With sports making a comeback and fan simulations taking over the stands — in the form of either video feeds or cardboard cutouts— it was only right that Pantera’s late drummer Vinnie Paul earned some love from the Texas Rangers. The Arlington, Texas native appeared on the stands of yesterday’s Rangers game after a fan […]
Diddy, Timbaland and Over 100 Others Urge Biden to Pick Black Woman as VP
Diddy, Timbaland, Ty Dolla $ign and over 100 other prominent Black male figures are urging Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden to select a Black woman as his vice president. In an open-letter published in the Atlanta Daily World — and after more than 700 Black women signed a similar letter — the artists, moguls, and entertainers […]
2 Chainz, Lil Wayne Drop Animated 'Money Maker' Video
For what may be the best stadium performance since SpongeBob and gang performed at the Bubble Bowl, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne’s latest animated video for “Money Maker” sees the pair take over an entire football field with the big-band bop. The track — complete with a flood of horns and a commanding drum line […]
Tom Delonge to Talk UFOs at Metaverse
While fans wait for more new Angels & Airwaves material, vocalist Tom Delonge will shift his focus from music later this month when he’ll appear virtually at Metaverse — REEDPOP’s comic conference. In a panel called “Can Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge Uncover US Government UFO Secrets?” Delonge will be putting on his UFO expert hat and will speak […]
Thousands of Bikers Attended Smash Mouth Set at Festival, Few Came For Trapt
Showing up maskless to a Smash Mouth show in the middle of a pandemic may make one seem like they “ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed,” but thousands still did just that on Sunday night. An estimated 250,000 bikers attended this weekend’s 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which featured performances from the “All Star” rockers, album-sale-denying […]
Watch Ted Leo Cover the Replacements
If there’s anyone who knows how to get a group of musicians (in different places) to play an elaborately crafted cover, it’s Jordan Olds. And in his latest edition of Two Minutes to Late Night, he recruited Ted Leo to lead a cover of the Replacements’ “Kids Don’t Follow,” off their 1982 EP Stink. Dressed […]
Metallica to Play First Show of 2020
Metallica have just announced their first show of 2020. Like many artists who have tried to bring the live experience to their fans this summer, the heavy metal legends have announced a one-night-only concert that will premiere at drive-in theaters throughout North America on Aug. 29. As part of the ‘Encore Drive-In Nights’ concert series, […]
Jimi Hendrix's Japanese Sunburst Guitar Sells For $216,000 at Auction
Jimi Hendrix’s Japanese sunburst guitar went for $216,000 at Auction yesterday, selling for more than four times its pre-auction estimate of $50,000. As GWS Auctions points out, this was the ax Hendrix played shortly after being discharged from the U.S. Army in 1962. “After leaving Fort Campbell Jimi moved to Clarksville, Tennessee for a short […]
Alan Peters, Former Agnostic Front Bassist, Has Died
Former Agnostic Front bassist Alan Peters has died. The band confirmed the news in a Facebook statement on Friday, which you can read below: Today was a very sad day. We lost a solid a brother, a good friend, and a past bandmate who was part of the magic and making of our Liberty And […]
Hayley Williams Plays Radiohead's 'Fake Plastic Trees' For Her Last 'Self-Serenade' Cover
Hayley Williams’ self-serenade Instagram series has undoubtedly been a bright spot in a pretty gloomy year, but all good things must come to an end (“for a while, anyway”). On Friday, the Paramore singer shared “the last of the self-serenades for a while, anyway” with a beautifully vulnerable cover of Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees.” After […]