Rivers Cuomo Releases Numerous Cover Tunes
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo quietly uploaded 16 acoustic solo cover recordings to his YouTube channel over the weekend in a playlist titled "randum cuverz," and fans aren't sure whether it was intentional or an accidental archive dump. The demos, mostly recorded between 2018 and 2021, include acoustic takes on Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," Nirvana's "Drain You" and "Lithium," Outkast's "Hey Ya," Radiohead's "Creep," Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," Dolly Parton's "Jolene," Metallica's "Enter Sandman," Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine," Green Day's "When I Come Around," and Harry Nilsson's "Without You." Most run about a minute to 90 seconds long, so they’re not full covers. Cuomo hasn't commented on whether the upload was deliberate or accidental.
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Alter Bridge Announces Fall Tour
Alter Bridge have announced an 18-date second U.S. leg of their "What Lies Within" tour, running November 5th through December 5th with Big Wreck and Tim Montana as support. The run opens in Philadelphia and hits Cleveland, San Antonio, Anaheim, Seattle, Portland, Denver, and Milwaukee, among other cities, before wrapping in Reno, Nevada. The tour supports the band's self-titled eighth album, released in January and recorded at Eddie Van Halen's 5150 studio. General tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Nov 19 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre
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If you read that Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is dead, don't worry. It's a hoax. Here's the latest on Barry.
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Saliva Announces New Album, Drops First Single
Saliva has announced their 12th studio album, "Breaking Through," due August 14 via Judge and Jury Records, and released its fourth single, "Sadistic Love." The dark, mid-tempo track channels the band's early-2000s sound, with vocalist Bobby Amaru describing it as being about "being addicted to the very thing that hurts you." The Memphis hard rock band, known for "Click Click Boom" and "Your Disease," is also planning an extensive U.S. tour following the album's release, but no tour dates have been announced yet, so save your nickels for when they go on sale.
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Drake Owns Almost Half of the Hot 100 This Week
What a week for Drake. First, he becomes the first artist ever to hold the top three spots on the Billboard 200 album chart . . . and now, he's taking up almost half of the Hot 100.
42 of the songs from the three albums he released a week ago made it onto the chart, including NINE of the Top 10. Not surprisingly, that's a new record for the most entries in a single week.
With the track "Janice STFU" taking the #1 spot, Drake now has 14 number ones, breaking Michael Jackson's record for most number ones by a solo male artist. Michael "only" had 13.
Rihanna and Taylor Swift also have 14. The only artists ahead of them are Mariah Carey with 19 and the Beatles with 20.
Drake is also now the first artist to reach 400 Hot 100 hits . . . and he's still the only one with at least 300. Taylor Swift is second with 276.
Alan Jackson Gave a Rare and Emotional Memorial Day Performance
Alan Jackson delivered an emotional performance at the annual National Memorial Day Concert. He sang his post-9/11 anthem, "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)". He'll perform his final concert this June.
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