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200 Greatest Songs of the 70s 30-21 Season 7 Episode 30 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Top Ten Revealed” titled “200 Greatest Songs of the 70s 30-21” promises to be an exciting journey through some of the most memorable music of the decade. This episode continues the countdown of the best songs from the 1970s, and it focuses on songs ranked from 30 to 21. Fans of classic rock and pop will surely enjoy the insights shared by music experts.

In this episode, viewers will hear from notable figures in the music industry, including Matt Sorum, Jack Osbourne, and Kenny Aronoff. These experts will discuss a variety of songs that shaped the 70s music scene, featuring artists like The Clash and Carole King. Each expert brings their unique perspective, making the discussions lively and engaging.

As the countdown progresses, there will be plenty of...

The latest episode of “The Top Ten Revealed,” titled “200 Greatest Songs of the 70s 30-21,” airs at 8:30 Pm on Axs TV. This exciting season 7 episode continues the countdown of the most iconic songs from one of music’s most celebrated decades.

In this segment, music experts like Matt Sorum, Jack Osbourne, and Kenny Aronoff take viewers through the top hits ranked from 30 to 21. They share their insights and personal connections to the tracks, covering a wide range of artists and styles from The Clash’s punk energy to Carole King’s heartfelt melodies. Each song carries its own story, reflecting the diverse musical landscape of the 1970s.

Fans of the era will enjoy the nostalgic journey through these unforgettable tunes and may even discover new favorites along the way. Whether it’s rock, pop, or soul, this episode promises to celebrate the rich history of 70s music and engage...

How many drummers does it take to make a late-night show? Well over 300 if you’re Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Drummers have been a fixture in late-night for years – think of Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band who became the bandleader for Conan O’Brien and Ed Shaughnessy on The Tonight Show with Jonny Carson – but Meyers’ NBC show has paved a new path for stick wizards.

Eric Leiderman, a producer on the show, has been overseeing a rotating group of drummers that since the show began – ten years ago on Saturday.

This has included the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Slayer’s Dave Lombardo, Guns N’ Roses’ Matt Sorum, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron, Allison Miller and Mudhoney’s Dan Peters.

As the show celebrates this anniversary, Leiderman tells Deadline how this under-the-radar scheme came about and why...

Drummer Jay Weinberg revealed on Sunday (November 19th) that he underwent surgery on both his hip and femur this past Tuesday (November 14th). The stickman insisted that the medical procedures were long planned, and not related to his firing from Slipknot earlier this month.

Weinberg shared a photo of himself on crutches via Instagram, explaining that he had scheduled the surgery knowing that he had an extensive break in his touring schedule, even had he remained with Slipknot. The band’s next show is scheduled for April at Las Vegas’ Sick New World festival.

His full post reads as follows:

“This Tuesday, after three years of careful planning, I underwent an outpatient procedure to repair the torn labrum of my left hip and shave down a misshapen part of my femur — a condition that never impacted my drumming in any way, but I’ve wanted to take care of during...

A week after he was let go by Slipknot, drummer Jay Weinberg has broken his silence via an emotional social media post. The musician says he was “heartbroken and blindsided” by the band’s decision to fire him.

Last Sunday (November 5th), Slipknot announced, “We would like to thank Jay Weinberg for his dedication and passion over the past ten years. No one can ever replace Joey Jordison’s original sound, style or energy, but Jay honored Joey’s parts and contributed to the last three albums and we, the band, and the fans appreciate it. But as ever, Slipknot is intent on evolving. The band has decided to make a creative decision, and to part ways with Jay. We wish Jay all the best and are very excited for what the future holds.”

On Saturday (November 11th), Jay issued his own statement, writing the following via his Instagram page:...

Touring with his hard rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires, the band’s latest concert in Budapest has been cancelled, and that too at the last minute as Depp ended up passing out at the hotel.

According to Hungarian news outlet Blikk, the ‘Edward Scissor Hands’ star missed the sound check ahead of the scheduled concert, but it created no suspicions whatsoever as this wasn’t the first time he did that.

