Monthly Archives: August 2026

Barry Mitchell, Early Queen Bassist, Has Died

Barry Mitchell, who played with Queen in their early days, has died. (His exact age wasn’t readily available, but sources note somewhere between 76 and 80.) Greg Brooks, the band’s official archivist, shared the news on Facebook. “Terribly sad news just received that early Queen bass player (circa 1970), Barry Mitchell, has passed away,” Brooks wrote. […]

Siamese On Breaking The Cycle, Going Against The Grain & ‘Dissolution’

Mirza Radonjica is the first to admit that Siamese haven’t always done things the right way. But by being brave enough to face off when your decision-making could have been better, or by simply riding out the storm, you end up where they are now. Bigger and bolder than they have ever been. And so […]

10 Best Nirvana Songs of All Time

Few bands changed the direction of rock music as suddenly and completely as Nirvana. Driven by Kurt Cobain’s raw songwriting, Krist Novoselic’s muscular bass lines, and Dave Grohl’s explosive drumming, the trio brought punk intensity, pop melody, and emotional unease into the mainstream without sanding away their rough edges. Their songs could sound furious, vulnerable, […]

Quality Control Cofounder Pierre ‘P’ Thomas Hospitalized

Pierre “P” Thomas, co-founder of Quality Control Music, is currently hospitalized after reportedly suffering a heart attack at the age of 45. On Friday (Aug. 21), P was rushed to the ICU at a Las Vegas hospital amid the medical emergency, according to a report from TMZ. XXL has confirmed with his team that he […]

More From David Lee Roth’s ‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’ Era on the Way

Billly Sheehan is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his work with David Lee Roth on the Eat ‘Em and Smile record in a very unique way. “I got together with some friends – Ray Luzier from Korn (who was in Roth’s band for nearly a decade) and a couple of other people,” Sheehan told PoisonedRockTV. “There […]

Alpha Wolf Part Ways With Vocalist Lochie Keogh

Alpha Wolf have announced they have parted ways with longtime vocalist Lochie Keogh and cancelled all upcoming tour dates. Lochie joined the band back in 2018, and subsequently performed on their last two albums, 2020’s ‘ a quiet place to die’ and 2024’s ‘Half Living Things’. The band have shared a statement confirming the split, […]

10 Best The Beatles Songs of All Time

Few bands have changed popular music as completely as The Beatles. From the infectious energy of their early hits to the extraordinary studio experimentation of their later years, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr continually expanded what a pop group could sound like. Their catalog moves effortlessly through rock and roll, ballads, […]

FX Just Dropped A New Trailer For ‘The Drop,” & We’re Hyped!

Get your ’90s West Coast G-Funk playlist queued up because the Snowfall spinoff series The Drop: A Snowfall Saga is hitting FX and Hulu on September 8th! The Drop follows Gail Bean’s Wanda Bell and Isaiah John’s Leon Simmons, two Snowfall fan favorites, as they take West Coast rap to the mainstream against a backdrop […]

Soul Profaner Premiere New Single & Music Video

Soul Profaner Premiere New Single & Music Video “Death And Blasphemy” Veracruz, México-based slamming death metal trio Soul Profaner premiere a new music video for “Death And Blasphemy”, streaming via YouTube for you now below. The track is taken from their current album “Narco Satanic”, out in stores now. Source link

Watch ZZ Top’s First Appearance on Late Night Television

ZZ Top had seemingly conquered every proverbial mountain, thanks to the worldwide success of 1983’s Eliminator album. But they marked a surprising milestone off of the list when they performed on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on May 18, 1986. It was their first appearance ever on late night television playing their songs. Though […]