Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is releasing his memoir, titled “Acid for the Children,” on November 4. “The iconic bassist and co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you’d want from an LA street rat turned world famous rock…… Continue Reading
Rob Zombie was recently reported to have “grabbed” and “yanked” on a female fan’s hair at his show at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario, Canada by the tabloid news website TMZ. “Rob Zombie Grabs Woman By Hair, Shoves Her During Concert,” said the headline of the TMZ article. The piece resulted in a wave…… Continue Reading
Whitesnake announced that it will release a six-CD/one-DVD box set of Slip of the Tongue on October 4, marking the 30th anniversary of the English hard rock band’s 1989 album. The 6CD/DVD collection includes a newly remastered version of the top 10 album, expanded with unreleased studio recordings, the band’s 1990 headlining set at Castle…… Continue Reading
The 1975 frontman Matt Healy kissed a man from the audience at a show in Dubai in a show of defiance against the Arab country’s anti-LGBTQ laws. Video footage shows Healy going into the crowd and kissing a man on the lips, which was received with loud cheers from the audience. “I love you bro.…… Continue Reading
Geddy Lee said in a recent interview that parts of his “Big Beautiful Book of Bass” may only appeal to “the most nerdy of nerds.” “These [basses] are pieces of mid-century art to me, and I wanted the photography to reflect that,” the Rush frontman said, referring to the pictures of 250 famous and rare…… Continue Reading
Metallica has contributed ?250,000 ($277,365) to the construction of the first Pediatric Oncology and Radiotherapy Hospital in Romania with the latest medical technologies and equipment. Members of the metal band presented a check to the Asociatia Daruieste Viata (The Give Life Association) before their concert at the Arena Nationala in Bucharest. Mastercard made a bigger…… Continue Reading
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed a worldwide deal to represent the Stone Temple Pilots catalog of late frontman Scott Weiland worldwide. Weiland co-founded the alternative rock band and was the co-writer and frontman for their first six albums. Weiland died in December 2015 apparently due to accidental overdose at age 48. “We are excited to…… Continue Reading
Tool has topped the Billboard Artist 100 chart dated August 17, the first time the alternative metal band has become the top musical act in the U.S., helped by release of their whole discography on digital and streaming services. The band’s four albums entered Billboard’s 200 Chart after its full catalog was made available on…… Continue Reading
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has announced the dates of his “Speaking Truth To Power Through Words & Music” event, to be held at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theater in New York on Sunday, August 18 through August 20. The event, to executive produced by T Bone Burnett, has been described as an exhibition…… Continue Reading
Motionless In White frontman Chris Motionless discussed the band’s experience of touring with Alice Cooper in a recent interview. Motionless told Oklahoma City radio station Rock 100.5 The KATT that the most awkward moment for them was performing the first two or three shows in front of a crowd that was not very familiar with…… Continue Reading