The San Francisco 49ers were triumphant over the Detroit Lions at Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, but thanks to the game’s halftime show performers, Journey, at least the Lions can go home with a good message in mind: “Don’t Stop Believin’”
The veterans rockers served as the halftime entertainment during Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, performing a four song-set that included “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” “Be Good To Yourself,” “Any Way You Want It,” and “Don’t Stop Believin’.”
Journey’s onstage lineup consisted of longtime members Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain, as well as vocalist Arnel Pineda, keyboardist Jason Derlatka, drummer Deen Castronovo, and bassist Todd Jensen. The band hails from San Francisco, making their appearance at the 49ers home stadium a fitting choice. In fact, in a nod to the home fans, Journey changed the lyrics of “Believin'” from “just a city boy,...
The veterans rockers served as the halftime entertainment during Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, performing a four song-set that included “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” “Be Good To Yourself,” “Any Way You Want It,” and “Don’t Stop Believin’.”
Journey’s onstage lineup consisted of longtime members Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain, as well as vocalist Arnel Pineda, keyboardist Jason Derlatka, drummer Deen Castronovo, and bassist Todd Jensen. The band hails from San Francisco, making their appearance at the 49ers home stadium a fitting choice. In fact, in a nod to the home fans, Journey changed the lyrics of “Believin'” from “just a city boy,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Journey has dozens of hit songs that people all over the world remember. But the band is missing one very significant accolade. Did you know the classic rock group has never had a No. 1 hit?
Rock group Journey boasts hits like ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ and ‘Faithfully’ Journey, group portrait, New York, June 1979, L-r Neal Schon, Steve Smith, Steve Perry, Ross Valory, and Gregg Rolie. | Michael Putland/Getty Images
The group was formed in 1973 by former band members of Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch. They originally called themselves Golden Gate Rhythm Section. The group was intended to be a backup group for other established rock groups.
The band’s current lineup includes Neal Schon on guitar and vocals, Jonathan Cain and Jason Derlatka on keys, Deen Castronovo on drums, Tod Jensen on bass, and Arnel Pineda on lead vocals.
Journey has seen a lot of lineup changes over the years.
Rock group Journey boasts hits like ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ and ‘Faithfully’ Journey, group portrait, New York, June 1979, L-r Neal Schon, Steve Smith, Steve Perry, Ross Valory, and Gregg Rolie. | Michael Putland/Getty Images
The group was formed in 1973 by former band members of Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch. They originally called themselves Golden Gate Rhythm Section. The group was intended to be a backup group for other established rock groups.
The band’s current lineup includes Neal Schon on guitar and vocals, Jonathan Cain and Jason Derlatka on keys, Deen Castronovo on drums, Tod Jensen on bass, and Arnel Pineda on lead vocals.
Journey has seen a lot of lineup changes over the years.
- 3/9/2023
- by India McCarty
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few months. In the end, however, they all found out that replacement singers can themselves be replaced. This edition features former Manzarek–Krieger singer Dave Brock.
In the aftermath of Jim Morrison’s death in 1971, the surviving members of the...
In the aftermath of Jim Morrison’s death in 1971, the surviving members of the...
- 1/14/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Two founding members of the band Journey are in a legal dispute after the keyboardist performed at Donald Trump’s estate.
The band’s guitarist, Neal Schon, has sent a cease and desist letter to his bandmate Jonathan Cane, who performed their songs at America First Policy Institute’s Experience and Gala at Mar-a-Lago last month.
Caine, who is the keyboardist in the band, is married to Donald Trump’s advisor.
In the letter, Schon said that Cane had “no right” to use the band’s songs for political endeavours and that it was “harmful” to their reputation.
The band, who are due to go back on tour in January, are most famous for their 1981 hit “Don’t Stop Believin’”.
In a letter, reported by Variety, Schon wrote: "Although Mr Cain is free to express his personal beliefs and associations, when he does that on behalf of Journey or for the band,...
The band’s guitarist, Neal Schon, has sent a cease and desist letter to his bandmate Jonathan Cane, who performed their songs at America First Policy Institute’s Experience and Gala at Mar-a-Lago last month.
Caine, who is the keyboardist in the band, is married to Donald Trump’s advisor.
In the letter, Schon said that Cane had “no right” to use the band’s songs for political endeavours and that it was “harmful” to their reputation.
The band, who are due to go back on tour in January, are most famous for their 1981 hit “Don’t Stop Believin’”.
In a letter, reported by Variety, Schon wrote: "Although Mr Cain is free to express his personal beliefs and associations, when he does that on behalf of Journey or for the band,...
- 12/22/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
It’s been 11 years since Journey released their last studio record, and for a while it was looking like they’d never get around to making one. “Nobody was really interested in making new music,” Journey founder and guitarist and Neal Schon tells Rolling Stone via Zoom from his California home. “It’s very difficult to get new material played and to get people familiar with it before you go out and play live. Everybody in the band was like, ‘I don’t want to do it.'”
The band...
The band...
- 7/6/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Journey wants to make one thing clear — they aren’t going anywhere.
