A dump truck crashed into the iconic Whisky a Go Go music venue on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood on Friday (May 9). The collision, which involved five vehicles and a power pole, occurred around 1:40 p.m. and resulted in a power outage in the surrounding area as well as a cancellation of the…
Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dua Lipa, and Coldplay have joined more than 400 artists advocating for copyright protection in light of advances in A.I. technology. The group all signed an official letter urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to update U.K. laws to help safeguard their creative work ahead of a vote in the House of…
Barry Keoghan is preparing to portray Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics. During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night, the Oscar-nominated actor revealed that he recently met the music legend, and had to turn down the Beatles icon’s request to show off his drum technique. “I met him at his…
Eight months before Motörhead recorded their iconic self-titled debut album, half of those tracks were recorded in an initial 1976 session. Now, nearly 50 years later, those raw versions are set to finally be released for the first time as The Manticore Tapes, due out June 27. The first sample of those potent early recording…
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil said that the band is planning to release their long-delayed final album featuring late frontman Chris Cornell, who tragically died by suicide in 2017 at the age of 52. “Our objective and goal was always to complete that [album],” Thayil, 64, told the publication.…
Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo has launched a new band called One More Satellite, and debuts the project with the lead single, “Paper Over the Cracks.” DeLeo has teamed up with English vocalist Pete Shoulder in the group, and they are set to release the self-titled debut album on July 18th. “I was simply…
On Thursday (May 8), The Who announced the dates and details of The Song Is Over North American Farewell Tour, which is being billed as their final run of live shows in the United States and Canada before they retire from the stage. The 16-date jaunt starts on August 16 in Sunrise, Florida, and concludes…
In an interview with prog-rock site Sea of Tranquility, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson shared that he recently had a spontaneous jam session with Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo. “They came over after dinner and we played for a few hours, and it was great,” Lifeson said. “When you play with great musicians like those…
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry has assembled a star-studded lineup for the upcoming North American summer tour for The Joe Perry Project. The group will feature the Black Crowes’ singer Chris Robinson, Stone Temple Pilots’ bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz, along with Perry’s Aerosmith bandmates Brad Whitford and Buck Johnson. The 8-date tour will kick…
In an emotional Instagram video shared on Wednesday (May 7), 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold revealed that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. “Got some not so good news for you today,” Arnold shared in the clip. “So, I’d been sick a couple of weeks ago and then went to the…