Rock Music Life

09/06/2024

Sammy Hagar in Van Halen. Arnel Pineda in Journey. Adam Lambert in Queen. Brian Johnson in AC/DC.

And now meet Emily Armstrong in Linkin Park.

After a seven-year hiatus following the tragic su***de of singer Chester Bennington, Linkin Park has announced the addition of Armstrong, lead vocalist of Dead Sara, as their new co-vocalist alongside Mike Shinoda.

Here is the Linkin Park set list from RED Studios in Los Angeles:

1. The Requiem (with elements of “Castle of Glass” and “One Step Closer”)

2. The Emptiness Machine (live debut)

3. Somewhere I Belong

4. Crawling (with band introductions)

5. Lying From You (first time played since 2013)

6. The Catalyst

7. Waiting for the End

8. Numb (with “Numb/Encore” intro)

9. One Step Closer (with “Road to Revolution” extended intro/outro)

10. Lost (live debut; partial; Mike and Emily solo piano version)

11. What I’ve Done

12. In the End

13. Faint (extended outro)

Encore:

14. The Requiem (with elements of “Castle of Glass”)

15. Papercut

16. Bleed It Out (with “A Place for My Head” snippet in bridge; extended outro)

07/26/2023

Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor passed away today at age 56. Her signature song, a cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” was the number one song in the world in 1990 according to Billboard.

05/09/2023

Little Richard passed away three years ago today on May 9, 2020. You can celebrate his legacy today by watching filmmaker Lisa Corté's new documentary on his influential life.

The new documentary, "I am Everything," from CNN Films explores the complex legacy of the rock and roll icon whose hits include "Tutti Frutti" and "Good Golly Miss Molly."

"The first songs that you loved that your parents hate is the beginning of the soundtrack of your life," said filmmaker and actor John Waters in the documentary. Waters said his trademark pencil thin mustache was inspired by Little Richard. "He spit on every rule there was in music."

LINK:
https://www.rockmusiclife.com/post/little-richard-documentary-i-am-everything-will-make-you-dance-and-cry

04/15/2023

Full review here: https://www.rockmusiclife.com/post/blink-182-the-mark-tom-travis-show-reunites-coachella-review

Here's the setlist from tonight's blink-182 concert at Coachella—their first live show with Tom DeLonge on guitar since 2015.

Family Reunion
Anthem Part 2
The Rock Show
Man Overboard
Feeling This
Reckless Abandon
Dysentery Gary
What's My Age Again
Edging
Dumpweed
Aliens Exist
Hey Ho, Let's Go (Intro only, The Ramones cover)
First Date
Don't Leave Me
Down
Happy Holidays, You Bastard
I Miss You
All The Small Things
Dammit (with "No Scrubs" by TLC bridge)

03/25/2023

Longtime Green Day producer Rob Cavallo turned 60 years old on March 21st, so he celebrated with an amplified concert of acts from his label at the Bourbon Room on Hollywood Boulevard.

https://www.rockmusiclife.com/post/green-day-celebrates-producer-rob-cavallo-s-60th-birthday-with-concert-at-bourbon-room

At the Sunday night show on March 19th, each member of Green Day performed at the birthday bash as their side project, The Coverups. Normally, The Coverups only play cover songs, but for Cavallo's birthday, they played some Green Day staples.

Documentary filmmaker was in attendance and took the time to share the highlights from the invite-only experience. With performances by talent .world


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03/13/2023

Congrats to these Encino Men

01/09/2023

A pig that was at one point owned by YouTube star Logan Paul was found neglected in a field recently.

The pig, named Pearl, was rescued by The Gentle Barn, an animal sanctuary based in Santa Clarita, CA, about 30 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.

10/28/2022

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10/27/2022

Report: Los Angeles is the 7th Most Expensive Major City in U.S.
As inflation looms and wages stay relatively stagnant, a new recently released a report by DoxoINSIGHTS ranks Los Angeles as the #7 most expensive major city in the nation.

At number 50, Detroit was rated the least expensive major city in the U.S., followed by Cleveland, El Paso, Albuquerque and Memphis.

Four of the most expensive cities in the top ten are in California, with San Jose taking the top spot, with San Francisco at number four and San Diego at number five. This comes on the heels of reports since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic that California reported an unprecedented .3% decline in population.

10/27/2022

30 Years Ago Today: Bret Hart Won His First WWE Championship
Updated: Oct 13
Pro wrestling fans around the world today celebrated the 30th anniversary of Bret "The Hitman" Hart winning his first world championship in WWE (then WWF).

On October 12, 1992, reigning champion Ric Flair, with Mr. Perfect as his 'executive consultant' in his corner, succumbed to Hart's finishing move, The Sharpshooter in a 26 minute bout.

10/27/2022

Packers' First Game in London Sets Record for TV Viewers
The NFL reported said today that the Green Bay Packers game against the New York Giants in London on October 9th set a new record for an internationally-televised NFL game.