Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. “I was kind of sneezing a bit,” Dickinson explained to Rolling Stone, admitting that at first he believed he had a cold. “These lateral-flow tests came back negative, negative, negative, and suddenly like, ‘Oh, it’s not a cold.’” Thankfully, the singer’s
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Lorde has hit out at the “retro” and “sexist” idea that she’s part of Jack Antonoff‘s “stable” of female artists he produces music for. Antonoff worked with Lorde on her third album ‘Solar Power’, out next week, as he did on 2017’s ‘Melodrama’. In recent years, he has also worked with Taylor Swift, Lana Del
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have reunited for a second studio album. Raise the Roof, the follow up to 2007’s massively successful Raising Sand, will arrive on Nov. 19. You can hear the album’s first single, a cover of the Randy Weeks-penned Lucinda Williams song “Can’t Let Go,” below. The duo have once again enlisted
As Foals prepare to return to the stage this week, frontman Yannis Philippakis has spoken to NME about what to expect from their comeback gigs and their “optimistic” new material. Tonight (Thursday August 12), the Oxford band perform at Cardiff Castle to kick off a handful of huge summer dates and their first gigs since
The Replacements have announced a “Deluxe Edition” box set of their 1981 debut album, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash. The collection, which celebrates the album’s 40th anniversary, will be released on Oct. 22. The four-CD/one-LP collection includes a newly remastered version of the original album, early demos, studio outtakes and a concert from a January 1981
Dolly Parton has announced her debut novel Run, Rose, Run, which will be accompanied by a new album of the same name. The country icon co-authored the book with US fiction writer James Patterson, who described the project as “a new thriller about a young singer/songwriter [Rose] on the rise and on the run…and determined
Billy Idol has released a new single “Bitter Taste,” a track from his upcoming EP, The Roadside, due for release on Sept. 17. You can listen to the song below. Much of the music on The Roadside was written and recorded during the pandemic, a period in which Idol said he felt reflective. “Bitter Taste” centers on Idol’s recovery and rebirth since
Brockhampton leader Kevin Abstract has called out for new producers to help out on what will be the band’s final album. It comes after Abstract confirmed that a new album from the LA collective will be out “before the end of the year”, following the release of their sixth LP ‘Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine’
Calvyn Cass is one of the more intriguing new artists on the horizon, that you are quite possibly, unaware of. Something of an enigma, there is little known about the artist, outside of what his music, offers. It’s rather ironic that so many question marks surround Calvyn Cass, because his personality is as bold and
The release of Metallica’s classic Black Album opened up a wave of debates from the moment it arrived on Aug. 12, 1991. Thirty years later, as the band prepares to celebrate the album with an expanded box set and a wealth of additional tributes, writer Ben Apatoff is taking a fresh look at its history. Metallica: The $24.95 Book, available Aug. 15, goes
New Zealand pop-rock outfit The Beths have announced their debut live album and concert film, titled ‘Auckland, New Zealand, 2020’. The 16-track release was recorded at a one-off headline show The Beths played at the Auckland Town Hall last November. There, the band played to one of their biggest hometown crowds to date (the venue’s
In an exclusive conversation with UCR, Gene Simmons revealed his thoughts on touring during the COVID-19 pandemic. “My druthers would be that everybody is mandated to get vaccines,” the Kiss bassist confesses. “I hope everybody is going to be wearing their masks. But we can only control what we can control and different states and different
Nick Cannon has voiced his support for DaBaby following the rapper’s recent apology for the homophobic comments he made while on stage at Rolling Loud Festival last month. DaBaby has been widely condemned for the remarks he made about homosexuality and people with HIV/AIDS while on stage in Miami on July 25, with the likes
We want to get to know more about you Dina! What was your first performance? My first performance was my senior year of high school. I sang “Everytime” by Britney Spears in the talent show. I was picked on a lot in school because I had a fake tooth I had to wear on a
What do you say to someone that is holding back? Are you in a relationship with someone where communication doesn’t mean leaving everything out-in-the-open? Enter “Do You Want Me” from singer/songwriter Jo James. This affectionate song, as real as it gets, puts to song what so many people struggle to convey. You don’t have to
Comprised of little more than raw pastoral charisma, smart lyricism, wildly attractive string play, and rustic harmonies straight out of folk/rock’s golden era, there’s an instant accessibility to the new single “Middle of You” by Comanche Moon that doesn’t pertain to fans of bucolic balladry alone. On the contrary, there’s enough of an indie rock
Wolfgang Van Halen and Mammoth WVH are now two weeks into their debut tour, opening for Guns N’ Roses, while also playing the occasional headlining date when there are breaks in the massive trek. Saturday’s gig at the House of Blues in Cleveland was one of the latter, notable for a few reasons. It was
Cardi B will feature on Lizzo‘s first single in two years, ‘Rumors’, which is set to arrive this Friday (August 13). Lizzo shared the announcement with a video on her social media where she FaceTimes Cardi. “That’s who’s featuring, y’all. Period. It’s Harry Styles,” Lizzo joked in the clip. “What the fuck? What’s going on?
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Treasures of the Unknown” on this week’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays Show on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, August 10th, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky recently performed at
As Primus prepare to launch their Rush tribute tour, frontman Les Claypool revealed that he’s been taking lessons from none other than Geddy Lee. Claypool posted a picture to Instagram of the musicians working together. In the image (embedded below), both men are seen holding their respective bass guitars and leaning into frame for the pic.