It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Tommy Ramone, the founding drummer of seminal punk rockers the Ramones. He was 62 years old. Tommy was the last original member of the band left alive. The Ramones formed in 1974, and released their self-titled debut album in 1976. The band are widely considered to...
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IN MEMORIAM – THE OUTFIELD GUITARIST JOHN SPINKS PASSES AWAY AT 60
This morning, guitarist and lyricist John Spinks of pop-rock trio The Outfield passed away at age 60. Spinks had been fighting a long, hard battle with liver cancer. The band reported on their Official Facebook Page today that John’s passing was both “peaceful and painless”. John literally persevered until the very end, and left us with the promise of...
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NO DOUBT SET TO HEADLINE GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL 2014
Alt-rockers No Doubt are set to headline the 2014 Global Citizen Festival on the Great Lawn of Central Park (New York, NY) on September 27, 2014. The festival will also see Jay Z, Carrie Underwood, Tiësto, fun., and The Roots perform. The free ticketed festival’s purpose is to raise global awareness of and funds for extreme poverty all around the...
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ROYAL BLOOD PREMIERE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “FIGURE IT OUT”, DEBUT LP DUE OUT AUGUST 25
Today, hard rock duo Royal Blood premiered their new music video for “Figure It Out”, another new single off their much-anticipated debut album which drops August 25 on Warner Bros. Records. The band released their current single “Come On Over” back in April. The track is currently making it’s rounds on rock radio. The band is on tour now, and...
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OTHERWISE UNVEIL NEW SINGLE “DARKER SIDE OF THE MOON” OFF UPCOMING ALBUM ‘PEACE AT ALL COSTS’
Las Vegas hard rockers Otherwise have unveiled a brand new track “Darker Side of The Moon”. The song is the first single off their upcoming sophomore effort, Peace At All Costs, which is due out later this summer via Century Media Records. The band’s last bit of recorded material was their acoustic EP Enjoy The Pain which included the hit single “Miles of...