Lil Uzi Vert is back. The Philly artist has had a relatively quiet year after completing the terms of their record deal with Atlantic in 2024 via Eternal Atake 2. Aside from making headlines for being hospitalized earlier this year, Uzi’s kept off below the radar, but it looks like he/they is/are ready to return […]
Vans Warped Tour came back in 2025 with three festivals across the United States. Now 2026 is poised to be even bigger. Vans Warped Tour will take place in Washington D.C., Long Beach, CA, and Orlando, FL alongside new stops in Montreal, Québec and Mexico City, Mexico. The full routing for the festival in 2026 […]
The 2009 Doors documentary When You’re Strange returns to theaters starting Dec. 4, thanks to Trafalgar Releasing, as the 60th anniversary celebration of the band continues. The movie has been freshly remastered in 4k and features an introduction from drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger. As Densmore tells UCR, When You’re Strange is the […]
Vans Warped Tour has added two additional international dates for 2026. The legendary festival will hit Mexico City on September 12-13 and Montreal on August 21-22. This is in addition to their previously announced return to Washington DC, Long Beach, California and Orlando, Florida. Tour founder Kevin Lyman says “Bringing Warped back to international stages […]
New World Hit-Boy has a new outlook on life and a fresh album to showcase after navigating some challenging aspects of the music industry. With independence on his side, he is focused on letting his lyrics speak for themselves.Interview: Kyle Eustice Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available […]
Tool fans in New Zealand were the lucky witnesses for an incredible start to the band’s overseas tour where they busted out three catalog rarities that hadn’t been performed in over 20 years. Saturday (Nov. 22) in Auckland, the alternative hard rock legends delivered a blistering 14-song set that included a cover of Black Sabbath’s […]
Over the weekend, Tool kicked off their New Zealand and Australia tour with a pair of shows at Spark Arena in Auckland on Saturday (Nov. 22nd) and Sunday (Nov. 23rd). At both concerts, Maynard James Keenan and co. dusted off a handful of rarities they haven’t performed in over two decades. During Saturday’s show, Tool […]
Tommy Richman is his own worst enemy in “Bother Me,” the breakout track from his new EP, Worlds Apart*, which dropped today via ISO Supremacy and PULSE Records. Richman reunites with ISO head honcho Brent Faiyaz in the song, as the two kings of toxic R&B ponder the consequences of their own noncommital to relationships […]
Headline News Arch Enemy Parts Ways With Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz Band Photo: Arch Enemy (?) In a short statement, Swedish metal veterans Arch Enemy has announced that they have parted company with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. The post reads as follows: “Arch Enemy have parted ways with singer Alissa White-Gluz. We’re thankful for the time and […]
Mark Kendall, guitarist for Great White, has shared on social media that he has stage four kidney cancer. On Facebook, Kendall explained that he’d been given the diagnosis a few months ago, but decided to wait on making the news public until he learned more about his illness. “Just to give you an update the tumor […]