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Travis Barker Is Ready To Join Foo Fighters In Photos

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has posted new hotel room and backstage photos from Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins tribute show, as seen below. Barker will be one of Foo Fighters’ guest drummers. Travis said on the show’s website, “Taylor and I go way back to our days in laguna beach together. He was a dear friend […]

POLYPHIA Announces New Album Feat. STEVE VAI & CHINO MORENO, Streams “ABC”

After a few singles, Polyphia has announced their new record Remember That You Will Die for October 28, and is now streaming the single “ABC” featuring Sophia Black. The single strays from Polyphia‘s usual heft and instead errs on the side of jazz fusion-flavored shred with Black effortlessly keeping up on vocals. It’s impressive! Advertisement. […]

TALLAH Continues Down Their Nü Path With “Shaken Not Stirred”

Tallah is now streaming their new single “Shaken Not Stirred,” whose lyrics are not about James Bond from what I can tell. What I do know is this – “Shaken Not Stirred” sounds like Mudvayne and Slipknot got into a fight and ended up writing a catchy chorus somewhere between the punches. And speaking of […]

R.E.M. Gets Loud and Political but Stays Weird

As R.E.M. sprinted toward a long-developing commercial breakthrough in 1987, they came to more fully understand their powers as a band – both musically and socially. They also came to terms with everything they’d left behind, a workaday existence where nothing is guaranteed. And all of that happened within “Finest Worksong,” the opening cut on […]

Foo Fighters Employee Rips Band For Tribute Shows

Late Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins’ ex-drum tech, Yeti Ward recently sent out a grim post regarding late Led Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham, ahead of Foo Fighters’ Hawkins tribute shows. He wrote: “Did Led Zeppelin tour after Bonham died? No! Just saying” Robert Plan reveals advice to Jimmy Page about John Bonham The former Led […]

BOUNDARIES Throws Down With New Single “Realize And Rebuild”

Boundaries recently signed to Periphery’s 3DOT Recordings and announced their coming record Burying Brightness for October 14. The band is now streaming their very metalcore new single “Realize And Rebuild,” which fits right in with the genre’s recent revival. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “Most of the record is about one person I sadly watched […]

The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward Releases Song ‘Living for Love’

The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward reflects on youthful innocence with his folky new single, “Living for Love.” “I’m driving through the land we knew to find that sacred ground / Where moonlight on the innocence, wildest dreams were found,” he sings over strummed acoustic guitar and airy synth pads. “We lay there ’til the break of day, […]

Metallica Legend Reveals ‘Regret’ About Ex-Bassist

Megadeth and Metallica legend Dave Mustaine revealed why he would not permanently hire Testament’s Steve Di Giorgio as Megadeth’s new bassist in a Revolver interview. “We parted ways with David Ellefson [in May 2021], and the idea to get Steve basically was… In the end, it’s always gonna be my decision. But there were a […]

THE AMITY AFFLICTION Postpones European Tour Due To Ailing Mental Health, Calls Out Music Industry For Abusive Nature

The Amity Affliction has postponed their European and U.K. touring plans to 2023. The new plans feature Fit For A King in place of Counterparts, and still includes SeeYouSpaceCowboy and Gideon as openers. You can get those dates at the bottom of this post. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. In a statement, The Amity Affliction […]