The day after wrapping up their comeback tour, Motley Crue hinted that fans wouldn’t have to wait very long to see them again. “See you in February,” read a post that appeared on the Instagram pages of both the band and bassist Nikki Sixx. On Friday night in Las Vegas the group completed a highly […]
Disney+ announced that Elton John’s final U.S. concert will be streamed live from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Nov. 20. With his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour scheduled to end in Stockholm in July 2023, the broadcast will appear alongside a documentary titled Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances And the […]
R.E.M.‘s bleakest album rumbles to a close with one more roundhouse political punch. They’d broached this kind of topicality on 1986’s Lifes Rich Pageant, while retaining an inherent hopefulness that marked the band’s earliest albums. None of it remained within the dark heart of “Oddfellows Local 151,” R.E.M.’s grinding, ultimately dirge-like exploration of the homeless […]
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo recalled the 1991 moment he accidentally cut the stage power while Ozzy Osbourne was performing. The incident took place long before he joined Osbourne’s band and later became a member of Metallica. He was touring in support of the debut album by Infectious Grooves, his Suicidal Tendencies side project with Mike […]
By the second half of the ’60s, the Beatles had already made two films full of comical escapades and quick-witted mischief. Both 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night and 1965’s Help! had been well received by fans and critics, but the same could not be said for the band’s third foray into the world of filmmaking, 1967’s Magical Mystery Tour. It […]
Robert Trujillo says Metallica‘s James Hetfield and former boss Ozzy Osbourne liked his approach to bass – but in different ways. He played with Osbourne during the ‘90s before joining Metallica in 2003. More recently, Trujillo reunited with Osbourne for the Black Sabbath icon’s latest solo album, Patient Number 9 “It was great to be […]
Because of the running motif of fire on Document, singer Michael Stipe suggested that the phrase “File Under Fire” should be printed on the spine of R.E.M.’s fifth LP. He might have also suggested that the record be stamped with “File Under Birds.” Stipe’s feathered friends take flight in more than a few songs on […]
It was a wild (and loud) night in Las Vegas on Friday (Sept. 9) as the Stadium Tour wrapped up its successful summer trek. Opening act Classless Act got the party started with a short yet emphatic set, once again proving why they’re one of the fastest rising new acts in rock. Frontman Derek Day […]
A new Jimi Hendrix Experience live album is on the way, showcasing the late guitar icon at the height of his abilities. Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 will be released on Nov. 18 via Legacy Recordings. It features the original Experience lineup with Hendrix on guitar and vocals, Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. Initially recorded in the spring […]
Sammy Hagar and the Circle have released a video for their new song “Funky Feng Shui,” which appears on their upcoming album, Crazy Times. The 10-track LP arrives on Sept. 30 and follows the band’s 2021 sophomore effort, Lockdown 2020. Hagar included a version of “Funky Fen Shui” on Lockdown 2020, in which he and his bandmates recorded their […]