A source at Blikk reported, quoted by Aceshowbiz: “Everything was set, the stage was set, the backstage crew was ready for the party. It didn’t even occur to me that there could be a problem, especially as the band members had done the sound set-up that had been scheduled for the afternoon.”

“No one thought any more about the fact that Johnny Depp didn’t take part, his microphone was set up by a staff member, but that’s not unusual for such stars.

Hollywood Vampires were in London to perform at the O2 Arena as part of their tour.

The band, which consists of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen, was formed in 2012. Former band members include Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum from Guns N’ Roses, Brad Whitford from Aerosmith and Robert DeLeo from Stone Temple Pilots.

Their band name was derived from a celebrity drinking club named The Hollywood Vampires. It was initiated by Cooper in the 1970s with members that included John Lennon, Ringo Starr and Kieth Moon, among others.

Last month, concert-goers sang “Happy Birthday” to Depp in Romania. A few days after his birthday, he was finally paid the $1 million settlement from his ex-wife, Amber Heard.

The whole venue sang the happy birthday song to Johnny. From Romania, The Hollywood Vampires and the rest of the world, Happy Birthday Johnny Depp! pic.twitter.com/hSt4oAhwoe

— Hollywood Vampires (@hollywoodvamps) June 9, 2023

Today,...

Can Metallica actually master puppets? That was the question posed to the metal icons on Wednesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, resulting in a hilarious sketch. Oh, and the band also rocked an epic rendition of “Master of Puppets” on the show.

Following his monologue, host Jimmy Kimmel introduced a pre-taped segment in which the four members of Metallica went to marionette school to learn how to become puppeteers. After a quick lesson from the pros, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers were tasked with performing a theatrical production in front of a group of young children.

Lars Ulrich had the honor of appearing first, controlling a cactus puppet, as he began the story of how Metallica became a band in an amusing high-pitched voice. James Hetfield came out next, manipulating a cat puppet. Soon followed Kirk Hammett, the donkey, and Robert Trujillo, the invisible man.

One of...

It took Guns N’ Roses less than a year to go from hard-rock paupers, targeted by L.A. street urchins with stuttering taunts of “Welcome to the jungle, you’re gonna die” (or, worse, “feel my serpentine?”), to become the Most Dangerous Band in the World. They were unprepared for fame. Their debut, 1987’s Appetite for Destruction, was crude and rude; its sci-fi cover illustration depicted a sexual assault, its lyrics reveled in misogyny and heroin abuse, one song (“Rocket Queen”) contained literal audio pornography, as a woman pants while...

Taylor Hawkins reflected on his love for the drums in his final on-camera interview. On Thursday, Greenwich Entertainment released the trailer for Let There Be Drums!, a documentary about the world’s greatest percussionists, and it features a sit-down chat with the late Foo Fighter.

“The second I sat on the drums, it was like a bolt of lightning went through my body,” he says in the trailer. “I’ll never forget that day.”

The two-minute trailer teases interviews from some of his fellow iconic musicians, including the Beatles’ Ringo Star,...

Brian Ray, a familiar sight to Paul McCartney fans as a 20-year multi-instrumentalist stalwart in the superstar’s band, has a dream for making Palm Springs a destination on the routing of touring rockers, as well as more of a cultural hub for the arts in general. It’s a dream whose destination is well in sight. He’s helping with the already partially funded campaign to restore and reopen the Plaza Theatre, a 1936 gem that has sat unpolished, if not quite completely dilapidated, through eight years of notable dormancy right in the heart of Palm Springs’ famous shopping district.

Since he moved to the desert part-time four years ago, Ray has often thought about what could be, or what could have been, when it comes to the Plaza. It hasn’t been fit for ages to use as a hub for the annual Palm Springs Film Festival, as it...

A new documentary, Let There Be Drums!, will feature interviews with Ringo Starr, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, and late Foo Fighters member Taylor Hawkins. Deadline reports that the Hawkins segment may be the drummer’s final filmed interview.

