Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) and his son Jakob Armstrong (Ultra Q) have released a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes.” You can check that out below. The track was recorded for the 50th season of “Survivor,” which will premiere on February 25 via CBS.
Bassist Francis Xayana and guitarist Patrick “Patty” Somoulay have both exited Reflections. The duo blamed their departures on vocalist Jake Wolf.
Xayana said the following:
“Jake has always had control of the band.
There’s a reason Patty left even though he is the primary writer.
Jake is an ICE apologist and I will not fuck with someone like that.
I don’t give a flying fuck what we’ve been through. I cannot trust a person who thinks this is necessary.
And honestly fuck you if you support this ICE shit. You’re a fucking bitch.
And instead of getting into your fucking feelings y’all should have been listening to Black voices this entire time.
Now when a white person is killed in the same form they’ve experienced for centuries, we are at end game.
There is no going back. This is the beginning of the end if people continue to turn a blind eye.
He’s going to kill anyone who opposes him.”
Somoulay added:
“I am no longer a part of Reflections.
A lot of stuff happening in life lately where it just does not feel okay to continue on with this myself.
Also f**k ICE.
This isn’t the country my family wanted to risk their lives to come to”
Uriah Heep guitarist Mick Box will now be missing the remaining dates on the band’s Scandinavian tour due to illness. During his absence, Sam Wood (Black Star Riders) will continue to fill in.
The band commented:
“Hi Everyone. We just want to update you all on Mick’s progress. He is on the mend but doctors have advised that he continue to rest and recuperate.
For the remains of the Scandinavian run we will continue with Sam Wood on guitar, whom I think all will agree that have seen the shows in Finland, does Mick and the rest of us very proud every night.
Thank you again for all your continued support.
Bernie, Phil, Russ & Davey”
During a recent interview with Teraz Rock, Dave Mustaine discussed the possibility of recording a solo album after Megadeth’s farewell tour. He is still undecided, but he said he “might” pursue the idea.
Mustaine said the following about a solo record:
“I might. I don’t think so. I might. I might. Right now, things are going so great for us, we’re not even really thinking about the end. We’re thinking about the beginning of this, this campaign, and heading out and, and showing this [new] music to our fans.
And we’ve been looking at the tours that we’ve got on our schedule, and everything’s doing really well ticket-wise. Dates are selling out way in advance, and that’s good for us too because in many of the places that we booked, we’ve had to go to a different configuration.
Some places will be set up for, say, for example, 7,000 seats and they’ve got some seats up in the top that they’ve blocked off. And a band comes in and they keep selling tickets, they’ll open up those areas. ‘Cause a lot of times they don’t open those areas up because it looks bad for bands that don’t sell out the venue. And we’ve had a lot of concerts already that has — it’s gone to a bigger-size venue.”
[via Blabbermouth]
Aaron Turner (SUMAC, Old Man Gloom, Isis, etc.) has launched a new benefit shirt to raise money for those suffering due to ICE’s ongoing presence in Minneapolis. MN. The “No ICE” garment can be purchased through bigcartel.com.
The following was said about the shirt:
“Send a subtle/not-so-subtle message with one of these fine garments, and help raise funds for Minneapolis folks doing good work in the process. Proceeds from the sales of these shirts will be given to “Support Phillips Families in Urgent Need” – a MN based fund-raising effort providing occupation-impacted families with support for rent relief, groceries, medical needs and more. This design made by A. Turner comes in two styles and is printed on nice Comfort Color T ‘s. Please note: this is a pre-order and shirts will ship in March. You can read more about “Support Phillips Families in Urgent Need” and donate directly HERE.”
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