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In a new interview with Kyle Meredith, Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe shares his insights into what touring with Mastodon is like, as well reflecting back on the 20th anniversary of their landmark metal album, Ashes of the Wake. But Blythe also unleashed a lot of frustration about music fans who spend an entire…

Oasis’ landmark debut album, Definitely Maybe, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its release on August 29, 2024. To mark the occasion, the band’s guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher reflected back on what went into those early songs, and what the lasting legacy is of the album as well as his celebrated group. In…

A plaque referencing Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain in a new exhibition at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture has sparked an ongoing debate about the wording used on the display. The exhibition in question is centered around the 27 Club, a long list of musicians who died far too young at the age of 27 years old.…

Charles R. Cross, the beloved Seattle music writer, died on Friday, August 9 at the age of 67. Cross is best known for writing one of the definitive books on Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain, which was a New York Times bestseller when it was published in 2001,…

Charles R. Cross, the beloved Seattle music writer, died on Friday, August 9 at the age of 67. Cross is best known for writing one of the definitive books on Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain, which was a New York Times bestseller when it was published in 2001,…

John Legend is releasing his first ever children’s album, titled My Favorite Dream, on August 30th. The R&B superstar partnered with Grammy and Academy Award-nominated indie musician Sufjan Stevens to produce his debut collection of kids’ music. Legend praised Sufjan for his “sense of whimsy, adventure, and dreaminess,” which made him the “first and only…

The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer Stewart Copeland of the Police lead the announcement of stars who have been confirmed for Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp’s The Masters of Rock: 2025. The rock camp will take place in Los Angeles between February 20-23. Other stars who will take part in the event includes Skunk…

Green Day will mark the 20th anniversary of American Idiot by releasing expansive reissues of their punk rock opera on October 25. The American Idiot Super Deluxe Box Set comes in an 8LP or 4CD package, and features early demos, unreleased songs, a 2004 live performance from Irving Plaza in New York City, and the…

At Disney’s D23 gathering in Anaheim, California on Friday (August 9), they made the exciting announcement that Nine Inch Nails will be composing the score for the upcoming film, Tron: Ares. The musical duo of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross made a surprise, laser-filled appearance following a teaser of the highly anticipated science-fiction sequel, which…

Huey Lewis is ready to portray a fictionalized version of himself in a new half-hour mockumentary comedy show coming to Fox titled, Whatever Happened to Huey Lewis. The Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated musician will star in the show as well as serve as executive producer of the project, which comes from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Jimmy…