Day in Rock Report for 03/22/2022
(hennemusic) Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets has expanded their rescheduled North American tour.
Originally set to begin in Toronto, ON in January, The Echoes Tour was postponed late last year "due to the uncertainty surrounding the Covid pandemic"; a revised 2022 schedule will now open in Boston, MA on September 22 and feature new dates. (read more)
Taking Back Sunday have shared a demo of their classic track "Great Romances Of The 20th Century", which will be included on the upcoming 20th anniversary edition of their debut album, "Tell All Your Friends".
Craft Recordings will be releasing the newly remastered album in various formats on May 27th including an assortment of vinyl, including a deluxe 2LP gatefold, as well as CD and digital. (read more)
(hennemusic) Linkin Park's 2003 classic, "Numb", has passed one billion streams on Spotify. The third single from the band's second album, "Meteora", follows "In The End" as their second song to reach this milestone.
Now a member of Spotify's "Billions Club" playlist, "Numb" reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 while topping the Billboard Alternative Songs chart for 12 weeks upon its original release, while "Meteora" itself debuted at No. 1 while going on to sell more than 7 million copies in the region. (read more)
Upstate New York rockers The Bobby Lees have released a music video for their new single "Hollywood Junkyard" to celebrate the their brand new deal with Ipecac Recordings.
The song is the title track to the group's new EP that was produced by Vance Powell (Jack White, Bleached, The Raconteurs) and will be released under the new deal on June 17th. (read more)
Aldo Nova has released a performance video for his brand new track "The King Of Deceit." The song is latest single from his forthcoming rock opera "The Life And Times Of Eddie Gage", which is out next week (April 1).
He had this to say, "'The King Of Deceit' is a pivotal character in the story of Eddie Gage. He is the antagonist, or the villain, and although there are many villains in Eddie's life--they're all under the thumb of M. F. Stophalis, 'The King Of Deceit.' (read more)
Winnipeg rockers Sleep/less recently released their brand new single "My Serenade" and to celebrate we asked Brad Conrad Wiebe to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
I was in BC, Canada at the time just going through a break-up and for whatever reason I can always just release those emotions through the guitar to express how I'm feeling. I had the beginning riff and titled the track "Chasing Misery" and sent it to my vocalist Beau explaining the basis of the song. (continue)
Greta Van Fleet have announced that they have postponed the remaining dates of their Dreams In Gold Tour following guitarist Jake Kiszka's hospitalization for pneumonia.
The band broke the news to fans on Monday (March 21st). They wrote via social media, "We are disheartened to announce that the shows from March 22nd through April 2nd must be rescheduled for the health and safety of our brother, Jake. (read more)
Metallica, Green Day, and Machine Gun Kelly are among the headliners for this year's Lollapalooza festival that will be taking place in Chicago this July.
Other headliners will include Dua Lipa, J. Cole, Doja Cat, , Lil Baby, Kygo. Over 170 artists will perform over nine stages during the four day festival that will happen on July 28th through 31st at Grant Park in Chicago. (read more)
Soft Cell have shared a music video for their brand new collaboration with fellow 1980s icons, the Pet Shop Boys. The track, "Purple Zone," comes from Soft Cell's forthcoming album.
The new record, the group's fifth studio effort, will be entitled "Happiness Not Included", and it set to be released on May 6th. Marc Almond had this to say about the new single, "Working with the Pet Shop Boys was a pleasure, and this track is the perfect combination of us and them." (read more)
Australian pop-punkers Stuck Out are saying goodbye to fans with the release of their farewell single and accompanying music video, entitled "Split In Two".
According to the announcement, "the track is being released in conjunction with the band's final live shows, the track pays homage to Stuck Out's musical journey, including lyrical nods to past releases, perfectly accented by throwback footage of packed concerts, studio sessions, and humorous moments all captured on film." (read more)
Uncured have released their new anthem "Set The World Ablaze." The track comes from the group's brand new studio album, "Living Like I'm Dead".
Zak Cox had this to say about the new single, "We wrote 'Set the World Ablaze' while touring South America as direct support to Lacuna Coil in early 2019. (read more)
Maren Morris has announced that she will be celebrating the release of her new album, "Humble Quest", with a special livestream event from Sony Hall in New York City, via Amazon Music.
The intimate performance event will be kicking off at 8 p.m. EDT on March 26 with a preshow led by Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson, the hosts of the Amazon Original podcast Country Heat Weekly. (read more)