After releasing three successful albums with BMG, Morrissey and the label have parted ways. In a message posted on his website, Morrissey Central, the singer said that the label “appointed a new Executive who does not want another Morrissey album. He also cited the executive’s “new plans for ‘diversity’” as a cause for his departure. […]
Martin Gore Announces New EP, Shares 'Mandrill'
Martin Gore will return with his first new set of solo songs in five years on his upcoming The Third Chimpanzee. The Depeche Mode founding member released “Mandrill” from that collection The colorful visual that accompanies the song leaves a striking impression. “The first track I recorded had a sound that wasn’t human,” Gore said […]
David Lee Roth + Sammy Hagar Would've Joined in Van Halen Reunion
If Eddie Van Halen’s health hadn’t deteriorated, then he — along with singers Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth — would have reunited in a “kitchen-sink tour,” Eddie’s son Wolfgang said. “If only things had been better,” Wolfgang told Howard Stern on his SiriusXM radio show (via Rolling Stone), “it would have been amazing.” Eddie Van Halen died […]
Bleachers Enlist Bruce Springsteen on New Song 'Chinatown'
It’s been more than three years since Bleachers released their sophomore album Gone Now, and the band’s ushering in its latest era with style: enlisting none other than Bruce Springsteen on new single “Chinatown” and filming a video with the Boss. “’chinatown’ starts in NYC and travels to new jersey. that pull back to the place i […]
Perry Farrell's Voice Box Removed During Spinal Surgery
When Perry Farrell went in for spinal surgery in September, he didn’t realize that it would involve the removal of a very important organ. “They had to remove my voice box and put it on a table. That was daunting,” the Jane’s Addiction frontman said in an interview with Classic Rock magazine. Farrell was undergoing […]
Wolfgang Honors Dad Eddie Van Halen With 'Distance,' First-Ever Solo Song and Video
In a video filled with poignant home movie clips, Wolfgang Van Halen honors his dad with a song called “Distance.” It’s a tribute written while Eddie Van Halen was battling cancer, “imagining what my life would be without him and how terribly I’d miss him,” as Wolfgang explained in a statement. Eddie Van Halen died […]
Wolfgang Honors Dad Eddie Van Halen With 'Distance,' First-Ever Solo Song and Video
In a video filled with poignant home movie clips, Wolfgang Van Halen honors his dad with a song called “Distance.” It’s a tribute written while Eddie Van Halen was battling cancer, “imagining what my life would be without him and how terribly I’d miss him,” as Wolfgang explained in a statement. Eddie Van Halen died […]
Jack Black Gives Wet and Wild Performance of 'WAP'
Eight months into the global pandemic, people are starting to feel that fatigue. But it looks like Jack Black has plenty of excess energy and humor. The musician and actor, suited up in a tiny red swimsuit, with a hose spewing water on him (courtesy of “hose water technician”), got wet and went to “werk” […]
Watch Metallica Debut New Acoustic Rendition of 'Blackened' at Helping Hands Benefit
Yesterday, Metallica treated fans to the All Within My Helping Hands benefit concert and auction. As with most events in 2020, the set was virtual. The setlist consisted of stripped down versions of Metallica originals “Blackened,” “Creeping Death,” “The Unforgiven,” “Now That We’re Dead,” “Nothing Else Matters” and “All Within My Hands,” as well as covers of Deep Purple’s “When A Blind Man […]
Jeremih Hospitalized and on a Ventilator After Contracting COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases continue to break records on a daily basis in the United States, Jeremih is the latest in a lengthy list of musicians who’ve tested positive for the virus. As TMZ reports, the R&B singer is in the Intensive Care Unit and hooked up to a ventilator while battling the disease. Though it’s […]