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When considering the Top 50 Thrash Metal Albums of all time, one of the questions that surfaces is, “Well, what does thrash sound like anyway”? After all, this heavy metal offshoot has branched out in countless different directions since it stormed onto the scene circa 1983, and many of the …
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2023 inductees has officially been revealed, with Rage Against the Machine, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson among the nominees who have earned the nod. Meanwhile, artists such as Iron Maiden, Soundgarden and The White Stripes were again snubbed on the hard rock and metal end. …
Fans and critics were calling Queensrÿche’s music thinking man’s metal long before May 3, 1988 when they released their raison d’être, the heavy metal opera Operation: Mindcrime. The disc, a concept album about governmental corruption, corporate greed and dicey counter-culture revolutionaries, was unprecedented and remains thematically relevant decades after its initial …
Roger Waters is reportedly under criminal investigation by German police for “suspected incitement” following his concerts in Berlin on May 17th and 18th. As Stereogum points out, Waters came under fire for wearing a uniform of a leather jacket, gloves, armband, and rifle that appeared to resemble that of a …
Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen are behind the original score of Celine Song’s new A24 film Past Lives. The soundtrack will be released June 9 via A24 Music. The soundtrack also features a new song called “Quiet Eyes” by Sharon Van Etten and Zachary Dawes. Hear Bear and …
× Skip to main content Flav already seems impressed by the pool of applicants for the job. Taylor Swift and Flavor Flav attend the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur/GI for iHeartRadio Flavor Flav is in his Swiftie era and asking talented Taylor Swift …
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame‘s 2023 inductees have been revealed, and rock fans are responding to this year’s picks, which include Rage Against the Machine but again snub Iron Maiden and Soundgarden. Fans aren’t the only ones responding. Some artists, writers and other personalities also gave their two cents after the picks emerged …
Less than two weeks after a federal jury ruled that Ed Sheeran’s 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud” did not plagiarize elements of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” the English musician has beaten a second lawsuit involving the two songs. According to court documents obtained by Pitchfork, a New York federal …
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is an institution with the power to both honor and snub. With every band inducted into the Hall, it seems like there are dozens of acts passed over despite iconic status. In this gallery, you’ll see Ozzy Osbourne (who’s in the Rock Hall as …
× Skip to main content “Vulgar” brought in more than 45% of the vote. Sam Smith and Madonna Kristy Sparow/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for dcp In the middle of Pride Month, Sam Smith and Madonna‘s “Vulgar” tops this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday …
The National’s Homecoming Festival will return to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the first time since its inaugural edition in 2018. The band announced the news today (May 17), along with the lineup for the 2023 event, which takes place September 15-16. Patti Smith & Her Band, Pavement, Arooj Aftab, Bartees Strange, …
Just three dates in, Beyoncé has shared the full credits for her ongoing Renaissance World Tour, a massive spectacle that includes a flying disco horse and mechanical arms. The list, published on her website, is an exhaustive look at everyone involved in making this tour happen. In addition to backup …
The lineup for the 2023 edition of Portola Music Festival in San Francisco, California, has been announced. This year’s headliners are Skrillex and Eric Prydz Presents Holo. Other notable inclusions are Todd Terje (playing his first DJ set in the United States since 2016), Jai Paul, Underworld, Nelly Furtado, Labrinth, …
Three of British singer Sheila Chandra’s solo voice albums from the 1990s are getting reissued by Real World Records on June 16: Weaving My Ancestors’ Voices (1992), The Zen Kiss (1994), and ABoneCroneDrone (1996). Chandra retired from music in 2009 after losing her voice; she was diagnosed with Burning Mouth …
Earlier today (May 17), Weezer performed an acoustic set outside of Paramount Studios’ main entrance in support of the 2023 writers’ strike, where unions representing thousands of film and television writers are asking for a fair contract. For their three-song set, Rivers Cuomo, guitarist Brian Bell, and bassist Scott Shriner …
The Hollywood Bowl opened its 2023 season with a hell of party Saturday evening (June 10), thanks to Janet Jackson and her Together Again Tour with special guest Ludacris. It’s Jackson’s first major outing since her 2019 Metamorphosis Las Vegas residency and, later that year, her 30th anniversary celebration of 1989’s Janet …
Big Freedia is back and “bigga” than ever: The beloved New Orleans icon has announced that her latest album, Central City, is due out on June 23rd. She also unveiled the record’s third single, “Bigfoot.” Stream the song below. The first full-length release from Freedia since 2014’s Just Be Free …
The vocal woes continue for Falling in Reverse‘s Ronnie Radke, who started calling off dates over a week ago. The singer revealed that a recent visit with a specialist revealed that he has laryngitis and inflammation, and he’s been ordered to vocal rest to prevent any further damage to his …
The Foos fought all the way to the finishing line, as But Here We Are (via Columbia) wins a tight U.K. chart race. Foo Fighters’ 11th and latest studio album becomes their sixth leader in the U.K., racking up 44,500 chart units during the latest cycle. But Here We Are …
Ah technology! Every once in a while there’s a little glitch that makes us smile, and the folks at Android Police have revealed an interesting one in Google Assistant’s alarms feature that has been happening with the Pixies song “Where Is My Mind?” It seems Black Francis’ opening “Stop” command …
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Jemima Kirke and Ashley Zuckerman join Kyle Meredith to talk about Apple TV+’s City on Fire. The actors tell us what it was like to portray characters from the early 2000s, an era which launched both actor’s careers. They also chat about how …
If you’re the sort of person who wants your stereo system to suddenly sound like an arcade from the early 1990s, two new compilations have you covered. Jackpot Plays Pinball is a two-volume series that collects the music featured in popular pinball machines from the 1980s and ’90s, and specifically …
Tyler Rogers, bass player of Oklahoma emo-punk act Cliffdiver, was nearly killed after he was struck by a flying metal chain that likely broke off a semi truck while driving to a gig associated with this weekend’s Punk Rock Bowling festival in Las Vegas. According to a post on the …
Jorja Smith has announced a new album: Falling or Flying is out September 29 via Famm. The announcement follows Smith’s recent songs “Little Things” and “Try Me.” Find the album artwork, shot by photographer Liz Johnson Artur, below. “I don’t slow down enough,” Smith said in a statement. “This album …
Dustie Waring, a guitarist in Between the Buried and Me, won’t join the group on their upcoming tour, according to the band. Waring, a longtime member of the prog-metal act, faces an accusation of sexual assault that emerged anonymously on Reddit, according to Lambgoat. Waring has responded, denying the accusations. On …
Clark has released his tenth studio album, the Thom Yorke-produced Sus Dog, via Throttle Records, and has shared a music video for the song, “Medicine,” which features vocals from Yorke. Watch the music video for the single below. Sus Dog was executive produced by Yorke, and features Clark going in …
Have you ever gone to a concert and gotten upset because of how obnoxious the crowd was being? A new study by No Deposit Fan has revealed the U.S. states with the worst concert crowds based on their behavior, and what it is that people are doing during shows that’s …
A new report has confirmed that more new music is being recorded and uploaded to streaming services than at any point in history. According to Luminate (via Music Business Worldwide), an average of 120,000 new IRSCs — or individual tracks — were uploaded to streaming platforms per day in Q1 …
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Armageddon” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, June 13th, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the …
Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa have shared a live performance video of another song from their upcoming collaborative album, Jarak Qaribak, which is due out June 9 via World Circuit. This one’s for the standard “Taq ou-Dub,” and it features Palestinian vocalist Nour Freiteikh. Watch it below. “The first song …
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