Conquer Divide - Bad Dreams (Feat. Of Virtue)

I've been waiting on this all week! New music from my beloved Conquer Divide and singer Tyler Ennis from Of Virtue. This was a one-listen-immediately-add-to-playlist track for me. The song is called "Bad Dreams" and I hope Conquer Divide is about to drop a whole bunch more tunes in this same vein. Love it.

Dirty Honey To Release Live Album Next Month

Dirty Honey will release a live album on February 21 and it will be called Mayhem & Revelry Live. A track on that album is the wonderful "When I'm Gone" and now there's a performance video too!

The new album will have 16 tracks. I already pre-saved it on my Amazon Music account. You should as well.

Steely Dan - Metal Style?

What happens when members of Spirit Adrift, High On Fire and Mutoid Man cover "Reelin' In The Years" by Steely Dan? You get a wild, fun video and bananas cover of this classic track!

Help For California Musicians Impacted By Wildfires

Sharing this important update from Musicares - a charity that supports musicians. It is great to know folks impacted can get a little relief, and quickly too. Also, this relief isn't just for folks actually playing on stage. According to the Musicares Instagram, creatives, live crew, managers, agents, makeup artists, costume designers, music video creatives, technicians, and anyone whose livelihood depends on music can apply.

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This Is Where We Are: Midnight Prowlers (AI Generated)

Behold this track from Midnight Prowlers. It is called "Roar Into the Era of 80s Hair Metal" (I think that is the title anyway). The song is completely AI. The video is completely AI. The band of Lions, of course, is completely AI.

Sadly I have to admit the track is catchy but you can tell it is computer generated. The song was created by Lofi Living on YouTube. The account specializes in 80s nostalgia.

I appreciate the effort and creativity. They sucked me in with the big cats. But what happens when all music is computer generated? Will kids even learn to play guitars in the future? Can we only trust old music to be the "real thing?"

Thoughts to ponder I guess.

Bon Jovi Announces 'Slippery When Wet' Reissue

Bon Jovi will release a reissue of Slippery When Wet on February 28. The reissue will be available many formats, including an awesome liquid vinyl. I want that liquid vinyl for sure. 

Of course these special reissues are only available in limited quantities and you can get them from the Bon Jovi online store. From the press release:

A number of physical editions of the Slippery When Wet reissue will be available through the artist store, including a limited edition run of the original album on liquid-filled vinyl disc capped at 1,300 copies, a picture disc limited to 1,500 copies, and a run of 500 limited edition cassettes. 

In celebration of Slippery When Wet, shop our new, limited edition collection including a Water Filled LP! Available now for pre-order on https://t.co/h3ciEMrTEZ pic.twitter.com/daoKGX0VVz

— Bon Jovi (@BonJovi) January 7, 2025

Tesla Shares Milestone

Tesla's video for "Love Song" has officially reached the 100 million views mark. I can't help but wonder how many times the clip was watched before YouTube was a thing? I mean, I probably saw the clip at least 100 times on MTV just myself.

These download and view metrics are an interesting way to track engagement and popularity - and certainly more accurate than just TV airings. Congrats to Tesla on the big accomplishment.