PARKWAY DRIVE are joining the ever growing list of bands and celebrities to help with the wild fires. The Australian band started off by donating 50,000 AUD to help fight the fires that have been tearing its way through Australia. PARKWAY DRIVE has also started a GoFundMe, to donate the link is below. The band will split the funds evenly between donating them to the NSW Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) and Red Cross Australia. You can read the bands statement below.

We have started with a pledge of $50,000 AUD and encourage our fans and metal fans alike to donate what they can, however large or small of an amount, it will all help!

All funds raised will be split evenly between WIRES and Red Cross Australia.

Thank you immensely for supporting these causes in these extreme circumstances.

Winston, Luke, Jeff, Ben and Jia.

PARKWAY DRIVE GoFundMe For Australian Wildfires here

If rock is dead, someone forgot to tell Tuk Smith. He flies the flag for the genre in the same way as today’s rock idols have.  So it is only fitting he open for some of them - Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett will ‘introduce’ Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts via their upcoming stadium tour.

After cutting his teeth -- among many other things -- for nine years as the frontman for the Atlanta rock band Biters, Tuk’s solo debut sees him further expanding the reaches of his musical vision into an album that unifies multiple musical styles. Tuk’s debut album, Lookin’ for Love, Ready for War,showcases the versatility of his songwriting. From instantly infectious anthems to intricately arranged rockers and  Americana-tinged ballads the album favors dedication over debauchery. In many ways it’s a musical homecoming for Smith that shows that though he’s covered with battle scars from perfecting his craft, he’s come out on the other side with an amazing collection of songs. 

Produced by the legendary Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Eric Clapton, My Chemical Romance) explains “People that really like honest-to-god Rock and Roll - this is the kind of stuff they’ll love.  If you are a Tom Petty fan or a Bruce Springsteen fan, if you like really great old-fashioned American Rock and Roll then I believe you’ll like Tuk’s music because it’s cut from that same cloth.  It’s original and it is it’s own thing, I think he’s the real deal!”  “What Kinda Love,” is an instantly infectious anthem that unifies Tuk’s love of rock, punk and glam into a unique amalgam of what’s missing from today’s musical landscape. “What Kinda Love” has Joan-Jett-meets-John Mellencamp grandeur and is part of a collection of songs that are a testament to the fact that you don’t need to follow trends in order to create art that fosters a connection with your audience. 

Tuk produced and wrote the video, of which he explains “I think when people first hear the song they might not get its meaning right away. I wanted to create a narrative in the video that helped complement the lyrics. Having full creative vision as an artist is as rewarding as it is daunting. If something doesn’t pan out right there is no one to blame but yourself, but it’s the best feeling when your vision becomes reality. I had so many close friends and family act, be extras, and work on videos with me. I’m so lucky to have such a pool of talent and characters to pull from.”

Official music video for 'What Kinda Love' by Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts. Stream or Download - https://tuksmith.ffm.to/whatkindoflove On Tour with Mötley Crüe on The Stadium Tour.

 Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Joan Jett  - introducing Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts tour dates

Sunday, June 21                     SAN ANTONIO, TX      Alamodome

Tuesday, June 23                    KANSAS CITY, MO     Kauffman Stadium

Thursday, June 25                   ST. LOUIS, MO                       Busch Stadium

Saturday, June 27                   MINNEAPOLIS, MN     U.S. Bank Stadium

Monday, June 29                     NASHVILLE, TN          Nissan Stadium

Thursday, July 2                      CINCINNATI, OH          Great American Ballpark*

Friday, July 3                           CLEVELAND, OH         FirstEnergy Stadium

Tuesday, July 7                                   MIAMI, FL                    Hard Rock Stadium

Thursday, July 9                      ORLANDO, FL             Camping World Stadium

Saturday, July 11                     CHARLOTTE, NC        Bank of America Stadium

Tuesday, July 14                     ARLINGTON, TX         Globe Life Field

Wednesday, July 15                 HOUSTON, TX                        Minute Maid Park

Sunday, July 19                                   SAN FRANCISCO, CA  Oracle Park

Thursday, July 23                    SAN DIEGO, CA          Petco Park       

Saturday, July 25                     PHOENIX, AZ              State Farm Stadium

Sunday, August 9                    ATLANTA, GA             SunTrust Park

Tuesday, August 11                 HERSHEY, PA             Hersheypark Stadium

Thursday, August 13                BUFFALO, NY              New Era Field

Saturday, August 15                PHILADELPHIA, PA     Citizens Bank Park

Sunday, August 16                  PITTSBURGH, PA       PNC Park

Tuesday, August 18                 MILWAUKEE, WI         Miller Park

Thursday, August 20                DETROIT, MI               Comerica Park

Saturday, August 22                WASHINGTON DC       Nationals Park

Sunday, August 23                  FLUSHING, NY                        Citi Field

Tuesday, August 25                 BOSTON, MA              Fenway Park

Friday, August 28                     CHICAGO, IL               Wrigley Field

Sunday, August 30                  DENVER, CO               Coors Field

Wednesday, September 2        SEATTLE, WA             T-Mobile Park

Saturday, September 5                        LOS ANGELES, CA     SoFi Stadium

*pre-sales begin January 13 and general on-sales begin January 17

Ready to drip like never before, Dillon Francis and Yung Gravy have teamed up to co-headline “Sugar, Spice and Everything Ice,” a national multi-city tour sponsored by TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video. The tour kicks off March 23rd in Pittsburgh and then turns up in major markets across the nation including Detroit, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta and concludes at The Dome in Wallingford, CT on April 25th.
 
