Music News

/ December 27, 2011 4:27 pm

Van Halen Announces 2012 Tour with Promo Video

Van Halen, yes Van Halen (not Hagar) will tour in 2012 pending on if the band keeps their shit together. I’m guessing more info will be released soon with tickets going on sale within the month. The band has released a few “promo” videos showing the four original members (minus Michael Anthony with the addition of Eddie’s son, Wolfgang on [...]

/ December 2, 2011 10:05 am

Tool Finally Starts Recording New Album

Tool has finally begun work on its long-awaited fifth album, according to a post at the group’s official website. Unidentified members of the band — most likely guitarist Adam Jones, bassist Justin Chancellor and drummer Danny Carey — began laying down tracks at the band’s home studio over the Thanksgiving break, and the post says that the band intends to [...]

/ October 7, 2011 4:34 pm

Five Finger Death Punch is Touring

Heavy Metal fans rejoice! No I don’t have crank. Five Finger Death Punch are putting out a tour that will make you beat the shit out of the people at their show. In a world where pop is selling out arenas and moving units, FFDP is the most influential band for metalloids that has emerged in the past few years. [...]

/ September 16, 2011 1:56 pm

Nirvana’s Nevermind 20th Anniversary Website

A new website has launched to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s classic Nevermind album. The site, Nevermind 20, will allow fans to upload photos of the band, memorabilia, art, ticket stubs, posters and more, as well as share their memories of the album. The site also features comments from artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea, Pearl [...]

/ September 12, 2011 2:36 pm

Dave Grohl Slams Glee Creator…Again

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl continued to slam the hit high school musical series Glee in an interview on E!’s Chelsea Lately on Wednesday night (September 7th), telling host Chelsea Handler, “The creator of Glee, who I’ve never met — and I’ve really only watched about three minutes of Glee . . . I read something where he was kind [...]

/ August 30, 2011 10:26 am

Red Hot Chili Peppers Release Their New Album, ‘I’m With You’

/ August 29, 2011 10:49 am

Sebastian Bach Loses Home to Irene

(hennemusic) Hurricane Irene battered the east coast of the US all weekend long, as it went from a category 2 hurricane to a cat 1, and then, simply, a tropical storm. With a series of mandatory evacuations in place across several counties and States in Irene’s path, all reasonable efforts were made by authorities to keep people safe. Property was [...]

/ August 22, 2011 3:53 pm

Alice in Chains Ends On-Stage Hiatus

Alice In Chains ended a nearly 10-month break from the stage on Saturday, August 13th with a sold-out, semi-acoustic show at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The show — one of just two that Alice In Chains performed this month — featured a rendition of “Right Turn,” a track from the 1992 EP Sap that has not only never [...]

/ August 22, 2011 3:40 pm

Ex-Oasis Singer Sues His Own Brother

The relationship or lack thereof between brothers and former Oasis members Liam and Noel Gallagher has hit a new low, with Liam now suing Noel over the latter’s claim that Oasis had to cancel a festival show because Liam was hungover. According to the BBC, Noel told journalists that that was the real reason why the group pulled out of [...]

/ August 18, 2011 3:31 pm

Kings of Leon Get Slammed by Taylor Hanson

Kings Of Leon have received a few words of warning over their recent problems from, of all people, a member of Hanson. The band of three brothers became a huge teen success in the mid-’90s but nosedived after that, salvaging their career with a string of respectable rock albums and club tours. Now Isaac Hanson has blasted the Kings over [...]

/ August 16, 2011 4:12 pm

U2 Guitarist Not Giving Up on Malibu Compound

U2 guitarist The Edge, real name David Evans, and his partners are still trying to win permission to build a group of mansions overlooking Malibu despite being denied by state environmental regulators. According to the Associated Press, The Edge and the other owners filed a lawsuit on Friday (August 12th) against the California Coastal Commission, arguing that the commission’s basis [...]

/ August 16, 2011 3:56 pm

Coldplay Announce New Album Name and Release Date

Coldplay has set the title and release date for its fifth studio album and first full-length set since 2008′s Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends. Called Mylo Xyloto — pronounced my-lo ZY-letoe — the disc will arrive in the U.S. on October 25th and one day earlier internationally. The album will be issued in digital, CD and [...]

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