Stryper frontman Michael Sweet has revealed that he’s been diagnosed with cancer. In a post shared to Facebook, the 62 year-old singer noted that a “biopsy that was performed on 11/17 (a nodule in my right thyroid) came back positive. Malignant.” “I’m scheduled for a CT and an ultrasound next Monday 12/15,” he continued, “and […]
Photo: Connor Holloway-Biddle Electric Brixton, London, 05/12/25 Playing a sold-out show at South London’s Electric Brixton on Friday night, djent legends, Loathe, delivered a gritty performance, full to the brim with hellish fry screams and dooming gutturals. Opening up the evening with 90s-sounding alt-rock, shoegaze is Love Is Noise. A fast-rising quartet who are making […]
Erica Banks was arrested for possession of ecstasy with intent to distribute near Atlanta yesterday. On Monday (Dec. 8), the Dallas rapper, born Erica Breaux, was taken into custody following a traffic stop in Brookhaven, about 20 miles outside of Atlanta. Banks was charged with possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance—Ecstasy—with intent […]
Bassist Tetsu Yamauchi, whose career included stints with Free and the Faces, died Dec. 4 at the age of 79. A statement shared by his family on social media noted that Yamauchi “passed away peacefully, surrounded by family. We sincerely thank everyone who enjoyed Tetsu’s music and offered kind words until now. Those were fun […]
Despite persistent demand from fans for official vinyl reissues of Tool’s catalog, there seem to be no plans to release them any time soon. That gap in the marketplace has allowed bootleggers to step in, capitalizing on the unmet demand with unofficial vinyl pressings that often fetch high prices from collectors. In a recent interview […]
The secret’s out: 21 Savage has new music dropping this Friday, What Happened To The Streets? And it’s pretty good (Larry David voice). Trust me. But at this point, why would anyone be surprised? 21 Savage isn’t just an Atlanta rapper anymore. He’s a living, breathing blueprint for survival, consistency and evolution in real time. […]
It was a big year for metal, let’s be real here. Metal bands were on late night television shows, on red carpets, breaking records and boundaries they didn’t know were possible… but Jesus Christ, with nearly 100 million listeners, they put in the work, listening to over 185 million hours of Metallica. And let’s be […]
David Byrne will be spending a lot of time on the road in 2026. He’s announced another big batch of Who Is the Sky? tour dates for North America and Europe that will be added on to his current schedule, named for his most recent album. This new section of shows will begin with two […]
Up and coming act Leap have announced the details of a UK & EU Tour for 2026. Fresh from the release of debut album ‘Entrophy’, the band will hit the road in April, wrapping up the run with a show at Glasgow’s Stereo in May. Have a look at the full list of dates below: […]
Diddy‘s mom has released a statement calling out the inaccuracies in 50 Cent’s new Diddy documentary. On Dec. 6, Puff’s mother, Janice Combs, released an exclusive statement to Deadline in response to the new Netflix docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning. “I am writing this statement to correct some of the lies presented in the Netflix, […]
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