ALBUM REVIEW: Adanowsky – The Fool


 

The multicultural and multi-talented Adanowsky has turned his hands to many things – acting, directing, producing, and making music. Written during the pandemic and taking inspiration from tarot cards, is his latest album The Fool (Universal Music Mexico). This is the French-Chilean-Mexican polymath’s tenth album and it is a down-to-earth one; a soft and melodious melting pot of pop, indie, folk, funk, and his Latin American roots.

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Ozzy Osbourne and Brandi Carlile Win Big for Rock and Metal at the 65th Grammy Awards, Full List of Winners


 

The 65th Grammy Awards were held last night and in a mild surprise, Ozzy Osbourne and Brandi Carlile swept most of the Metal and Rock Awards. They won against tough competition such as Idles, Ghost, Megadeth, Muse, Turnstile for metal, and the Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Beck, Wet Leg, and Spoon for rock awards. Ozzy won for Best Metal Performance, and Best Rock Album for Patient Number 9. Brandi Carlile’s “Broken Horses” won Best Rock Song, Best rock Performance, and Americana album, and Wet Leg swept The Alternative Rock category. Also, of interest to metal fans and gamers, composer Stephanie Economou won the first-ever Grammy for a video game score Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok. The award is officially called Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media. The full list of winners for main awards can be seen below and at the Grammy’s website

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Watch Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin Cover “We Love L.A.” by Randy Newman for Night Eight of The “Hannukah Sessions”


 

After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night eight, watch Dave and Greg cover Randy Newman’s pop hit “We Love L.A.” with Dave on lead vocals and all their friends from the show. Continue reading


Watch Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin Cover “The Spirit of Radio” by Rush with Jack Black of Tenacious D for Night Seven of The “Hannukah Sessions”


 

After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night seven, Dave and Greg to cover Rush and their classic hit song “Spirit of Radio” with Jack Black of Tenacious D! Watch it now!

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Watch Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin Cover “Heads Will Roll” with Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs for Night Six of The “Hannukah Sessions”


 

After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night six, Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs joins Dave and Greg to cover her band’s classic track “Heads Will Roll!” Watch it now!

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Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover “E-Pro” with Beck and Friends for Night Five of The “Hannukah Sessions”


 

After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night five, Beck joins Dave and Greg to cover his “E-Pro” Watch it now!

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Ozzy Osbourne, Ghost, Megadeth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Turnstile, Beck, Bjork, Idles, Wet Leg, and More are Nominated for Rock and Metal in the 65th Grammy Awards


 

It’s Grammy Awards season again, and while we don’t pay full attention to popularity awards, it’s always good when a few bands with a little mainstream appeal breakthrough. Major nominations for categories involving hard and heavy music includes Ozzy Osbourne, Idles and Turnstile for Best Rock Performance, Ghost, Megadeth, Muse, Turnstile, and Ozzy + Tony Iommi for Best Metal Performance, the Chili Peppers up against Turnstile and Ozzy’s production team for Best Rock Song, and Idles and Ozzy up against The Black Keys, Beck, Wet Leg, and Spoon for Best Rock Album. Other nominees in categories include Underoath and Danny Elfman. The full lists of these categories can be seen below, or the entire 2023 list can be viewed at the Grammy site

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Rage Against the Machine, Judas Priest, New York Dolls, DEVO, Eminem, Beck, Pat Benatar, MC5, and More Nominated for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame


Rage Against the Machine, Judas Priest, New York Dolls, Eminem, Beck, Pat Benatar, MC5, and many more among the nominees for the class of 2022 of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Seventeen acts have been nominated with seven on the ballot for the very first time: Eminem, Beck, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, and A Tribe Called Quest. Eminem is in his first year of eligibility for rapper. The fan voting is also open as of today on the Rock Hall’s website, but only counts for a tiny portion of the final talley and not really a factor in who is voted in.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Book 2022 World Tour Dates with Beck, Anderson Paak, The Strokes, HAIM, A$AP Rocky, St. Vincent and More!


Red Hot Chili Peppers have confirmed the details of their 2022 world tour of stadiums. The band shared another humorous video teaser the fictional KHOT station. In the video, the station’s presenters (aka RHCP singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea and drummer Chad Smith) interviewed John Frusciante about the prospect of the tour, the follow up to an earlier announcement last month. Direct support on those dates will come from Beck, Anderson .Paak, ThundercatThe Strokes, HAIM, A$AP Rocky, St. Vincent and more to be announced. See full dates and routing as of now below, and tickets go on sale to the public on October, 15th 2021. You can purchase tickets as well by pre-ordering the as yet unnamed new Chili’s album at the link below. Chances are we will get full details and new music soon.

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