Trent Reznor has slammed streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, claiming their paltry payouts have “mortally wounded” artists. The Nine Inch Nails mastermind dished his thoughts during a recent interview with GQ. “I think the terrible payout of streaming services has mortally wounded a whole tier of artists that make being an artist unsustainable,” […]
The brother of Joey Ramone has filed a countersuit against the widow of Johnny Ramone, claiming her efforts to stop a Netflix film about the punk legends is “baseless and flimsy.” In January, Linda Cummings-Ramone sued Joey’s brother Mitchel Hyman (better known as Mickey Leigh), claiming he “covertly” developed an “unauthorized” biopic on the Ramones. […]
It was King Crimson’s Robert Fripp himself who nearly broke the prog internet when he shared details of Adrian Belew’s upcoming tour paying homage to the ’80s era of the band. In a way, it was a perfect full circle moment, considering that Belew had first floated the ideas he was having to Fripp in 2019, […]
John Sinclair, a counterculture icon who managed Detroit rockers MC5 during their peak years, has died. He was 82. His representative confirmed that the Michigan native died of congestive heart failure, The Detroit News reported. In addition to managing MC5, Sinclair was known as a poet, a political activist, a vocal marijuana advocate and the leader of the […]
Heart has announced new dates for their 2024 Royal Flush Tour. The band unveiled shows that run from April through September, many of them with Cheap Trick, back in January. They have now added more than 30 dates to the tour that will keep them on the road until the end of the year. The new […]
Gerry Conway, veteran folk and rock drummer who played with Cat Stevens, Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention and others, died on Friday at the age of 76. Fairport Convention singer, guitarist and co-founder Simon Nicol paid tribute to Conway in a Facebook post over the weekend. He revealed that Conway battled motor neurone disease — also known as […]
The Black Keys have announced a fall 2024 North American tour in support of their new album Ohio Players, which arrives Friday. The North American leg of the International Players Tour begins on Sept. 17 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and concludes on Nov. 12 in Detroit. Indie folk band the Head and the Heart will support on […]
Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach has admitted he feels “like a piece of shit” because he’s been unable to reunite with the band. During a recent conversation with Metal Hammer, Bach opened up about his time with the glam metal group. “For me, doing three albums with Skid Row, I was just getting started,” […]
The best album packaging gives artists the opportunity to enhance the story told throughout their music or tell a new one entirely — and all the artists on our list of Album Cover Easter Eggs took full advantage of the medium. Several of the albums covers on this list — such as Rush and Iron Maiden […]
Judas Priest released their 19th studio album, Invincible Shield in early March. As vocalist Rob Halford tells UCR, there are no “set agendas” when they’re working on new music together. It’s a philosophy that allows them to travel through their history as a group while constructing new albums. The result is songs that honor numerous eras throughout their illustrious career while also charging […]