Category: Alternative Rock

Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins Reflects on Hearing Black Sabbath for the First Time

Billy Corgan remembers the first time he heard Black Sabbath, recalling the strong effect it had on his young mind. Corgan was 8 years old when he found the heavy metal band. Corgan explained in an interview that, “My uncle was a drummer, He passed away very young, but he had this cool stereo and […]

Metallica & Wolverine Are Celebrating ‘Giving Tuesday’ With a New Collaboration:

Metallica and the 139 year old boot and clothing brand Wolverine are celebrating this Giving Tuesday with a charitable collaboration. The Wolverine x Metallica Scholars Collection was released on Tuesday, November 29th, and includes a co-branded shirt-jacket, hooded sweatshirt, graphic tee, knit beanie and the return of the Wolverine x Metallica Scholars Hellcat UltraSpring work […]

Metallica’s World Tour will Feature Support From Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch, and Ice Nine Kills

Metallica’s 2023-2024 world tour is going to feature support from Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills. The tour is titled the M72 tour, after Metallica’s newly announced 72 Seasons album and has the group playing two separate shows in each city without repeating any songs or opening acts. For the […]

Morrissey Releases New Single “Rebels Without Applause”

Morrissey just gave a look into his upcoming album, with a song titled, “Rebels Without Applause.” The track is produced by Andrew Watt and features Chad Smith on drums and Josh Klinghoffer on guitar, percussion, and keys. The timing of the release is odd as Morrissey said earlier this month that his upcoming album Bonfire […]

Travis Barker and Wife Kourtney Kardashian ‘Probably Will’ Move to Tennessee Someday

Travis Barker gave followers a look into his getaway with his wife Kourtney Kardashian on Monday, November 21st, with pictures of him kissing her in front of a rustic cabin, and hiking with his 16 year old daughter Alabama and doing some rock climbing. The post was captioned, “Spent my Birthday in Tennessee.” The couple […]

Paramore Put Out A Statement on Hatred After Club Q Shooting

After the news of the deadly mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, over the past weekend, Paramore shared a statement to Twitter on Tuesday, November 22nd. The message reads, “The hatred and the prejudice against any marginalized group is historically political, You’re either perpetuating love or perpetuating hatred. Anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric is […]

Florence Welch Breaks a Foot, Postponing Florence + The Machine UK Tour

Florence + The Machine recently had to postpone the remainder of their UK tour after Florence Welch broke her foot during a London show on Friday night. Welch wrote in an Instagram post that, “I’m so sorry to say that after an X ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night, […]

Jack White Recently Covered Nirvana’s ‘Heart-Shaped Box’

Jack White recently covered the grunge icon Nirvana’s 1993 classic song “Heart-Shaped Box.” In his cover of the hit track, White sings a bit higher and his guitar sounds more of blues than anything. The crowd seemed to love it as they sang along with him. Meanwhile, White has had a busy year, releasing two […]

Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke Make Music Together for First Time in 35 Years

The Smiths broke up back in 1987 and after that Andy Rourke continued to play for a bunch of other bands, with the most recent being Blitz Vega alongside Happy Mondays guitarist Kav Blaggers. They currently have a single out titled, Strong Forever,” that features ex-Smith Johhny Marr, making it the first time they have […]

Titus Andronicus Announce Their 2023 Tour Along With New “Drummer Boy” Single

Titus Andronicus just announced a 2023 North American tour to support their album, The Will to Live. They also decided to share a new holiday single titled, “Drummer Boy.” After the tour starts in Pittsburgh on February 28th, the band will perform in Chicago, Los Angeles, Vancouver, San Francisco, DC, and others before ending in […]