Filmmaker Justin Kreutzmann, who is the son of the Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann (also featured in the doc alongside the Dead’s Mickey Hart), helmed the picture, which will come out Oct. 28. Other featured stickmen include the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins, and...

Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Let There Be Drums!, a music documentary that features what may have been the final filmed interview with late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Justin Kreutzmann, son of The Grateful Dead’s drummer Bill Kreutzmann, directed the documentary which “examines the essential role drumming plays in great bands and how music passes from generation to generation.”

Hawkins, who died in March at the age of 50 while visiting Bogotá, Colombia, appears in the documentary, along with fellow percussion luminaries Ringo Starr, Stewart Copeland of The Police; Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann of The Grateful Dead; Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction; Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Matt Sorum of Guns N’ Roses.

Greenwich plans to release the film in theaters on October 28. There’s a personal dimension to the documentary; the younger Kreutzmann took on the project “to...

This July 7, 2022, Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Starkey will be joined on his birthday by family and friends, including current All Starrs Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter, Colin Hay, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette, as well as friends Benmont Tench, Jim Keltner, Richard Marx, Matt Sorum, Ed Begley Jr., Linda Perry, Diane Warren, Roy Jr and Alex Orbison.

Ringo Celebrates His Birthday With His Annual Campaign For Peace And Love

They will gather together in Los Angeles for Ringo’s annual Peace & Love Birthday event, and at Noon give the traditional “Peace and Love” exclamation. This year Artemis Music Space Network, through the International Space Station (Iss) will amplify that message not only to the entire planet but up into Earth’s orbit and to the stars.

At Noon Ringo will signal the Artemis Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas to beam his message & music (Ringo’s 2021 single release “Let...

The first three episodes of Pam & Tommy are available now on Hulu, and so far viewers have seen Tommy Lee do quite a few things. They’ve seen him lick Pamela Anderson’s face seconds after meeting her at a club, follow her down to Cancun for a Baywatch promotional event, and marry her just days later. They’ve also seen him pull a gun on a contractor (played by Seth Rogen) who winds up stealing a homemade sex tape from his house. And in one of the more memorable moments,...

Global superstars including Dame Judi Dench, Russell Crowe, Ricky Gervais, Sir Paul McCartney, Joaquin Phoenix, William Shatner and Richard Gere have come together to support Animals Asia taking a big step towards saving the Asiatic black bear (aka moon bear) species from extinction in Vietnam.

Animals Asia is ending bear bile farming in Vietnam, a long-standing cruel practice that has been pushing moon bears towards extinction in the country. The industry in Vietnam relies on restocking from wild populations and as a consequence, Vietnam’s Asiatic black bear population faces the most severe decline on record, according to The International Union for Conservation of Nature (Iucn).

As the Vietnamese Government’s official solution partner in bringing the industry to a close, the organisation begins to rescue the last remaining bears on bile farms in Vietnam (around 400) and close the farms for good one by one in the country. Once the last bear is saved,...

Zz Top’s Billy Gibbons has released a new music video for “My Lucky Card,” a track off his upcoming album, Hardware, out June 4th via Concord.

The clip was filmed in and around Pappy and Harriett’s Pioneertown Palace, a famous honky-tonk in Pioneertown, California (just outside Joshua Tree), that was originally built as part of a western film set (as seen on shows like The Cisco Kid and The Gene Autry Show). The clip starts out in black-and-white, but slowly turns to color as Gibbons walks into the bar,...

Billy Gibbons remembers Jim Morrison and Gram Parsons while driving around Joshua Tree in the video for “Desert High,” the latest single from the Zz Top rocker’s upcoming album Hardware.

On the track, Gibbons sing-speaks about Morrison (“The desert toad takes me for a ride/The Lizard King’s always by my side,” a nod to the Doors singer’s alter ego) and pays tribute to “Gram,” the Flying Burrito Brothers singer who died in a hotel room in Joshua Tree.

“Gram died in room eight and left it...

