Skid Row Announce Lead Singer Departure

Erik Grönwall has left Skid Row. The band says the departure was amicable and Erik says he had to leave the rigors of a touring band because of his health and continued recovery from cancer.

Interestingly, Lzzy Hale of Halestorm will fill in for the band's already-scheduled dates. I think that is amazingly cool and will be fun to see. I hope Erik continues on his path to health. Touring has to be a nightmare of exhaustion for anyone, let alone someone recovering from cancer. I wish him well... and this will just fuel more Sebastian Bach "return to the fold" rumors.

Halestorm, I Prevail To Tour

Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, I Prevail and Fit For A King will hit the road together this summer. I love I Prevail and Halestorm so this would be such a fun package to see. No, it's not a Glam tour but still seems like a blast. 

Speaking of I Prevail, Eric and I were out to eat and doing errands Friday night and we caught the band's special concert on Octane on SiriusXM. It was a fun listen and I'm glad we caught it! Eric is also a big I Prevail fan - we both love running to their music.

Halestorm Covers Adele, But...

Halestorm covers Adele's big hit "Hello" but it can't come close to the NFL parody of a few years back. The band was just screwing around with the brief cover (as you can see below) but the song probably could be a really cool track for them.

All that said... The NFL on FOX "Hello" parody is plain epic. I'm so glad I was watching the show to see this live. Since that time, Eric and I have made constant references to the song - and we sing the football version lyrics all the time. The "o-line" comment always takes me out.

And in case you haven't been inside a Kohl's or dentist office lately, here's the Adele version of "Hello:"