Author: Mark Leader

“I think people get too worked up about the RRHF,” wrote Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx (pictured far left) on Sunday via X. “If you get in that’s cool and if not, it’s not a big deal. It’s an award. None of us hopefully make music just for awards.” Through the years, the band’s drummer Tommy…

U2 performed a cover of Darlene Love’s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” for the first time in nearly 36 years Friday (12/15) at Las Vegas’ Sphere. U2 had only performed the holiday classic in concert on December 20th, ’87, at Tempe, Arizona’s Sun Devil Stadium. Love’s original version was release in ’63. The “U2 UV:…

A lawsuit filed on Friday claims Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee sexually assaulted a woman in the cockpit of a helicopter during a trip from San Diego County to Van Nuys, CA, in February 2003.  The woman (“Jane Doe” in the filing), an acquaintance helicopter pilot David Martz, thought she was going on a sightseeing…

Ashley Walters, a former Marilyn Mason assistant, has won an appeal in court to proceed with her lawsuit against the performer.   In May ’21, Walters sued Manson for sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, interference with the exercise of civil rights, sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The case was dismissed the following…

Kid Rock says that he is no longer boycotting Anheuser-Busch over the company’s Bud Light teaming up with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney to promote the brand. Rock made headlines in April for using an assault rifle to destroy multiple cases of Bud Light in response to Mulvaney’s social media posts. “They (Anheuser-Busch) deserved a black eye and they got one,” Rock stated in an…

Following the “Keepin’ It Real” U.S. trek this winter, the “Tesla: The Las Vegas Takeover” be held on April 5th, 6th, 10th, 12th and 13th at the House Of Blues inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The band plans to visit all sides of their discography which includes eleven albums starting with the ’86 release of…

Next May, Lacuna Coil will embark on their “Ignite The Fire” U.S. tour. See below for dates and venues. The Goth Metal band has been touring in support of last year’s “Comalies XX,” a “deconstructed and transported” version of original songs from their ’02 release, “Comalies.” New Years Day will perform at all shows except the ones in…

Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke (pictured) slammed venues who take a cut of a band’s merchandise sales following a 12/8 show at the Armory in Minneapolis. Radke took to social media to state that the venue’s business practices were so upsetting that he “refused to sell . . .  merch” there. “(They) demanded I…

Foo Fighters Dave Grohl partnered with The Big Umbrella Foundation (on 12/8) to serve hundreds of meals to Melbourne’s homeless population.  The Foo Fighters are touring Australia in support of their “But Here We Are” album. Grohl “helped hand out the meals for a long shift before he was due to step onto a jet to…