Metal icons Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” has reached one billion streams on Spotify. “You guys have outdone yourselves once again! 137 million hours of Metallica were streamed on Spotify in 2022, up by more than 20 million hours from last year. Whether you’re new to Metallica, or you’ve been listening for the past 41 years, we’d…… read more »
Foo Fighters have revealed plans to continue as a “different band going forward” without late drummer Taylor Hawkins. The Foo Fighters drummer unexpectedly died last March. In September, his bandmates organized two all-star music concerts to pay tribute to Hawkins. “As we say goodbye to the most difficult and tragic year that our band has…… read more »
Brian Johnson recently said he would be up for writing new music with AC/DC. In an interview with Cleveland.com, Johnson was asked if “we’ll see more of AC/DC, on stage or even another album.” The AC/DC lead singer replied, “I would love to do music again, whether it’ll be guesting with somebody, whether it be…… read more »
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor in the 70s in a new lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed following California legislation that temporarily waived statutes of limitations for childhood sexual abuse allegations. Julia Holcomb accuses Tyler of sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Holcomb is alleging…… read more »
David Lee Roth recently opened up about his working relationship with Eddie Van Halen, which he called one of the best of his life. In the first episode of the second season of his “The Roth Show” podcast, the former Van Halen frontman recalled the band’s earliest days and recent passing away of the legendary…… read more »
Courtney Love claimed during a recent interview with Marc Maron on his “WTF” podcast that she was fired from Flight Club following a dispute with Brad Pitt. Love claimed she was cast in the role of Marla Singer in 1999’s Flight Club but was fired becasue she “wouldn’t let Brad play” Kurt Cobain in a…… read more »
YYNOT has announced Bubba Bash 2023, a tribute concert for late Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, on the third anniversary of his passing. The show will be held at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on January 7. Proceeds from the show will benefit Cedars Sinai Hospital in memory of Neil. The show will…… read more »
Courtney Love says that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Lana Del Rey are the only “true musical geniuses I’ve ever known.” In a new interview with Marc Maron for the podcast “WTF,” Love declared Del Rey and her late husband Cobain as the only “true musical geniuses” she’s ever known. “Lana and Kurt are the…… read more »
Pantera have been confirmed as a headliner for the Loud Park festival in Japan in 2023. Loud Park 2023, which will be taking place for the first time since 2017, is scheduled to take place on March 25 at Intex Osaka in Osaka and March 26 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City near Tokyo. Additional…… read more »
Fashion designer and punk icon Vivienne Westwood has died at the age of 81. Westwood, who helped popularize the British punk and new wave movements with her clothing, breathed her last peacefully, surrounded by her family, at her home in Clapham, South London, on Thursday, her representatives said in a statement. Westwood came to public…… read more »