On Tuesday, the band released their latest single, “Don’t Give Up On Us,” which will appear on the band’s 15th studio album Freedom (out July 8). The record melds their rock sound with sharp synths and a plea for forgiveness.
“It is a very melodic song,” guitarist and Journey founder Neal Schon said in a statement. “It’s soulful, coming more from that R&b place and a little more Motown sounding but it definitely rocks. I...
On Tuesday, the band released their latest single, “Don’t Give Up On Us,” which will appear on the band’s 15th studio album Freedom (out July 8). The record melds their rock sound with sharp synths and a plea for forgiveness.
“It is a very melodic song,” guitarist and Journey founder Neal Schon said in a statement. “It’s soulful, coming more from that R&b place and a little more Motown sounding but it definitely rocks. I...
- 6/7/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Journey’s new LP Freedom is arriving on July 8, and they’ve just shared their new single “You Got The Best of Me.”
“I wanted kind of a punky rendition of ‘Any Way You Want It’”, guitarist and Journey founder Neal Schon said in a statement. “I usually don’t go in saying I’m going to look for something like that, but then it just came to me, like “Wheel in the Sky” did years ago. It just kind of flew out of my mouth.”
Freedom is their first...
“I wanted kind of a punky rendition of ‘Any Way You Want It’”, guitarist and Journey founder Neal Schon said in a statement. “I usually don’t go in saying I’m going to look for something like that, but then it just came to me, like “Wheel in the Sky” did years ago. It just kind of flew out of my mouth.”
Freedom is their first...
- 4/26/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
As soon as Lollapalooza’s lineup was announced this year, fans online found themselves ogling, confused, at one band in particular: Journey. Although their legendary career needed no introduction, their inclusion at this particular festival did. Lollapalooza is known to cater to underage suburbanites and 20-somethings from the Midwest. There’s a 19-year age gap between the formation of Journey and that of Modest Mouse, the next oldest band on Lollapalooza’s bill this year. Only three other acts also got their start before this century: Jimmy Eat World, Limp Bizkit,...
- 8/1/2021
- by Nina Corcoran
- Rollingstone.com
A new chapter of the Journey saga began Thursday night when they played Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom. It marked the return of drummer Deen Castronovo after a six year absence, the debut of new drummer Narada Michael Walden, and new keyboardist/backup singer Jason Derlatka. Bassist Randy Jackson had to miss the show due to back surgery, so Marco Mendoza filled in for him. Journey were also joined by classic-era members Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain along with longtime vocalist Arnel Pineda.
The set was significantly longer than their typical shows in recent years,...
The set was significantly longer than their typical shows in recent years,...
- 7/30/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Journey have shared a music video for “The Way We Used To Be,” which is their first new music since their 2011 LP Eclipse. It’s also the debut of Journey’s new lineup, which now features Narada Michael Walden on drums, Randy Jackson on bass, and Jason Derlatka on keyboards and backing vocals in addition to returning members Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, and Arnel Pineda.
“[This song] came out of one of the many loops I’d written while the long downtime continued with the pandemic we all had to deal with,...
“[This song] came out of one of the many loops I’d written while the long downtime continued with the pandemic we all had to deal with,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
In early 2020, Journey frontman Arnel Pineda flew back to his native Manila after playing a corporate gig in Texas. He was gearing up for a big year in which Journey would cut their first new record since 2011’s Eclipse and play amphitheaters all over North America with the Pretenders.
The pandemic changed all that and he’s been in Manila ever since, but Journey still found a way to work remotely on the record. It’s their first full-length since parting ways with drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory.
The pandemic changed all that and he’s been in Manila ever since, but Journey still found a way to work remotely on the record. It’s their first full-length since parting ways with drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory.
- 1/26/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Three years ago, Journey guitarist Neal Schon finished a solo album of instrumental tracks that mixed classic-rock covers like “Hey Jude” and “Voodoo Child” with originals he created with producer-drummer Narada Michael Walden. Since that time, Journey fired drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory after a bitter business dispute, brought in Walden and Raised on Radio–era bassist Randy Jackson to take their places, and canceled a 2020 summer tour with the Pretenders due to the pandemic.
During his forced downtime, Schon decided it was finally time to share his instrumental album,...
During his forced downtime, Schon decided it was finally time to share his instrumental album,...
- 1/7/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Rumors of a Van Halen super tour with both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar fronting the band circulated frequently during the past few years, often egged on by Hagar himself. But it wasn’t until after Eddie Van Halen died that the world learned that the trek was actually in the planning stages just about two years ago.
“At a certain point it turned into what we joked as the Kitchen Sink Tour,” Wolfgang Van Halen recently told Howard Stern. “Cause after [my dad] was Ok with that arrangement, it was like,...
“At a certain point it turned into what we joked as the Kitchen Sink Tour,” Wolfgang Van Halen recently told Howard Stern. “Cause after [my dad] was Ok with that arrangement, it was like,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Ramona S. Diaz is a Filipino-American documentary filmmaker best known for creating “character-driven documentaries”.[Her notable works include the 2012 film “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey”, featuring the band Journey and its new lead vocalist Arnel Pineda, which won the Audience Award for the 2013–2014 season of PBS’s Independent Lens and the 2003 film “Imelda”, about the life of Imelda Marcos, former First Lady of the Philippines.
