The Raconteurs album “Help Us Stranger” landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, debuting with 88,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 27, according to Nielsen Music. . ...Read Full Story
Miley Cyrus performd her own versions of Metallica’s classic Black Album hit “Nothing Else Matters” alongside a Nine Inch Nails cover at England’s Glastonbury Festival over the weekend.. ...Read Full Story
A representative for original Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler has addressed reports that he was hospitalized on Thursday after he stabbed himself.. ...Read Full Story
Iron Maiden have announced details for the third round of releases in their album reissue series. The new release is a continuation of the band’s remastered Studio Collection project, which began with the 2014/2017’s black vinyl releases and 2015’s Mastered for iTunes project.. ...Read Full Story
The Velvet Underground will release a new vinyl box set made up entirely of performances from their 1969 residency in San Francisco.. ...Read Full Story
Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell has been recruited to be the new global brand ambassador for LiveXLive Media, Inc.. ...Read Full Story
The Rolling Stones are streaming video of a performance of their 1997 single, “Anybody Seen My Baby?”, from their just-released “Bridges To Bremen” live package.. ...Read Full Story
Korn are back with a brand new album, which is the follow-up to 2016’s The Serenity Of Suffering, . ...Read Full Story
Elvis Costello and the Imposters have announced a month-long U.S. tour, running from October 23 to November 26.. ...Read Full Story
Godsmack have announced a new North American tour leg this fall that will feature support from Halestormm, following their summer tour across the U.S. and Canada. The new leg of their tour will be kicking off on September 20st in Green Bay, WI at the Resch Center and will conclude on October 18th in Tulsa, OK at BOK Center.. ...Read Full Story
An upcoming Queens of the Stone Age album will contain contributions from both Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons. . ...Read Full Story
Bruce Springsteen earned his 20th top 10 album on the Billboard 200 charts with his latest release, Western Stars.. ...Read Full Story
Soundgarden has released the video of their 1991 classic performance, “New Damage”, as a preview to their upcoming release, “Live From The Artists Den.”. ...Read Full Story
Blink-182 have released a music video for their brand new single “Generational Divide”. The track follows their previous single “Blame It On My Youth.” Both songs are expected to be included on the band’s forthcoming studio album. The new music video for “Generational Divide” was directed by Kevin Kerslake. . ...Read Full Story
Rush are streaming a video preview for their upcoming worldwide event, “Cinema Strangiato” which will debut on Wednesday, August 21. The screening will present highlights from the Canadian band’s 2015 R40 Tour, including live performances and unreleased backstage moments, along with unseen soundcheck footage and exclusive new interviews with Tom Morello, Billy Corgan, Taylor Hawkins, producer Nick Raskulinecz, violinist Jonathan Dinklage and more.. ...Read Full Story
The social media platform Facebook has banned Led Zeppelin’s 1973 classic Houses of the Holy. The iconic cover image depicts nude children ascending the rocks at the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, built from a collage of photos by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis.. ...Read Full Story
Sheryl Crow is sharing new music from her upcoming LP Threads with a music video for “Still The Good Old Days,” featuring Joe Walsh.. ...Read Full Story
GHOST frontman Tobias Forge says fans will have to wait until 2021 before they get to experience “the next chapter of the Ghost story.”. ...Read Full Story
Motley Crue’s memoir The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band will finally be available as an audiobook, nearly 20 years after it was published and only a few months following the film adaptation. Harper Audio and Dev Street Books will release it on June 25.. ...Read Full Story
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine shared the news that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer, forcing the band to cancel most of their live dates for the year as he seeks treatment. Mustaine broke the news to fans on Instagram with the following message:. ...Read Full Story
Guns N’ Roses announced eight new U.S. tour dates to take place from Sept. 25 to Nov. 2 this year, concluding with two intimate Las Vegas appearances.mThe new dates take place ahead of the time the band is rumored to be working on a new album.. ...Read Full Story
Bruce Springsteen has released a video for his song Western Stars, the title track from his new album which was released last week. Springsteen previously shared Hello Sunshine, There Goes My Miracle and Tucson Train from the record.. ...Read Full Story
