In a new interview with Billboard, REO Speedwagon vocalist/guitarist Kevin Cronin speaks out for the first time about the split of his classic rock band. The final performance under the REO Speedwagon moniker is set to take place on December 21 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Cronin will continue to tour, making his solo…… read more »
In a new interview with Sonic Perspectives, Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon explains why the band still tours non-stop 40+ years into their celebrated career. “We’re a lot older now and we have to tour a lot to make a living,” Hannon reveals. “We’re not rich. We never became millionaires.” The music industry changed dramatically over…… read more »
Metallica held their annual Helping Hands benefit concert at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on Friday (December 13). The group dusted off some long-unplayed rarities, choice cover songs, and classic hits during their acoustic and electric sets. Metallica played Reload tracks, “Low Man’s Lyric” and “The Unforgiven II” for the first time in many…… read more »
Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison have announced the music lineup for their upcoming Above Ground 4 benefit concert set to take place on January 25th at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. The event will feature the two celebrated musicians joined by Billy Idol and his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens, Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell, Guns…… read more »
In a new interview with Dazed, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst shared the surprising origin story of one of his band’s most raucous hits, the Grammy-nominated “Nookie.” Durst was asked by the interviewer, “In 1999, you’re doing it all for the nookie. What are you doing it all for in 2025?” Which caused Durst to…… read more »
In a recent interview with Times Radio, U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. discussed his recent diagnosis with dyscalculia for the very first time. Dyscalculia is a learning disability often referred to as “math dyslexia,” which makes it difficult to comprehend basic concepts in arithmetic. This learning disability has severely impacted Mullen Jr.’s ability to read…… read more »
As seemingly everyone is sharing their thoughts about the mysterious lights seen in the skies in New Jersey recently, Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge weighed in with his theories about the peculiar incidents. In an Instagram post on Saturday (December 14), DeLonge revealed that he believes advanced drones are causing the skies to be lit up…… read more »
Danzig took to Instagram on Wednesday (December 11) to announce a series of rare live dates scheduled to take place in March of 2025. The New Jersey heavy metal legends will embark on a brief six-date US West Coast tour next year, with fellow metal and hardcore titans Down, Abbath, and Cro-Mags along for the…… read more »
Thunderclap Newman was a short-lived band put together by the Who’s Pete Townshend. The unknown trio claimed a bit of rock history by reaching the top of the UK charts with their Townshend-penned anthem, “Something in the Air,” in July of 1969. Author Mark Ian Wilkerson just published a sprawling 400+ page history of the…… read more »
In a new interview with IndieWire, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross discussed shifting their creative focus from making industrial rock with Nine Inch Nails to scoring films and documentaries. “What we’re looking for [from film] is the collaborative experience with interesting people,” Reznor shared. “We haven’t gotten that from the music world necessarily.” Reznor said…… read more »