Blink-182 To Hold Wildfire Benefit Concert
Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker are doing their part for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. Blink-182 has announced a one-night-only benefit show at the Hollywood Palladium, with 100-percent of proceeds from ticket sales going to the Pasadena Humane Society, California Fire Department, LAFD Foundation, and ARC Firefighter Fund. Tickets are on sale now, and are using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange tool to protect the prices set by Blink-182.
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A few of the names on this year's Warped Tour trickled out yesterday.
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Check out Wolfgang Van Halen's 70th birthday tribute to his dad.
Coldplay just played two shows in India over the weekend that ended up being the biggest concerts of the 21st Century. More than 111,000 people attended each one.
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New Anthrax Album Coming This Fall
Now this is how you promote a new bass guitar. At the NAMM convention in Anaheim, California over the weekend, Anthrax bassist Frank Bello talked about his new signature Spector bass, and said it’s going to be seen by a lot of people. Bello said, “We have a new Anthrax record, and it’s been about eight years.” He went on to say, “This bass will be shown everywhere we go. We’re gonna start touring.” He said the new album is “supposed to come out September, October, so big touring plans.”
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The Top Protest Songs of All Time
Depending on where you stand politically, you might be looking for a good protest song or two these days. Well, "Rolling Stone" just dropped a list of the 100 best. Here are the Top 20:
1. "A Change Is Gonna Come", Sam Cooke (1964)
2. "Fight the Power", Public Enemy (1989)
3. "Strange Fruit", Billie Holiday (1939)
4. "Respect", Aretha Franklin (1967)
5. "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud", James Brown (1968)
6. "Masters of War", Bob Dylan (1963)
7. "Mississippi Goddam", Nina Simone (1964)
8. "We Shall Overcome", Pete Seeger (1948)
9. "Ohio", Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1970)
10. "[Eff] tha Police", Public Enemy (1988)
11. "This Land Is Your Land", Woody Guthrie (1945)
12. "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)", Bob Marley (1974)
13. "Fortunate Son", Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
14. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", Gil Scott-Heron (1971)
15. "What's Going On", Marvin Gaye (1971)
16. "The Message", Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)
17. "Blowin' in the Wind", Bob Dylan (1963)
18. "Impeach the President", The Honey Drippers (1973)
19. "Give Peace a Chance", Plastic Ono Band (1969)
20. "I Ain't Marching Anymore", Phil Ochs (1965)
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