Billy Gibbons, the founder of Zz Top and an instantly recognizable figure in American music, will be the subject of a new tribute concert and TV taping set for May 16th in Nashville. “A Tribute to Billy Gibbons” will feature live performances at the Grand Ole Opry House in front of a reduced capacity, socially distanced audience.

Eric Church, Lucinda Williams, Brad Paisley, Ronnie Milsap, and Dennis Quaid are among the announced performers. Travis Tritt, Jimmie Vaughan, Larkin Poe, Guthrie Trapp, and Tim Montana, a disciple of Gibbons and a frequent collaborator,...

“I’m a West Coast junkie from a Texas town,” Billy Gibbons growls in his new song “West Coast Junkie.” The surf-rock jam announces the new solo album from the Zz Top guitarist: Hardware, his third solo project, arrives June 4th.

Along with the song, Gibbons released a video for “West Coast Junkie” that finds him and his trio — including former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum — on a surreal desert trip in search of Sixties go-go dancers. In fact, Gibbons recorded Hardware in a desert studio, setting up shop in Palm Springs,...

Billy Idol, Bret Michaels, Wynonna Judd, and the Allman Betts Band will take part in the Big Love Benefit Concert to raise funds for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. The virtual show is scheduled for Saturday, January 23rd.

The benefit concert will be hosted by Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen and Lauren Monroe, with former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Myles Kennedy, and Styx’s Tommy Shaw also on the bill. The gig will also feature messages in support of the endeavor by Sammy Hagar and the band Chicago.

Axs TV’s “Top Ten Revealed” will resume its third season with 12 new music-themed episodes in October, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

Hosted by Katie Daryl, the first new episode premieres Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt. The first half of Season 3 aired between April 19 to Aug. 9.

Each episode of “Top Ten Revealed” explores a new theme, featuring a rotating roster of icons and experts from across the entertainment industry will share their thoughts on groundbreaking artists, albums and songs that have left their mark on music.

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The Oct. 4 episode will explore “Destination Songs” like The Clash’s “London Calling,” the Beastie Boys’ “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” and Kiss’ “Detroit Rock City.”

Other episodes include “Canadian Recording Artists” on Oct. 11; “90s One-Hit Wonders” on Oct. 18; “Top Ten Devilish Songs” on Oct. 25; “Iconic Political Songs” on Nov.

An incredible lineup of musicians united on Saturday for (De)Tour, a virtual charity festival hosted by the Morrison Hotel Gallery and Rolling Stone Live Studios to benefit the efforts of MusiCares and Niva.

The show featured everybody from Ringo Starr, Linda Perry and Slash to Gavin Rossdale, Sean Lennon, Cheap Trick, John Oates, Billy Gibbons, Dmc, Matt Sorum, Sean Lennon and Taylor Momsen. “MusicCares has helped so many of my friends and family in the music community,” Momsen told Rolling Stone, “and now, branching out to Covid relief and...

On Saturday, August 15th, Morrison Hotel Gallery and its partners are proud to present (De)Tour, a daylong charity music festival featuring an all-star lineup of artists working in association with MusiCares®, National Independent Venue Association (Niva), and Spotify in support of fellow artists, crew members, and independent venues and promoters.

When the coronavirus pandemic struck – pressing pause on all live tours and concerts and putting many touring artists and crew members out of work – the gallery went to work to forge a new kind of virtual show for these extraordinary times.

(De)Tour promises to be a show like no other. Featuring performances by iconic artists including Ringo Starr, Linda Perry, Slash, Gavin Rossdale, Macy Gray, Sean Lennon, Jesse Malin, Cheap Trick, Taylor Momsen and The Badflower, John Oates, David Johansen, Billy Gibbons, Darryl McDaniels (a.k.a. Dmc), Gilby Clarke, Donita Sparks, Matt Sorum, Lzzy Hale, Bluebonnets, Charlotte Muhl,...

Morrison Hotel Gallery and Rolling Live Studios will be hosting (De)Tour, a day-long virtual charity festival in association with MusiCares and Niva, on Saturday, August 15th.

