Bon Jovi made up for their truncated Sunday performance at Madison Square Garden by coming back swinging on Tuesday, re-adding their previous set list omissions and playing a pair of vintage rockers for the first time during their 2026 residency. After skipping mega-hits “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “Always” (plus the 2024 Forever single “Red, White and Jersey”) on Sunday, the […]
Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning concert was an event that still stands as one of the most incredible live music experiences that most fans will ever witness. The star-studded performance was held in Birmingham, England, on July 5, 2025, a formative area for both Osbourne and Black Sabbath when they began their career. The show […]
John Lydon insists he’ll never reconcile with his former Sex Pistols bandmates. The man formerly known as Johnny Rotten has never been afraid of issuing pointed comments regarding his previous band. Over the years, he’s slammed the group’s other members for reuniting without him and approving the Danny Boyle-helmed miniseries Pistol. Still, in a recent […]
Devo has now gone 16 years since their last proper studio album, 2010’s Something for Everybody. While the new wave pioneers remain extremely active with a number of projects, it seems new music isn’t on their schedule presently. Instead, they’ve been touring, including an ongoing series of dates with fellow new wavers the B-52’s. The […]
Rock opera is a term that curries both favor and foreboding. Depending on your feelings, you might applaud the ambition, criticize the conceit or lambast the bombast — or all of the above, simultaneously. Rock, after all, was not meant to be operatic; in fact, it was a reaction to/against such staid classical motifs. Three […]
Bon Jovi fans who attended the band’s Sunday (July 19) concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden were left scratching their heads when the rockers omitted several set list mainstays, including one of their all-time biggest hits. Sunday’s show marked the sixth of nine dates Bon Jovi is performing at the World’s Most Famous Arena […]
Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain had some harsh words for celebrities who use their platform to preach about politics, especially outspoken rocker Bruce Springsteen. During an interview with YouTube channel The Complete Disaster Network, Cain – whose wife is a spiritual advisor to President Donald Trump – suggested that politics and music should not mix. “We’re […]
Robert Smith is among the soccer purists who are outraged that the FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain will feature a halftime show. Unlike the NFL’s Super Bowl, the World Cup Final has never featured any kind of flashy halftime entertainment. That changes with this year’s event, which is being held at MetLife […]
Metallica began thinking about a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere after Lars Ulrich attended U2’s opening night there, he revealed. The Irish band opened the 20,000-capacity venue in 2023 with a 40-date run. After considering the possibility for a while, Metallica will commence their own run in the fall, delivering 24 performances between Oct. 1 […]
There are many ways to pursue rock ‘n’ roll. Nico, a singer, songwriter, actress, model, muse and more, chose one of the most interesting paths. Most fans came to know Nico through her work with the Velvet Underground. It was Andy Warhol who insisted she join the group. Lou Reed resisted, then wound up writing songs […]