Month: August 2023

Incubus announced they will drop a special re-release of their critically acclaimed double platinum album Morning View entitled Morning View XXIII.  The band posted on social media: “October 6th we are releasing Morning View XXIIl and will be performing the album in its entirety + the hits at the @hollywoodbowl Presave+Ticket link in bio. Better than watching Geller bending silver spoons.”

Incubus originally released Morning View on October 23, 2001, featuring the hit singles “Wish You Were Here,” “Nice to Know You,” “Warning” and “Are You In?” The album has been RIAA certified double Platinum and spent 60 weeks on the Billboard 200 peaking at number 2.

Lead singer and co-founder of Incubus Brandon Boyd says, “We are excited to partner up with Virgin to release Morning View XXIII, and we can’t wait to perform it live for the fans at The Hollywood Bowl. Morning View XXIII will give our fans a fresh new take on the songs and we look forward to sharing it with everyone when it drops on Oct 6th! It’s also incredibly special to reunite with Jacqueline at Virgin who was with us at the very beginning of our career.”

Incubus will release Morning View XXIII on Oct. 6. The band will perform the album in its entirety and other hits at a show at the Hollywood Bowl on the same day, with Action Bronson & Human Growth Hormone and Paris Jackson appearing as special guests.

To pre-save Morning View XXIII, head here.
Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl show are available now via Ticketmaster.

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Metallica’s new podcast “The Metallica Report” launched last week. The new podcast broadcasts from the band’s Californian HQ, and offers a weekly update on ‘all things Metallica.’  The band posted on social media: “Introducing our new podcast, The Metallica Report! It’ll be a quick, weekly hit with news, interviews, features, & surprises directly from HQ and the road. From fans to the crew to band members, you’ll hear unique perspectives on all things Metallica.”

“The Metallica Report” is hosted by Steffan Chirazi and Renée Richardson. Chirazi covered the band as journalist in the ’80s, and currently serves as editor of the band’s online mag, “So What!”  Richardson is the director of philanthropy for the band’s All Within My Hands foundation, as well as a well-known Bay Area radio personality. According to the band, each episode of “The Metallica Report” will feature Steffan and Renée “keeping listeners informed with the latest news and updates from Metallica HQ, as well as dispatches from the road as the “M72” tour continues to make its way around the world.”

The podcast will also offer exclusive behind the scenes news and interviews with the likes of the touring crew, poster and T-shirt artists, fans, and even James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo themselves.

To subscribe to the new ‘The Metallica Report’ podcast, head here.

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Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH has released the video for “I’m Alright” from their new album Mammoth II, the follow-up to their 2021 self-titled debut LP.

The visual serves as a sequel of sorts to Mammoth WVH’s video for “Another Celebration at the End of the World” which shows a band of Wolfgang’s struggling to find their musical footing until they’re eventually fired from Mammoth WVH by Wolfgang’s current touring lineup. The “I’m Alive” video finds the “band of Wolfgangs” plotting their revenge and planning to outdo them at a ‘Battle of the Bands.’

The humorous video, directed by Gordy De St. Jeor, also features a guest cameo from Wolfgang’s mother, actress Valerie Bertinelli, and Wolfgang’s uncle, Patrick Bertinelli.

Take a look at the video for “I’m Alright” – here.
To stream Mammoth II, head here.

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Peter Gabriel has released his latest single off the album i/o. “Olive Tree” is the the eighth track off the album, which was written and produced by Gabriel.

Gabriel shares of “Olive Tree”: “In some ways I do think we are part of everything and we probably have means to connect and communicate with everything that we often shut off. We only want to see and listen to the things that seem important and relevant to us and shut out the noise of everything else when, probably, hidden in that noise there are all sorts of things that can help us realize our place in this future world.”

Similar to previous releases, “Olive Tree” will come with differing mix approaches from Mark “Spike” Stent (Bright-Side Mix), Tchad Blake (Dark-Side Mix) and Hans-Martin Buff’s Atmos mix (In-Side Mix), the latter two which will released later in the month.

Take a listen to ‘Olive Tree’ (Bright-Side Mix). – here.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a new box set titled FYFTY, arriving October 13th. The collection will be available as a 4-CD box set and digitally, containing dozens of tracks  encompassing the career-spanning music from the legendary band.

Disc 1 opens with the original Muscle Shoals version of “Comin’ Home” before presenting the some of the band’s most well-known recordings — “Tuesday’s Gone,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” and “Gimme Back My Bullets.”  Live tracks include a previously unreleased performance of “Free Bird” and a rendition of “Gimme Three Steps,” which was recorded at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 13th of last year — guitarist Gary Rossington’s final Lynyrd Skynyrd show before his death in March.

In the liner notes for the box set, lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant wrote about Rossington: “We miss him so much. What kept me going was calling [Rossington] and having these conversations. He was my cheerleader. So now I’m gonna have to remember his voice to keep my spirits up and keep this thing going… as a tribute, and so people remember him and Ronnie and all the others who have been part of this.”

Lynyrd Skynyrd are in the midst of a co-headlining North American tour with ZZ Top; for tickets, head here. To pre-order FYFTY, head to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s website.

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Sevendust has released the video for the track ‘Superficial Drug’, off the band’s new album Truth Killer – their 14th studio LP, and first via Napalm Records.

“Superficial Drug” is the follow-up to Sevendust’s latest single “Everything” which is moving up the Active Rock radio charts. The band – comprised of Lajon Witherspoon, Clint Lowery, John Connolly, Vince Hornsby and Morgan Rose – reunited with director J.T. Ibanez for the third time to create the visual.

To stream ‘Truth Killer’ head here.
Take a look at the video for ‘Superficial Drug’ – here.

SEVENDUST Releases Music Video For New Single ‘Superficial Drug’

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