Green Day stormed into New York City’s Irving Plaza for an intimate club show on Saturday night (Sept. 15) in celebration of their upcoming release ‘¡Uno!’ and their involvement with Nokia’s new music streaming service. And the fans lucky enough to be in attendance were treated to a two-and-a-half-hour marathon set that spanned the band’s entire career. Teenage punkers Lipstick Homicide opened the night with a short but energetic set,
This is the beginning of a very productive time for the hard rock supergroup known as Down. The band is in the process of releasing four EPs, with the first one, dubbed ‘Down IV Part 1, The Purple EP‘ arriving Sept. 18. The disc is definitely a solid opener to their overall project and Loudwire is proud to team with Down to offer you a prize pack centered on the
Geoff Tate has been battling with his former Queensryche bandmates and putting together a competing band lineup. He’s also releasing a solo album, and has revealed the cover art and track listing for ‘Kings & Thieves,’ which is set to be released Nov. 6 through Inside Out Music. Tate will be supporting his second solo effort with a fall tour beginning in October. The tour also includes seven Canadian dates
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has found passion in political activism along with music, but now, the legendary musician has combined the two in a campaign video for Washington Lt. Governor hopeful Bill Finkbeiner. The Republican politician teamed up with Novoselic to perform his own campaign theme, a take on Johnny Cash’s ‘I’ve Been Everywhere.’ The song is accompanied by a YouTube video, which begins with a statement from Finkbeiner. “It’s
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators are out on the road this month for round two of touring in support of Slash’s latest disc ‘Apocalyptic Love.’ With his top hat firmly in place, the guitar great and his all-star band are hitting up markets they haven’t visited in ages, or in some cases, ever, as was the case when they pulled in to Hampton Beach, N.H., for a show
Just before Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti was preparing to kick off the first tour with his solo project Tremonti, he found out the bassist Brian Marshall would be unable to join him on the road. Enter Wolfgang Van Halen, who agreed to step in for the tour. Less than 24 hours later, Tremonti’s first show was in Coventry, R.I., and now behind the scenes footage has been
Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell recently stated that he felt that the band would take a little time between albums, then jump back in to record their next album, but guitarist Dave Navarro may have some other things to juggle as well as that next Jane’s release. According to Grunge Report, a fan called into Navarro’s Dark Matter online radio show last week to quiz the musician about if he