The Black Parade is the gift that keeps giving and the tour that keeps growing. My Chemical Romance is extending their anniversary run, celebrating 20 years of the seminal record with 17 additional shows. The band will return to stadiums across North America and Europe in 2026. While the initial …
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Artists — including Sarah McLachlan and Jewel — scheduled to take the stage at the Los Angeles premiere of the new documentary Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery canceled their performances on Sunday in a move to stand for free speech. The film about the historic Nineties festival is being distributed …
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When Greil Marcus published Mystery Train in 1975, it was hailed as the greatest book ever written about rock & roll. Fifty years after it came out, there’s a lot more competition — but no other book has come close. It’s a radically original portrait of America and its music, …
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“Say I wanna have your baby/‘Cause I freckle and you tan.” It’s a startlingly great couplet that’s been rattling inside our heads all summer, ever since Wednesday previewed their new album, Bleeds, with the single “Elderberry Wine” in May. Some might tell their partner, “I hope our kid gets your …
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Riot Fest 2025 got a double dose of Jack White. On Sunday, the musician made a surprise appearance during Idles‘ top-billed set, which came just before closers Green Day, for a special performance of their single “Never Fight a Man With a Perm.” White had also performed the prior day, …
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Let’s go back to the beginning… back when Hilary Duff didn’t know just how much her bubblegum-pop smash Metamorphosis would mean to teen fans when she released it in 2003. She admitted as much last month in an Instagram post celebrating the album’s 22nd anniversary. “I was embarking on something …
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The live-entertainment industry in 2025 is defined by its contradictions. Concerts seem to be more popular than ever, yet for every successful run, there’s a growing number of tours being canceled for financial reasons. Post-Covid inflation has driven up prices everywhere, including the cost of putting on a great tour, …
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Last year, Zayn accomplished an intimidating feat that had been nearly an entire decade in the making: He embarked on his debut headlining solo tour. The Stairway to the Sky tour marked a return to touring for the singer for the first time since leaving One Direction in March 2015. …
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Humanity is in a bad way these days, in case you haven’t noticed. Jeff Tweedy has, and he made an album about it — three albums, in fact. Wilco’s prolific frontman has described his new triple LP as his humble effort to push back against the overwhelming darkness of life …
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Bad Bunny closed out his historic 31-night residency at San Juan’s El Choli on Sunday with a massive finale show that the whole world could watch online. The Puerto Rican superstar brought out Marc Anthony for an emotional duet, partied with Jowell & Randy, and paid tribute to the island’s …
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