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Kaleo looking forward to 2021 "filled with new music and new adventures"
Credit: Dan Winters Kaleo is looking forward to "new music and new adventures" in 2021. Like many artists, the Icelandic band's 2020 plans were altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were supposed...
Dec 24, 2020
Mike Patton band Dead Cross premieres "Skin of a Redneck" video
Credit: SAWAMike Patton's band Dead Cross has premiered the video for the song "Skin of a Redneck." The clip features footage of the band -- which, along with the Faith No More frontman, also includes...
Dec 23, 2020
Leslie West, Mountain frontman and influential hard-rock guitarist, dead at 75
Rahav Segev/Getty ImagesMountain frontman Leslie West died Wednesday morning, his brother, Larry West Weinstein, confirmed to Rolling Stone. He was 75. Larry told the magazine that Leslie suffered car...
Dec 23, 2020
Fire from the Gods announces streaming concert with Ill Niño & Hyro the Hero
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesFire from the Gods has announced a streaming concert featuring Ill Niño and Hyro the Hero. The virtual show, dubbed American Revolución, will premiere January 30...
Dec 23, 2020
Is this the track list to a new Killers album?
Credit: Olivia BeeDid The Killers just reveal the track list to a new album? Tuesday evening, the "Mr. Brightside" rockers posted a context-free tweet listing the titles of 11 new songs, including "Pr...
Dec 23, 2020
Cage the Elephant breaks 'Billboard' record with "Skin and Bones" single
Credit: Neil KrugCage the Elephant has stampeded to a Billboard record. The band's current single, "Skin and Bones," has jumped to number eight on the Rock Airplay ranking, which measures radio p...
Dec 23, 2020
Eddie Van Halen receives the National Guitar Museum's 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Natkin/Getty ImagesThe National Guitar Museum has chosen to present the 2020 edition of its annual Lifetime Achievement Award to the late Eddie Van Halen. The honor usually is given to a living m...
Dec 22, 2020
Watch the video for Chris Cornell's "Watching the Wheels" cover
Credit: Andrew StuartThe video for Chris Cornell's cover of John Lennon's "Watching the Wheels" is streaming now on YouTube. The clip features footage of bustling city streets and iconic skylines, in ...
Dec 22, 2020
Yoshiki streaming event, featuring Marilyn Manson & St. Vincent, postponed
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for CoachellaX Japan's Yoshiki has postponed his upcoming Under the Sky streaming event, which was set to include Marilyn Manson and St. Vincent. The online concert was or...
Dec 22, 2020
Enjoy 90 minutes of White Stripes music with animated yule log video
Third Man Records/Columbia Records; Photo by Pieter M. van HattemCelebrate the holiday season with an hour-and-a-half of White Stripes tunes. An animated "yule log" video, featuring 90 minutes of musi...
Dec 22, 2020
What Album from the 90's is Top-Tier?
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