Three of Diaz’s films have screened at The Sundance Film Festival: Imelda, Motherland and most recently A Thousand Cuts in 2020. Motherland received a Special Jury Award at Sundance in 2017 and premiered the same year at the Berlin International Film Festival.
On the occasion of “A Thousand Cuts” screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival, we speak with her about Maria Ressa, Duterte and other key members of his administration, the War on Drugs, journalism and activism, fighting against all odds, and many other topics.
How would you describe the government’s handling of the pandemic?
Basically, there is no response to Covid. The President...
Three of Diaz’s films have screened at The Sundance Film Festival: Imelda, Motherland and most recently A Thousand Cuts in 2020. Motherland received a Special Jury Award at Sundance in 2017 and premiered the same year at the Berlin International Film Festival.
On the occasion of “A Thousand Cuts” screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival, we speak with her about Maria Ressa, Duterte and other key members of his administration, the War on Drugs, journalism and activism, fighting against all odds, and many other topics.
How would you describe the government’s handling of the pandemic?
Basically, there is no response to Covid. The President...
- 11/22/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Steve Perry has kept a low public profile ever since he shared a lockdown rendition of the 1963 Beach Boys classic “In My Room” in April, but he tells Rolling Stone that since that time, he’s been busy creating new music. “I have a studio and I’m always writing and always recording stuff,” he says. “I have lots of music, so much stuff.”
First up is an acoustic version of his 2018 comeback LP Traces that he plans to release on December 4th. “It’s eight songs from the Traces...
First up is an acoustic version of his 2018 comeback LP Traces that he plans to release on December 4th. “It’s eight songs from the Traces...
- 10/22/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Journey frontman Arnel Pineda has teamed up with Taka of the Japanese band One Ok Rock to record a lockdown version of the 1981 Journey classic “Open Arms.”
“Good day folks,” Pineda wrote on YouTube, “to honor the legacy of Journey’s Escape album, specifically Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Ross Valory and Steve Smith. Me and my one of a kind & extra exceptional buddy rocker of the amazing band One Ok Rock Taka decided to jam this song.”
Earlier this year, Journey fired bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve...
“Good day folks,” Pineda wrote on YouTube, “to honor the legacy of Journey’s Escape album, specifically Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Ross Valory and Steve Smith. Me and my one of a kind & extra exceptional buddy rocker of the amazing band One Ok Rock Taka decided to jam this song.”
Earlier this year, Journey fired bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve...
- 9/16/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
After weeks of uncertainty following a bitter separation with drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory, Journey re-emerged over the weekend as part of Unicef’s Won’t Stop streaming concert with a lockdown rendition of “Don’t Stop Believin’.” They used the occasion to announce the addition of bassist Randy Jackson and drummer Narada Michael Walden to their official lineup.
“Journey is an ever-changing unstoppable force,” guitarist Neal Schon tweeted. “This is a completely new chapter for us and can’t wait to get to it!”
For old-school Journey fans,...
“Journey is an ever-changing unstoppable force,” guitarist Neal Schon tweeted. “This is a completely new chapter for us and can’t wait to get to it!”
For old-school Journey fans,...
- 5/26/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Journey has canceled all of its 2020 tour dates due to ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
The band was set to embark on a lengthy North American run with the Pretenders that would’ve stretched from May 15th to September 12th, comprising over 60 shows. In a statement, the band said it decided to cancel the tour outright rather than postpone so that fans could receive ticket refunds during these financially unstable times.
“Having seen what the world has endured during the last 45 days, and not knowing what the rest of this year or 2021 will bring,...
The band was set to embark on a lengthy North American run with the Pretenders that would’ve stretched from May 15th to September 12th, comprising over 60 shows. In a statement, the band said it decided to cancel the tour outright rather than postpone so that fans could receive ticket refunds during these financially unstable times.
“Having seen what the world has endured during the last 45 days, and not knowing what the rest of this year or 2021 will bring,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Spoiler Warning: Do not continue reading unless you’ve watched Wednesday, Dec. 11’s episode of “The Masked Singer.”
With the final round allowing just three contestants to participate, two singers were kicked off “The Masked Singer” in Wednesday night’s semi-finals.
The Thingamajig and the Leopard were both sent home, revealed to be NBA player Victor Oladipo and Grammy award-winning musician Seal.
To the shock of all present, Ken Jeong was the only one to correctly guess Oladipo. Nicole Scherzinger went with Markelle Fultz, while Jenny McCarthy selected Paul George for final guesses. Robin Thicke stuck with his original guess of Montell Jordan.
After speaking about having a tough year and alluding to having a knee brace and a kinesiology degree, the Thingamajig sang “Winter Wonderland” by Bing Crosby. Following the Thingamajig’s clue gift of an Indiana Jones-style hat and whip, Jeong went on one of his trademark...
With the final round allowing just three contestants to participate, two singers were kicked off “The Masked Singer” in Wednesday night’s semi-finals.
