The Struts have announced a U.K. and European Tour with alternative rocker Barns Courtney as their special guest. Courtney previously toured with the British rock band during their headlining American tour in support of Pretty Vicious. The Grand Union Tour, covering 18 European cities, will kick off at the O2 Academy in Leeds on September…… read more »
The Offspring recently released a lyric video for “Make It All Right,” the first single from their upcoming eleventh album, Supercharged. Supercharged is due out on October 11th via Concord Records. The animated visual shows a pair of motorcycle riders traveling through an apocalyptic desert wasteland, with the lyrics of the song flying across the…… read more »
R.E.M. played “Losing My Religion” at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in New York on Thursday (June 13), performing live for the first time in more than 15 years. In a recent interview with CBS This Morning, R.E.M. had said it would take a comet for the Georgia foursome – Michael Stipe, Mike Mills,…… read more »
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has announced a new solo single, “Resurrection Men,” due out July 26th via BMG. “The surf guitar at the intro – the Dick Dale bit – that’s me!” explains Dickinson about “Resurrection Men.” “We were just mucking around with the tremolo setting, we put the chords down and I went, ‘Ok,…… read more »
Oasis recently released a previously unheard version of “Columbia” from their upcoming 30th anniversary edition of Definitely Maybe. Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho mixed the unheard version, titled “Columbia (Sawmills Outtake).” The song arrived along with an accompanying lyric video. In the reimagined version, Noel’s vocal harmonies are buried deeper than on Owen Morris’ final…… read more »
The 1975 frontman Matty Healy and his girlfriend Gabbriette Bechtel recently announced they have gotten engaged. “MARRYING THE 1975 IS VERY BRAT,” Bechtel captioned a post that featured photos of herself wearing the engagement ring – a black gem surrounded by smaller diamonds. She tagged Healy’s Instagram account as well. Healy’s mother, actress Denise Welch,…… read more »
Riot Fest recently released the lineup for its upcoming edition, which is scheduled to take place September 20th-22nd, at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. For nearly a decade, Douglass Park had served as the venue for Riot Fest. Fall Out Boy, Beck and Slayer are set to headline Riot Fest this year, along with Public…… read more »
On August 16, Creed will release a 25th anniversary deluxe edition of their sophomore album, Human Clay. The deluxe 2-CD release features the newly remastered original album, plus bonus material, including a never-before-heard concert recording, captured in San Antonio, Texas, in 1999. A deluxe digital edition of the album also features six additional bonus tracks,…… read more »
Def Leppard recently released a new single, “Just Like 73,” featuring Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello. The song arrives on 7-inch vinyl on August 2 and will be available in a special color variant only through the band’s D2C store and in black at all retailers. “Just Like 73” marks the first collaboration…… read more »
Heavy metal titans Judas Priest have announced North American tour dates for this fall, with special guest Sabaton. The 23-date leg will feature music from the band’s latest album, Invincible Shield. The tour kicks off on September 13th at Bell Centre in Montreal and makes stops in Milwaukee, Omaha, Spokane, Portland, Los Angeles, Phoenix and…… read more »