Paul McCartney and Chrissie Hynde took the stage during the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London, joining Foo Fighters during their closing set to perform two Beatles classics. Dave Grohl was coy, first introducing Hynde, “who I happen to think is the baddest motherfucker in the world. But she brought a friend with her tonight. So would everybody […]
It’s not clear when Midnight mastermind Athenar sleeps, but I’m guessing the answer is “never.” Dude already put out a Midnight record called Let There Be Witchery earlier this year, and now he’s got a new early Motörhead worship band called Whitespade. Predictably it rocks hard as hell and should be listened to at paint-peeling […]
Foo Fighters delivered a powerful set of songs to close out the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London on Saturday night (Sept. 3). The group had served as house band for much of the event, playing alongside such legendary guests as AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, the Police’s Stewart Copeland and Queen‘s Roger Taylor […]
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx appeared in a video at the Taylor Hawkins tribute show, and he recalled ‘crazy phone calls’ with the late Foo Fighters drummer. “We’d talk about our favorite bands, things that pissed us off.” He said Taylor would call him during ‘rough times’ and tell him, ‘You’re a badass.’ “We talked […]
Demon Hunter is streaming their new single “Master” now that their coming record Exile got pushed back to October 28. “Master” is the fifth single we’ve gotten off Exile and much like the previous four, it’s pretty damn good! All five singles have done a great job in terms of catchiness and overall variety, assuring […]
Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor honored Taylor Hawkins at a tribute concert for the late drummer in London. The second to last scheduled performance of the Wembley Stadium extravaganza opened with film footage of Hawkins’ well-known love for Queen and drummer Taylor in particular. It led directly into the actual performance, with an on-screen Taylor […]
Pearl Jam had to cancel some shows recently amid Vedder’s health issues. The band is scheduled to return to a live stage only in September when they start their Autumn North American tour. The band kicked off the tour on Sept. 1 in Quebec City, Canada. Eddie Vedder performed after a string of canceled shows Pearl […]
In an interview with Metal Shop, Lorna Shore vocalist Will Ramos talked a little bit about his love of In Flames. The rising metal vocalist said he spent a lot of his days as a kid skating around and listening to In Flames, and equally appreciates the band’s newer stuff (which frankly everyone should). Advertisement. […]
Former Police drummer Stewart Copeland performed at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London on Saturday, playing a pair of tunes from his old band with help from several other rockers. After receiving a rousing welcome from the crowd, Copeland took his seat behind the drums. Accompanied by Foo Fighters — with Dave Grohl on guitar and vocals […]
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine recently recalled how Kiss frontman Gene Simmons once made a scathing reply concerning a “Metallica reunion” after Mustaine had teased the Kiss bassist about a “Kiss reunion”. Mustaine thought the remark to be “just not good form” given the untimely passing of Metallica’s bassist, Cliff Burton. Dave Mustaine breaks silence on […]