Credit: Kevin NixonDef Leppard has announced its first North American concerts of 2019: a run of summer shows in Canada. The trek kicks off July 12 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is plotted out through a July 31 performance in Calgary, Alberta. The U.K. hard rockers will be joined by Tesla on the outing. Tickets…
Kevin Mazur/WireImageRobbie Robertson, founding guitarist and main songwriter of The Band, will be presented with the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He’ll receive the honor at the 2019 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards Gala Dinner, held May 9 in Toronto. In addition to his enduring and influential work with The…
Rhino’80s hair-metal band Skid Row’s self-titled debut album was released 30 years ago this month, and in honor of the milestone, a deluxe expanded version of the record was released Friday on digital services. Skid Row: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition features a remastered version of the original album’s 11 songs, the bonus track “Forever” and…
ABC/Fred WatkinsA long-lost Nirvana demo session recorded in 1992 has surfaced online. The recording was uploaded by drummer Rey Washam, who played in bands including Ministry, Tad and Scratch Acid — Kurt Cobain was a fan of the latter group. The session featured Washam on drums, Krist Novoselic on bass and Dave Grohl on guitar.…
It’s been a busy holiday season for me. But in a good way! Once again this year, I participated in CWACT’s annual Christmas Radio Play. It’s a throwback to when people would gather around the radio and listen to live performances of stories that were created for radio with voice actors and live sound effects.…
For those asking for the playlist from last night’s Forge- here ya go! HR 1-1 QUEENSRYCHE – WELCOME TO THE MACHINE (PINK FLOYD) WAYSTED – FORTUNATE SON (C.C.R.) GREAT WHITE – SUBSTITUTE (THE WHO) LIZZY BORDEN – LONG LIVE ROCK N ROLL (RAINBOW) CRUCIAL TAUNT – BALLROOM BLITZ (SWEET) HR 1-2 DANGEROUS TOYS – LET…
Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Radio Hall of Fame(NEW YORK) — Ahead of receiving the the Life Achievement Award at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 27, former M*A*S*H star Alan Alda has given an upbeat interview to People. The 82-year-old actor, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease almost four years ago,…
Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO(LONDON) — If you watched one of the latest teasers for the final season of Game of Thrones, you’ll have seen Jon Snow, Sansa Stark and Arya Stark all confronting statues of themselves inside the Stark family crypt. Creepy as it might be, Kit Harrington, who plays Jon, says he’s kept his…
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Actress Noomi Rapace is no stranger to playing strong women: She played super-tough hacker Lisbeth Salander in three films based on Stieg Larsson’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series. But she admits even she wasn’t prepared for what she’d have to do to prepare for her latest role. Rapace plays a bodyguard…
Craig Blankenhorn/HBO(NEW YORK) — HBO’s Crashing, inspired by the life of comedian Pete Holmes, is back for more stand-up this weekend…and maybe a little social commentary on the side. The third season of the series, which premieres on Sunday, promises to not only document Holmes and his peers’ ongoing struggle to become comedy stars, but…