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9/1 Travis Barker‘s “urgent family matter” forces Blink-182 to postpone U.K. and Ireland tour dates as the drummer returns to the U.S. Barker’s wife, the “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” star Kourtney Kardashian, has a “brief” hospital stay. 9/2 Avatar’s “The Dirt I’m Buried In” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The song is the lead single…
Greta Van Fleet singer Josh Kiszka came out as a member of the LGBTQ community in a 6/20 Instagram post. The frontman described his decision in light of recent laws in his home state of Tennessee targeting the state’s LGBTQ citizens. The band’s third studio album, “Starcatcher,” went to #1 on Top Rock Albums, Top Hard…
10/2 Stevie Nicks states, in a published interview, that she sees “no reason” to continue Fleetwood Mac without keyboardist and co-vocalist Christine McVie, who passed away the previous year. 10/5 Play ball! A scheduling conflict forces a change of venue for a Guns N’ Roses concert in Phoenix. The show was originally scheduled to take…
Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton is celebrating five years of sobriety (12/27). The 51-year-old acknowledged the struggle so many face when it comes to confronting the disease of addiction, expressing that “recovery IS possible.” He vows “it’s so worth it.”
11/1 Five Finger Death Punch announce they will donate a portion of their upcoming tour ticket revenue to Covenant House’s programs to house, feed, educate, provide job assistance, mental health services and healthcare to homeless youth across the Americas. 11/2 “Now And Then,” called “the last Beatles song,” is released. Based on a John Lennon demo from…
The rumors of his death have been greatly exaggerated… “(They have YouTube clips reporting on) ‘People who have died… and they put it on that I died,” Ozzy Osbourne explained on a newly released episode of the revived “The Osbournes” podcast. “I’m not dead. I’m not really dead. Just a little flesh wound.” Ozzy has struggled with a number…
Foos drop a new album and keep on rollin’. Foo Fighters’ “Rescued” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart (dated 5/20). The Foos eleventh studio album, “But Here We Are,” drops (6/2). The set goes to #1 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts and debuts at #8 on the Billboard 200. Foo Fighters and Alanis…
Slipknot, KoЯn, Nickelback and Smashing Pumpkins are among the artists included in Kentucky senator Rand Paul’s (12/23) annual report on wasteful government spending. The report identified $900 billion in federal waste this year, including monies provided to “dozens of famous music artists” under the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant designed to “provide a lifeline to small entertainment…
The Slipknot frontman had an impressive year as a solo artist. Corey Taylor scored a solo #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, with “Beyond.” Released his sophomore solo album, “CMF2” containing the singles “Talk Sick,” “Beyond,” “Post Traumatic Blues” and “We Are The Rest.” Both Taylor and Slipknot announced tours slated for 2024. Taylor will launch…
Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked 4-month-old baby swimming toward a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana’s iconic ‘91 “Nevermind” album, can proceed with his legal claim of child pornography against the band following a federal appeals court ruling (on 12/21). The Ninth Circuit wrote “this conclusion is consistent with the Supreme Court’s…