A special artist pre-sale goes live Tuesday, January 14 at 10am local time followed by a CITI pre-sale the same day at 12pm local time. The Spotify pre-sale launches Wednesday, January 15 at 10am local time, and the Songkick pre-sale follows Thursday, January 16 at 10am local time.
 
Tickets officially go on sale Friday, January 17 at 10 am local time.


As avid TikTok users, Dillon Francis and YUNG GRAVY will be sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes content throughout the tour via TikTok. Follow them on the platform @dillonfrancis and @yunggravy, and get access to their exclusive TikTok sound playlist. TikTok is becoming the leading destination in music artist discovery, with songs from Yung Gravy spawning over 500k videos created.
 
YUNG GRAVY’s meteoric rise remains highlighted by nearly half-a-billion streams on his 2019 full-length debut, Sensational [Republic Records], which also bowed in the Top 5 of the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. Not to mention, he landed a pair of gold singles and sold out shows around the world.
 
Meanwhile, Dillon Francis continues riding high on the success of his new project Magic Is Real [IDGAFOS/Mad Decent], which capped off a monumental 2019 for the Platinum-selling DJ and producer.
 
This dynamic duo deliver what promises to be an unforgettable tour.
 

The first single off of Mac Miller’s posthumous album ‘Circles’ dropped today Thursday January 9th. The track is titled ‘Good News’ and was released on his YouTube page. The video starts off with Mac Miller in the studio and goes off into a animated video with photo and video of the late rapper going across the screen. The video end with Mac Miller smiling in the studio. Check out ‘Good News’ Below

Circles. January 17. Pre-Order: https://wr.lnk.to/circlespreorder https://www.instagram.com/92tilinfinity Directed by Anthony Gaddis & Eric Tilford Produced by language.la Special thanks to the friends and family who helped make this vision a reality. The Major League Baseball trademarks depicted in this program were licensed by Major League Baseball. All rights reserved.

Bad Religion is celebrating 40 years of punk rock and great music with none other than a autobiography. This 272 page book titled “Do What You Want: The Story Of Bad Religion” will take you on a ride through the bands history with rare photos, interviews with the band and other members of the punk community. The book was written by band members Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz, Jay Bentley and Brian Baker with music journalist Jim Ruland, and is set to come out August 20th on Hachette Books.

On Instagram Wednesday Mac Miller’s family wrote that they will be releasing the late rappers posthumous album ‘Circles’ as a companion to his last album ‘Swimming’ . This would have been Mac Miller’s sixth studio album.

Read the family's statement on Circles in full below:

Here we are. The act of having to write this at all feels surreal. At the time of his passing, Malcolm was well into the process of recording his companion album to Swimming entitled Circles. Two different styles complementing each other, completing a circle. Swimming in Circles was the concept. He had been working with Jon Brion, who after hearing some early versions of songs, cleared his calendar to help Malcolm fine-tune them. After his passing, Jon dedicated himself to finishing Circles based on his time and conversations with Malcolm. We are eternally grateful to Jon and to those who gave their best to the difficult and emotional task of putting out this body of work.

This is a complicated process that has no right answer. No clear path. We simply know that it was important to Malcolm for the world to hear it. One of the most difficult decisions in the process is how best to let people know about it, how to communicate meaningfully while keeping sacred what should be kept sacred. So this will be the only post on any of his channels. Information regarding this release, his charity, and Malcolm himself will be found at @92tilinfinity. Thank you to all the fans who've supported him unconditionally through the years. We miss him. We are left to imagine where Malcolm was going and to appreciate where he was. We hope you take the time to listen. The look on his face when everyone was listening said it all.

With humility and gratitude, 
Malcolm's family

 Metallica has pledged $750,000 AUD (approximately $516,000) to NSW Rural Fire Service and the Victoria Country Fire Authority to help the victims of Australia's devastating bushfire crisis.

The band said in a statement: "We are totally overwhelmed by the news of the wildfires sweeping through millions of acres across Australia, with major impact in New South Wales and Victoria. The resulting destruction and devastating effects on all residents, animals, the environment and the incredible land in Australia is truly heartbreaking.

"Please join us and do whatever you can to assist as we, along with our foundation All Within My Hands, are pledging A$750,000 to the NSW Rural Fire Service and to the Country Fire Authority in Victoria to aid in the relief efforts.

"NSW RFS is the world's largest volunteer firefighting organization and all funds donated during this State of Emergency are directed toward services related to and victims of these particularly destructive Australian bushfires.

"CFA (Country Fire Authority) is a volunteer and community based fire and emergency services organisation which helps to protect 3.3 million Victorians, and works together with communities to keep Victorians safe from fire and other emergencies.

