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A Kurt Cobain plaque at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle has generated a debate over the wording describing the late Nirvana frontman’s death in ’94. The exhibit on the “27 Club,” covering musicians who perished at the young age, stated Cobain had “un-alived himself” at 27. The term is an alternative to using…
BBC 2″ will broadcast “Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers And Me” on August 23rd. The program follows the Queen guitarist on his decade-long opposition to the controversial badger cull, implemented to curb the spread of the disease in cattle. May and his team have organized marches, protests, and a petition to end the practice. The…
Slipknot bassist Alessandro “V Man” Venturella has unveiled his latest mask, created in collaboration with German visual artist and sculptor Hedi Xandt. “I’ve been a massive fan of his work and thought it was time to go get him to make me a piece of his art for Slipknot,” enthused Venturella. “Its design nods to earlier incarnations of V Man’s face…
On this day… COVID-19 continued to raise havoc. Just days earlier, the CDC reported the U.S. passed 36-million COVID cases with an average of a million new cases each week in August. Obviously, tours were canceled for public safety leaving fans disappointed and performers dealing with the financial repercussions. First, Shinedown vocalist Brent Smith donated $10,000…
Red Hot Chili Peppers were among the artists who performed during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in a musical handover to the 2028 Games in L.A (LA28). The performances in L.A., a mix of pre-taped and live performances, had each artist representing a different facet of the city’s cultural heritage. RHCP played “Can’t…
“In the writing of this new album I became intrigued with the well-worn axiom, ‘you can’t go home again,” offered Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan (pictured) talking about the newly released “Aghori Mhori Mei.” “Not so much in looking backwards with sentimentality but rather as a means to move forward; to see if in the…
Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation has teamed up with Wolverine Boots & Apparel to create a unique, high-quality boot to benefit the Metallica Scholars Initiative. This is the collaboration’s fifth year. Wolverine x Metallica Scholars Rancher Boot is a classic Western silhouette with an edgy blackened style. To order, go to Wolverine/Metallica Scholars. Metallica Scholars Initiative is a workforce education…
High On Fire has announced updated North American headlining tour dates in support of their ninth studio effort, released in April, “Cometh The Storm.” Celebrating its 25th anniversary, High On Fire will kick off the first leg of the trek on August 31st in Louisville, KY. The second leg will run from October 2nd to…
Former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman has announced a 2025 “Live Drama” U.S. tour in support of his solo studio set, “Drama,” which was released last May. “I wanted to do something where you feel uplifted, and maybe a tear will come out, or you get a chill or goosebumps—some kind of emotion gets transported to you,” said Friedman of “Drama.”…
Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge and Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators) has released, “Nothing More To Gain,” the second single from his upcoming third solo set, “The Art Of Letting Go,” scheduled to arrive on October11th. “I feel like because it’s more of a riff-based record, it’s more about the intensity of the music,” noted Kennedy….