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Legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday with a huge concert event at Radio City Music Hall in New York this October, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers ventures into new musical territory as he announces his new country western solo album will feature seasoned musicians from Nashville including 85-year old harmonica player Charlie McCoy, Neil Young releases a totally free, h...

Paul Simonon’s smashed bass from the iconic Clash album cover for ‘London Calling’ will return home to the new London Museum Smithfield location this fall, Rolling Stones seem to disagree on the touring future of the band as Mick Jagger wants to do a traditional tour, but Keith Richards suggests residencies instead, Ozzy Osbourne’s massive tribute statue was set up at the entrance for Hellfest in...

Faith No More’s bassist Bill Gould confirms that the band is planning a massive reunion tour covering 4 continents in 2027, Jon Bon Jovi announced that he has fully recovered from his vocal chord surgery and is ready to hit the road later this year, Queen’s Roger Taylor announces a new solo album ‘Violence Insane In A Beautiful World’ coming out on September 18th, ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Man...

Cruise To The Edge announces their 2027 dates and prog-rock focused lineup including Kansas, Steve Hackett, Asia & many more, ex-Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant announces more solo dates including a free concert at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Soul Asylum announces a new live album and ambitious world tour for this summer; covering four continents in just...

Sepultura announces their final show will take place at the Sao Paolo Arena in November later this year, Metallica set a new attendance record in Germany with over 94,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, a long-lost Guns N Roses documentary from their turbulent Use Your Illusion Tour surfaced online for the first time in over 30 years, a new drinking establishment called ‘Shane MacGowen’s Pu...

Riot Fest announced their 2026 lineup featuring Tool, Angine De Poitrine, Iggy Pop & many more, taking place September 18th - 20th at Douglas Park in Chicago, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil announces his new book and gives an update on the status of the band and how they are currently working with decade-old demos featuring late vocalist Chris Cornell for their upcoming release, a new public Jimi He...

Static-X cancel the remainder of their 2026 tour due to serious undisclosed medical issues within the band, Anthrax will release ‘Cursum Perficio’ on September 18th, their 12th studio album and first new release in over 10 years, Gene Simmons announces the Rock Legends Expo in Las Vegas featuring Stewart Copeland, Geezer Butler & more special guests, Jack Osbourne confirms that a script has be...

The Black Keys describe their falling out with Live Nation, having to fire their manager and road crew and how that fueled their stripped down rootsy approach on their latest album, Ex-Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert claims self defense as he faces life in prison as his charges were upgraded to first-degree attempted murder after driving his car into his ex-vocalists father, 79-year old William Ya...

The Rolling Stones confirm the artwork & artist guest list of their 25th studio album titled ‘Foreign Tongues’ after revealing a social media puzzle with their fans, Ozzy Osbourne had a secret cologne he used for 30 years and now it’s getting a limited edition release that benefits his Parkinson's charity, Dave Grohl reveals he changed the name of the latest Foo Fighters album after the in...

Ramones announce special releases & festivities including a brand new installation at the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas this 4th of July all in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their debut album released in 1976, A British High Court judge rejected copyright claims from heirs of Jimi Hendrix Experience members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, ruling they have no rights to royalties from...

Iron Maiden will not attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame due to scheduling conflicts with their upcoming Australian Tour, Slayer announce two special shows in the U.S. to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Reign In Blood’ by performing the album in its entirety,  former Metallica bassist Jason Newstead will embark on his first ever U.S. headlining tour with his Chophouse Ban...

No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont reveals that he’s in the early stages of Parkinson’s but still plans to go ahead with their planned Sphere residency next month, Kiss announce plans for a hologram show featuring new original music to hit Las Vegas in 2028, The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen was hospitalized after being bit by a poisonous spider while on tour in Latin America with AC/DC, A jury has ru...

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Bob Dylan launches a strange Patreon account called “Lectures From The Grave” that features AI-narrated content that baffles his fans, Metallica donates $125k to help with Hawaii’s worst flooding in over 2 decades, Tesla surprise fans and critics  by announcing a R&B inspired album featuring covers of James Brown, Sam Cooke, Supertramp and others, Better Than Ezra is asking fans to collaborate...

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Radiohead announce they will only play 20 shows total in 2027 while taking this entire year off from touring to prepare, Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready announces the details of his new graphic novel and rock opera about the early days of the Seattle grunge scene, Metallica’s James Hetfield gets engaged on Friday the 13th while swimming underwater with whale sharks, a playwright reveals that My Chemical...

Former Dead Kennedy’s frontman Jello Biafra suffered a stroke & is in stable condition as he updates fans this week, Alice Cooper announces his autobiography ‘Devil On My Shoulder’ will be published this October with a small UK book tour to accompany it, former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe is busy these days collaborating with Travis Barker and Josh Klinghoffer on the theme song for the new H...

Sharon Osbourne confirms Ozzfest will return in 2027 as a touring festival after nearly a decade-long break, more than 50 bands support no-kill animal shelters with a new Green Day tribute compilation, Sebastian Bach will replace Dee Snider as frontman of Twisted Sister for their 2026 fall run, The Guess Who legally reclaim their name and will embark on their first US tour in 24 years, Trent Rezno...

Metallica announces eight show Sphere residency in Las Vegas this October, Former Live band members sue lead singer Ed Kowalczyk over his continued use of the band’s name, William Shatner announces he is making a heavy metal album with over 30 guest musicians contributing, a new Iron Maiden documentary ‘Burning Ambition’ will hit theaters in May,  Foo Fighters announce their 12th studio album ‘You...

Danny Carey reveals that Tool is in talks for a Las Vegas Sphere residency for 2027 to coincide with a new album release, Jimi Hendrix is honored in New York this week as they co-name West Eighth Street in Greenwich Village to “Jimi Hendrix Way” to pay tribute to his legendary Electric Lady Studios,  the lead singer for an Italian heavy metal band won the bronze medal for the men’s downhill skiing...

The long legal battle over the rights to the Ramones’ estate has finally been decided in court with Johnny Ramone’s widow Linda taking control of all assets & future releases, Bruce Hornsby announces a new album ‘Indigo Park’ & US tour with The Noisemakers to accompany it,  Skid Row is taking their search for a new lead singer worldwide with auditions starting this month, Noel Gallagher is...

Operation Ivy’s Jesse Michaels give an update on more long-awaited new music from his new band Doom Generator,  Beck announces a new album coming out on Valentine's Day filled with rarities, soundtrack selections and covers, Steven Drozd explains his sudden departure from the Flaming Lips after 33 years with the band, Sharon Osbourne is in talks with Live Nation to revive the Ozzfest festival...

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl told fans at a recent show in Australia that their follow up to 2023’s ‘But Here We Are’ has already been recorded, the Eagles make music history as they now have the first quadruple diamond certified album and are celebrating with a special clear vinyl edition of their greatest hits, The Doors’ John Densmore and Public Enemy’s Chuck D have formed a new musical project cal...

Henry Rollins reveals the details of the newly discovered demos from UK punk legends The Adverts and their new 7” he is releasing in a unique collaboration with In The Red Recordings, Ian MacKaye and his own record label 2.13.61, Poison officially cancels their upcoming 40th anniversary tour due to disagreements over revenue splits within the band, Alice Cooper & Joe Perry are back with Johnny...

Flea revealed that his new solo album ‘Honora’ will be coming out on March 27th and also announced a small accompanying NA and UK tour to support it,  Bandcamp has become one of the first major music streaming platforms to ban music that is fully generated or relies heavily on AI, Sting has paid $800k in unpaid royalties so far to his Police bandmates since their legal battle in court kicked off i...