Category: Alternative Rock

Lenny Kravitz, Pretenders, and Jackson Browne to Headline 2025 BeachLife Festival

Music lovers, mark your calendars! The 2025 BeachLife Festival is set to make waves from May 2-4 in Redondo Beach, California, with a star-studded lineup featuring Lenny Kravitz, Pretenders, and Jackson Browne as headline acts. A Weekend of Musical Legends The festival kicks off on Friday, May 2, with Lenny Kravitz taking the stage as […]

Rock the Country Festival Brings Country Legends and Rock Icons to Arkansas

Country and rock music fans, mark your calendars! The Rock the Country Festival is set to light up the Arkansas State Fairgrounds on June 20-21, 2025, with a star-studded lineup featuring some of the biggest names in music. Described by organizers as “a festival for we the people,” the two-day event promises a mix of […]

Motörhead’s Mikkey Dee Nearly Dies from Sepsis, Focused on Recovery for 2025 Tour

Former Motörhead drummer and current Scorpions band member Mikkey Dee revealed he narrowly escaped death after battling a severe sepsis infection during the holidays. In a heartfelt Facebook post on Thursday, the 61-year-old rocker detailed his frightening health scare and his determination to return to the stage. A Fight for Survival Dee’s ordeal began after […]

GWAR Announces 40th Anniversary Tour: “Machines Vs. Monsters” with Static-X

Prepare for blood, mayhem, and extraterrestrial chaos—GWAR is celebrating 40 years of interplanetary destruction with a massive 2025 tour. The shock-metal legends will join forces with Static-X, Dope, and A Killer’s Confession for the “Machines Vs. Monsters” tour, promising bone-crushing riffs, grotesque spectacles, and enough fake blood to drown a small city. The Machines Vs. […]

2025 Rock: What’s Dropping and When?

The 2025 hard rock and metal scene is already shaping up to be one of the most explosive years for music fans. With a lineup packed with thrash, death metal, progressive rock, and more, this year promises to deliver everything from anticipated returns to bold debuts and special re-releases. Whether you’re craving heavy riffs, melodic […]

How Fleet Foxes’ “White Winter Hymnal” Redefined Indie Rock’s Landscape in 2008

The year 2008 was a confusing chapter for indie rock. Post-punk revival had overstayed its welcome, and the garage-rock renaissance had fizzled out somewhere between Jack White’s matador outfits and experiments with marimbas. Record labels were scrambling for the next big guitar band, clutching at half-baked acts like Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, […]

Vended: Building a Metal Legacy Beyond Slipknot’s Shadow

It’s less than an hour before showtime at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome, and chaos reigns backstage for Vended. Lead singer Griffin Taylor—overalls slung low and face streaked with black and blue makeup—adds finishing touches to his theatrical look. Around him, remnants of their pre-show rituals cover walls, sinks, and couches in what Griffin jokingly calls […]

Led Zeppelin Documentary “Becoming Led Zeppelin” to Debut in IMAX Theaters February 2025

A new documentary about Led Zeppelin, titled Becoming Led Zeppelin, is set to hit IMAX theaters in February 2025, promising an immersive look at the band’s meteoric rise and legacy. The film, directed by Bernard MacMahon, is the first officially authorized documentary about the iconic rock group and features rare footage, exclusive interviews, and never-before-heard […]

Creed Extends Reunion with 2025 ‘Summer of ’99’ Tour Across North America

After a wildly successful reunion tour in 2024, Creed is keeping the momentum going with a massive 2025 North American tour. The ‘Summer of ’99’ Tour sequel kicks off July 9 in Lexington, KY, and wraps up August 20 in Calgary, Alberta. A Nostalgic Rock Revival The tour follows their 2024 Summer of ’99 trek, […]

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Experimentation, Friendship, and the Boundless Pursuit of Creativity

Few bands embody the spirit of musical exploration and reinvention quite like King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. With 26 studio albums in just over a decade, the Australian six-piece band has become synonymous with boundless creativity, genre-defying artistry, and an ever-growing community of dedicated fans affectionately known as “The Weirdo Swarm.” This year, the […]