The inaugural CBGB Festival is set to take place at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn on September 27, and will be headlined by Iggy Pop, Jack White, and the Sex Pistols. The event will feature 21 bands performing across three stages – including Iggy’s first New York City show in over a decade…
Ozzy Osbourne recently surprised Matt Pinfield with a gift of a cane from his own collection that is personalized with a gold handle engraved with OZZY. The beloved former MTV host/radio DJ continues to recover after suffering a massive stroke that left him in a coma for two months. “Once in a while an act…
Alice in Chains have been forced to cancel the remainder of their current tour and all upcoming festival appearances due to founding drummer Sean Kinney’s recent “medical emergency.” On Friday (May 9), the band released an official statement on Instagram, writing: “After careful consideration and following the advice of medical professionals, we have made the…
Pink Floyd lands their first U.K. No. 1 album in over a decade with Live at Pompeii, marking the prog rock legends first chart-topping album since 2014’s The Endless River. The album coincides with a digital remastering of their 1972 concert film, capturing their legendary performance in the Roman amphitheatre at Pompeii, Italy. This marks…
Pearl Jam surprised fans at their concert at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night (May 8) by inviting special guest Peter Frampton to join them in performing their classic Ten ballad, “Black.” Though the 75-year-old rock legend is suffering from a degenerative muscle disease, Frampton took the stage with the help of a cane to…
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.…