Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich says he’s very excited by the prospect of the band performing at the Las Vegas Sphere, but says it’s too early to confirm any residency plans. “I’m not going to confirm anything, because there’s nothing to confirm,” the drummer told Howard Stern. “But I’m not going to deny it, because we’re all such […]
Rubber Soul is often marked as the turning point in the Beatles‘ career, the moment where they transcended the pop confines of Beatlemania and became serious artists. The first steps toward that independence came a few months earlier on Rubber Soul‘s predecessor Help!, a soundtrack of sorts to the Beatles’ second movie and their first […]
According to documents filed by his family, Ozzy Osbourne‘s cause of death was a heart attack. The New York Times reports that the singer’s death certificate was filed at a London registry by his daughter Aimee. The document lists cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease among the causes, while also noting that he had Parkinson’s disease. […]
Rumors about who will headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show are heating up as the NFL preseason gets underway. If the oddsmakers at Kalshi are correct, rock bands probably need not apply. Of course, betting lines are constantly changing. But as of mid-day, Kalshi was giving Jay-Z the best headlining odds at the big […]
Rod Stewart‘s new AI-generated onstage tribute to Ozzy Osbourne is raising some eyebrows. The night Osbourne died (July 22), Stewart began dedicating his cover of Bob Dylan‘s “Forever Young” to the heavy metal legend during his concerts. As you can see below, that performance simply featured photographs of the Black Sabbath and solo star on […]
Foreigner is celebrating the arrival of Foreigner 4 Deluxe and 50 years of music with an extended string of U.S. concerts. See the complete list of dates and venues below. Original lead singer Lou Gramm will again reunite with the group on select songs. He’ll be joined by Foreigner’s new frontman Luis Maldonado, who will […]
Cage the Elephant covered Black Sabbath‘s ‘Changes’ at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Thursday night, in tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne who died on July 22. “This past week, we lost, to say a legend would not do it justice, but a beautiful human being,” frontman Matt Shultz told the crowd. “When I think about this […]
Jimmy Page has settled a lawsuit involving Led Zeppelin‘s “Dazed and Confused,” which was filed back in May by the songwriter Jake Holmes. Holmes’ suit was filed against both Page and Sony Pictures film studio, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract. The suit claimed that two early live versions of the song were included in […]
Welsh rocker Dave Edmunds is in critical condition after going into cardiac arrest last week. Edmunds’ wife, Cici, detailed the incident in a July 29 Facebook post, which you can see below. “He died in my arms while I desperately tried to keep him alive while trying to clear his airways from all of the fluids […]
Roger Daltrey has accused Zak Starkey of character assassination, declaring that the fuss over the Who drummer’s recent dismissal was “incredibly upsetting.” Starkey served in the band for 29 years before he was fired in April after an onstage incident during the band’s performance at Royal Albert Hall. Daltrey is said to have complained about Starkey overplaying […]