Goo Goo Dolls bandmates Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac credit their nearly 40-year partnership to their playful way of releasing tension. “John and I will actually slap each other and punch each other and get the aggression out,” Takac says during the band’s Summer Anthem Tour, named after the new EP they released on Friday…… read more »
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Beatles Anthology project, an expanded and restored edition will be released this fall, featuring the original eight-part documentary series remastered and supplemented with a new ninth episode showcasing unseen 1994-1995 footage of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The updated anthology series will stream exclusively on Disney+…… read more »
In an Instagram post on Wednesday (August 20), Garbage announced that their upcoming 2025 fall dates will be their “last North American headline tour.” The band’s first solo headline run in seven years is in support of their recent album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light. The 36-date Happy Endings tour gets underway on…… read more »
Brent Hinds, the 51-year-old guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Mastodon, died in Atlanta on Wednesday (August 20) following a fatal motorcycle accident involving a BMW SUV that failed to yield at an intersection. Mastodon confirmed his passing with a social media statement on Thursday: “We are in a state of unfathomable sadness…… read more »
BABYMETAL’s new album, Metal Forth, made a strong debut at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart this week. That marks the Japanese kawaii metal band’s first-ever Top 10 on the all-genre chart, following the best sales week of their career, with 36,000 equivalent album units in the U.S., including 33,500 in pure album sales.…… read more »
On Wednesday (August 20), The Replacements announced the details of the deluxe reissue of their celebrated 1984 album, Let It Be, which will be released on October 24 via Rhino. The remastered collection, available on 4LP vinyl and 3CD sets, features 35 unreleased studio and live tracks, including a 1984 live performance at the Cubby…… read more »
In a new interview with Chicago radio station Q101, Tom Morello addressed Rage Against The Machine’s legacy while reflecting about a potential reunion in the future. Although drummer Brad Wilk stated the band would not tour or perform live ever again, Morello is more open to the idea, and remains proud of how they finished…… read more »
In a new interview on ‘Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown,’ Judas Priest’s Rob Halford opened up about his profound grief following Ozzy Osbourne’s death on July 22. “I just put the phone down in my hotel room… and I just curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours,” the 73-year-old Halford recalls…… read more »
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gary Oldman reflected on his decades-long friendship with the late David Bowie, who died from cancer in 2016 at the age of 69. The two initially bonded over their similar upbringings in London, with Oldman admiring Bowie’s fearless creativity. “He was always pushing the envelope. He reinvented…… read more »
Singer and onetime Prince muse Apollonia (born Patricia Apollonia Kotero) has filed a lawsuit against Prince’s estate, Paisley Park Enterprises. She is accusing them of trying to “steal” her name by claiming ownership of the “Apollonia” trademark used in connection with clothing and entertainment services. Kotero, famous for her role as Apollonia in the hit…… read more »