Tim Westwood has been charged with 15 counts of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault. On Thursday (Oct. 9), the Metropolitan Police announced via press release that the 68-year-old U.K. DJ is facing four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault. The cases involve seven women, with the […]
Completed just days before his July 2025 death, Ozzy Osbourne‘s third and final book Last Rites is a compelling chronicle of the harrowing health battles he endured in the last half-decade of his life. Simply put, it is remarkable how much Osbourne endured in order to be able to say a proper goodbye to his […]
Yellowcard frontman Ryan Key guides us through the inspiration behind the band’s latest album ‘Better Days’, out October 10 via Better Noise Music. Better Days “‘Better Days’ is a song about someone in your life who refuses to accept responsibility for their own mistakes. You know their own shortcomings, and while you don’t want to […]
This week’s Sound Check features the most-requested artist since the show’s inception: South Florida goth-trap rapper Denzel Curry. Now, if you’ve been following Denzel the way we have, you know that he’s a versatile rapper who can switch styles with the quickness, from the soulful boom-bap of “Walkin’” to the spooky fight music of “Hot […]
Dragony Welcomes New Vocalist Maria Nesh Into The Band Austrian symphonic power metal band Dragony has announced that longtime collaborator Maria Nesh has joined the band as a full time member. A statement from the band reads as follows: “Mighty Dragoons! On the heels of the announcement of our big European tour in January 2026 […]
Gene Simmons was briefly hospitalized after crashing his car into a parked vehicle on the Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday afternoon. According to NBC 4 Los Angeles, the Kiss star told responding officers that he either passed out or fainted while driving. A police spokesman said Simmons’ car “careened across several lanes of traffic” before hitting […]
Ozzy Osbourne considered ending his own life Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne once considered taking his own life due to the botched neck surgery that prevented him from performing on stage and forced him into early retirement. In the upcoming Paramount + documentary “Ozzy: No Escape From Now,” the late rock legend – who passed […]
Joey Bada$S is nearly 15 years deep into his career, and during that time, he’s seen friends come and go. The Brooklyn native has plenty of rhymes that tell the tales, including on his most recent album, Lonely at the Top, released this past August. While finding allies in the music industry may get a well-deserved […]
Ritchie Blackmore‘s current music project, Blackmore’s Night, has announced new concert dates this fall to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The six performances, all taking place on the East Coast and in New England states, will take place throughout November. The former Deep Purple guitarist formed Blackmore’s Night in 1997 with his wife, singer Candice Night. […]
Photo: Mark Forrer for Rock Sound AO Arena, Manchester, October 6 2025 In a game of two halves, arguably the best time to score is on the stroke of half-time. Inside Manchester’s AO Arena tonight, the elite sport in question – the Parkway Drive live show – is approaching that exact benchmark, bringing the curtain […]