System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian is teaching the youth the ways of metal. The bassist visited his son’s preschool class on Friday, December 14th, to perform a bit of the rock group’s 2001 hit “Toxicity.” The musician opted for an acoustic guitar while his son jammed along with an electric one next to him. Odadjian […]
Category: Alternative Rock
Smashing Pumpkins Bring Gloomy Holiday Cheer to ‘Jimmy Kimmel’
Tuesday night, December 11th, the Smashing Pumpkins played Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing “Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)” and “Knights of Malta” from their recent Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. The band opened their mini-set with “Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts),” with frontman Billy Corgan donning a red coat over his silver […]
Iggy Pop, Johnny Rotten and Debbie Harry Featured in Upcoming ‘Punk’ Docuseries
This punk rock docuseries will focus on the music, art, fashion and overall misfit culture that defined the punk movement. Produced by John Varvatos and directed by Jessie James Miller in partnership with Derik Murray’s Network Entertainment, The series will include a soundtrack of punk hits and misses, original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and […]
Suicidal Tendencies, Limp Bizkit, Hatebreed & More to Perform at 2019 MUSINK Punk Festival
On Monday, December 10th, the three-day punk festival MUSINK dropped their 12th annual lineup. Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed, Sick of It All, Bleeding Through and All Hail the Yeti are set to headline March 8th; Limp Bizkit, Travis Baker and H09909 are taking March 9th and Fear, Dead Kennedys, T.S.O.L., Anti-Flag and Voodoo Glow Skulls are […]
Tom Morello Talks Solo Tour, Rage Against the Machine’s Rock Hall Prospects
Tom Morello has some even bigger plans for next year (as if putting out his first album under his own name wasn’t a big enough deal this year) on his own and with his band Prophets of Rage. Morello has been promoting his guest-filled album The Atlas Underground with what he calls The Atlas Underground […]
Foo Fighters Headline Lollapalooza in Stockholm
Lollapalooza is setting up in Scandinavia for the first time in its history, and on Tuesday, December 4th, the festival dropped its A-list lineup: Foo Fighters, Travis Scott, Lana Del Rey, Laleh, Bring Me the Horizon, The 1975, Eric Prydz, Greta Van Fleet and Billie Eilish are all set to head up the event at […]
Bring Me The Horizon ‘Horrified’ of Fans’ Death During London Show
Bring Me The Horizon reacted with shock on Saturday night, December 1st, to news that a young fan died during their gig at the Alexandra Palace in London on Friday, November 30th. “Words cannot express how horrified we are feeling this evening after hearing about the death of a young man at our show last […]
Thom Yorke Delivers Steely Acoustic Rendition of the ‘Suspiria’ Song ‘Open Again’
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke delivered a smooth acoustic version of his Suspiria track “Open Again” at the famed Electric Lady Studios in New York City during an appearance on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic.” Watch the chilling performance here. The performance found Yorke giving the already haunting cut a new edge as his intricate finger picking and soft vocals […]
Frances Bean Cobain Releases Music Teaser Via Instagram
Frances Bean Cobain released a performance clip of another new song, as she continued to slowly tease her work on a career in music. The daughter of Nirvana icon Kurt Cobain has teased a handful of compositions before, replying, “Oh yes” when asked if she had any plans to share more music. The lyrics reference love, […]
Beck Pays Tribute to ‘Spongebob’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg
Beck paid tribute to the beloved SpongeBob Squarepants creator Stephen Hillenburg this week after the animator died at age 57 following a long fight against ALS. Among those honoring Hillenburg was Beck, who shared a loving Facebook post describing his relationship with the man who happened to be his neighbor at one point. “I always […]