The Thingamajig and the Leopard were both sent home, revealed to be NBA player Victor Oladipo and Grammy award-winning musician Seal.
To the shock of all present, Ken Jeong was the only one to correctly guess Oladipo. Nicole Scherzinger went with Markelle Fultz, while Jenny McCarthy selected Paul George for final guesses. Robin Thicke stuck with his original guess of Montell Jordan.
After speaking about having a tough year and alluding to having a knee brace and a kinesiology degree, the Thingamajig sang “Winter Wonderland” by Bing Crosby. Following the Thingamajig’s clue gift of an Indiana Jones-style hat and whip, Jeong went on one of his trademark...
- 12/12/2019
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
“The Masked Singer” celebrated the holidays in Wednesday’s semi-finals as the final five costumed celebrities — Flamingo, Fox, Leopard, Rottweiler and Thingamajig — sang for a spot in next week’s finale. With two contestants going home in this round, everything was on the line for the contestants as Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger made their wild and wacky guesses. Did the right three singers make it through to the Season 2 finale? And did you correctly predict the identities of the two eliminated celebs?
SEEJenny McCarthy ‘just peed’ after correctly guessing Ana Gasteyer (‘The Masked Singer’) was the Tree [Watch]
Below, check out our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 2, Episode 12, titled “Two Masks Take It Off: Holiday Semi-Finals,” to find out what happened Wednesday, December 11 at 8/7c. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed celebs on Fox’s reality TV show,...
SEEJenny McCarthy ‘just peed’ after correctly guessing Ana Gasteyer (‘The Masked Singer’) was the Tree [Watch]
Below, check out our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 2, Episode 12, titled “Two Masks Take It Off: Holiday Semi-Finals,” to find out what happened Wednesday, December 11 at 8/7c. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed celebs on Fox’s reality TV show,...
- 12/12/2019
- by Denton Davidson and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Journey have recruited Pretenders for a mammoth, five-month 2020 trek that invades arenas and amphitheaters nationwide.
The two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees — Journey in 2017, Pretenders in 2005 — open their trek May 15th, 2020 in Ridgefield, Washington. Five months and more than 60 shows later, they conclude the North American tour on September 12th in Bethel, New York.
Journey say their 2020 shows will feature their “hits from start to finish” plus a new onstage production. The band now features founding members guitarist Neal Schon and bassist Ross Valory, long-time keyboardist Jonathan Cain and drummer Steve Smith,...
The two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees — Journey in 2017, Pretenders in 2005 — open their trek May 15th, 2020 in Ridgefield, Washington. Five months and more than 60 shows later, they conclude the North American tour on September 12th in Bethel, New York.
Journey say their 2020 shows will feature their “hits from start to finish” plus a new onstage production. The band now features founding members guitarist Neal Schon and bassist Ross Valory, long-time keyboardist Jonathan Cain and drummer Steve Smith,...
- 10/31/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
A troubled childhood is not a sign that the future will be troubled. There are cases of people who are born poor but struggle through life and become successful, and Arnel Pineda is one of them. Arnel faced extreme challenges before rising to become the famous singer that we know right now. His struggles at first were in vain, and he did not see the light at the end of the tunnel. When his time came to shine, then all things worked out for him. He proceeded with music and gained financial stability. Get to know more about this famous
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Arnel Pineda...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Arnel Pineda...
- 9/18/2019
- by Aiden Mason
- TVovermind.com
Journey has taken much of 2019 off so everyone in the group can focus on solo endeavors. That ends in October when the band heads to Las Vegas for a nine-show residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Ticket prices begin at just $69, but primo seats will go for significantly more. They will go on-sale to the general public on Friday, though pre-sales begin tomorrow.
Journey last toured in the summer of 2018 when they played 60 co-headlining shows with Def Leppard. It was a wildly-successful outing that packed arenas all over the...
Journey last toured in the summer of 2018 when they played 60 co-headlining shows with Def Leppard. It was a wildly-successful outing that packed arenas all over the...
- 4/15/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
In February 2017, Journey went to Japan for a special show at Tokyo’s Budokan that featured a complete performance of 1981’s Escape and 1983’s Frontiers at the request of legendary Japanese concert promoter Mr. Udo in honor of his 50th anniversary in the business. “There’s a few songs I don’t even recall playing, like [the Frontiers track] ‘Troubled Child,” Journey guitarist Neal Schon told Rolling Stone at the time. “Digging back into that stuff has been a lot of fun.”
A camera crew was there to capture the entire night and...
A camera crew was there to capture the entire night and...
- 2/14/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Warner Bros is re-teaming with its Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu to chronicle the journey of Arnel Pineda, a Filipino singer rescued from obscurity by a YouTube video that led him to become the lead singer of the iconic ’80s arena rock band Journey. Discovered on YouTube by Journey co-founder Neal Schon, who’d finally found the rare singer able to reliably replicate the soaring vocals of exited original lead singer Steve Perry, Pineda revived Journey and put the band back in stadiums once again. Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen will produce, and the search for a writer is underway.
