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The Black Keys Announce Fall 2024 North American Tour

The Black Keys Announce Fall 2024 North American Tour

The Black Keys have announced the 2024 International Players tour in support of their forthcoming album Ohio Players. The 31-date International Players tour will kick off in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on September 17 and wrap up on Detroit, Michigan, on November 12. The Black Keys will also make stops in Austin, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Toronto,…

Yunbglud Shares ‘Abyss’ From Upcoming Anime Series ‘Kaiju No. 8’

Yunbglud Shares ‘Abyss’ From Upcoming Anime Series ‘Kaiju No. 8’

Yungblud recently released a new song, “Abyss,” from Toho Animation’s much awaited anime series, “Kaiju No. 8.” The song, written by Yungblud and Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, was recorded during Yungblud’s Japanese tour last year. It describes the struggles of the series’ lead character Kafja Hibino. “I think there are times when we feel…

Vampire Weekend Share New Single ‘Mary Boone’

Vampire Weekend Share New Single ‘Mary Boone’

Vampire Weekend recently released a new single “Mary Boone” from their upcoming fifth album. The band also announced a U.K. and European tour for the end of 2024. “Mary Boone” is the fourth and final single to be shared ahead of the release of their fifth studio album Only God Was Above Us, due April…

Canadian Superstars Sign Open Letter Against Anti-Trans Legislation

Canadian Superstars Sign Open Letter Against Anti-Trans Legislation

A number of Canadian superstars have signed an open letter against anti-trans legislation in Canada. The signatories to the letter, written by The Tegan and Sara Foundation, include Neil Young, Alanis Morissette, Elliot Page, k.d. lang, Sarah McLachlan, Carly Rae Jepsen. More than 400 of Canada’s well-known musicians and entertainers have signed the letter. The…

Lorde Shares Cover Of ‘Take Me To The River’ From Talking Heads Tribute Album

Lorde Shares Cover Of ‘Take Me To The River’ From Talking Heads Tribute Album

Lorde recently shared a cover of “Take Me to the River” from an upcoming Talking Heads tribute album. Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense will feature 16 artists performing songs from the band’s pivotal 1984 live album Stop Making Sense. Paramore previously shared a cover of “Burning Down the House”…

BBC To Celebrate Kurt Cobain With Range Of Content, Including New Documentary

BBC To Celebrate Kurt Cobain With Range Of Content, Including New Documentary

The BBC is set to air a new hour-long documentary to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. BBC will present a wide range of content across television and radio on April 5, including the documentary, titled Moments That Shook Music: Kurt Cobain, on BBC 2 and iPlayer. According to…

St. Vincent Announces 2024 ‘All Born Screaming’ North American Tour

St. Vincent Announces 2024 ‘All Born Screaming’ North American Tour

St. Vincent has announced a North American tour in support of her upcoming album All Born Screaming. The “All Born Screaming” tour will kick off on May 22 at The Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura, California, and will wrap up on September 20 at the Palace Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. Spoon, Yves Tumour, Dorian…

Maggie Rogers Announces Two Intimate London Headlining Shows

Maggie Rogers Announces Two Intimate London Headlining Shows

Maggie Rogers has announced two intimate live shows in London later this year as part of her “The Don’t Forget Me Tour.” The singer-songwriter will headline at the Hackney Empire on September 4 and 5. The shows will mark her first headline dates in the city since performing at Alexandra Palace in 2022. Rogers will…

Chad Smith, Lars Ulrich To Make Cameos In ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel

Chad Smith, Lars Ulrich To Make Cameos In ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel

Chad Smith and Lars Ulrich are set to make cameo appearances in the This Is Spinal Tap sequel. According to Deadline, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica drummers will make cameos in the upcoming film. The report also says that Fran Drescher will be reprising her role as publicist Bobbi Flekman. The cast will…

Green Day To Headline UN-Backed Right Here, Right Now Mini Global Climate Concert

Green Day To Headline UN-Backed Right Here, Right Now Mini Global Climate Concert

The Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance has announced Green Day will headline the second Right Here, Right Now Mini Global Climate Concert to be presented by United Nations Human Rights and The Recording Academy at The Fillmore in San Francisco on April 2. The ecologically driven concert aims to combat the human rights…

Kings Of Leon Share New Single ‘Split Screen’

Kings Of Leon Share New Single ‘Split Screen’

Nashville rockers Kings of Leon recently released a new single “Split Screen,” the second song from their upcoming ninth album, Can We Please Have Fun. According to a press release, the song “lands in the middle of the album, a more meditative section of songs that favor texture and atmosphere.” “We like this song. We…

Lzzy Hale To Take Over For Skid Row’s Erik Gronwall At Upcoming Shows

Lzzy Hale To Take Over For Skid Row’s Erik Gronwall At Upcoming Shows

Lzzy Hale is set to replace Erik Gronwall for Skid Row’s upcoming shows. The rock band and the Swedish singer announced in a joint statement that Gronwall will step down as the vocalist for Skid Row while he focuses on his health. Longtime friend and Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale will be taking over vocal duties…

Godsmack To Release ‘Awake’ On Vinyl For The First Time

Godsmack To Release ‘Awake’ On Vinyl For The First Time

Godsmack have announced that their hit album Awake will be released on Vinyl for the first time. Godsmack’s second album, originally released in 2000, features fan favorites “Bad Magick,” “Awake,” and “Greed.” Its title track became Godsmack’s first Billboard No. 1 song, while the track “Vampire” was nominated for a Grammy. Having sold more than…

Creed’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Album To Make Wide Debut On Vinyl

Creed’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Album To Make Wide Debut On Vinyl

Craft Recordings has announced the first wide vinyl release of Creed’s multiplatinum-selling Greatest Hits collection. Originally issued in 2004 as a limited-edition pressing, the 13-track compilation spans the Grammy and American Music Award-winning band’s first three albums – 1997’s My Own Prison, 1999’s Human Clay, and 2001’s Weathered. The album also features such chart-topping singles…

Chad Smith, Lars Uhlrich To Make Cameos In ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel

Chad Smith, Lars Uhlrich To Make Cameos In ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel

Chad Smith and Lars Ulrich are set to make cameo appearances in the This Is Spinal Tap sequel. According to Deadline, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica drummers will make cameos in the upcoming film. The report also says that Fran Drescher will be reprising her role as publicist Bobbi Flekman. The cast will…

Korn Announce 2024 North American Tour With Gojira, Spiritbox

Korn Announce 2024 North American Tour With Gojira, Spiritbox

Korn have announced dates for a 2024 North American tour, with support from Gojira and Spiritbox. The extensive 25-city North American fall tour will kick off on September 12 in Tampa at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre. The tour will make stops across Charlotte, Newark, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Kansas…

New Courtney Love Series To Air On BBC Radio 6 Music

New Courtney Love Series To Air On BBC Radio 6 Music

BBC Radio 6 Music has announced a new series hosted by Courtney Love. “Courtney Love’s Women” will start airing on BBC Radio 6 Music next month. According to BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds, “Courtney Love’s Women” will be a “candid and raw new music series, in which the legendary Courtney Love shares the…