On Thursday night (February 27), all four members of R.E.M. joined Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s R.E.M. cover band during their performance at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry all performed the Reckoning track, “Pretty Persuasion,” with Shannon and Narducy’s group. While that was the…… MORE
Joey Molland, the guitarist and last surviving core member of the celebrated rock group Badfinger, has died at 77. According to the band’s official Facebook page, Molland passed away on Saturday (March 1), surrounded by his family. No official cause of death was given, though the musician had faced health issues including pneumonia in recent…… MORE
David Johansen, the frontman for the pioneering punk band New York Dolls, died on Friday (February 28) at the age of 75. He had battled Stage Four cancer and a brain tumor, and had been bedridden following a recent fall. “David Johansen died at home in NYC on Friday afternoon holding hands with his wife…… MORE
Charli XCX dominated the 2025 BRIT Awards on Sunday night (March 1), taking home four top prizes including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Brat, Song of the Year for her Billie Eilish collaboration, Dance Act of the Year, as well as the honorary Songwriter of the Year prize. Brat‘s executive producer…… MORE
Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, the sons of KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, have joined forces to record 10 new songs while following in their fathers’ musical footsteps. In late 2024, the duo shared a video of themselves covering “The Sound of Silence” on Instagram, and this week Evan posted a performance of a…… MORE
On Thursday (February 17), Garbage announced on social media that their new album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, will be released on May 30th. It will be the band’s eighth studio release, and serves as the follow-up to their 2021 album, No Gods No Masters. The album was co-produced by the band…… MORE
Strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair leads a selection of rock memorabilia that are up for sale at Potter & Potter Auctions as part of a collection titled, Punks, Monsters, Smut & Madmen: A Countercultural Cross-Section. The Chicago-based auction house is set to open bidding on March 6 for a catalog of punk and grunge artifacts,…… MORE
In recent months, Bob Dylan’s social media presence has been as eccentric and inscrutable as the music icon is in real life. But the 83-year-old Nobel Prize winner outdid himself on Wednesday (February 26), by randomly sharing an old 2016 video of Machine Gun Kelly rapping at an Orlando Record store, leaving MGK and everyone…… MORE
Over the years, Beatles’ memorabilia has fetched high prices at auctions, with items like John Lennon’s guitar selling for millions, while the band’s rare setlists and record contracts also fetched significant sums. The latest addition to this trend is an unfinished piece of toast from George Harrison’s breakfast in 1963, which was recently sold to…… MORE
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan recently launched The Magnificent Others podcast, which showcases a different side of the eccentric rock star through engaging conversations with a variety of guests. Corgan’s idea for a podcast gained momentum after appearing on Bill Maher’s Club Random two years ago, which eventually led to the Grammy-winning, alt-rock legend joining the…… MORE
On Wednesday (February 26), Billy Idol revealed details about his upcoming album, Dream Into It, which will be released on April 25th. This marks the rock legend’s first studio album in over a decade. The lead single, “Still Dancing,” is a reference to one of Idol’s biggest hits (“Dancing with Myself”), and pays homage to…… MORE
The legendary concert film, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, will be reintroduced to theaters with a modern touch this spring after being meticulously restored and remastered by musician Steven Wilson. The film, now named Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, will hit select movie theaters and IMAX screens on April 24, and will include unreleased…… MORE
Bono’s Stories of Surrender stage show, which chronicled his life through the backstories of U2 songs, will be adapted into a documentary that will premiere on May 30 on Apple TV+. The film, directed by Andrew Dominik, will feature never-before-seen footage from Bono’s one-man show at New York’s Beacon Theatre, along with intimate acoustic performances…… MORE
Paul McCartney will look back on his time in Wings in an upcoming book titled, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, which is set to be published on November 4. The 528-page book features over 100 previously unpublished photographs, and comprises interviews with McCartney and his Wings bandmates – Paul’s wife Linda…… MORE
Pixies have announced more 2025 tour dates across the U.S., with Spoon joining them on a 16-date fall trek starting in late August and running through September. The tour includes high-profile performances at notable venues like Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado and Bourbon & Beyond festival in Louisville, Kentucky. Pixies dates with Spoon kick…… MORE
On Tuesday (February 25), over 1,000 artists, including Damon Albarn, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, and Tori Amos, joined forces to release a 47-minute silent album titled, Is This What We Want?, to protest AI using their work illegally due to proposed changes in the UK’s copyright laws. The titles of the 12-tracks on the album…… MORE
Paramount+ has just announced that they have added over 100 episodes of iconic music shows like MTV Unplugged, VH1 Storytellers, and CMT Crossroads to its streaming platform. The 125 newly added episodes feature classic performances from seasons 1-8 and 10-13 of these celebrated music programs, which includes legendary MTV Unplugged sets from Nirvana, Neil Young,…… MORE
In a heartfelt Instagram Story posted over the weekend, Tony Hawk expressed his desire that Kurt Cobain would have had the opportunity to meet their shared grandson. Hawk’s son Riley and Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean had a baby boy, Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk, back in September. In the post, the skateboarding icon reflects on the…… MORE
A documentary titled, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, will premiere on Paramount+ later this year, with the film chronicling the heavy metal icon’s six-year struggle to recuperate from a series of health issues. The rock doc is directed by BAFTA-winner Tania Alexander, who began filming in 2022 during recording sessions for Ozzy’s double-Grammy-winning Patient…… MORE
While Buddy Guy is set to retire from the road following his 2025 Damn Right Encore Tour this summer, the 88-year-old blues legend continues to create new music and seek out special appearances. Guy was recently added to the final show of the spring “Experience Hendrix” tour, where he will perform alongside other renowned guitarists…… MORE
