Two generations of British mop-tops joined forces last night when Ed Sheeranjoined the Rolling Stones onstage at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Stones, who are currently on the road for their Zip Code tour (in which they’ve played a rare track or invited a special guest onstage at nearly every gig), welcomed Sheeran onstage […]
Kanye West’s controversial Glastonbury performance was, thankfully, not canceled despite a massive petition urging organizers to do just, and ‘Ye put on quite the show at the festival’s Pyramid stage Saturday night. Like Jay Z before him, Kanye catered just a bit to the rock diehards, covering the beginning of Queen’s classic “Bohemian Rhapsody” (now […]
Bobby Shmurda, creator of the “Shmoney Dance,” was arrested in December and hit with drug and weapons charges. He is being held in Rikers Island, and is set to go to trial starting on October 5, but during a hearing on Thursday, it was revealed that the 20-year-old has been rearrested while in prison. According toXXL, Shmurda was […]
With their great-looking biopic, Straight Outta Compton, due out in theaters later this summer, the surviving members of N.W.A. are feeling hyped. To help promote the upcoming flick, Ice Cube, DJ Yella, and MC Ren took the stage at this year’s BET Experience in Los Angeles on Sunday for the seminal hip-hop group’sfirst live performance in 26 years. […]
Chris Squire, the bassist and co-founder of veteran prog rock troupe Yes, died on Saturday, June 27, after battling a rare form of leukemia. He was 67. Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes first shared the news of Squires’ passing on Twitter Sunday morning (June 28). “Utterly devastated beyond words to have to report the sad […]
On the 50 & Counting tour fans can vote for songs for the Rolling Stones to perform each nighthere and in the official Rolling Stones app. The Rolling Stones are once again throwing open the chance for fans to vote for a song of their choice, as By Request… goes live once again. Fans can choose […]
July Talk is a Canadian blues/alternative rock band formed in 2012 in Toronto. The band consists of singers Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay, guitarist Ian Docherty, bassist Josh Warburton and drummer Danny Miles. The band released their self-titled debut on Sleepless Records (Formerly White Girl Records) on 16 October 2012 After getting back from a […]
Kanye West’s headlining Glastonbury 2015 set on Saturday, June 27, was disturbed by a stage crasher. The concertgoer who got onstage was identified as comedian Simon Brodkin, who performs as a character called Lee Nelson. Wearing a T-shirt that read “Lee-zus” — mocking the title of Kanye’s album Yeezus — he was quickly dragged off by security, the […]
More than four decades since their formation in 1969, Lynyrd Skynyrd — despite numerous personnel changes and tragedies, including a 1977 plane crash that killed three of its members — still look like a band you don’t want to mess with. Bassist Johnny Colt, a onetime member of the Black Crowes who joined Skynyrd in 2012, wears a foot-long […]
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor‘s cantankerous side continues to shine through … and hilariously at that. The vocalist is one of the more personable musicians in rock, but he’s been letting fly more with discussions on things that annoy him of late and his latest target is the Selfie Stick. The camera attachment has become more […]
Legendary guitarist Slash was asked in a recent interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica if he minds constantly still getting questions about his former band GUNS N’ ROSES even though he hasn’t been in the group for almost twenty years. “It doesn’t necessarily annoy me,” he responded. “I mean, the reunion question annoys me […]
In a brand new interview with Randy “Rocket” Cody of The Metal Den, Philip Anselmo was asked about a recent claim by John Reese, the producer behind the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, that Reese has approached the three surviving members of PANTERA about resurrecting the band for an appearance at the event. “Well, […]
