Although it doesn’t appear to be a contractual obligation, it sometimes seems as if any major act playing New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium has to acknowledge the setting. Both Coldplay and Zach Bryan brought out Bruce Springsteen during recent shows there, and this weekend, My Chemical Romance continued the tradition by …
Read More »Zach Bryan Promises to 'Never Play in Kansas City' After Beefing With Chiefs Fans Again
Zach Bryan has pledged to never perform in Kansas City again after once again beefing with Chiefs fans on social media. With NFL season nearly upon us, Bryan — a diehard fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, who defeated the Chiefs in this past Super Bowl — decided to revive his …
Read More »My Chemical Romance Deliver Electric Homecoming at MetLife Stadium
It’s Saturday night in New Jersey, and My Chemical Romance have set the MetLife stage on fire — literally. Flames engulf the stage floor and bright orange flares shoot up in bursts around lead singer Gerard Way, bassist Mikey Way, and guitarists Frank Iero and Ray Toro as the band …
Read More »Bobby Whitlock, Derek and the Dominos Keyboardist and Co-Founder, Dead at 77
Bobby Whitlock, keyboardist in Eric Clapton’s short-lived but acclaimed band Derek and the Dominos, has died at the age of 77. Whitlock’s death early this morning was confirmed by his manager Carol Kaye, who said in a statement to ABC Audio, “With profound sadness, the family ofBobby Whitlockannounces his passing …
Read More »Will.i.am Calls Out ICE As He Returns to Conscious Roots With 'East L.A.'
Before Fergie came on board, Black Eyed Peas were an earnest, politically aware hip-hop group, complete with a song called “Positivity.” (Even their breakthrough hit, 2003’s “Where Is the Love?,” still bore traces of those origins, slipping a line about “terrorists here livin’ in the USA, the big CIA” onto …
Read More »Drummergeddon 2025: Why We're Witnessing a Global Percussion Apocalypse
Welcome to Drummergeddon 2025, when the entire music world wants to know: What the hell is going on with the drummers? There’s an epidemic of high-profile bands dumping their drummers, or getting dumped by them, and nobody has any clue why. It’s not just the Who or the Foo Fighters. …
Read More »Did Bob Dylan Send a Political Message By Singing 'Masters of War' for the First Time Since 2016?
Bob Dylan kicked off his Outlaw Music Festival set Friday evening at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, New York, by playing “Masters of War” for the first time since the Desert Trip Festival in 2016. Dylan has taken very few political stances since the Civil Rights …
Read More »Eli Young Band Rediscover Their Country Mojo by Going Indie
After more than two decades, Eli Young Band is finally having a full-circle moment. The four-piece released Strange Hours, its seventh studio album, on Aug. 1 and the project marks the group’s return to independent music for the first time since their 2005 debut, Level. It made sense, then, that …
Read More »Eladio Carrión Surprises Fans With New Music and 'Los Archivos' on Vintage Website
If there’s one thing Eladio Carrión loves to do, it’s surprise his fans with new content and music. On Saturday, the Puerto Rican musician shared the link to his “Los Archivos,” a website that features unreleased songs, videos, and clips from the last few years. During a visit to Rolling …
Read More »Sean Combs Wants to Counsel Abusers. His Accusers Object
Sean Combs’ reported plan to get out of federal custody and counsel domestic violence abusers is striking a nerve with his accusers. “This is utterly preposterous,” Douglas Wigdor, the victims’ rights attorney who represents Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura tells Rolling Stone. “How are you going to counsel someone else …
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