The studio is negotiating to license the original Journey tunes, most written by Perry and Schon, and Warner Bros has acquired rights to Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey. That was the 2012 documentary that chronicled Pineda’s impossible rise. Chu’s vision is to make...
The studio is negotiating to license the original Journey tunes, most written by Perry and Schon, and Warner Bros has acquired rights to Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey. That was the 2012 documentary that chronicled Pineda’s impossible rise. Chu’s vision is to make...
- 12/5/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a Monday afternoon in August, and Steve Perry is cheerfully belting out the Backstreet Boys’ “As Long As You Love Me.” Perry is visiting a buddy at his house in San Francisco, and the singer — who grew up on Sam Cooke, Otis Redding and the Kingston Trio, and doesn’t listen to much current pop — is giving an example of a relatively modern song that caught his ear. “I love songs like this,” he says of the tune, a Max Martin–penned ballad from 1997. “I’m a sappy guy.
- 10/5/2018
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Steve Perry emerged from two decades of seclusion in August with new single “No Erasin'” off his upcoming album Traces. It was a rather stunning development for Journey fans that had largely given up on ever hearing him sing again, especially after he refused to perform with his old group when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year. But in new interviews, Perry revealed that after losing his girlfriend Kellie Nash to cancer in 2012, he decided it was time to face the world again.
- 9/5/2018
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neal Schon isn’t one to miss a chance to let the world know that he’s not entirely in synch with the rest of the members of Journey — even when they’re sharing the stage on a nightly basis. Latest example: his letter to a concert reviewer insisting that he, not the band as a whole, should get sole credit for paying tribute to Aretha Franklin in their shows. In the process, the mercurial guitarist also managed to specifically drag the group’s current management and only other remaining original member.
The latest flare-up started when Tampa Bay Times music critic Jay Cridlin gave Journey’s area arena show a positive review Monday (Aug. 20). Schon, bypassing the flattery, wasn’t pleased when Cridlin noted that Schon played an extended solo with “some honest-to-goodness heart… before ‘Wheel in the Sky,’ as the band scrolled photos of the late Aretha Franklin on screen behind him.
The latest flare-up started when Tampa Bay Times music critic Jay Cridlin gave Journey’s area arena show a positive review Monday (Aug. 20). Schon, bypassing the flattery, wasn’t pleased when Cridlin noted that Schon played an extended solo with “some honest-to-goodness heart… before ‘Wheel in the Sky,’ as the band scrolled photos of the late Aretha Franklin on screen behind him.
- 8/24/2018
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Steve Perry was super gracious as he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with his former band, Journey. Steve sang the band's praises in a speech that was devoid of bitterness. It was all love at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Friday night, as the former front man called out guitarist and songwriter Neal Schon for bringing him on board back in the day. Interesting .. Steve also had high praise for his replacement,...
- 4/8/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Journey fans have stopped believing in a reunion performance.
The American rock band was joined by former lead singer Steve Perry at Friday evening’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Perry, 68, was there with former bandmates Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith and Ross Valory, along with current lead singer Arnel Pineda, who was not included in the band’s honor.
Train’s Pat Monahan inducted them with kind words. “Tonight I’m here to live out a life-long dream, to induct the heart of San Francisco music into the rock hall,...
The American rock band was joined by former lead singer Steve Perry at Friday evening’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Perry, 68, was there with former bandmates Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith and Ross Valory, along with current lead singer Arnel Pineda, who was not included in the band’s honor.
Train’s Pat Monahan inducted them with kind words. “Tonight I’m here to live out a life-long dream, to induct the heart of San Francisco music into the rock hall,...
- 4/8/2017
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
This article originally appeared on EW.com.
Since Journey was announced as one of the 2017 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, rumors have swirled about whether vocalist Steve Perry ― who last performed with the band in 1991 ― would sing with the group at the induction ceremony.
Now, hours before the event takes place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, those rumors have gained new steam. A TMZ report Friday afternoon claimed Perry “will sing with the band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.”
But a rep for the band has countered those claims, telling EW, “We...
Since Journey was announced as one of the 2017 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, rumors have swirled about whether vocalist Steve Perry ― who last performed with the band in 1991 ― would sing with the group at the induction ceremony.
Now, hours before the event takes place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, those rumors have gained new steam. A TMZ report Friday afternoon claimed Perry “will sing with the band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.”
But a rep for the band has countered those claims, telling EW, “We...
- 4/7/2017
- by Eric Renner Brown
- PEOPLE.com
11:33 Am Pst -- We have just been contacted by reps for Journey, who say the band knows nothing about Perry performing and Perry's own reps know nothing about it as well. Several sources who work with Friday night's production say they have been told Perry will perform, but top officials at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame say they have no knowledge of it. The 3 songs have already been blocked for the show. Journey's rep Larry Solters tells TMZ,...
- 4/7/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_avpwk1xt"]] Arnel Pineda's been Journey's frontman for 9 years but you'll Never guess what he hasn't done yet. Hint: It involves the band's former lead singer. We caught up with Arnel at Lax where he shocked us with this news ... and when you see it, you'll understand why he's rooting hard for Journey to get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. They're on the short list of nominees. Best part of...
