A Day To Remember, Silverstein, and Motion City Soundtrack are among the new additions to the Vans Warped Tour 2025 lineup, which marks the festival’s return for its 30th anniversary after a six-year hiatus. Other previously announced performers include All Time Low, 3OH!3, Bowling For Soup, Hawthorne Heights, Of Mice & Men, Avril Lavigne, Atmosphere,…… MORE
On a recent appearance on the Basement Talk podcast, Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu revealed that he has not spoken to his bandmates in over five years. In 2019, Fieldy announced that he was taking a hiatus from the group in order to get “bad habits out of my system,” and he has not been…… MORE
On Monday (February 24), Pantera announced the dates and details of their 2025 U.S. summer amphitheater tour. The self-proclaimed “Heaviest Tour of the Summer” will hit 29 cities throughout the country from July through September, kicking off on July 15 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and finishing up on September 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Swedish…… MORE
Neil Young and his new band, the Chrome Hearts, are embarking on a world tour this summer in support of their upcoming album, Talkin’ to the Trees. The 24-date trek starts in Rättvik, Sweden on June 18, and concludes in Los Angeles on September 15. “Music unites!” Young wrote of the tour on his website.…… MORE
On Monday (February 24), the American Music Awards announced that they are making a comeback this year after being on a hiatus since 2022. The 2025 AMAs are set to take place on Memorial Day, May 26, at 8 p.m. ET. The award show will be relocating to Las Vegas this year for the first…… MORE
Ruston Kelly has announced the upcoming release of his new five-track covers EP, Dirt Emo, Vol. 2, on March 14th. The collection will include his rendition of Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated” featuring fellow Nashville musician Annie DiRusso, as well as his cover of Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping 2021 hit, “Sand in My Boots.” Kelly, who was married…… MORE
Oasis’ former Christmas single, “Whatever,” is on track to secure its first UK No.1, thirty-one years since it was originally released in December 1994. The re-issued standalone single – which was just released on a limited-edition colored vinyl 7-inch – is competing with Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” for…… MORE
Noah Weiland, son of the late Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots, has paid tribute to his father with a cover and music video of the STP classic, “Sex Type Thing.” The young musician announced the release on Instagram, writing in the caption: “filmed this about a dream i had long ago about seeing my…… MORE
In an interview with NME, John Lydon criticized Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and the Sex Pistols reunion tour. The punk legend called Swift “incredibly dull” while speculating that “she’s going to be another one of those that ends up in Vegas, because that’s the only place left and that’s no future at all, is it?”…… MORE
On Friday (February 21), Carlos Santana announced that he is releasing a new album, Sentient, on March 28. The 11-track retrospective features both new and previously released tracks, including collaborations with Smokey Robinson and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, as well as posthumous contributions from music legends Miles Davis and Michael Jackson. The album includes a reworked…… MORE
In a recent interview with Mojo magazine, Phil Collins revealed that due to his ongoing health issues, he has lost interest in creating new music or returning to the recording studio. The 74-year-old rock legend has faced multiple physical challenges in recent years – including a spinal injury in 2007 which caused severe nerve damage…… MORE
Fontaines D.C. just released their brand new single, ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young,” on Friday (February 21). The Dublin indie rock band had been teasing fans with snippets and music video previews on social media this week, finally announcing the official release date of their new track on Instagram on Thursday. “Midnight. Our new song…… MORE
Vampire Weekend has just announced a new series of 2025 US tour dates for late May to early June 2025, following their festival performances at Just Like Heaven and Boston Calling. The 11-date tour kicks off with a show in Burlington, Vermont on May 27, and from there the band will hit Portland, Maine, a…… MORE
Father John Misty has just announced dates and details of his summer 2025 North American tour in support of his 2024 album, Mahashmashana. The 14-date tour follows FJM’s current winter run with Destroyer, with the just announced shows featuring special guest opening acts Lucinda Williams and Hamilton Leithauser. The North American tour kicks off in…… MORE
Red Hot Chili Peppers are reportedly seeking to sell their recorded music catalog for approximately $350 million. This new deal would be in addition to the $140 million they received from Hipgnosis Songs in 2021 for the publishing rights to their music. The band currently owns the rights to all 13 of their studio albums…… MORE
On Wednesday (February 19), Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus announced his plans to embark on a book tour that he has dubbed, “An Evening With Mark Hoppus,” in support of his upcoming memoir, Fahrenheit-182. The book, which was co-authored with Dan Ozzi, is set to be released on April 9. Hoppus’ seven-city tour begins in New York…… MORE
Queen’s Brian May has collaborated with Gibson to unveil a limited-edition SJ-200 12-string acoustic guitar, with only 100 models available. Handcrafted by Gibson’s luthiers, the guitar incorporates design and sound modifications personally specified by May, including the unique feature of mounting the strings in reverse order to achieve his distinctive sound. “The idea for this…… MORE
The unpublished writings of late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, which features “never-before-seen poetry, raw handwritten lyrics, intimate scribblings, and heartfelt notes,” will be published in an upcoming 176-page book titled, This Angry Pen: The Lost Journals of Layne Staley. The book will be released on November 11th via Weldon Owen Publishing and distributed…… MORE
Kansas vocalist Ronnie Platt has just revealed that he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer on February 11. Due to Platt’s health concerns, the band has cancelled two upcoming shows while he undergoes surgery to remove the thyroid. On his Facebook page, Platt reassured fans by noting the 99% survival rate, while sharing that the cancer…… MORE
During a recent appearance on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, Sharon Osbourne revealed that she once turned down a film audition for her husband Ozzy Osbourne to appear in Pirates of the Caribbean. Sharon, who is also the heavy metal legend’s manager, called the huge missed opportunity “the biggest mistake I ever made for…… MORE
