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Maynard James Keenan Announces Dates For Upcoming Book Tour
Maynard James Keenan, front man of A Perfect Circle, Puscifer and TOOL, embarks on a book tour this fall to accompany the release of his authorized biography, A Perfect Union of Contrary Things, with the first two dates confirmed for Nov. 9 at Nashville’s City Winery and Nov. 16 at Thalia Hall in Chicago. Keenan, who […]
‘Planet of The Apes’ Returns To Theaters Nationwide for Two Days Only — July 24 and 27!
The legendary 1968 science fiction masterpiece “Planet of the Apes” will return to the big screen, crash landing in U.S. cinemas on July 24 and 27 as part of Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies’ (TCM) yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series. As part of this special presentation, TCM host Ben Mankiewicz will provide exclusive commentary before and after the feature, offering […]
Ben Folds To Embark On ‘A Piano & A Playpen’ Tour This Fall
Multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter/producer Ben Folds is back this Fall to pound pianos again in a solo rock tour entitled “Ben Folds: A Piano & A Playpen.” The tour, reminiscent of his first solo tour in 2001 where he defied skeptics by delivering a high energy rock performance using the intimacy of just a piano, will feature Folds […]
Michael Sweet To Release ‘One Sided War’ On August 26th Via Rat Pak Records
Stryper frontman Michael Sweet returns with his most intense solo release to date. One Sided War is Michael’s 7th studio solo album and is slated for release on August 26th via Rat Pak Records. Michael’s solo band is comprised of Whitesnake guitarist Joel Hoekstra, Evanescence drummer Will Hunt, bassist John O’Boyle and East Coast shred-master Ethan Brosh. The new album showcases a full plate of hard rock & classic metal riffs […]
Scream Factory To Unleash “Child’s Play” Collector’s Edition Blu-ray On October 18th!
Chucky is back! “A jolting roller-coaster of a ride” (Los Angeles Times), Child’s Play hit theatres in 1988, and forever changed the way the world saw dolls. On October 18, 2016, the SCREAM FACTORY™ home entertainment brand celebrates the landmark film and the iconic character with a 2-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release which includes a brand new 2K […]
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (At The Drive In, Mars Volta) Releases Solo Album Series via Ipecac Recordings
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (At The Drive In/Mars Volta) releases a series of solo albums via Ipecac Recordings with the first release, Sworn Virgins, available digitally on July 15. The previously unreleased albums were recorded from 2008 to 2013, while Rodriguez-Lopez lived in Zapopan, Mexico and as well as his eventual return to El Paso. The titles will […]
Soundgarden’s ‘Louder Than Love’ LP and 20th Anniversary Double LP Vinyl Edition of ‘Down On The Upside’ To Be Released on August 26th
Grammy® Award-winning Seattle group Soundgarden launched a musical transformation that inspired a generation while permanently redefining alternative and hard rock music. Coming on the heels of the 20th anniversary deluxe re-release of their chart-topping, five-times-platinum 1994 album, Superunknown, and a three-CD rarities collection, Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path, Soundgarden will re-release a standard single LP […]
Pixies Announce New Album, New Bass Player and Dates For World Tour
Pixies have announced that their sophomore “post-reunion” album, Head Carrier, will be released on September 30 (Pixiesmusic/Play It Again Sam/ [PIAS]). The 12-track collection of the band’s unique aural mix of surrealism, psychedelia, dissonance and surf rock was produced by Tom Dalgety (Killing Joke, Royal Blood) and recorded at London’s Rak Studios from mid-February through to mid-March […]