Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer project will return early next year with its first album in five years, Normal Isn’t, which will arrive Feb. 6 from Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG. The lead track, “Self Evident,” is out now in tandem with a video filmed at a special album preview event at Exchange L.A. in August. “Instead of […]
Rock stars from throughout the past 50 years have joined to pay tribute to influential KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, who died yesterday (Oct. 16) at the age of 74. The musician suffered a brain injury after falling in his recording studio last month and had been breathing with the aid of a ventilator in recent […]
KISS co-founder and guitarist Paul “Ace” Frehley died today (Oct. 16) from head injuries suffered during a recent fall in his recording studio. He was 74. “We are completely devastated and heartbroken,” his family said. “In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, […]
It took the Cure 16 years to release a studio album after 2008’s 4:13 Dream, but it seems that Robert Smith and company are working much more quickly in its wake. In an updated band biography posted on the Cure’s web site, it is revealed that the musicians spent time this March at Wales’ Rockfield […]
Luminaries from throughout the music world are paying tribute to R&B icon D’Angelo, who died yesterday (Oct. 14) at the age of 51 after battling prostate cancer. The artist had played only two proper concerts since 2016 but was reportedly deep into working on a new album. ”We thank you for your beautiful music, your […]
Sugar, the band Bob Mould formed with bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcom Travis in 1991 after the dissolution of the massively influential Hüsker Dü, is reuniting next year for their first shows since January 1995. A propulsive, 138-second new single, “House of Dead Memories,” is out now in tandem with a music video featuring […]
Beloved R&B singer D’Angelo has died at the age of 51 after battling prostate cancer, according to his family. The musician, whose real name was Michael Archer, had backed out of a June performance at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia “due to a longer-than-expected surgical recovery” without revealing specifics. “We are heartbroken to announce that […]
Rising U.K. rock artist YUNGBLUD is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about his new single and upcoming EP in collaboration with Aerosmith and paying homage to Ozzy Osbourne at the Back to the Beginning concert in July just days before the Black Sabbath frontman’s death. YUNGBLUD […]
If one thing was apparent after two weekends of the annual Austin City Limits festival, it’s that the never-ending cycle of nostalgia is shining a renewed spotlight on indie rock of the 2010s. With a lineup featuring darlings from that era such as Empire of the Sun, Cage the Elephant, Passion Pit, Phantogram, Dr. Dog, […]
David Byrne and Hayley Williams have enjoyed a close personal and working relationship for the past several years, and their chemistry was evident last night (Oct. 11) at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, where the Paramore frontwoman made a surprise appearance for two songs. The artists reprised their collaboration “What Is the Reason for […]