Fontaines D.C. have just released a deluxe edition of their Grammy-nominated 2024 album, Romance, just before kicking off their 2025 North American tour in Seattle. The expanded collection now features 14 songs, and includes three new tracks: “Before You I Just Forget,” the previously-released single “It’s Amazing to Be Young,” and a mash-up of “Starburster”…… MORE
ZZ Top has just revealed the dates on their summer 2025 North American tour. The just-added shows are part of a two-leg jaunt that continues the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band’s ongoing Elevation Tour. The first leg begins with gigs in Canada and the northern US from June 1st to June 27th, while…… MORE
Linkin Park is set to headline the UEFA Champions League Final kick-off show at Munich Football Arena on May 31. The performance will be a unique addition to the band’s global reunion tour in support of their chart-topping recent album, From Zero. To promote their upcoming high-profile performance and the hotly-anticipated soccer match, Linkin Park…… MORE
On Wednesday (April 16), the Who announced that they have decided to part ways with drummer Zak Starkey after nearly three decades in the band. The decision comes just three weeks after the drummer performed with the Who during two shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Starkey – son of the Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr…… MORE
On Tuesday (April 15), Wilco announced that they have expanded their 2025 tour, adding a new run of North American shows the band has appropriately dubbed, “An August Evening with Wilco.” The just announced dates will follow the band’s “Sweet and Sour Spring 2025” tour with Waxahatchee. “An August Evening With Wilco” tour kicks off…… MORE
On Tuesday (April 15), Judas Priest and Alice Cooper announced that they are teaming up for a highly anticipated co-headlining tour of North America. The hard rocking run will hit 22 cities from late summer through fall, beginning on September 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and concluding on October 26 in Houston. North Carolina heavy metal…… MORE
On Monday (April 14), Judas Priest confirmed the death of their former drummer Les Binks in a statement posted on Instagram. The cause of death was not disclosed, but a funeral notice mentioned that Binks passed away “peacefully at hospital in London.” Binks spent two years drumming with Priest during the late 70s, playing on…… MORE
During a recent appearance on the Appetite For Distortion podcast, former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven claimed that Axl Rose now demands 50% of the band’s income and “wants to be in control of everything.” Niven, who managed the group from 1986 to 1991, expressed his frustrations with Rose’s desire for control, stating that…… MORE
Renowned country music songwriter Larry Bastian passed away on Sunday, April 6, at age 90. Born on September 1, 1934, in Porterville, California, Bastian initially worked as a biologist before pursuing a successful career in music. He made his mark in the 1970s as part of the influential Bakersfield Sound movement, collaborating with musicians like…… MORE
In a new interview with The Australian, Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst revealed that he has been battling pancreatic cancer for the past two years. The 69-year-old musician, who co-founded the celebrated Australian rock band, shared his diagnosis publicly for the first time while opening up about the ongoing medical treatments he has been receiving.…… MORE
