Monsters of Rock Cruise Dates Announced For 2026 Voyage

Save April 12 - 17, 2026 if you are wanting to sail on the next Monsters of Rock cruise.

The departure port is Miami, Florida and the ship will port at Puerto Plata and Great Stirrup Cay. The graphic points to Vikings... like Norwegian black metal or something, which I highly doubt. No clue on the lineup yet, but I'm sure bookings will open soon.

Guns n' Roses Announce Tour; Rival Sons, Sex Pistols, Public Enemy Support

Lots of teasers about this one and now it is official: Guns n' Roses will hit the road this summer, doing a tour of Europe, Japan and the Middle East. "Because what you want & what you get are two completely different things" might be the name of the tour, not sure. If so, that's one long name!

Great support acts included, especially Rival Sons. Good luck to all those who want tickets. Gonna be a fun one!

Here's An April Fool's Day Playlist No One Requested

It's April first and that means two things: it is also April Fool's Day and we are also just that much closer to summer weather!

I've always been sort of "meh" on April Fool's Day. I've never really witnessed any good pranks myself, but if you love that sort of thing, more power to you. To sort of celebrate the day, I created a playlist full of "foolish" tracks - and I guarantee there are some surprises here for you!

Skid Row Announce 'Revolutions Per Minute' Reissue

It's certainly not my favorite Skid Row release, but Revolutions Per Minute has plenty of fans nonetheless. The album will be reissued and that includes on vinyl too. Looks like the pre-sale price is about $26 - so not terrible! Let's hope the guitars sound louder this time around. Comes out May 30.

'Tattoos & Misery'

I'm thankful for the random reels that pop up on Facebook for me from time to time. Case in point - Trixter shared a clip of performing "Tattoos & Misery" live at the Whiskey A Go-Go. I was immediately reminded of how awesomely glam that tune is from the album New Audio Machine... released in 2012!

I went back into the archives here... and yep, I shared the video when it came out back in April 2012. The consensus then was that Trixter scored a slam dunk with a catchy-as-hell song.

Glad to see they are still performing it live. Love the memories and each time I've seen Trixter, I've been blown away. So fun, and so impressive.

Pretty Killer Marketing

So this might be the most ingenious cosmetics marketing campaign ever. Spencer Charnas, lead singer of Ice Nine Kills, just launched a beauty line called Pretty Evil.

The entire launch spot is worth spending four minutes on and the clip is just part one apparently. This is also pretty clearly a teaser for the next installment of INK music. They set-up mysteries in their elaborate videos and carry a theme through several clips.

Oh and the product names make me chuckle too. Die Liner (eye liner) and Black Mass liquid lipstick are classic. The eye palette colors use INK song names.

And yes, I'm buying some of this. Probably the eye palette. So kill me. (See what I did there?)

So About Those New KISS Live Shows

First off, who could have predicted that KISS would return to live performances after their multi-year farewell tour? I, for one, am shocked.

KISS is doing a Las Vegas takeover November 14-16 at the Virgin Hotel. Bruce Kulick will be joining in the weekend as well. Pre-sale to the convention-concert weekend begins April 2 but you need to be a fan club member (of course).

This thing is crazy expensive, too. The basic package is a thousand bucks a person and the top-level, ultimate experience package is five-grand a head. Not sure who can afford this, but congrats if you can!

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