Yesterday (Aug. 22), revered Welsh drummer Chris Slade – who’s played with AC/DC, David Gilmour and many other celebrated artists – announced “with a heavy heart” that he’s retiring from drumming due to his age and past medical struggles. Chris Slade’s Retirement Announcement The 79-year-old Slade’s video was posted on the Facebook page for his […]
Jake Lang encountered a web & fist slinging Spider-Man ’til authorities hauled the Extreme Right provocateur to jail following civic unrest. Spider-Man was arrested after a confrontation with alleged racist Jake Lang. Alleged is a legal protection to provide cover. I am certain you saw it. Spider-Man popped up in Minneapolis and beat up some […]
ZZ Top returned to the stage on Saturday at Austin, Texas’ ACL Live at the Moody Theater, marking their first show since the death of longtime drummer Frank Beard on Monday. You can see the band’s full set list and video from the performance below. It was, perhaps unsurprisingly, an unsentimental show. Although ZZ Top did not […]
Dr. Dre positions himself as Hip-Hop’s biggest AI advocate, embracing the technology while SZA and others fight back hard against it. Dr. Dre is making a bold move in the AI music debate, positioning himself as one of Hip-Hop’s most vocal supporters of artificial intelligence in the studio. The legendary producer isn’t just talking about […]
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Here are the 35 best metal albums that were released in 1991. With each new decade, it’s guaranteed to come with some sort of shift or evolution, building upon influences from the past decade to create something new or further contribute to existing styles. Trends come and go and bands do their best to weather […]
Yung Filly faces a retrial on three rape charges in Australia after a jury couldn’t reach a verdict, with prosecutors seeking conviction on counts that carry up to 25 years imprisonment. Yung Filly thought he caught a break when a Perth jury acquitted him of most rape charges last month, but prosecutors aren’t done with […]
In one of rock’s great ironies, the only man in ZZ Top without an iconic beard happened to have Beard as a last name. Despite what some people think, this wasn’t some pre-planned joke by the band. Frank Lee Beard was born in 1949. Twenty years later, he’d join ZZ Top, but at that early point […]
Trae Tha Truth teams with Operation BBQ Relief to deliver thousands of meals and supplies to Indiana storm survivors still without power. Trae tha Truth showed up in Northwest Indiana this week with thousands of hot meals, cleaning supplies, blankets, and chainsaws, proving once again that the Houston rapper’s humanitarian work extends far beyond music. […]
There will be no Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in 2027. Here’s the reason why. The festival says it’s on a break after miserable weather the last two years, but that’s just part of the full story. Bonnaroo is an annual music and arts festival in Manchester, Tenn. It started in 2002 and audiences grew […]