The lineup for the virtual event includes performances by Ringo Starr, Linda Perry, Slash, Gavin Rossdale, Macy Gray, Sean Lennon, Jesse Malin, Cheap Trick, Taylor Momsen, Badflower, John Oates, David Johansen, Billy Gibbons, Darryl McDaniels (a.k.a. Dmc), Gilby Clarke, Donita Sparks, Matt Sorum, Lzzy Hale, Bluebonnets, Charlotte Muhl, David Ramirez, Al Barr, Eve Monsees, Scream, Haley Reinhart, Joseph Arthur, Kathy Valentine,...

Ricky Gervais, pop star Mýa, actors Dame Judi Dench, Olivia Newton-John and Tzi Ma, and renowned conservationist Dame Jane Goodall have come together to record an impassioned video calling for a reset of humanity’s relationship with nature in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis and its zoonotic origins. However it’s two baby bears who have stolen the spotlight.

In mid-July, as the celebrities recorded their video messages, Animals Asia rescued two three-month-old moon bear cubs that had been illegally trapped and put on sale on the black market, and are now taking care of them at the Ngo’s sanctuary in Tam Dao, Vietnam.

The two rescued bear cubs at the Animals Asia sanctuary in Tam Dao, Vietnam

Credit/Copyright: AnimalsAsia.org

“If this crisis has taught us anything, it’s the power of leaving nature alone – and that The Only Cure is Kindness”, said British comedian Ricky Gervais.

The “Chrysalis Night In” virtual fundraiser paid tribute to Broadway star Nick Cordero on Thursday night.

It was just two days before that the Tony-nominated actor woke up from a medically induced coma after complications from his battle with Covid-19.

The Chrysalis benefit was co-hosted by Zach Braff, who got emotional while talking about his best friend Cordero’s journey, while introducing a performance by the Los Angeles cast of “Rock of Ages.”

“Some of the most heartwarming support has been from Nick’s company of ‘Rock of Ages’ [Cordero starred in the production as Dennis]. They come and they walk the baby, they come and drop off food, they drop off flowers, they drop off wine,” Braff said. “It’s been so hard because we’re not supposed to touch each other and all you want to do is hold your friend and give them love. But this group of people are the most amazing company,...

Former Runaways frontwoman Cherie Currie will digitally release her long-awaited, star-studded album, Blvds of Splendor, via former Runaways guitarist Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records on April 28th.

The album previously came out as a vinyl-only release for Record Store Day last year, but didn’t get a wide release; the digital version includes three bonus tracks.

Currie first began teasing the album — which features guest appearances by Billy Corgan, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Juliette Lewis and Brody Dalle, among others — in 2016. She shelved the project at...

Nearly two years after Black Sabbath wrapped their massive farewell tour, bassist Geezer Butler unveiled his next move: a supergroup project featuring drummer Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver), guitarist Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) and vocalist Franky Perez (Scars on Broadway, Apocalyptica).

The quartet released their first single, the brooding blues-rock epic “Down in Flames.” The track opens with Sorum’s borderline-shuffled 6/8 drum groove and settles into a massive, distorted riff from Butler and Stevens. “It’s gonna be a long, cold winter/ For saints and for sinners,” Perez howls over the din,...

Weeks after releasing a gritty cover of Muddy Waters’ “Rollin’ and Tumblin,'” Billy Gibbons issued a second tribute to the blues legend with his take on “Standing Around Crying.”

The Zz Top guitarist offers a slow, simmering version of the cut, laced with his signature, screaming slide-guitar. “Baby, look how you got me standing ’round crying/ I know I done love you, little girl, but you always resting on my mind,” he howls over a 12-bar blues pattern.

Both of Gibbons’ Waters covers appear on his upcoming solo LP,...

Zz Top’s Billy Gibbons announced a headlining North American tour in support of his upcoming album The Big Bad Blues. The 24-date fall trek launches October 13th in Riverside, Iowa and concludes November 18th in West Hollywood, California. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, August 14th.

The Big Bad Blues, the singer-guitarist’s second solo record, marks a return to the formative blues style he explored with Zz Top. The LP, out September 21st, features six original tracks alongside covers of Muddy Waters, Jerome Green, Bo Diddley and Gilly Stillwater.

