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Bruce Springsteen reimagined Jesse Malin’s song, “She Don’t Love Me Now,” for the upcoming benefit album, Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin. The Boss’ take on Malin’s 2015 blues rock tune thrilled the ailing New York musician, who couldn’t be happier with the result, as well as Springsteen’s mere involvement in the benefit…

The Smile have surprised music fans by announcing their second album of 2024, Cutouts. The new 10-track collection is due out on October 4th via XL Recordings. The trio, comprised of Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Geenwood along with Tom Skinner, also shared the first two singles from Cutouts, “Foreign Spies” and “Zero Sum.”…

Punk rock legends Bad Religion have announced the cancellation of their entire fall 2024 tour. The band disclosed the sad news in an Instagram post on Tuesday (August 27), writing, “Due to an unforeseen family circumstance, we are canceling our upcoming fall tour. We apologize for any disappointment and disruption this may cause. We appreciate…

Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5 and his dog Churro have teamed up with PETA to promote their  ‘Always Adopt! Never Buy’ campaign. Churro is a hairless Chinese crested mix rescue that John adopted, and he is encouraging others to do the same in PETA’s promotional video. John shares the heartbreaking story of how Churro was…

Beginning on September 5, Modest Mouse will open up a Reverb online shop that will include over 500 pieces of music instruments, equipment, and assorted memorabilia from throughout their 30-year career. The band’s frontman and chief songwriter Isaac Brock has assembled an impressive collection of rare and unique music equipment over the decades, and he…

In a recent episode of Kyle Meredith With…, Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro revealed what inspired him to pick up a guitar again following the death of Taylor Hawkins. Navarro and Hawkins were recording together at the time of Taylor’s death, which caused Dave to stop playing. “Once we lost [Hawkins], I put the guitar…

Sum 41 teased a “Deryck Whibley announcement” on their social media channels scheduled for Wednesday, coincidentally the very same day that Linkin Park were planning to make their own big announcement. The music rumor mill began circulating news that Whibley was going to be the new singer for the reunited Linkin Park. The Sum 41…

Former Great White bassist Tony “Montana” Cardenas took to Facebook on Monday (August 26) to pay a lengthy tribute to his recently deceased bandmate, original Great White frontman Jack Russell. Cardenas disclosed that a celebration of Russell’s life and music is being planned in Russell’s hometown of Los Angeles. “I am deeply saddened by the…

During a recent interview with Sam Ash Music, ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman shared a story about his disappointing tryout with KISS back in the day. Friedman played with Megadeth from 1989-2000, but not making the cut with KISS still causes the musician to wonder what might have been. Friedman shared this story when asked if…

A new documentary titled Elton John: Never Too Late will premiere on Disney+ on December 13th, preceded by a limited theatrical run on November 15th in the US and UK. The film will focus on the legendary singer and songwriter’s creative journey throughout his 50-year career in the entertainment industry, concluding with John’s celebrated final…