Fontaines D.C. just released their brand new single, ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young,” on Friday (February 21). The Dublin indie rock band had been teasing fans with snippets and music video previews on social media this week, finally announcing the official release date of their new track on Instagram on Thursday. “Midnight. Our new song…… MORE
Vampire Weekend has just announced a new series of 2025 US tour dates for late May to early June 2025, following their festival performances at Just Like Heaven and Boston Calling. The 11-date tour kicks off with a show in Burlington, Vermont on May 27, and from there the band will hit Portland, Maine, a…… MORE
Father John Misty has just announced dates and details of his summer 2025 North American tour in support of his 2024 album, Mahashmashana. The 14-date tour follows FJM’s current winter run with Destroyer, with the just announced shows featuring special guest opening acts Lucinda Williams and Hamilton Leithauser. The North American tour kicks off in…… MORE
Red Hot Chili Peppers are reportedly seeking to sell their recorded music catalog for approximately $350 million. This new deal would be in addition to the $140 million they received from Hipgnosis Songs in 2021 for the publishing rights to their music. The band currently owns the rights to all 13 of their studio albums…… MORE
On Wednesday (February 19), Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus announced his plans to embark on a book tour that he has dubbed, “An Evening With Mark Hoppus,” in support of his upcoming memoir, Fahrenheit-182. The book, which was co-authored with Dan Ozzi, is set to be released on April 9. Hoppus’ seven-city tour begins in New York…… MORE
Queen’s Brian May has collaborated with Gibson to unveil a limited-edition SJ-200 12-string acoustic guitar, with only 100 models available. Handcrafted by Gibson’s luthiers, the guitar incorporates design and sound modifications personally specified by May, including the unique feature of mounting the strings in reverse order to achieve his distinctive sound. “The idea for this…… MORE
The unpublished writings of late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, which features “never-before-seen poetry, raw handwritten lyrics, intimate scribblings, and heartfelt notes,” will be published in an upcoming 176-page book titled, This Angry Pen: The Lost Journals of Layne Staley. The book will be released on November 11th via Weldon Owen Publishing and distributed…… MORE
During a recent appearance on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, Sharon Osbourne revealed that she once turned down a film audition for her husband Ozzy Osbourne to appear in Pirates of the Caribbean. Sharon, who is also the heavy metal legend’s manager, called the huge missed opportunity “the biggest mistake I ever made for…… MORE
Kansas vocalist Ronnie Platt has just revealed that he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer on February 11. Due to Platt’s health concerns, the band has cancelled two upcoming shows while he undergoes surgery to remove the thyroid. On his Facebook page, Platt reassured fans by noting the 99% survival rate, while sharing that the cancer…… MORE
Prince’s iconic 1984 film, Purple Rain, will return to select Dolby Cinema locations for one night only on March 5. The screenings will feature an enhanced viewing experience with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos immersive audio, with the film digitally restored from an 8K scan of the original 35mm camera negative, and featuring a…… MORE