Zz Top‘s Billy Gibbons detailed a new solo album, The Big Bad Blues, out September 21st via Concord Records. He previewed the LP with a cover of blues legend Muddy Waters‘ “Rollin’ and Tumblin’.”

Gibbons adopts his signature guitar tone throughout the track, utilizing bent-note fills and smoky chords over a straightforward drum stomp. The album also features a version of Waters’ “Standing Around Crying,” along with Jerome Green’s “Bring It to Jerome,” Bo Diddley’s “Crackin’ Up” and Gilly Stillwater’s “Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’.”

The Big Bad Blues,...

Ringo Starr celebrated his birthday on Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Nice, France, where he joined friends and fans in front of Hard Rock Cafe Nice to share a “Peace & Love” salute at noon.

Ringo Starr celebrates his 78th birthday at Hard Rock Cafe Nice

Credit/Copyright: Hard Rock International

Ringo was accompanied by friends and family including his wife, Lady Barbara Starkey, his brother-in-law Joe Walsh with wife Marjorie Walsh, Matt Sorum, and his All Starrs. The now traditional “Peace & Love” moment invited fans from around the world to say, think or do “Peace & Love” at noon their time. This year’s tribute included celebrations in more than 60 countries.

At the event, Rudy Salles, Deputy Mayor for The City of Nice, welcomed the crowd, spoke to the importance of “Peace & Love” day and introduced a musical tribute, which was performed by Ringo’s current All Starr band. They played “Act Naturally...

Long before the hipster hordes began their annual passage to the Palm Springs area for the Coachella festival 19 years ago, the area offered a swinging, closer alternative to Las Vegas. Home-away-from-home to the likes of vacationing Rat Packers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, as well as Elvis’ honeymoon house with Priscilla and Colonel Parker’s nearby digs, the desert enclave has been a haven from Hollywood for those seeking respite in the sun and heat. That legacy remains to this day in local streets named after the likes of former residents Bob Hope, Dinah Shore and Gene Autry.

Veteran industry publicist Bob Merlis, who bought the first of his three Palm Springs homes in 2003, explains the town first attracted vacationing celebrities with the so-called “two-hour rule,” the film studios’ requirement its stars stay that close to L.A. for any possible reshoots, which effectively eliminated Las Vegas or Hawaii as destinations.

 Matt Sorum, the former Guns N’ Roses drummer, wants his new app Artbit to help young artists trying to make it in the music business. “We’ve heard what’s been going on in the music business for a long time, right?” Sorum told uInterview exclusively at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. “And as an artist, […]

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Matt Sorum, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer formerly of Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, The Cult, and Kings of Chaos, has announced the creation of Artbit – a revolutionary distributed-ledger platform that allows both artists and fans to share and monetize artistic talent from anywhere across the globe.

Founded by Matt Sorum, Pablo Martins, Renan Monjon, Saulo Monjon, and Jean-Philippe Innocent, Artbit was created on the premise that the unsigned, unrepresented artists of today – musicians, street artists, dancers, magicians, and every street performer in between – are enhancing their communities and broadcasting their soul to the world with little or no monetary return. Artbit addresses this problem by providing exposure and capital to independent artists, while protecting their intellectual property and equipping them with the tools they need to manage the business side of their craft.

“Before I had any recognition as a musician, I was roaming back alleys in Hollywood,...

During the weekend, iconic singer, songwriter, humanitarian, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and four-time Grammy Award winner Steven Tyler, and Live Nation celebrated the inaugural Janie's Fund Gala with an exclusive live viewing of the 60th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, elegant dinner, and unforgettable night of performances at the historic Red Studios Hollywood.

Steven Tyler Performs At Inaugural Janie's Fund Gala and Grammy Viewing Party

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The inaugural event raised over $2.4 million dollars for Janie’s Fund, a philanthropic initiative created by Tyler in partnership with the national family services nonprofit Youth Villages to bring hope and healing to girls across America who have suffered the trauma of abuse and neglect. Tyler first gave voice to this cause with his hit “Janie’s Got a Gun,” and his establishment of the fund ensures that these vulnerable girls will have an enduring voice for years to come.

