King Charles III has bestowed the honor of knighthood on the Who singer Roger Daltrey. He’ll become Sir Roger after being recognized for his services to music and charity, referring to his patronage of the U.K.’s Teenage Cancer Trust. He’s been overseeing its annual fundraising concert series at the Royal Albert Hall since 2000. Steve […]
om Morello, guitarist for Rage Against the Machine and longtime activist, has announced a special concert titled “Defend L.A.” taking place on Monday, June 16 at the Echoplex in Echo Park. The show is a benefit for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and comes in response to a recent uptick in immigration raids […]
Few voices in music history have left as lasting and emotionally powerful an impression as Karen Carpenter’s. With a voice described as warm honey mixed with heartbreak, Karen captured the hearts of millions during the 1970s and beyond. As the voice of The Carpenters, she delivered songs that were both timeless and deeply personal—each one […]
The 2025 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was canceled and evacuated on Friday (June 13) — just hours after it opened its gates — due to concerns of severe weather over the weekend. According to Billboard, the evacuation order was issued at around 7:30 pm local time, as the Manchester, Tennessee area was threatened by […]
You laugh… but the ’70s were a golden era for car design. Scratch that—bold car design. Everything felt heavier back then. The features were outrageously clunky, and the print ads made the average American look like they were either gearing up for a cruise around the world or a shootout with fugitives at a sketchy […]
Twenty One Pilots have dropped their latest single, ‘The Contract’ – the first release from their forthcoming album, ‘Breach’ – and announced a North American headline tour. Photo: Fabien Kruszelnicki The band’s new record arrives in September via Fueled By Ramen, and was first teased via cryptic messages on the band’s social media. When announcing […]
Few bands in rock history have achieved the legendary status and enduring influence of Rush. With their unmatched blend of musical virtuosity, cerebral lyrics, and fearless experimentation, the Canadian trio carved out a legacy that transcends genres and generations. Whether you’re a die-hard fan who’s memorized every intricate time signature or a curious newcomer drawn […]
Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what’s out and also what’s hot, so XXL decided to make things much easier for you. Instead of sorting out nearly everything that released this week, we’ve narrowed […]
Ahead of this weekend’s series of benefit shows for the legendary New York hardcore promoter Rich Hall, Converge and Coalesce have announced the release of an unapologetically raw 1996 live recording of the bands’ show at CBGB. The 14-song album captures the bands in their most primal form and is available digitally now and the […]
A new Elvis Presley box set, celebrating his 90th birthday this year, is scheduled to arrive this summer. The collection will feature 89 tracks, just one shy of that birthday milestone, recorded during his final decade. Sunset Boulevard will comb through Presley’s vault of recordings from the first half of the ’70s, when he and the TCB […]