Misc

Have you ever wondered what musicians did for a living before they became rich and famous? This edition of Before They Were Big will answer just that, featuring artists who have participated in an interesting phenomenon—the supergroup.Maynard James Keenan - A Perfect CircleKeenan is the lead singer in Tool, Puscifier,...

As far as I'm concerned, the ad agency who has been working for Captain Morgan rum has been killing it with its choice of commercial songs. The two most recent ones, feature a fictional character known as Captain Morgan. Actually, the Captain Morgan character is loosely based off of an...

Inspired by the 80's horror flick Paperhouse, Evanescence have released the video for their second single, My Heart is Broken. Directed by Dean Karr, this video is very different when compared to their first video for What You Want. When speaking with MTV, Amy Lee said, "The first video, for...

Ever since the release of their debut album Light Me Up back in 2010, The Pretty Reckless have been touring relentlessly, and today, even more dates were announced. Starting the year off by playing shows in Australia, the band will return to North America kicking things off in Tuscon, AZ...

Last week it was announced that Godsmack, Staind, and Halestorm were hitting the road together for a US tour. The Mass Chaos Tour -- as named by the fans -- begins April 13 in Augusta, GA, and continues on through to May 18 in Bangor, ME.As mentioned earlier, the bands...

A little over a week ago, we posted that Red Hot Chili Peppers were going to postpone some of their tour dates because lead singer, Anthony Kiedis, had undergone foot surgery. At the time, the band announced that shows would be rescheduled, which was great news. Today, we can bring...

Set for release on March 27, 2012, The Mars Volta have revealed the tracklist and cover art for their sixth studio album. Titled Noctourniquet, this album is the followup to their 2009 release Octahedron; which made it to the number 12 spot on Billboard's Top 200.Check out the tracklist, cover...

Iron Maiden, via EMI Music Canada, will release a new Blu-Ray, 2-DVD set, and double soundtrack album, entitled “EN VIVO!”EN VIVO! was filmed on April 10, 2011 in front of over 50,000 fans at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile during Iron Maiden's Round The World In 66 Days leg...

One of the questions we're frequently asked here at UpVenue is "which concert(s) should I attend this year?" Since this question is very specific to the city in which you live in, we'll start by answering it for our local fans here in Montreal. If the response for this article...

As part of their "Make Something Amazing" themed commercials, Kraft Foods chose one band to provide the soundtrack for their most recent TV spots. Five different commercials were created: Make Something Amazing, Singles, Fresh Take, Natural Slices, and Natural Shredded Cheese.As we just mentioned, one single song was used in...