Metallica recently put out an acoustic live performance of the 1976 Thin Lizzy classic track, “Borderline.” They covered the track at the Helping Hands Concert & Auction in Los Angeles on December 16th. Borderline had appeared on the Irish band’s seventh studio album, Johnny The Fox, was one of a handful of songs played as […]
Wolfgang Van Halen, says that he still finds it tough to perform the song that he wrote as a tribute to his father, Eddie Van Halen. “Distance” was the debut single from his band Mammoth WVH in 2020 and before Van Halen headed out on tour he said he had concerns about playing it live. […]
In two recent behind the scene videos, Bruce Dickinson offered a guided tour of how he performs every night and detailed some of the problems he deals with. Revealing that he has a roadie to ensure costume changes go smoothly, and that he reuses clothes from previous performances, adding, “Nothing goes to waste!” Dickinson also […]
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe recently revealed his own plans to release his debut solo album sometime next year. While speaking about the upcoming album in a recent interview with Departures, he stated that, “I’m working on a solo album, my first. I’m collaborating with a bunch of different musicians, and each of those songs, if I […]
Recently, New Edition, Duran Duran, and BTS’ J-Hope were all announced to perform in Times Square to welcome the new year with “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.” Duran Duran will perform hits like “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “The Reflex” and “Rio.” While R&B and pop group New EEdition will celebrate their […]
The keyboardist for Primal Scream, Felt, and Charlatans, Martin Duffy, has passed away at the age of 55 years old. Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie confirmed that Duffy died on Sunday due to a brain injury he suffered after falling at his home in Brighton. Duffy originally joined Felt in 1985 at the age of 16 […]
Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain recently revealed in an interview last year that he was diagnosed with stage one laryngeal cancer in 2020. McBrain made the admission when he was speaking to University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine in September of 2021, right after the release of Maiden’s latest album, Senjutsu. The interview was under […]
Jane’s Addiction will be working on their upcoming album even without Dave Navarro, as confirmed by Perry Farrell. They just finished their first tour with original bassist Eric Avery since 2010, but just prior Navarro said he is still dealing with long COVID that won’t allow for him to join. He has been replaced for […]
Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, and Slipknot all were recently announced as headliners of Welcome To Rockville 2023. For 2023, the festival will be taking place from May 18th to May 21st at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. With Slipknot headlining the first day of the event with Rob Zombie, Queens of the […]
Alice Cooper’s upcoming book takes a look at the career and life of Alice Cooper from “teenage garage rocker to international star and celebrity.” The book is written by veteran rock journalist, Gary Graff and is titled Alice Cooper @ 75 breaks his accomplishments down to “75 career accomplishments, events and partnerships” to complete an […]