Music

Alter Bridge is in full force promoting their upcoming album, Walk The Sky, out in October. The band just release the static video for their new single, “Pay No Mind”. I am about to play the song for the first time right now and write down my initial thoughts. The video is available to view at the end of this post.

The initial intro of the song has me wondering where this is going to go. Is this going to be like “The Final Countdown”? As the song progresses, my concerns lighten and my excitement grows. Myles Kennedy’s vocals on this track are priceless.

The song is a strong follow up to the lead single, “Wouldn’t You Rather”. Kennedy’s vocal, Tremonti’s guitar, the drum, all work extremely well. This is a great song for the band. The band is evolving nicely, cause “In the end we’ll pay no mind”.

Watch ‘Pay No Mind’

Frontman of the legendary post-grunge rock band Creed, Scott Stapp, has released a new record call The Space Between The Shadows. Space is Stapp’s third solo album and the follow up to Proof of Life. In some ways, this album is the rebirth of Stapp as a mainstream solo artist.

Space is the perfect evolution for Stapp. The sound of the record is the perfect mix of old school Creed and the sound we’ve come to love from Stapp. Just as important as the sound, the story telling on this record is incredible.

The title of the album, The Space Between The Shadows, comes from the track “Name”. That song is a the story of Stapp going from a man without a father to a man with a son. In essence, the song is Stapp’s promise to his son that he will never leave his son.

Space also includes a song tributing all of the musicians we’ve lost over the years. “Gone Too Soon” is an incredible tribute to those we’ve lost.

“Purpose for Pain” is an incredibly uplifting and inspiring song about getting through rough patches. Stapp has a well documented history of drug and alcohol abuse as well as being diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. The album is full of some great gems and is worthy of download.

I would like to state for the record, Stapp has been an influential musician in my life. Creed was the first band I ever fell in love with. Stapp continues to inspire me with his music.

The Space Between The Shadows is out now on all major platforms.

Neilson Music is reporting that following the release of the HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland, Michael Jackson’s catalogue saw a dip in purchases, streams, and downloads.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Jackson catalogue, including the Jackson 5, was down about 4%, or 8,000 less interactions.

Jackson’s combined album and song sales — including his work with the Jackson 5 and The Jacksons — dipped 4 percent in the shadow of the Neverland premiere. His combined sales March 3-5 totaled nearly 8,000, down from the little over 8,000 the previous Saturday, Sunday and Monday (Feb. 24-26).

Breaking that down further, looking at just album sales, his total fell by 39 percent in that span (dropping to about 1,000, down from nearly 2,000). Conversely, his song sales increased by 6 percent (rising to nearly 7,000 up from 6,000).

The Hollywood Reporter

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Chester Bennington left us too soon. Before he left, he did some music with Mark Morton and others. Here is one of those songs called “Cross Off”. Check it out, it is truly epic.

“Cross Off’ by Mark Morton ft. Chester Bennington.