before the packed crowd at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Cringe set off a series of music events for a night that followed with Fates Warning and Queensryche, on The Verdict Tour. THE CRINGE – Photo Gallery | Photos by Dan Wenc The Cringe is a high energy rock band fronted by singer/guitarist, John Cusimano. The band also features on guitar James Rotondi, Johnny Blaze on bass and Shawn PeltonRead More →

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MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST US Tour Kicks Off On April 15th At The Whisky A Go Go Currently Recording 2nd Album + Announce New Drummer Following the release of their successful first album Resurrection, MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST is currently recording their second album, co-produced by Michael Schenker & Michael Voss, which is tentatively scheduled to be released in August. The news is bittersweet as the band recently mourned the passing of beloved MSF drummer Ted Mckenna. Michael comments, “We are totally heartbroken to hear about Ted McKenna – our amazing drummer and dearest friend – passing away. It’s a massive shock and a huge loss toRead More →

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ORIGINAL SURVIVOR SINGER DAVE BICKLER RETURNS WITH SOLO DEBUT, ‘DARKLIGHT’ The voice on one of the most instantly recognizable and celebrated rock anthems of all-time is back with his first-ever solo album – with the arrival of former Survivor singer Dave Bickler’s ‘Darklight.’ Released on March 15, 2019 via Deko Music, the ten-track album recalls the singer’s classic rock roots with a modern sound – and features contributions by the likes of Ryan Hoyle (Collective Soul) on drums, Brad Smith (Blind Melon) on bass, Grammy nominated producer Steve DeAcutis (Vanilla Fudge, Corey Glover, Vinnie Moore, Overkill, etc.), and Grammy Award winning mastering engineer Alan DouchesRead More →

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WEAPONS OF ANEW ANNOUNCE DATES WITH METAL ALLEGIANCE Melodic metallists Weapons of Anew are set to spread the word this coming April, when they open several shows on the west coast for Metal Allegiance – in support of their last album, ‘The Collision of Love and Hate.’ “It’s an honor to get introduced to the west coast crowd opening for Metal Allegiance,” says the group’s guitarist, Freddy Ordine. “We are always excited to get out and play!! Weapons has been super lucky with the tours we have gotten, but we have not made it out to the west coast on previous runs. We are aRead More →