A year has passed since Josh Freese was officially unveiled as Foo Fighters member to fill the place left behind by the late Taylor Hawkins, who passed away on 25 March 2022 while on tour on Bogota, Colombia. Josh Freese pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins Freese recently took to his social media account and marked […]
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 […]
Duff McKagan has announced a string of solo U.S. tour dates to coincide with today’s release of his new double live album, Tenderness: Live in Los Angeles. The U.S. leg of the Lighthouse tour — named after his 2023 solo album — launches on Nov. 4 in Boston and concludes on Nov. 20 in Seattle. Tickets […]
YUNGBLUD has announced the lineup for a second stage at BLUDFEST with Noahfinnce, Hannah Grae, Landon Barker and more joining the party. With the inaugural event taking place at Milton Keynes Bowl on August 11, the newly announced artists join the previously-announced main stage lineup including YUNGBLUD, Lil Yachty, Soft Play, The Damned, Nessa Barrett, […]
Kurt Cobain was an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the rock band Nirvana. Born in 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington, Cobain showed an early interest in music and began playing guitar and writing songs in his teens. In 1987, Cobain formed Nirvana with bassist Krist Novoselic, and the band quickly […]
Luka Doncic is one of the NBA’s best players when it comes to ripping an opposing team’s heart out on a big stage. There have been some pretty prominent examples in the past of Doncic finding a level that no one else in the league can reach when the Dallas Mavericks really need it — […]
Did you know that making content – in this case music – is pretty much free? Going to the studio is basically free, buying any gear or software is basically free, mixing and mastering is basically free, it’s all cheap as hell! Who knew! Or at least that’s what Spotify CE Daniel Ek thinks. In […]
Michael McDonald has detailed his failed attempt to “make some easy money” by selling cocaine. It was the ‘70s and McDonald was a member of Steely Dan’s touring band, while also providing backing vocals on their albums. The rockers’ common interests extended beyond music, as they were also frequent cocaine users at the time. In […]
The ’90s were a transformative time for rock music, and the Seattle grunge scene played a pivotal role in this evolution. It wasn’t just about creating new music; it was about defying conventions, infusing freedom, and embracing a sense of danger. The early ’90s brought forth a musical landscape that, in many ways, rediscovered the […]
Eddie Vedder is a singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead vocalist and one of the founding members of the rock band Pearl Jam. Born Edward Louis Severson III in 1964, Vedder rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the grunge movement originating from Seattle. Vedder’s distinctive voice and introspective […]