In what should come as a surprise to no one, Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy have pushed their Hella Mega stadium tour to 2021. The bands announced the news in tweets on Tuesday (May 19) morning. “Hopefully this doesn’t come as a surprise, but as much as we were all looking forward to […]
Watch Billy Corgan Perform 'Hard Times'
Back in January, Billy Corgan revealed that the Smashing Pumpkins were working on new material. But since then, the global pandemic hit and well, things have changed a little bit, to put it mildly. However, he did “stop by” The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: At Home Edition on Monday night (May 18) to perform […]
Brandon Flowers on Joy Division's 'Profound Impact'
Brandon Flowers paid tribute to the Ian Curtis on a special charity livestream, Moving Through The Silence: Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Ian Curtis, to honor the 40th anniversary of the late Joy Division singer on Monday night (May 18). “My journey to Joy Division started at New Order. I distinctly remember being a […]
Travis McCready Played First 'Socially Distant' Concert
The show went on. After all of the hullabaloo and wrangling between Arkansas and the TempleLive music venue in Fort Smith, the first “socially distant” concert actually happened. Travis McCready of Bishop Gunn performed in front of a tepid crowd with the “fan pods” as promised. Additionally, all fans wore masks and had their temperatures […]
Mark Lanegan and Cold Cave Cover Joy Division | SPIN
Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis died 40 years ago today, and musicians and music publications and organizations of all stripes have been unveiling tributes throughout the day; here’s ours. Headstock, a music festival with a focus on mental health, livestreamed a tribute show called Moving Through the Silence earlier today, which featured performances from Brandon […]
Matt Cameron and Taylor Momsen Cover Soundgarden's 'Halfway There'
Chris Cornell died three years ago today in Detroit while Soundgarden was on tour. In his memory, Soundgarden (and Pearl Jam) drummer Matt Cameron teamed up with former Soundgarden opener Taylor Momsen (also from Gossip Girl) of the Pretty Reckless to take on the band’s “Halfway There.” The Pretty Reckless were also the opener for the […]
Dave Grohl on 25th Anniversary and Being a Family Man
Celebrate their 25th anniversary this year, the Foo Fighters had so much planned to celebrate the achievement. But then the novel coronavirus hit. Now, the tour has been postponed, and the band is doing what they can to keep in touch with their fans like sharing vintage live footage. Dave Grohl recently spoke with Entertainment […]
Billie Joe Armstrong Covers 'That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll' for No Fun Mondays Series
Another Monday, another Billie Joe Armstrong cover. In the latest in his No Fun Mondays quarantine covers series, the Green Day singer took on Eric Carmen’s “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” that was accompanied by an animated video. “Today’s song is “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Eric Carmen who was also in The Raspberries. However the […]
Third Eye Blind Share Cover of Joy Division's 'Disorder'
Joining the chorus of other artists paying to tribute to Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, who died 40 years ago today (May 18), Third Eye Blind have shared their take on the band’s “Disorder.” “While recording demos for a new EP, Kryz insisted we try ‘Disorder’ before going to lunch. We just threw it down […]
Adam Jones Shares Demo of Tool's 'Descending'
It’s been a bummer of a year so far for Tool fans. The band’s spring and summer tours have been postponed due to the coronavirus and a fan in New Zealand had the virus at one of their shows. That doesn’t even factor in that Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer seems like it’s going to be returning […]