A tribute show for Leslie Jordan is set to feature Eddie Vedder, Maren Morris and many other stars. “Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan” will feature an all-star lineup of musicians and actors. The concert will take place on February 19 at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. In addition to Vedder and…… read more »
The Sonic Temple festival is set to return in 2023 with headline performances from Foo Fighters, KISS, Tool, Godsmack, Avenged Sevenfold, Queens of the Stone Age, Rob Zombie and The Deftones. The Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, which will take place on Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28, is set to return after a three-year…… read more »
Twisted Sister will perform when they are inducted into the Metal Hall of Fame later this month. Twisted Sister will be inducted into the 2023 Metal Hall of Fame at the 6th Annual Metal Hall of Fame Charity Gala, to be held at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California, on January 26. The classic…… read more »
Motörhead’s final album, Bad Magic, will be reissued as deluxe edition on February 24 with two previously unreleased tracks – “Bullet in Your Brain” and “Greedy Bastards.” Bad Magic: Seriously Bad Magic will also include a snarling live performance by the metal band at the giant Mt Fuji Festival in Japan in 2015. Fans will…… read more »
A promotional poster for Demi Lovato’s latest album, Holy Fvck, has been banned in the U,K, for being offensive to Christians. Holy Fvck, the singer’s eighth album and a follow-up to 2021’s Dancing With The Devil. The Art Of Starting Over, dropped last year. The Advertising Standards Agency in the U.K. banned a poster promoting…… read more »
Kendrick Lamar, Odesza and Foo Fighters have been announced as headliners of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in 2023. Bonnaroo is set to return to Manchester, Tennessee, from June 15-18. The full lineup also features Zeds Dead and Liquid Stranger. Others on the list include Paramore, Lil Nas X, Sheryl Crow, Fleet Foxes, Pixies,…… read more »
U2 have reimagined 40 songs from their catalog for a new album, Songs of Surrender. “Pride (In The Name Of Love),” the first track from the new set of recordings has been released. The album is a companion to Bono’s recent memoir, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.” The album is set to arrive on March…… read more »
BottleRock Napa Valley recently announced the lineup of the 2023 edition of the festival, with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone and Lizzo confirmed as headliners. The line-up also features Smashing Pumpkins, Duran Duran, Lil Nas X, Sheryl Crow and several other A-list artists. The three-day festival is scheduled to take place on Memorial Day…… read more »
Twisted Sister vocalist Dee Snider recently took to Twitter to argue that Robert Plant and the late Ronnie James Dio were not great frontmen. Snider said he admires the rock legends as singers, but added that they lacked excitement onstage as performers. The argument about the issue started when Snider praised late drummer Cozy Powell,…… read more »
Alien Ant Farm frontman Dryden Mitchell has been charged with battery after he allegedly pulled a male fan’s hand onto his “genital area” at a show at the Broward Center For The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on October 29, 2022. If found guilty, Mitchell faces the prospect of one year in prison. According to…… read more »