In response to Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett‘s recent comments downplaying the importance of guitar solos, Tracii Guns, the original Guns N’ Roses guitarist and co-founder of L.A. Guns, has offered his perspective. Hammett had stated that non-musicians, who make up the majority of listeners, don’t pay much attention to guitar solos and are more likely […]
Poppy has just released a heavy new single produced and co-written by former Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish. ‘New Way Out’ follows her recent collaborations with Bad Omens and Knocked Loose and is her first solo material since her 2023 album ‘Zig’. Check out the music video below: Premiering the song on BBC […]
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder recently got a bit emotional and gave a moving speech to the fans when they brought their Dark Matter world tour to Seattle on May 30. This is the same show where frontman Eddie Vedder played an emotional acoustic version of Nine Inch Nails classic ‘Hurt’ and dedicated to friends the […]
Soft Play have defied expectations on their latest single, with the immensely vulnerable, mandolin-backed single ‘Everything and Nothing’. Photo credit: Jude Harrison The new track follows the release of the duo’s roaring return ‘Punk’s Dead’, which arrived last August, as well ‘Mirror Muscles’ and ‘Act Violently’. All releases are cut from Soft Play’s forthcoming album […]
Foo Fighters are seemingly not going forward with a North America tour in the Fall this year. Fans had speculated that they will be having a tour later this year but it seems it won’t happen. Foo Fighters calling ending world tour? Fans on Reddit have noted that the band was slated to perform at […]
The Used‘s Bert McCracken has shared the vibrant new single ‘Just A Little Bit’, the first release from his pop solo project Robbietheused. Stepping aside from the ripping emo heaviness of his band, the project sees McCracken embracing his love of pop and melody. Speaking on his decision to release music as a solo artist, […]
A few months back, legendary grunge band Pearl Jam faced backlash from the fans as the tickets for their world tour went on sale for an expensive price. Eddie Vedder-led band are set to play Manchester Co-op Live and London Tottenham Hotspur Stadium later this month, where ticket prices started at a whopping price of […]
Lowlives guide us track by track through their new album ‘Freaking Out’, out now via Spinefarm. Photo credit: Will Foster FREAKING OUT “This was one of the first songs we wrote for the new record and we’ve actually been playing it live for the last couple of years as we were stoked with how it […]
The picture is still clear in my head about Kurt Cobain, etched into my memory. It was in the beginning of April, 1994. I was still living with my parents and six years younger sister then, and we’d been away for a week, skiing. That day we were on our way home by car, it […]
Download Festival have just revealed that Funeral For A Friend will join the lineup for the 2024 event. Slam Dunk South 2024 Following the announcement that Bad Omens will not be appearing at the festival after canceling their summer tour due to “extreme burnout”, the Welsh post-hardcore legends will be bringing the emo singalongs to […]