David Coverdale, Whitesnake frontman and former Deep Purple vocalist, has officially announced his retirement after a more than 50-year career. In a heartfelt Instagram video shared on Thursday (November 13), Coverdale explained that recent years have made it clear it’s time to “hang up my rock ‘n’ roll platform shoes and my skintight jeans,” with…… read more »
AC/DC’s opening night of their Power Up Tour at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday (November 12) was so electrifying that earthquake equipment two miles away detected ground vibrations equivalent to low-frequency seismic waves. “The sound waves that people were experiencing nearby and feeling something through their bodies, that’s the equivalent to what our seismographs feel,”…… read more »
Toni Cornell, daughter of late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, reflected on the profound experience of performing one of her father’s songs during his band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on November 8. Toni, 21, sang the Superunknown standout, “Fell on Black Days,” alongside Heart’s Nancy Wilson on acoustic guitar. In an…… read more »
On the first episode of The Osbournes Podcast since Ozzy Osbourne’s death in July, his family revealed that two weeks before his “Back to the Beginning” farewell concert on July 5, the heavy metal legend was secretly hospitalized for an undisclosed illness. Osbourne battled numerous severe health issues in recent years, including pneumonia, sepsis, blood…… read more »
The soundtrack for the new Michael Showalter film, Oh. What. Fun., is set to be released alongside the movie on December 3 via Sony Music Masterworks. The collection features covers of holiday classics by St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy, Fleet Foxes, as well as two festive original new songs by Gwen Stefani, “Shake The Snow Globe”…… read more »
Micky Dolenz will celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Monkees in 2026 on his just-announced 60 Years of The Monkees Tour The 23-date jaunt begins on February 12 in Solana Beach, California, and concludes on November 6 in Northfield, Ohio, with the tour including a special show in Los Angeles on September 12, marking the…… read more »
On Wednesday (November 12), nearly 400 bagpipers gathered in Melbourne’s Federation Square to set a new world record by performing AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top,” surpassing the previous record of 333 pipers set in Bulgaria in 2012. The oldest bagpiper who took part in the record-setting performance was 98-years-old. The event, dubbed…… read more »
Ignacia Fernández, a 27-year-old death metal singer and lead vocalist of the band Decessus, won the Miss World Chile 2025 pageant on Sunday (November 9) after impressing judges and audiences with her powerful extreme metal performance during the semifinals. After that viral performance, Fernández shared that, “Metal has been a fundamental part of who I…… read more »
During a new interview with “Cutter’s Rockcast,” guitarist Mark Tremonti revealed that he plans to start working on new Creed music with singer Scott Stapp in mid-2026, following the success of their 2023 reunion and ongoing tours. While the band hasn’t released new material since 2009’s Full Circle, Tremonti has been developing numerous riffs and…… read more »
The Eagles have extended their historic Sphere Las Vegas residency in 2026 with four final shows scheduled to take place on March 20-21 and 27-28. This brings the classic rock band’s total dates at the immersive venue to 56, after initially beginning their Sphere run back in September 2024, which has since been attended by…… read more »