Chris Cornell’s widow is battling with his ex-wife over his estate. His widow, Vicky Cornell, filed a petition to administer Chris’s estate, listing herself and the Cornell Family Trust as sole beneficiaries of the singer’s last will and testament, which was signed in 2004. Vicky believes his estate is worth at least $20 million. However, Cornell’s first wife, Susan Silver, and their 19-year-old daughter, Lillian, filed documents requesting a cut of the estate.. ...Read Full Story
Over the weekend, a 27-year-old man was found dead on the festival campgrounds at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester England. According to reports, a medical team was promptly called over and when they found the man, who was breathing but not responsive.. ...Read Full Story
Steve Miller is planning a fall release of Welcome to the Vault, a 52-track collection that includes 38 previously unreleased recordings by the Steve Miller Band. The box set is set for release on October 11th.. ...Read Full Story
Woodstock 50 is searching for a new home for its milestone anniversary concert this summer, following news that the planned venue has cancelled its support just two months ahead of the event.. ...Read Full Story
Rush itching to see their favorite band again are in luck. The legendary rockers will release their new concert film in theaters for one night only on August 21st.” data-reactid=”11″ type=”text”>Legendary rockers Rush will release their new concert film in theaters for one night only on August 21st.. ...Read Full Story
In statements made public for the first time, more than 100,000 master recordings owned by Universal Music Group were lost in a 2008 fire on the Universal Studios backlot, including works by Elton John, the Eagles, the Police, Guns N’ Roses, Nirvana and Tom Petty.. ...Read Full Story
Organizers have announced the lineup and key details for the 11 year of the ShipRocked Cruise event, which will take place Feb. 1-6 of 2020. The Carnival Valor will depart from New Orleans, with stops in Key West and Cozumel along the way.. ...Read Full Story
A panel of 11 judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed on June 10 to hear Led Zeppelin’s appeal in a copyright lawsuit alleging the group stole its 1971 rock epic “Stairway to Heaven” from an obscure 1960s instrumental.. ...Read Full Story
Five Finger Death Punch said in a new video release that Charlie “The Engine” Engen will be taking over on drums for their forthcoming eighth studio album. The band recruited Engen to replace Jeremy Spencer after he exited the band. . ...Read Full Story
A new interactive exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is set to open next month; called the “Interactive Garage,” the exhibit is opening July 1 and will enable visitors to play instruments on their own, or with friends or strangers at the museum. It will include keyboards, mixing boards, guitars, drums, studio space and a lounge for playing acoustic instruments.. ...Read Full Story
Slipknot kicked off their European tour on Friday, June 7th, ahead of the release of their highly anticipated sixth album, We Are Not Your Kind, by playing an 18-song set at Finland’s Rockfest. On June 9, the band played at Germany’s Rock am Ring festival, and the band live-streamed their headlining performance in front of a sold-out crowd of 90,000 fans. . ...Read Full Story
Phish open up their spring/summer tour dates this week. Things will kick off in St. Louis, leading up to their return to Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee next weekend. The band has confirmed that they will once again be offering live webcasts of a selection of their gigs via LivePhish.com.. ...Read Full Story
Mystify, a new documentary about late INXS singer Michael Hutchence, has released a two-minute trailer ahead of the movie’s arrival in theaters on July 4.. ...Read Full Story
Megadeth will mark the 25th anniversary of “Youthanasia” by performing the 1994 album in its entirety during a special Halloween concert in Denver, CO. The October 31 show will be held at Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium, and will highlight Megadeth’s sixth record, which peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 and sold more than one million copies in the USA.. ...Read Full Story
The first trailer for Martin Scorsese’s film Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story explores Bob Dylan’s famous Rolling Thunder Revue tour. ...Read Full Story
Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has announced that he will hitting the road this summer to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s debut album, which he will be playing in full.. ...Read Full Story
Alice Cooper has announced additional concert dates this Fall. In anticipation of the release of his album, Rise, which arrives on June 21, the new solo tour dates are an extension of Cooper’s Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back show he’s bringing to the U.S. this summer as a co-headlining tour with Halestorm.. ...Read Full Story
The 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s 1969 single, “Space Oddity” will be honored with a new release of the legendary song. The package will present a special double 7″ single of “Space Oddity” featuring brand new mixes by Tony Visconti. The single itself has been cut from the original analog single master tape, while the jacket housing the 2019 mixes by Tony Visconti is a new design featuring an alternative Ray Stevenson shot from the “Save Rave ’69” concert to that on the poster. You can take a look at it: here.. ...Read Full Story
Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry will tell the story of her career as a musician and actress in a new memoir set for release this fall. The memoir — titled “Face It” — is described as “a multilayered memoir from a multifaceted artist.” . ...Read Full Story
Yes are celebrating last year’s 50th anniversary tour with a new live album release. Due August 2, “Yes 50 Live” will present highlights from the milestone trek, which included shows in Europe, North America and Japan. The package contains songs from the band’s past from 10 different studio albums recorded between 1970 and 2011. . ...Read Full Story
Rammstein’s new self-titled studio album has debuted at No.1 in 14 countries. The album has hit the top spot in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Austria and Canada. It has also cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard charts for the very first time in the U.S. by reaching No. 9.. ...Read Full Story
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is set to embark on a spoken word tour of Europe this fall in support of his latest book, 2017’s “What Does This Button Do.”. ...Read Full Story
Iggy Pop has announced that he is releasing a new collection of lyrics this fall. The book, called ‘Til Wrong Feels Right, will feature lyrics from over 100 of Iggy Pop’s songs together with photos, memorabilia, never-before-seen notes and essays penned by Iggy himself.. ...Read Full Story
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour will auction off more than 120 guitars from his personal collection at Christie’s in New York on June 20, and the guitarist will preview the event with a three-part podcast series. Each episode of the podcast will focus on a different one of the instruments from the collection while looking at the iconic Pink Floyd music that was recorded on each.. ...Read Full Story
Singer Eddie Money, 70, announced on Twitter Tuesday he will be undergoing “a minor, minimally invasive heart valve surgery this week.” Money added he appreciated the “thoughts and prayers” and looks “forward to getting back on the stage and rockin’ with you all.”. ...Read Full Story
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash confirmed that the band has made plans to start work on a new album later this year. Several band members, including Slash, previously hinted that the idea had been discussed, with the expectation that they would record new music after they completed their touring duties in the fall.. ...Read Full Story
Robert Plant announced that he is launching a new podcast.. ...Read Full Story
Paul McCartney has announced plans to reissue four archival live collections in multiple formats on July 12 to coincide with the just-launched U.S. leg of his Freshen Up Tour.. ...Read Full Story
At his May 24 gig in Philadelphia, Billy Joel invited Jason Bonham to add drums to two Led Zeppelin covers: “Whole Lotta Love” and “Good Times Bad Times.”. ...Read Full Story
Sheryl Crow has shared a video of her new collaborative track “Live Wire” which features Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples. The single is off of Crow’s forthcoming album “Threads.”. ...Read Full Story
Adam Lambert has no interest in recording new material with Queen.. ...Read Full Story
The Rolling Stones are back in the studio working on their new album. The band – consisting of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts – are working on their first record of new material since 2005’s ‘A Bigger Bang.’ A spokesperson for the band said: “the album is moving ahead but no release date as yet.” . ...Read Full Story
ZZ Top announced that they are working on a musical show titled Sharp Dressed Man that’s set to open in Las Vegas in 2020.. ...Read Full Story
The Who recently kicked off their North American Moving On! tour, and now the band has added to their upcoming schedule with a third show in Los Angeles, along with announcing the acts that will join them for the fall leg of the tour.. ...Read Full Story
Tesla latest album Shock is out and the band has just released the video for their single “Taste Like.”. ...Read Full Story
David Lee Roth is considering the possibility of a new Las Vegas residency. The Van Halen frontman is refocusing his attention on his own projects, including a collaboration with D.J. Armin Van Buuren on his remix of the classic Van Halen track “Jump.”. ...Read Full Story
After evacuations due to high winds, the Sonic Temple Festival at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, was able to resume. Though some acts were cancelled due to the postponement, acts such as the Foo Fighters And Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were able to perform.. ...Read Full Story
Slipknot shared sad news that the percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown)’s daughter Gabrielle died on Saturday, May 18th at the age of 22. A cause of death was not revealed for Gabrielle, who was the youngest of Crahan’s four children. The band shared the following message from Shawn on social media:. ...Read Full Story
