Continuing the past decade’s trend of heavy-metal sea voyages, Megadeth will headline their first-ever Megacruise next fall. The maiden voyage will also feature performances by Anthrax, Testament, Corrosion of Conformity and Armored Saint. Other artists who will perform include DevilDriver, Metal Church and a solo set by Rob Zombie guitarist …
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Bryson Tiller seems like a great guy. He posts candid photos of his first parent-teacher conference and helping out at lemonade stands. His everyman wardrobe is relatable — he famously admitted to shopping at H&M — to the point where it seemed like every twenty-something with one too many breakup …
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An Indiana man was taken to jail after allegedly pistol-whipping his longtime friend during an argument over a Bruno Mars song, the Indianapolis Star reports. The incident reportedly took place last Friday at the home of 71-year-old Roger D. Washburn, who now faces charges of battery and criminal recklessness with …
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Dave Navarro presented his friend and musical peer Moby with the Rock to Recovery Icon Award at a ceremony held this week at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre. “I have known Moby since 1995 when we were on tour together,” Navarro said. “We spent a few nights in seedy Europeans bars, …
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The upcoming Tom Petty box set An American Treasure is an exploration of the singer’s catalog that skips past obvious hits in favor of lesser-known album tracks, alternate versions of familiar songs, great live moments, demos and even previously unreleased tunes. That’s the case with “Gainesville,” a song recorded during …
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Elton John kicked off his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour this week with a spectacular show packed with hits from his long career. Nearly every blockbuster song from his catalog was in the set, including “The Bitch Is Back,” “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,” “Bennie and the …
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Former Nirvana band mates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic reunited onstage Saturday during the Foo Fighters‘ gig at Seattle’s Safeco Field, where the duo revisited an Incesticide favorite with a performance of the Vaselines’ “Molly’s Lips.” “This is an old song, we haven’t done this song together in a long …
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Jennifer Hudson performed “Amazing Grace” in honor of Aretha Franklin at the Queen of Soul’s funeral in Detroit on Friday. This was no easy feat: Franklin was a fearsome gospel singer, and the version of “Amazing Grace” that appears on her 1972 album of the same name is remarkable, stretching …
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As Mark Knopfler proved this year by not even showing upwhen his band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dire Straits are never, ever getting back together. However, that’s not stopping past members, including keyboardist Alan Clark, percussionist Danny Cummings, saxophonist Mel Collins and guitarist Phil …
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A massive array of Maroon 5‘s gear will be up for sale on Thursday via Techno Empire’s Reverb shop. The sale includes microphones, guitars, drum machines and other instruments used by the band onstage and during recording sessions throughout their two-decade career. “We used all of this gear when we …
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