Blake Shelton recently joined The Eagles’ Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, and Guns N’ Roses’ Matt Sorum to cover Tom Petty’s classic “I Won’t Back Down.” The cover version shared by Shelton sees him leading the vocals with Walsh, with Schmit strumming the guitar and Sorum playing the drums. The cover version also features the musicians…… read more »
Larry Mullen Jr., the drummer and co-founder of U2 is unlikely to play at any of the band’s shows in 2023, he revealed in an interview with the Washington Post. The 61-year-old percussionist is slated to undergo surgery, although the nature of the surgery or further details about it are not immediately known. “Any shows…… read more »
Bret Michaels has announced his 2023 Parti-Gras tour with support from Night Ranger, Jefferson Starship and other guests. The Poison singer told SiriusXM radio host Eddie Trunk that the tour will kick off in Detroit in July. The 12-date Live Nation-produced trek will kick off on July 13 in Detroit, Michigan, and conclude on August…… read more »
On Location and Bud Light have announced a star-studded lineup for the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Festival. Celebrating its fourth year, the three-night festival is scheduled to take place from Thursday, February 9, to Saturday, February 11, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Thursday night will kick off with Paramore and a special guest…… read more »
Heavy metal band Pantera have announced their first North American tour dates in over 20 years. The reunited group, featuring original members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown with Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante, will be joining Metallica for the 12 U.S. dates of their “M72 World Tour” in 2023 and 2024. Metallica is set to…… read more »
A clip showing The 1975 frontman Matty Healy yelling at security, telling them to help a fan who fell during the band’s concert at the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix on November 23, has gone viral. Upon noticing a man falling down, Healy, who was performing “I Like America & America Likes Me” at the…… read more »
Red Hot Chili Peppers recently shared “The Shape I’m Takin'”, a bonus track included on the Japanese edition of their latest album, Return Of The Dream Canteen. First introduced with the lead single “Tippa My Tongue,” the project followed Unlimited Love as RHCP’s second album of 2022, with both produced by Rick Rubin. Upon its…… read more »
Former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck says that the band’s huge success in the 1990s “took away some of the pleasure” of being in the band. During a recent interview with Classic Rock magazine, Buck told Rob Hughes, “When the non-musical stuff became so intense, it took away some of the pleasure for me. It’s just…… read more »
Mötley Crüe are set to release a limited edition Crücial Crüe box set on February 17, 2023. Crücial Crüe: The Studio Albums 1981-1989 will feature the band’s first five Platinum-selling landmark albums pressed on colored vinyl. According to the announcement made by BMG, Too Fast For Love will be on white and black splatter, Shout At…… read more »
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree recently shared a video for his latest solo single, “Tape Measure.” “Tape Measure” is a track from Rowntree’s upcoming solo debut album, Radio Songs, which is set to drop on January 20, 2023. “Anxiety – an unpleasant emotion of inner turmoil and dread,” Rowntree said. “We’re fundamentally herd animals, whose main…… read more »