- 11/17/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_q7wau2cu"]] Manny Pacquiao is getting some career advice from one of the most famous Filipinos alive -- the lead singer of the rock band Journey ... who tells TMZ Sports it's time for Pacman to officially hang 'em up. Arnel Pineda -- who's been the frontman of the group since 2007 -- was out in NYC when he told us Manny has nothing left to prove. "I think he needs to retire," Pineda said ... "He's on top." "He's conquered the world.
- 4/12/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
For the last five years, the Internet has increasingly proven to be the main source of entertainment talent in this age. Justin Bieber became one of the biggest pop stars on the planet thanks to YouTube. Through the same video site, Filipino singer Arnel Pineda became the new singer for Journey, one of the biggest bands in the world. This weekend's hot movie The Maze Runner features a fresh young face named Blake Cooper, who earned his role as Chuck by campaigning on Twitter. Then there's the latest trend in Hollywood for mining movie ideas. Lionsgate is showing itself to be the leader in looking to the computer screen for the big-screen stars of tomorrow, now developing feature projects for the YouTube prank-show group the Janoskians and the silly YouTube duo known...
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- 9/20/2014
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
To mark the release of Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey on 30th June, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
Directed, written and produced by award-winning Filipino-American documentary filmmaker Ramona S Diaz (Imelda), the film tells the real life rock-n-roll fairytale story of Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from obscurity to become the front man for American rock band, Journey. The documentary was picked for Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival and Silverdocs Documentary Festival, where it received rave reviews.
Fired from his job as a cover band singer in Hong Kong, Filipino musician Arnel Pineda had little hope for the future. That was until the iconic American rock band Journey saw an internet video of Arnel’s band and decided to give him a shot at becoming their new lead singer. Don’T Stop Believin’:...
Directed, written and produced by award-winning Filipino-American documentary filmmaker Ramona S Diaz (Imelda), the film tells the real life rock-n-roll fairytale story of Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from obscurity to become the front man for American rock band, Journey. The documentary was picked for Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival and Silverdocs Documentary Festival, where it received rave reviews.
Fired from his job as a cover band singer in Hong Kong, Filipino musician Arnel Pineda had little hope for the future. That was until the iconic American rock band Journey saw an internet video of Arnel’s band and decided to give him a shot at becoming their new lead singer. Don’T Stop Believin’:...
- 6/23/2014
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Steve Perry, former Journey frontman, performed onstage for the first time in almost 20 years on Saturday night.
Steve Perry Performs With The Eels
Perry surprised fans when he appeared unannounced at the Eels concert at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Perry took over from the Eels during their second encore and performed two Journey classics, “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’” and “Open Arms,” as well as the Eels’ song “It’s a Motherf—ker.”
“The interesting thing about this guy, is he hasn’t sung his songs for some 20, 25 years… He walked away from it. Because it didn’t feel right, you have to respect that.… And for some reason only known to him, he feels like tonight in St. Paul, Minnesota, it feels right. Ladies and gentlemen, Steve Perry,” said Eels frontman Mark Everett in his introduction.
This was Perry’s first time performing in front of a crowd...
Steve Perry Performs With The Eels
Perry surprised fans when he appeared unannounced at the Eels concert at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Perry took over from the Eels during their second encore and performed two Journey classics, “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’” and “Open Arms,” as well as the Eels’ song “It’s a Motherf—ker.”
“The interesting thing about this guy, is he hasn’t sung his songs for some 20, 25 years… He walked away from it. Because it didn’t feel right, you have to respect that.… And for some reason only known to him, he feels like tonight in St. Paul, Minnesota, it feels right. Ladies and gentlemen, Steve Perry,” said Eels frontman Mark Everett in his introduction.
This was Perry’s first time performing in front of a crowd...
- 5/28/2014
- Uinterview
Ex-Journey frontman Steve Perry's return to the stage was welcomed with open arms. The near-reclusive singer, who hasn't performed live in almost 20 years after getting "burned out" on performing with Journey following a hip injury in 1998, made a guest appearance with indie rockers Eels in St. Paul, Minnesota, singing two Journey songs and one Eels cut. Perry hasn't performed with Journey since 1991, and the last time he was onstage was in 1995, in support of his second solo album, "For the Love of Strange Medicine. In surprise encore, frmr Journey-er Steve Perry joins @the_Eels in St. Paul: http://t.
- 5/27/2014
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
The story of how veteran Us rockers Journey replaced their original frontman with a Filipino club singer raises some tricky issues that this film doesn't really address
Soft rockers Journey's unlikely revival possibly sparked by their signature tune's appearance on the final Sopranos and the first Glee takes another curious turn with this feature-length retrospective centred on Arnel Pineda, the Filipino club singer hired to replace frontman Steve Augeri weeks before a 2007 tour. Pineda's humility is a rare rockumentary commodity, but the film around him is riven with underarticulated tensions: any suspicion that the management might have employed third-world labour to enable the show to go on is simply shrugged off. "They should have picked someone from here," chirps one fan in passing, raising topics this triumphalist, lighter-waving item can't bring itself to address.