[[tmz:video id="0_4ffw0c3d"]] Q: What's better than Johnny Depp and Joe Perry jamming onstage together? A: Depp, Perry, Slash And Duff McKagan shredding on stage together! It happened Tuesday night at the Roxy on Sunset, where Perry was holding a release party for "Sweetzerland Manifesto" -- his first solo album in almost in a decade. Johnny and Joe already jam part-time together in the Hollywood Vampires, but they've only played with the GnR rockers a handful of times.

On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, Adopt The Arts (adoptthearts.org), the Los Angeles-based charity that preserves and creates arts programs in U.S. public schools, will honor rock icon Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Chickenfoot) for his humanitarian work at their annual Rock Gala at the historic Avalon Ballroom in Hollywood.

Emmy award winning actor Jane Lynch will host the epic night featuring once in a lifetime musical performances and a live auction with priceless experience packages that will help fund music programs in Lausd elementary schools.

Adopt The Arts Co-Founder, Grammy winner Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver), will take the stage to salute Sammy Hagar with an all-star lineup of some of the biggest names in Rock N Roll including Steve Stevens, (Billy Idol), Michael Anthony (Van Halen, The Circle), Franky Perez (Apocalyptica), Duffy (The Cult), Steve Lukather (Toto), Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp), Phil X (Bon Jovi), Steve Salas (Rod Stewart...

If you live on the East Coast, then you might be familiar with the story of the Jersey Devil, and you may also be looking forward to Scared in Jersey, the annual celebration of Halloween and the deadly local legend that debuts for a month of mayhem this October:

Press Release: This October, the legend of the Jersey Devil comes to life with the debut of Scared In Jersey, the Northeast's premier Halloween event, taking place every Thursday through Sunday throughout the month, plus Halloween night, at the Pnc Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ (dates listed below).

The multi-attraction event, presented by Live Nation, is the brainchild of industry veterans Artist Group International, SRae Productions and Blood Drums by Street Drum Corps. Scared In Jersey features such attractions as the Pine Barren Maze, Mother Leeds' Haunted Cottage, The Devil's Midway and multiple live performances from Blood Drums nightly. Watch the promo video here.

Fans have been hoping to honor Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington since his sudden death last month, and now they will be able to do so at a public memorial to be held in Los Angeles in the near future, the band announced via Twitter on Tuesday.

“Just wanted to say thank you to all our fans around the world for the tremendous outpouring of love, which has strengthened our spirit during this incredibly difficult time,” reads the statement written by bassist Dave Phoenix Farrell on Linkin Park’s official Twitter page. “The five of us are so grateful for...

Brian gets on the line with composer Michael Abels to talk about his blockbuster score to Jordan Peele’s runaway-hit thriller “Get Out”. The two discuss how Michael found himself being offered the film and what his approach to scoring it was, being as it was his first foray out of classical concert composing and directly into an A-list summer feature that has now grossed more than 200 million at the box office.

Drumcore 4 Contest: Email us at scorecastonline@gmail.com with a couple paragraphs on how SCOREcast has helped you out in your career. We’ll pick the best story on the next podcast episode and send the winner a copy of the killer new Drumcore 4 by Sonoma Wireworks, the premiere suite of drum grooves, licks, shots, and genre loops, recorded in studio by drummers like Alan White, Terry Bozzio, Matt Cameron, Stephen Perkins, Zoro, Matt Sorum, and many more.

Slipknot's Corey Taylor will be honored at the Rock To Recovery 2 benefit concert on September 16 at Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

Video: Rock to Recovery 2 - Sat. Sept 16th - Concert/Fundraiser - Sizzle Reel

Founded by Korn guitarist Wesley Geer, Rock To Recovery was created to help soothe the restless souls of those in recovery. They do this by creating a “band” and writing and recording songs together with Rock to Recovery’s staff of professional musicians, who are also in recovery. They help bring fun into treatment and recovery by offering a natural escape from the fear-based mind. This helps people grow a sense of belonging and self esteem. They help to vent emotions by writing lyrics and singing together for release, in real-time. They tie in a positive theme of hope in recovery throughout the whole process. When the session is done, “band” members feel a new...

