Beck has announced dates for a limited run of orchestral performances. Beck will be performing at venues like the Hollywood Bowl and the Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall with a rotating crew of instrumentalists. The brief tour will kick off on July 3 at Chateau St. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Washington. Tickets are on sale…… read more »
Mercury Studios has announced the DVD+Blu-ray release of the critically acclaimed documentary film Have You Got It Yet?, a dive into the life and genius of Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. The documentary will also be made available on digital formats as well as On Demand. Directed by Roddy Bogawa and the late Storm Thorgerson…… read more »
Kid Rock is alleged to have waved a gun in front of a reporter during an interview with Rolling Stone last month. The singer is also said to have repeatedly used the N-word, attempting to goad the reporter into a physical fight. A column recently published in Rolling Stone sees David Peisner, the reporter, describing…… read more »
Iconic heavy metal band Disturbed’s rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” has surpassed one billion views on YouTube. The milestone marks the metal band’s first entry into the Billion Views Club. Originally, “The Sound of Silence” was a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon.…… read more »
Lenny Kravitz has announced he will headline an exclusive residency, “Blue Electric Light Las Vegas,” at Dolby Live at Park MGM. According to the announcement from the four-time Grammy Award-winner, the run will include performances on October 18, 19,23, 25 and 26. “You better Believe it-@lennykravitz will be rocking the #DolbyLive stage this October ??”…… read more »
Violent Femmes have announced a fall leg of their tour celebrating the anniversaries of their first two albums. The trek kicks off on September 26 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and concludes on October 8 in Birmingham, Alabama. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 24. Each show will feature front-to-back performances of their 1983 self-titled…… read more »
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder recently slammed Harrison Butker, taking a shot at the Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s recent controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College. The rocker expressed his feelings about Butker’s beliefs in no uncertain terms during Pearl Jam’s concert at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday (May 18). He was strongly against the…… read more »
Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna is paying homage to the late Ronnie James Dio by launching a new tribute band. The new group will play four shows in Florida in August, performing music from Dio, Black Sabbath and Rainbow. Belladonna recently took to social media to announce that he and his wife Krista have formed the…… read more »
Australian rock band Jet have announced their first U.K. and Ireland tour in 15 years. The tour, to mark the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album Get Born, will kick off at The Academy in Dublin on October 3. The brief tour will conclude on October 12 after staging shows in Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham,…… read more »
Wynonna Judd and Lainey Wilson have teamed up for a cover of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ classic “Refugee.” The track, produced by Cactus Moser, arrives as the fifth single shared from the highly-anticipated Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty. The cover is also accompanied by a video featuring behind-the-scenes footage of…… read more »