Rock

Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, who played bass for Philadelphia hip-hop collective The Roots between 1992 and 2007, has died at the age of 62. As the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, the news was confirmed by Hubbard’s wife Stephanie, who said the musician’s cause of death was multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer that Hubbard was diagnosed

Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro recalled his “strange” experience of recording with Guns N’ Roses in 1999 – eight years after he failed to show up at an audition to join the band. The guitarist can be heard on the song “Oh My God,” which was recorded for the movie End of Days during the period when Axl

Megan Thee Stallion has signed a first-look deal with Netflix to produce content for the streaming service. READ MORE: The Big Read – Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” Netflix announced the agreement on Thursday (December 16), where the rapper will create and executive produce a television series and other projects for the

Brockhampton have cancelled the majority of their 2022 European tour due to a surge in COVID cases across the continent. The shows, announced behind the group’s 2019 album ‘Ginger’, were originally set to take place in summer 2020, but were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. They were then rescheduled to May 2021, but continued restrictions

Bruce Springsteen has reportedly sold his masters and publishing catalog for half a billion dollars. Billboard reports that a combined deal found the “Born to Run” star selling his masters to Sony Music and his publishing to Sony Music Publishing. Rolling Stone stated that neither Sony nor a rep for Springsteen has offered any comment

CL has revealed that she was informed about 2NE1‘s disbandment through the news. In a recent interview with AP Entertainment, the K-pop idol spoke about the iconic girl group’s disbandment in November 2016 after seven years as a quartet, as well as how she personally had found out about 2NE1’s end. The interviewer noted how

In the closing weeks of every year, newspapers speculate, DJs postulate, talking heads chat on TV and bookkeepers offer odds over the U.K.’s Christmas No. 1 single. It’s been that way for nearly five decades, and despite the massive changes in the music industry over those decades, the seasonal chart-topping spot remains highly coveted. Before

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have put an “eco-friendly” NFT up for auction. The item entitled ‘Vita Brevis’ – which features a single digital skull – is the first in a collection of NFTs designed by frontman Frank Carter and guitarist Dean Richardson. They said in a statement: “Life is short, this NFT will last longer.

The remains of Frank “Frankie” Little Jr., the guitarist and songwriter for the O’Jays who disappeared sometime around the mid-’70s, have been identified nearly 40 years after they were discovered. In 1982, police found the remains in a garbage bag behind a business in Twinsburg, Ohio. At the time, authorities were able to determine that

Luis Aponte, the drummer for hardcore band Jesus Piece, will play alongside Charli XCX on Saturday Night Live this weekend (December 18) after a performance video went viral. READ MORE: Charli XCX live in London: isolation anthems finally get their special airing In July, Jesus Piece played Forrest Lodge VFW Hall and Club in Sellersville,

Primus have extended their Rush tribute tour, announcing 46 more front-to-back performances of the prog band’s 1977 LP, A Farewell to Kings. The second leg of A Tribute to Kings will launch April 15 in Oklahoma City and wrap June 25 in Las Vegas. Battles, Black Mountain and the Black Angels will serve as “special

James Brown‘s estate has been sold to publishing and management company Primary Wave, for an estimated at $90million (£68million). According to reports by Rolling Stone, the deal includes the entirety of Brown’s publishing, master income stream, and name and likeness rights that were owned by the estate. This blockbuster deal follows news earlier this year

Tool drummer Danny Carey was arrested following an altercation at Kansas City Airport in Missouri on Sunday (Dec. 12). According to TMZ, Carey was “getting into it with an employee working security at the airport.” A later update reported that the drummer shoved the person “in the chest with two fingers” and shouted “‘You’re a fucking

Britney Spears has reflected on the rigorous touring pace of her past, saying that she doesn’t think she’ll “ever want to do it again”. According to Rolling Stone, in an Instagram post that is no longer publicly viewable, Spears reflected on a string of events from her past, including touring. Spears, who hasn’t embarked on

Watch for a preview of Joe Walsh‘s next studio album during his fifth annual VetsAid benefit event, available virtually from Dec. 18 through Christmas Day. Walsh tells UCR he’s been working on new material at home with guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Lee Sklar, drummer Russ Kunkel and keyboardist Benmont Tench from Tom Petty and the

Arcade Fire have performed their first gig since the COVID pandemic began. The band’s frontman Win Butler and multi-instrumentalist Régine Chassagne were on stage at Las Vegas’ Zarkana Theater on Saturday night (December 11) for Gala Games’ Galaverse crypto party. The band’s last in-person show was when they headlined New Orleans’ Mahalia Jackson Theater in

Nikki Sixx was set to debut a long awaited stage play project before the COVID-19 pandemic brought everything to a screeching halt. The Motley Crue rocker had been working on a musical adaptation of his 2007 book The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star for several years. The bassist

American brewery Anheuser-Busch has announced it will discontinue Travis Scott‘s hard seltzer Cacti, after just nine months on the market. Despite its timing following a run of bad publicity and a tarnished reputation for the rapper in the wake of the 2021 Astroworld tragedy, a representative from Anheuser-Busch has told Pitchfork that the decision was mutual between