When U2 opens the new MSG Sphere venue in Las Vegas in September, it will become the most expensive entertainment building in the state of Nevada, costing $500 million more than its owners originally expected. It’s now expected to cost $2.3 billion. Announced in 2018, the spherical construction was to cost the Madison Square Garden […]
RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has called out the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, claiming the institution has a bias against bands from the ‘80s. “They don’t give a shit about us, the ’80s groups, at all,” the rocker declared during an interview with Detroit radio station WRIF (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “The Hollywood scene; […]
Queens of the Stone Age will release a new album, In Times New Roman … , on June 16. As described in a press release, In Times New Roman … is “raw, at times brutal and not recommended for the faint of heart.” It marks the band’s first LP in close to six years, with their most […]
John 5 says he and Mick Mars have a “great respect for each other,” and that his predecessor even reached out after John 5 was officially named Motley Crue‘s new guitarist. “Me and Mick, we talk all the time,” John 5 noted during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation, his first interview since joining the Crue […]
Duff McKagan has just released a three-track EP, This Is the Song, in recognition of mental health awareness month. “This Is the Song was written in the middle of a panic attack,” the Guns N’ Roses bassist said in a press release. “I couldn’t breathe and couldn’t see straight, and lately, I have thankfully found […]
Peter Frampton raised his hand to be on Dolly Parton‘s upcoming Rockstar album and wound up doing double duty on the upcoming set, which comes out Nov. 17. Frampton will be the only artist of the myriad guests to be featured on two of the album’s 30 tracks, performing a duet with Parton on his 1975 single “Baby, I Love […]
Most music fans are familiar with the feeling of wishing a song could last forever, extend whatever feeling the song inspires into infinity and never leave the soundscape it creates. This, of course, isn’t logistically feasible, but it hasn’t stopped many rock musicians from making the most of time itself. Several have pushed the boundaries […]
Dire Straits chose punk and disco’s most formative year to make their debut. Coincidence? Strategic marketing? Or just a typically trend-free statement from frontman Mark Knopfler? Whatever the case, 1978’s Dire Straits sounded little like anything else released that year, not even the traditional rock ‘n’ roll it seemed to be rooted in. And that’s […]
Kix is ready to retire. On Wednesday, while performing at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland, singer Steve Whiteman announced that the band will play its final show in September. “We’ve decided that after 45 years of doing this, I think we’re gonna call it a career,” he said [via BraveWords]. “Not tonight. We’re gonna do a show […]
Steve Winwood was among the performers at the Coronation Concert for England’s King Charles, held at Windsor Castle on Sunday night. The hitmaker, known for his solo success, as well as his tenures in the band Traffic and the supergroup Blind Faith, delivered a rousing rendition of his classic track “Higher Love.” Backed by a […]