Mayer Hawthorne Signs On As Hard Rock’s First Featured “Artist Of The Month”

Hard Rock Cafe Launches Targeted Video SystemShowcasing New Releases From Established and Emerging Artists  Orlando, Fla., August 8, 2013 – Hard Rock International has recruited Republic Records recording artist, Mayer Hawthorne, as the brand’s first ever featured video Artist of the Month.  The announcement marks the debut of the brand’s Artist of the Month program,…

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Musings On Music History: In Which We Get An Appetite For GNR, We Lose A Super Freak, And We Welcome A Tattooed Millionaire

08.05: American Bandstand debuted on national television on this day in 1957, with new host Dick Clark . Before that, it was merely called Bandstand and was just a local show in Philly hosted by one Bob Horn, who’d been dismissed due to a drunken driving arrest. Dick Clark hosted from 1957 until the show’s…

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Musings On Music History: In Which We Say Goodbye To Lady Day, The King Makes His First Recordings, and Leroy Brown Hits The Top

07.15: Pop-punk songstress Avril Lavigne is married to sweetheart Deryck Whibley (who swiftly stole the crown of “Ugliest Guy In Rock” from Jani “Cherry Pie” Lane) of Sum 41 in Montecito, CA, on this day in 2006. But this ended as most musician/musician (or musician/celebrity or musician/supermodel) marriages end, in a bitter and acrimonious divorce,…

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Musings On Music History: Rumors? No, It’s True. We’re Joined By A Fleetwood, Sonny & Cher Call It Quits, and The King’s Last Concert

06.24: Rumors? No, it’s true. On this day in 1942, Mick Fleetwood, he of the band which carried his name into fame and infamy, he who co-starred (believe it) in the ’80s awesometastic Schwarzenegger movie The Running Man, he who makes many a funny face as he bangs furiously upon his drum kit, was born.…

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Support Relief Efforts for Those Affected by Oklahoma Tornadoes

Please join Hard Rock International in supporting the American Red Cross to help those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes by purchasing the limited edition pin below, or donating here.  100% of the net proceeds from these pin sales will benefit the American Red Cross. You can help those affected by disasters, like the Oklahoma tornadoes,…

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