Green Day, Post Malone and SZA have been announced as headliners of Outside Lands Festival 2022. Outside Lands Festival, which is produced by Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly and Starr Hill Presents, is set to return to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco from August 5 to 7. This year’s edition will also feature performances Phoebe…… read more »
The Who have announced a wide ranging lineup of special guests to join them on THE WHO HITS BACK! North American Tour. The special guest artists to join the Who on the tour include Texas rockers Los Lonely Boys, the hard rocking band led by (guitarist/co-writer Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) Mike Campbell and The…… read more »
Blink-182 bassist and co-lead singer Mark Hoppus says he is “glad to be here” and looking forward to “playing music” seven months after doctors declared him “cancer free” following his lymphoma diagnosis. After secretly battling the disease, Hoppus announced last September that he is cancer-free, In comments to TMZ last weekend, Hoppus said, “Life’s great!…… read more »
Phoebe Bridgers recently shared a new single, “Sidelines.” The song is featured in Hulu’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel “Conversations With Friends.” Bridgers co-produced the song with Marshall Vore and Ruby Rain Henley. “Sidelines” is the first new original material from Bridgers since her 2020 record Punisher. She shared an acoustic version of Punisher’s “Chinese…… read more »
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante is set to drop a Rush tribute EP, titled Moving Pitchers, on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 23. The five-song EP Moving Pitchers, a play on the title of Rush’s classic 1981 album Moving Pictures, will be a limited release of 1,500 copies. The EP will include two tracks off Moving…… read more »
In an exclusive interview filmed in Tenerife for the re-release of his solo album, Queen’s Brian May spoke about Another World and revealed the joy he gets from the way his songs are interpreted. “I think in the course of writing a song, you cannot escape putting yourself in there, and you don’t even know…… read more »
David Lee Roth has responded to rumors regarding an all-star Van Halen tribute tour. Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted recently said he was invited to join Alex Van Halen and guitarist Joe Satriani for a potential tour. Newsted later withdrew, saying he “didn’t want it to be viewed as a money grab.” In a statement…… read more »
Rob Halford’s second book, which spans various facets of hard rock and heavy metal history, will be released in November. “Biblical: Rob Halford’s Heavy Metal Scriptures” was co-written by Halford and Ian Gittins, who also co-authored the Judas Priest singer’s first book, “Confess.” The book, which arrives on November 1 via Hachette Books, is available…… read more »
The Ohio State Athletic Band performed a tribute to Van Halen during their annual halftime show at Ohio Stadium in Columba on Saturday, April 16. The band kicked off the 8-minute drill with renditions of Van Halen’s “Runnin’ With the Devil” and “Dreams,” while the tribute also included takes on “Panama” and “Jump.” The tribute…… read more »
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has gotten a new tattoo as a tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away in March. Barker shared a series of photos of himself getting a tattoo of a hawk on his foot on Instagram. “HAWK forever,” Barker captioned the pictures, which shows his ink session with…… read more »