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Soft rockers Journey's unlikely revival possibly sparked by their signature tune's appearance on the final Sopranos and the first Glee takes another curious turn with this feature-length retrospective centred on Arnel Pineda, the Filipino club singer hired to replace frontman Steve Augeri weeks before a 2007 tour. Pineda's humility is a rare rockumentary commodity, but the film around him is riven with underarticulated tensions: any suspicion that the management might have employed third-world labour to enable the show to go on is simply shrugged off. "They should have picked someone from here," chirps one fan in passing, raising topics this triumphalist, lighter-waving item can't bring itself to address.
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- 5/15/2014
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Look, we all know that The Judges' Save is a crapshoot. Yes, it got us more quirky musicality from Casey Abrams and it allowed Jessica Sanchez to make it to the Finals, but how much gratitude should we show an innovation that also prolonged the "Idol" lives of Matt Giraud and Michael Lynche? I guess we should feel lucky that Sam Woolf has survived to participate in a theme that I'm sure is near-and-dear to his heart: '80s Night. Sam isn't the only "Idol" Finalist with a sketchy connection to the '80s. Actually, the total number of remaining contestants who drew breath in the '80s is a resounding "zero." So... This is gonna be fun! 8:00 p.m. Et. We begin with a reminder of last week's "drama," which strongly suggests that if Sam had gone home, this would be '70s Week. This week featured David Cook as a mentor.
- 4/9/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Synopsis: Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey follows the real life rock 'n' roll fairy tale of Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the frontman for the iconic American rock band Journey. In this Cinderella story for the ages, Arnel, having overcome a lifetime's worth of hardships, must now navigate the immense pressures of replacing a legendary singer and leading a world-renowned band on their most extensive world tour in years.
Don't Stop Believin' screened as part of the Ida Documentary Screening Series in November at the ...
Don't Stop Believin' screened as part of the Ida Documentary Screening Series in November at the ...
- 1/8/2014
- by krelth
- International Documentary Association
Four years ago, if you'd have said, "One day, a woman famous for gate-crashing a White House dinner will marry the man who wrote 'Don't Stop Believin' - and on Pay-Per-View, no less" - we might have said you were crazy. But on Sunday, that was exactly what happened, when Michaele Salahi and Neal Schon tied the knot in San Francisco. Schon is the guitarist for Journey, a band whose music you have likely performed or seen performed at karaoke at some point in your life. Salahi is most famous for the aforementioned gatecrashing and her stint on Bravo's Real Housewives of D.
- 12/16/2013
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Former Real Housewives of D.C. star Michaele Salahi and Journey guitarist Neal Schon have tied the knot. The erstwhile Bravo star and the musician exchanged vows at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts on Sunday, Dec. 15. The ceremony was televised live on pay-per-view, with a portion of the proceeds going toward typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, more then 300 guests were in attendance, including Schon's fellow bandmates Arnel Pineda and Jonathan Cain as well as singer Sammy Hagar, the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, Celebrity Apprentice star Omarosa Manigault and R&B crooner Brian McKnight. The reception, which was held under a big white...
- 12/16/2013
- E! Online
Sure, Sunday tends to be overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Boardwalk Empire," "Eastbound and Down," "Homeland," "Masters of Sex" and more, but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week. "Independent Lens": "Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey" Monday, September 30 at 10pm on PBS The 12th season of "Independent Lens" kicks off with Ramona S. Diaz's doc about Arnel Pineda, the Filipino singer who rose from teen years spent on the streets to becoming the lead singer of Journey after Neal Schon spotted his performances on YouTube. The film examines Pineda's remarkable career path as well as how the band's fanbase received this new performer. Check out our interview with "Independent Lens" series producer Lois Vossen. "A Young Doctor's Notebook" Wednesday, October 2 at 10pm Et/7pm Pt on Ovation The impressive pairing of...
- 9/30/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
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Former Power Ranger hottie Archie Kao was one of my reasons for watching CSI — until I realized he was horribly underused. He’ll be a series regular on Chicago Pd, the upcoming Chicago Fire spin-off. I hope they make better use of him.
Archie Kao
The Love Boat is becoming a stage musical! Well… for the most part. A Vegas stage show is being developed based on The Love Boats a memoir by cruise director Jeraldine Saunders that was the basis for the classic TV series. The show will feature music from 1976 – 1986, the period when the show aired, but the stage show will be more risque, matching the book. Stage shows that audiences are already familiar with (like Chicago and Mamma Mia!) do well in Vegas, producers are hoping this will be familiar enough to win over Vegas audiences.
The Young and the Restless found a way to get my attention,...
Former Power Ranger hottie Archie Kao was one of my reasons for watching CSI — until I realized he was horribly underused. He’ll be a series regular on Chicago Pd, the upcoming Chicago Fire spin-off. I hope they make better use of him.
