Skid Row hasn’t played a live concert in nearly two years following the departure of vocalist Erik Gronwall. It’s the longest break the band has taken from the stage since they reactivated the group in 1999. The easy answer, of course (at least on paper), is that they could just get their former vocalist Sebastian […]
Warrant has extended their Turn Up the Good Times 2026 tour, announcing a slew of dates that will keep them on the road through October. The newly announced run of shows will begin on April 30 in Rancho Mirage, California, and conclude on Oct. 31 in Catoosa, Oklahoma. Warrant will be supported variously by fellow ’80s and early-’90s rockers […]
The Ramones sounded like everybody and nobody else. When their self-titled debut album was released, the punk music scene wasn’t what it would become a year later, and the band’s ancestral forefathers — at least as far as bands playing guitar-fueled garage rock — were few and far between: MC5, the Stooges, maybe some of […]
Kiss will be joined by Night Ranger, Bruce Kulick, Slaughter, Faster Pussycat, Keel and Chris Jericho’s Kuarantine during the 2026 Kiss Kruise Land Locked in Vegas festival. The Nov. 13-15 event at Las Vegas’ Virgin Hotels will be headlined by Kiss. The group will perform two unmasked concerts – presumably one acoustic and one electric […]
Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook said he’s open to mending fences and appearing with his former bandmates at their upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction — but it would take a lot on their part to convince him. Some guidance and positive affirmation from fellow 2026 inductees Oasis might not hurt […]
Dave Mason, the Traffic co-founder who was later a member of Fleetwood Mac, died of unspecified causes on Sunday, April 19 at the age of 79. “After cooking an amazing dinner with his beloved wife Winifred, [Dave] sat down to take a nap with sweet Star (the maltese) at his feet,” explained a post from […]
Not many bands can claim to be single-handedly responsible for an entire genre and musical movement, but the Cure can. The post-punk sound on their 1979 debut album, Three Imaginary Boys, quickly evolved into a gloomier, moodier style on their second LP, the following year’s Seventeen Seconds. The next few years gave birth to the goth subgenre, as dark […]
There’s only one way to rock. But as Sammy Hagar and Van Halen proved when they joined forces for the 5150 album in 1986, there was a new way to rock. Van Halen recorded 5150 at Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 Studios in California beginning in late 1985. Released on March 24, 1986, the album debuted […]
Thomas Dolby and a Flock of Seagulls will lead the 2026 installment of the Totally Tubular Festival, the ’80s-centric road show that began in 2024. The festival tour launches on July 17 in Phoenix and concludes on Aug. 16 in Aurora, Illinois. The lineup also includes the Motels, the Producers, the Animotion, the Escape Club and […]
Phish closed out weekend one of their 2026 residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas by paying tribute to one of their idols, Joe Walsh. After rocking through the title track to their 2020 album Sigma Oasis, Phish paused so that frontman Trey Anastasio could address the audience. The singer thanked fans for coming out, […]