Listen to “SCOREcast 0059: The Devaluation of Composers with Adam Gubman” on Spreaker.

Deane and Brian chat with Los Angeles composer Adam Gubman about composers potentially being devalued across the industry. Covering everything from what kind of work is currently available to which marketing skills are required to survive, the trio navigate a deep gamut of industry realities and discuss the important balance of attitude and chops.

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Amber Heard leaks like a sieve, at least when it comes to yapping to the media, so claims Johnny Depp, who does not want to give her any of his financial info unless she swears to keep it private. Johnny just filed legal docs, obtained by TMZ, in which he concedes Amber is entitled to know something about his financial situation in order to get her cut in their divorce, but he says she has...

Johnny Depp sat down for his first public interview since news of his acrimonious divorce from ex Amber Heard went public - but made no mention of his legal battle or allegations made against him. Depp, 53, appeared on the Jonesy's Jukebox radio talk show on Sunday alongside a few of his fellow Hollywood Vampires bandmates - Matt Sorum, Robert DeLeo and Bruce Witkin. And while the actor has remained silent about his now-highly publicized divorce from Heard, he was more than happy to talk about music while on the show. They discussed everything from their origin as a band to...

Johnny Depp sat down for his first public interview since news of his acrimonious divorce from ex Amber Heard went public - but made no mention of his legal battle or allegations made against him. Depp, 53, appeared on the Jonesy's Jukebox radio talk show on Sunday alongside a few of his fellow Hollywood Vampires bandmates - Matt Sorum, Robert DeLeo and Bruce Witkin. And while the actor has remained silent about his now-highly publicized divorce from Heard, he was more than happy to talk about music while on the show. They discussed everything from their origin as a band to...

Title: It’s So Easy and Other Lies XLrator Media Director: Christopher Duddy Writer: Christopher Duddy & Duff McKagan Cast: Duff McKagan, Slash, Nikki Sixx, Benny Urquidez, Mike McCready, Dave Kushner, Matt Sorum Rated: Unrated (Language) In Theaters: 06/03/16 You may know Duff McKagan from rock bands such as: Loaded, Guns ‘n Roses, Velvet Revolver, Janes Addiction, and Hollywood Vampires. Here he reads to the audience his New York Times best-selling memoir accompanied by an acoustic band playing covers of his past bands famous ditties. Along with interviews with former bandmates Slash, Matt Sorum, and Dave Kushner, there are also home movies of his family and life on the road. If you remember VH1′s Storytellers, this is basically the same [ Read More ]

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'It's So Easy and Other Lies' movie: Biographical documentary of Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan. 'It's So Easy and Other Lies' movie review: Biographical documentary of Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan fails to develop unique idea Any rock and roll documentary that begins with a quote from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and ends with a reference to Norman Rockwell is gunning for something uncommonly rich and thoughtful. Here, the high-toned references are awkwardly applied to the story of Duff McKagan, Seattle-born bassist of the loud and legendary Guns N' Roses and subject of the documentary It's So Easy and Other Lies. In the annals of rock music, McKagan's tale is sadly typical, at least for those who survive long enough to star in a film about themselves: young rocker bounces from band to band before joining a soon-to-be world-famous group, enjoys a rapid ascent to the top,...

Johnny Depp just brought rock-n-roll to the 2016 Grammys. Alongside heavy metal icon Alice Cooper and the rest of their supergroup, The Hollywood Vampires, joined by Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, marked their very first television performance in a big way. Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl offered a heartfelt introduction, calling late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister—who the band honored with "Ace of Spades"—"a rebel, an outsider, one of a kind and a way of life. He was a legend and I was proud to call him my friend." Additionally, the edgy group premiered their new...