Learn more about NSW Rural Fire Service and how you can help here.

NSW police have arrested 24 arson suspects.

Sleeping With Sirens debut their most recent live video directed by Nick Suchak of Anabasis Media. The song was their first single off their latest album “How It Feels To Be Lost” that was released September of 2019. Check out the video along with tour dates below.

SLEEPING WITH SIRENS // HOW IT FEELS TO BE LOST // OUT NOW Buy / Stream: http://smarturl.it/HIFTBL Tour Dates: http://sirensmusic.co Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/SumerianSub Directed by Nick Suchak of Anabasis Media --- LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND // LYRICS When you look at my life, tell me what do you see?

Check out the dates for The Medicine Tour with Set It Off

01/08 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
01/10 – Chicago, IL @ The Forge
01/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
01/12 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
01/14 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
01/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
01/17 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
01/18 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency
01/20 – Tucson, AZ @ Encore
01/22 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
01/23 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
01/25 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
01/26 – Nashville, TN @ The Cowan
01/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
01/30 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
01/31 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
02/01 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
02/04 – Albany, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
02/05 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
02/07 – Detroit, MI @ The Crofoot
02/08 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection

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ICE NINE KILLS 

TO RAISE FUNDS FOR AUSTRALIA WILDFIRE RELIEF WITH
LIMITED-EDITION T-SHIRT SALE

100% OF PROFIT FROM SALES TO BE DONATED TO RELIEF EFFORTS

In the midst of the devastating news of the Australian wildfires, horror-inspired theatrical metal group ICE NINE KILLS have launched an exclusive, limited-edition t-shirt, as seen above. 100% of the profits from sales will be donated to aid in the country's relief efforts. The band traveled to Australia in December of last year for the first time to take part in the Good Things Festival (Sydney), along with a handful of headlining gigs in Brisbane and Melbourne. 

"Last month we were thrilled by the killer reception we received on our inaugural visit to Australia," shares vocalist SPENCER CHARNAS. "In light of the recent events, we are donating all profits from this limited-edition shirt to the Australian Wildfire Relief efforts. Please consider picking one up and helping out our friends down under in this devastating time."

Order your Limited-Edition shirt now at ink-merch.com

ICE NINE KILLS will be seen touring across Europe and North America in early 2020 with bands including Papa Roach, Hollywood Undead, Five Finger Death Punch and I Prevail in continued support of THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT--the deluxe version of their critically acclaimed 2018 album via Fearless Records/Concord which features their first-ever Top 10 Active Radio Rock single "A Grave Mistake" and guest appearances from top names in the metal and horror community. Dates are as follows:

Check out the tour dates below.

Cigarettes After Sex will be playing Jimmy Kimmel Live on January 9th. This is after the release of their widely successful sophomore LP, Cry. Last month the band performed four tracks off of the recent project in an intimate KEXP session.  

Their first single, "Heavenly" achieved over sixteen million streams and was featured in NPR's Heavy Rotation. Their monthly listeners has amassed to 4.5M on Spotify. Cigarettes After Sex recently finished 2019 with a successful national and European tour with a second European tour starting in March 2020. All dates are listed below.

After decamping to Mallorca the same week that their self-titled minimalist pop masterwork debut was released in 2017, Gonzalez and his bandmates - Jacob Tomsky (drums) & Randy Miller (bass) - consciously let the striking location guide the initial Cry sessions. “The sound of this record is completely tied to the location for me,” Gonzalez explains. “Ultimately, I view this record as a film. It was shot in this stunning, exotic location, and it stitches all these different characters and scenes together, but in the end is really about romance, beauty & sexuality. It’s a very personal telling of what those things mean to me.”

While the music came quickly – often improvised on the spot – it would be another two years before Gonzalez would attempt to complete the accompanying lyrics. Helped by the burgeoning love of a new relationship, the influence of films by Éric Rohmer, and the songs of Selena and Shania Twain among others, Cry blends the carnal subtlety of their debut with a warmer palette. The album was self-produced and engineered by Gonzalez, and mixed by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs).

Cigarettes After Sex’s self-titled debut has sold over 550k records to date (streaming equivalent), amassing over 360 million Spotify streams, 4.5 million monthly listeners, and 350 million YouTube streams. The band’s list of on-the-record fans include everyone from Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner, Lana Del Rey, Françoise Hardy, Lily Allen, Busy Philipps + more. They’ve been featured in Vice Noisey, V Magazine, Interview, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and their music has appeared in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Killing Eve,’ and Ralph Lauren ads.

CIGARETTES AFTER SEX TOUR DATES:
3/23/20 – Bristol, UK - Academy
3/24/20 - London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo
3/25/20 – Birmingham, UK - Institute
3/27/20 – Leeds, UK - University
3/28/30 -Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
3/29/20 – Liverpool, UK - Academy
4/1/20 – Hamburg, DE - Fabrik
4/3/20 – Oslo, NO - Rockefeller
4/4/20 – Stockholm, SE - Slaktkyrkan (SOLD OUT)
4/6/20 - Aarhus, DE - Voxhall (SOLD OUT)
4/8/20 - Luxembourg City, LU - den Atelier