In February 2016, it was reported that Byrne, who had a radio gig at Halifax’s Live 105 FM , was also trying out to be the new vocalist for Stone Temple Pilots .
The first single, “iGod”, was released on January 8, 2016; with the album’s release following shortly thereafter.
The Gimlet Media podcast Heavyweight , launched in 2016, brought fresh attention to the band by selecting “Sun In An Empty Room” from the album Reunion Tour as the show’s theme and closing music.
On May 12, 2016, the band announced their album Afraid of Heights ; it was released on July 29, 2016. On the same day, the band aired their first single from the new album, ” Afraid of Heights “. On June 3, 2016, the band released a second single from…
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Arkells began teasing new material from their forthcoming album on tour in the spring of 2016. The fourth album, Morning Report , was released on August 5, 2016. The first single, “Private School”, debuted on May 6, 2016, and charted at number 1 that summer. The video features cameos from…
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In January 2016, the band released a greatest hits album titled La Difference: A History Unplugged . Tracks included “One Day In Your Life”, “I Go Blind”, and ” Ocean Pearl “. The album was released through eOne Music . The band then set out on a month-long theatre tour…
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On October 13, 2016, Silverstein announced the streaming “Ghost” on SiriusXM. Later that day, they released the music video on YouTube and the song on iTunes, stating on social media that the upcoming studio album will be released in 2017. On May 18, 2017, Silverstein released the second single from…
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Later that year she was inducted into the Brampton Arts Walk Of Fame.
She then went on to appear at the Rockingham 2016 melodic/hard rock festival in Nottingham, United Kingdom.
In 2016 Rik Emmett released the album RES9 , which included the song “Grand Parade”, on which Gil Moore played drums and Mike Levine played bass. The song is a ballad reminiscent of “Suitcase Blues” and even includes the line “Me, I’m hanging out with Johnny Walker once again.”