Camila, a 16-year-old high school student in Los Angeles, holds her phone out, screen facing up, playing a grainy video of Deftones performing on a late-night talk show in 1999. The clip has the jumpy, staticky, lo-fi quality of VHS tapes from that era. “This popped up on TikTok,” she says. “It looks old time-y. […]
After taking 2025 off due to issues related to its lineup, the hard rock festival extravaganza Sick New World will be back with two editions next year. The first will be held at the event’s customary home of Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 25, while an inaugural Texas version is set for Oct. 24 […]
On the eve of the release of their new album, private music, Deftones debuted three new songs from it last night (Aug. 22) at their fall tour opener in Vancouver. The Chino Moreno-led group also dedicated another rarity to late Mastodon member Brent Hinds, who died this week in an Atlanta motorcycle crash. Deftones unveiled […]
Name Sam Carter singer for the band Architects. Best known for Being a little gobshite on stage with my band. Current city I’m currently on a plane flying to Nashville. Really want to be in Kyoto Japan. I’d be sat by the river that flows through the center of the city watching the herons and eagles fly about. That […]
For decades, having a signature guitar was reserved for classic rock legends — the Claptons, the Hendrixes, the Pages, the SRVs and EVHs. But that’s no longer the case. From pop-punk to heavy metal, alt-country to neo-soul, modern artists of all genres and backgrounds are getting signature guitars from companies big and small. Among the […]
Following a two-year hiatus, Deftones’ Dia De Los Deftones festival will return Nov. 5 at Gallagher Square in San Diego’s Petco Park. Joining the band at the event are Turnstile, Phantogram, Freddie Gibbs, Audrey Nuna, Destroy Boys, Provoker, and Cold Gawd. “We’re hyped to be bringing back Dia de Los Deftones this year,” Deftones singer […]
The other day, Deftones updated their Spotify photo. Usually, this wouldn’t be a big deal, but the image did not include bassist Sergio Vega. In a lengthy video posted on Instagram last night, Vega explained why: He’s out of the band. Vega joined the group in 2009 and made his first Deftones studio appearance on […]
Todd Ahsmann isn’t sure if he’s ever seen live music without a beer in his hand. The Goose Island president and former music industry vet says beer and music go hand in hand. “We should be collaborating,” Ahsmann says. “The half-joke used to be that rock radio was funded by beer because beer companies were […]
On Christmas Day, Deftones singer Chino Moreno’s electrorock side project ††† (Crosses), which also features guitarist Shaun Lopez, released their first new song in six years. It wasn’t an original, but rather a cover of “The Beginning of the End” by the ’90s electropop band Cause & Effect. Listen to the song below. [embedded content] The cover […]
For a year that made no sense, it’s only fitting that 2020’s best songs make strange neighbors on a mixtape. You can’t recap 2020 without mentioning Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP,” a sex song so dirty that even the edited version leans toward an R rating (“wet and gushy,” anyone?). But on this […]