Bassist Tetsu Yamauchi, whose career included stints with Free and the Faces, died Dec. 4 at the age of 79. A statement shared by his family on social media noted that Yamauchi “passed away peacefully, surrounded by family. We sincerely thank everyone who enjoyed Tetsu’s music and offered kind words until now. Those were fun […]
Despite persistent demand from fans for official vinyl reissues of Tool’s catalog, there seem to be no plans to release them any time soon. That gap in the marketplace has allowed bootleggers to step in, capitalizing on the unmet demand with unofficial vinyl pressings that often fetch high prices from collectors. In a recent interview […]
The secret’s out: 21 Savage has new music dropping this Friday, What Happened To The Streets? And it’s pretty good (Larry David voice). Trust me. But at this point, why would anyone be surprised? 21 Savage isn’t just an Atlanta rapper anymore. He’s a living, breathing blueprint for survival, consistency and evolution in real time. […]
It was a big year for metal, let’s be real here. Metal bands were on late night television shows, on red carpets, breaking records and boundaries they didn’t know were possible… but Jesus Christ, with nearly 100 million listeners, they put in the work, listening to over 185 million hours of Metallica. And let’s be […]
David Byrne will be spending a lot of time on the road in 2026. He’s announced another big batch of Who Is the Sky? tour dates for North America and Europe that will be added on to his current schedule, named for his most recent album. This new section of shows will begin with two […]
Up and coming act Leap have announced the details of a UK & EU Tour for 2026. Fresh from the release of debut album ‘Entrophy’, the band will hit the road in April, wrapping up the run with a show at Glasgow’s Stereo in May. Have a look at the full list of dates below: […]
Diddy‘s mom has released a statement calling out the inaccuracies in 50 Cent’s new Diddy documentary. On Dec. 6, Puff’s mother, Janice Combs, released an exclusive statement to Deadline in response to the new Netflix docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning. “I am writing this statement to correct some of the lies presented in the Netflix, […]
In the last months of his life, David Bowie appeared frail, but not unhappy. On Dec. 7, 2015 he stepped out in New York City for the opening of his brand new off-Broadway play, Lazarus. Lazarus told the story of Thomas Newton, the alien that Bowie had played in The Man Who Fell to Earth back in […]
When asked whether he would accept an invitation from Schon to jam together, Soto expressed his respect for the musician and his influence on his career. “In a heartbeat,” Soto responded. “I have the most ultimate respect for Neil as a musician, as a writer, as a producer. The things that he’s done have literally […]
Young Thug isn’t letting the lukewarm reception for his new album UY Scuti stop him from keeping up a steady stream of promotional videos for the project. He released the latest, “Revenge,” today, a little over a month after the last video, “Blaming Jesus.” This one’s simple and straightforward: Thug, and his guest rappers Lil […]