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THEM CROOKED VULTURES Reunited At The TAYLOR HAWKINS Tribute Show

The first Taylor Hawkins tribute show is happening today, September 3 in London at Wembley Stadium. The show included a handful of incredible guests and now apparently one unexpected one – a Them Crooked Vultures reunion! This marks the band’s first show in 12 years where they performed the following three songs: “Goodbye Yellow Brick […]

James Gang Plays First Show in 16 Years at Taylor Hawkins Tribute

The reunited James Gang performed at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London, their first gig since 2006. “If you’ve ever seen a picture of Taylor Hawkins, most likely he was wearing a fucking hat that said James Gang on it,” Dave Grohl declared while introducing the group, describing them as “maybe [Hawkins’] favorite band […]

Wolfgang Van Halen Covers Van Halen at Taylor Hawkins Tribute

Wolfgang Van Halen busted out a pair of Van Halen tunes in a high-energy tribute to Taylor Hawkins at the late Foo Fighters drummer’s memorial concert in London. The emotional moment came during a set performed by members of Hawkins’ side-project bands, Chevy Metal and the Coattail Riders. “It should come as no surprise that Taylor was […]

Dave Chappelle Reveals Last Taylor Hawkins Video

Dave Chappelle discussed hosting Saturday Night Live in November 2020 at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show. Foo Fighters were the music guest, and they invited him to perform “Creep” at Madison Square Garden. Dave met Taylor’s son Shane backstage. “I met a kid, who must have been 12 or 13 years old, and I asked […]

VACUOUS’ New Single “Body Of Punishment” Is Relentless, Pummeling Death Metal

Vacuous has announced their debut full-length album Dreams Of Dysphoria for October 18 and you need to hear the destructive debut single “Body Of Punishment” right now. It’s the kind of song that sounds exactly like its title, if not a little undersold in the brutality department. And man, is there plenty of that going […]

Josh Homme and Nile Rodgers Cover Bowie at Taylor Hawkins Tribute

Former David Bowie collaborators Nile Rodgers and Omar Hakim led a star-studded Bowie mini-set during the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert on Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium. After an intro from comedian Dave Chappelle, the makeshift band — also featuring bassist Chris Chaney, of Jane’s Addiction and Hawkins’ NHC — opened with a rendition of Bowie’s “Let’s […]

COREY TAYLOR Recording New Solo Album This Winter, Plotting A “Rock Is Back” Tour For 2023

In an interview with Eddie Trunk, Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor told the radio personality that he will begin working on a solo album this winter. Taylor hopes to be in the studio as early as January and is eyeing a 2023 release for the album. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “We’re gonna go in and bang […]

How R.E.M. Took a Bite out of Dogma With ‘Exhuming McCarthy’

R.E.M.‘s most topical album yet just kept getting more intense. “Finest Worksong” opened Document by using the then-current economic situation in America as subtext. “Welcome to the Occupation” took on those who continually wage war in Latin America. Here, the band dives head-long into what they saw as a growing issue in the country’s political […]

Dave Grohl Officially Reunites Them Crooked Vultures

Foo Fighters will be performing for a couple of hours at Wembley Stadium for a special tribute show for the late band drummer Taylor Hawkins. The whole line-up for the show has been leaked early, featuring a reunion of Dave Grohl’s Them Crooked Vultures. Foo Fighters will pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins Taylor Hawkins, the […]