New Found Glory are finally getting everything they wanted. The pop-punk pioneers have signed to indie label Pure Noise Records. Since their major-label debut in 2000, New Found Glory have been part of several different labels in their nearly 30-year career. “We’re very excited to be a new band as …
Read More »Massive Attack Back Kneecap Amid Coachella Backlash: 'Gaza Is the Story'
Massive Attack have issued a statement in support of Kneecap, arguing the uproar over the group’s criticism of Israel and support of Palestine at Coachella is a distraction from the ongoing war in Gaza and what they also described as a genocide of Palestinians. The trip-hop greats, as they noted …
Read More »Metallica Announce Deluxe 'Load' Reissue With More Than 30 Hours of Music
Metallica will revisit their 1996 album Load with a remastered reissue that includes a “Super Deluxe” edition that clocks in at 30 hours, much of it unreleased music. Out June 13 via their Blackened Records, the Load reissue will be released as a remastered 2LP, CD, and cassette, as well …
Read More »Sheryl Crow Says an Armed Man Got on Her Property After She Ditched Her Tesla
Sheryl Crow said she caught an armed man on her property in Tennessee after publicly ditching her Tesla in protest of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s efforts to gut government programs through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Crow sold her Tesla back in February (and pointedly donated …
Read More »Michael Bolton Talks Brain-Cancer Battle in Rare Interview: 'I Want to Keep Going'
Michael Bolton spoke about putting up a fight against brain cancer in his first major interview since undergoing emergency surgery to remove a tumor more than a year ago. “I want to keep going,” the 72-year-old singer told People. “I feel there’s still a lot to do on the fight …
Read More »Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco Will Feature GloRilla, More on Deluxe 'I Said I Love You First'
I Said I Love You First is getting a second life. On Wednesday, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco announced that they’ll release a deluxe version of their collaborative LP, I Said I Love You First… And You Said It Back, on May 2, featuring Glorilla, Cigarettes After Sex, and DJ …
Read More »Eric Church Maps Out Free the Machine Tour
Eric Church will take his upcoming album Evangeline vs. The Machine on the road this fall with a North American jaunt dubbed the “Free the Machine” Tour. Elle King, Marcus King Band, or Charles Wesley Godwin will serve as the supporting act on the 22-date arena trek, which kicks off …
Read More »Some of the Best Americana Music Is Being Made by a Burly Canadian Songwriter
Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Andersen has an unrelenting work ethic. Since the early 2000s, he’s seemingly always been on tour or recording new music. Andersen immediately cites his father, a self-employed tree logger who worked long days in the northern woods of Andersen’s native province of New Brunswick. “He always told …
Read More »Lorde Announces Fourth Album, 'Virgin'
After another four-year wait, Lorde is back with a new album. She announced Virgin, out June 27, on social media. In a text blast to her fans, Lorde shared the credits for the album. It was produced by her and Jim-E Stack with contributions from Dev Hynes, Daniel Nigro, Fabiana …
Read More »Alarm Frontman Mike Peters Dead at 66
Mike Peters, frontman for the Welsh New Wave band the Alarm, best remembered for their Eighties hits “Sixty Eight Guns,” “Strength,” and “Rain in the Summertime,” died April 29 after a long battle with cancer. He was 66. The Alarm were often compared to U2 since the two groups forged …
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