In honor of the 30th anniversary today (Oct. 30) of Oasis’ era-defining “Wonderwall,” the group has announced a Dec. 12 release date for a (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? seven-inch singles boxed set, which replicates a 1996 CD collection of the same material housed in a cigarette-style box. A similar collection for singles from the […]
Melissa Auf der Maur will chronicle her unique experiences playing bass during formative eras for both Hole and Smashing Pumpkins in her memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, which will be released March 17 through Da Capo. “This book is about the decade that defined me and my generation, 1991-2001, and my life in […]
Less than a week after unveiling the surprise new single “Rubber Band Man” featuring Hozier and produced by the National’s Aaron Dessner, Mumford & Sons have confirmed that their second album in less than a year, Prizefigher, will arrive Feb. 13 from Glassnote. The material came together quickly last fall at Dessner’s upstate New York […]
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony just got a lot more crowded. Ahead of the Nov. 8 extravaganza in Los Angeles, 17 additional presenters and performers have been confirmed, including Chappell Roan, the Killers, Donald Glover, Jim Carrey, Avril Lavigne and Janelle Monáe. The list is rounded out by Bryan Adams, En […]
Writer/filmmaker Cameron Crowe celebrated the release of his Avid Reader Press memoir, The Uncool, last night (Oct. 29) with an event at New York’s Symphony Space, during which he read an Allman Brothers Band-focused chapter from the project and also sat for a conversation with Roots drummer and fellow music nerd Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. The […]
Minneapolis duo Now, Now have broken a six-year hiatus from releasing new music with the arrival today (Oct. 29) of the EP 01. A visualizer for the song “About You” can be seen below. Group members KC Dalager and Brad Hale haven’t been heard from much since the 2018 release of the acclaimed Saved, which […]
Tame Impala made up for lost time Monday (Oct. 27) at Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Barclays Center, as the Kevin Parker-led Australian band debuted nine songs from their new album, Deadbeat, at their first proper show since March 2023. Performing in the round for the first time, Tame Impala was at times nearly drowned out by the […]
Tool, My Chemical Romance, Shinedown and Bring Me the Horizon will headline the next Sonic Temple festival at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Oh., which will take place May 14-17. Pierce the Veil, Breaking Benjamin, the Offspring, Staind, Good Charlotte, Godsmack and Megadeth will further anchor the bill. Sonic Temple drew 175,000 fans to this […]
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil will celebrate his upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a memoir, A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown With Soundgarden and Beyond. The book was co-written with Adam Tepedelen and will be released May 19, 2026, by Harper Collins. “It tells my story as an American son […]
Bay Area-reared indie rock outfit Rogue Wave will reissue its first two albums, Out of the Shadow and Descended Like Vultures, in expanded editions through former label Sub Pop on March 27. New colored vinyl pressings of both projects with their original track lists are also available for pre-order. Out of the Shadow was initially […]