Archie Kao
The Love Boat is becoming a stage musical! Well… for the most part. A Vegas stage show is being developed based on The Love Boats a memoir by cruise director Jeraldine Saunders that was the basis for the classic TV series. The show will feature music from 1976 – 1986, the period when the show aired, but the stage show will be more risque, matching the book. Stage shows that audiences are already familiar with (like Chicago and Mamma Mia!) do well in Vegas, producers are hoping this will be familiar enough to win over Vegas audiences.
The Young and the Restless found a way to get my attention,...
- 9/30/2013
- by Lyle Masaki
- The Backlot
Documentary series "Independent Lens" launches its 12th season on PBS on September 30th with a lineup of 23 films from both new and established filmmakers. The season will kick off with Ramona Diaz's "Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey," about Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the frontman for the iconic American rock band Journey. Following on Monday, October 21 is "The Waiting Room," directed by Peter Nicks, which examines the current state of public health, told through 24 hours in an Oakland, California hospital waiting room stretched to the breaking point. Read More: Series Producer Lois Vossen Talks The New Season of 'Independent Lens' and the Current Conversation About Donors and Public Broadcasting "The Graduates/Los Graduados," a two-part special by filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz that profiles six remarkable students who are challenging the Latino dropout crisis, will air October 28 and November 4. November will see the...
- 9/4/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Legendary Journey frontman Steve Perry has a voice doppelgänger in Arnel Pineda of the Philippines. Pineda's unlikely rise to fame and fortune is deftly told in the PBS Independent Lens' film "Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey" coming September 30. The tale and the documentary are equally remarkable. Pineda's rise from obscurity to world wide fame played at several film festivals last year, and now will debut Sept. 30 (check your local PBS listings). Producer and film director Ramona Diaz was at the recent Television Critics' Association summer press tour and spoke about Arnel's unlikely journey. In 2007, a friend of singer Arnel Pineda began uploading YouTube videos of him covering classic Journey and other songs. Halfway around the world,...
- 8/25/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
DVD Release Date: Aug. 20, 2013
Price: DVD $24.98
Studio: Cinedigm
Arnel Pineda (ctr.) fronts the band in Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
The 2012 music-filled documentary film Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey follows the real life rock-n-roll fairy tale story of Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the lead singer and front man for the iconic American rock band, Journey, replacing the legendary Steve Perry and leading the band on its most extensive world tour in years.
In 2006, Journey guitarist Neal Schon found Journey’s singer Arnel Pineda when he discovered a YouTube video of Pineda singing with a Filipino cover band called the Zoo. Pineda’s tone, power, and ability to sing a wide variety of material—not to mention his uncanny vocal similarity to Perry—impressed Schon so much that he soon contacted Pineda, who initially thought it was a prank and didn...
Price: DVD $24.98
Studio: Cinedigm
Arnel Pineda (ctr.) fronts the band in Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
The 2012 music-filled documentary film Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey follows the real life rock-n-roll fairy tale story of Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the lead singer and front man for the iconic American rock band, Journey, replacing the legendary Steve Perry and leading the band on its most extensive world tour in years.
In 2006, Journey guitarist Neal Schon found Journey’s singer Arnel Pineda when he discovered a YouTube video of Pineda singing with a Filipino cover band called the Zoo. Pineda’s tone, power, and ability to sing a wide variety of material—not to mention his uncanny vocal similarity to Perry—impressed Schon so much that he soon contacted Pineda, who initially thought it was a prank and didn...
- 8/15/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
The story of Arnel Pineda's rise from nightclub singer in the Philippines to the frontman of Journey is fairly well-known -- he's been with the band, after all, for about five years now.
But it's a really good story, which is why PBS' "Independent Lens" series has picked up a documentary about Pineda's Journey experience. "Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey" played at several film festivals last year and is set to make its TV debut Sept. 30 (check your local PBS listings).
At the TCA summer press tour Tuesday (Aug. 6), Pineda and Journey's Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain and Ross Valory recounted how Schon found Pineda by searching YouTube, apprehensions the band had about hiring Pineda and some less-than-welcoming fan responses.
Cain recalls a tour date in one city -- he doesn't say which one -- where "people sat with their arms folded" for about the first half-hour of the show...
But it's a really good story, which is why PBS' "Independent Lens" series has picked up a documentary about Pineda's Journey experience. "Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey" played at several film festivals last year and is set to make its TV debut Sept. 30 (check your local PBS listings).
At the TCA summer press tour Tuesday (Aug. 6), Pineda and Journey's Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain and Ross Valory recounted how Schon found Pineda by searching YouTube, apprehensions the band had about hiring Pineda and some less-than-welcoming fan responses.
Cain recalls a tour date in one city -- he doesn't say which one -- where "people sat with their arms folded" for about the first half-hour of the show...
- 8/7/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
When Arnel Pineda showed up at the American Embassy in the Philippines in 2007, he told an immigration officer he was traveling to the United States for an audition with the rock band Journey. The officer didn't believe him. Suspicious of such an unusual reason for travel and shocked by Pineda's brazenness, he asked the middle-aged frontman to sing. Pineda broke into "Wheel in the Sky," Journey's 1978 hit that resurfaced during season two of "The Sopranos." ("Don't Stop Believin" would serve as the coda for the show's finale, one of...
- 3/13/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
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