A collection of early Black Sabbath demos, which the band recorded under the name Earth, will finally get an official release next month. Earth: The Legendary Lost Tapes is set to arrive July 25 via Big Bear Records. It contains a handful of recordings that Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer …
Read More »Kate Nash Attacks J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart, and Matty Healy's Mom at Glastonbury
Singer/songwriter and actress Kate Nash took aim at a broad range of celebrities and their politics during her Glastonbury set Sunday night, according to British media reports, firing salvos at J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart, and even 1975 singer Matty Healy‘s mom. Nash, who recently dropped the anti-transphobia single “GERM,” directed …
Read More »Marilyn Manson's U.K. Tour Opener Show Canceled Amid Protests From Officials and Online
Marilyn Manson’s Brighton, England show, which was scheduled for October, has been canceled amid calls against him performing at Brighton Centre via an online protest and a Member of Parliament. The first leg of his One Assassination Under God Tour in Europe was set to kick off in the U.K. …
Read More »Glastonbury Bosses 'Appalled' by Bob Vylan's 'Death to IDF' Chant at Festival
Glastonburybosses have said they are “appalled” by comments made by rap duo Bob Vylan during their performance at the festival yesterday. Rapper Bobby Vylan of the group led crowds on the West Holts Stage in chants of “Free, free Palestine” and: “Death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]”. Responding …
Read More »Beyoncé's Flying Car Malfunctions During Houston Concert
Beyoncé’s hometown Houston gig hit a brief detour Saturday as the flying red car she rides on during “16 Carriages” malfunctioned above the crowd. One of the major set pieces during the Cowboy Carter Tour features the singer cruising over the audience as she delivers the concert’s penultimate track in …
Read More »The World's Hardest Beatles 'Abbey Road' Quiz
The Beatles’ Abbey Road has been a classic ever since they released it in 1969 — their most popular album, and one of the most acclaimed and influential rock albums ever made. It’s their all-time biggest hit, yet it just keeps getting more beloved every year. On the Rolling Stone …
Read More »See Dua Lipa Cover Sinead O'Connor, the Beatles on U.K. Tour Stops
Dua Lipa continued to cover regional classics as her Radical Optimism Tour rolls through the U.K. as the singer tackled Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” at her Dublin show Friday. “Tonight, I am honored to perform a song by a late Irish legend,” Lipa said before launching into the …
Read More »Why Did Bruce Springsteen Hide So Many Albums in His Vault?
What if Bruce Springsteen had followed up his synth-and-drum-machine-driven 1994 hit “Streets of Philadelphia” with a whole album largely in that vein? What if he’d dropped an album of Great American Songbook-style ballads instead of 2017’s Western Stars? Springsteen’s just-released boxed set Tracks II: The Lost Albums is packed with …
Read More »The Vegabonds Are Chopping Down the Door for Alabama Country Music
“I feel like this is the moment in that movie, The Shining, you know?” Daniel Allen deadpans. “It’s the door scene. We’ve been chopping at this door for so long, and we finally broke through. ‘Hey! It’s us from Alabama!’” Allen is the lead singer and co-founder of the Vegabonds, …
Read More »Kneecap Hit Out at Keir Starmer, Rod Stewart at Much-Discussed Glastonbury 2025 Set
After much discussion and controversy,KneecapplayedGlastonbury 2025this afternoon, hitting out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Rod Stewart during a packed-out set. Politicians including Starmer had called for the band to be removed from the festival’s line-up, withprime minister saying it would not be “appropriate”to have them on the line-up. …
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