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 […]
After a deluge of canceled or delayed tours, drive-in experiments, Bandcamp Fridays and bedroom livestreams, we’re finally here. Yay? It’s hard to celebrate much of anything in 2020. But one encouraging sign from the music industry has been the number of artists innovating on the fly — figuring out ways to sustain their careers through […]
The Deftones’ beloved White Pony LP is being remixed by a strong group of artists and will transform into Black Stallion next week. The latest remix comes from none other than The Cure’s Robert Smith, who lent his flair to the Deftones track “Teenager.” “It’s amazing to hear Robert rework one of our songs and sneak his voice in […]
Limp Bizkit may have reaped big success thanks to the nü-metal crazy of the late 90s. However, Wes Borland recently said that the Deftones’ decision to walk away from the genre they helped pioneer was the “right move.” “The Deftones really tried to separate themselves from everything, which was the right move, for sure,” the […]
Deftones released “Passenger,” remixed by Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, today (Nov. 13). The new track is off their upcoming remix album, Black Stallion, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of White Pony. It’s due out on Dec. 11. [embedded content] “The record’s just been mastered, and it’s fucking brilliant,” Chino Moreno told SPIN. “It could have been a little […]