Gilson Lavis, the renowned drummer for Squeeze and later a member of Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, has died at 74. Born in Bedfordshire, England, in 1951, Lavis began his music career touring with legends like Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Dolly Parton. He joined Squeeze in 1976, replacing the band’s original drummer…… read more »
Morrissey has canceled all remaining dates on his 2025 tour due to “extreme exhaustion,” which includes his entire South American tour that was scheduled to begin on Saturday (November 8). These cancellations follow the former Smiths frontman previously scrapping his two recent shows in Mexico – a Halloween night performance in Mexico City and a…… read more »
Brandi Carlile has set a new record for the most No. 1 albums by a woman on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, after her latest release, Returning to Myself, debuted at No. 1 on the November 8 chart, earning 35,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including 32,000 in sales. This marks…… read more »
On Thursday (November 6), Journey announced the details of their Final Frontier Tour, a 60-date North American farewell run beginning February 28, 2025, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and concluding July 2 in Laredo, Texas. Billed as “A Special Evening With Journey,” the tour will feature a new stage production and a career-spanning setlist featuring hits like…… read more »
Following Ozzy Osbourne’s death in July 2025, the heavy metal icon made a significant impact on TouchTunes’ Q3 charts, debuting at No. 2 on the TouchTunes Artists Chart, behind only country music superstar Morgan Wallen. This marked Osbourne’s first appearance since the charts’ inception, driven by three songs on the TouchTunes Catalog Chart: “Mama, I’m…… read more »
Wolfmother will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a 23-date North American tour that will stretch from June 7 to July 12, 2026. The Australian rock band will perform Wolfmother in full at each show, with the tour set to kick off in Austin, Texas, and conclude in San Diego, hitting…… read more »
Yo Gabba Gabba!‘s new holiday album, A Very Awesome Yo Gabba Gabba! Christmas!, is set to be released on November 14 via BMG. The holiday album compiles 20 festive tracks from throughout the show’s Christmas episodes over the years, featuring host DJ Lance Rock and the Gabba friends alongside special guests such as My Chemical…… read more »
On the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Wolfgang Van Halen addressed David Lee Roth’s 2024 YouTube rant that insulted him and dismissed him as “this fu**in’ kid.” Without naming Roth directly, Wolfgang called the two-hour monologue of unfounded accusations, including claims of nepotism and misbehavior, totally unwarranted, while adding, “I’ve always…… read more »
Former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven is suing the band over their efforts to block the publication of his memoir, Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories. Niven is arguing that a confidentiality clause in an old buyout agreement – which the band claims the book violates – is void because not all band…… read more »
Paul McCartney once sent baby poo to a deceitful music journalist who falsely reviewed a Wings concert he never attended, as revealed by drummer Denny Seiwell in the new oral history book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run. The journalist had claimed he was only writing about the band’s family life on…… read more »