Rock

Metallica have shared two more songs from their ‘Metallica Blacklist’ covers album – you can listen to them below. READ MORE: Metallica: every single album ranked and rated Set for release on September 10, the star-studded, 53-track collection boasts “unique interpretations” of artists’ favourite track from ‘The Black Album’, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021.

In one of the most infamous moments in ‘90s rock history, the Red Hot Chili Peppers burst into a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire” as flames burned in the crowd at Woodstock ‘99 during a late-July weekend. Though it appeared to be a spur-of-the-moment addition to the set, the band had planned the cover before taking the

Exodus drummer Tom Hunting is cancer-free after undergoing surgery, according to his bandmate Gary Holt. Hunting began treatment after being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in April of this year, after he revealed that doctors found a gastric tumour in his upper stomach. Earlier this month, Holt revealed that Hunting would be undergoing a full

The world of live rock music is still learning how to adjust in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Large-scale tours were pushed back months, or sometimes years, and even when concerts were rescheduled and repromoted, capacity restrictions and venue limitations meant some serious reconfiguration. Nevertheless, as vaccination rates continue to increase around the world, many of rock’s

Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd is expected to fully recover from a recent emergency heart procedure, the band have said. Last week, the band’s singer Johnny Van Zant told a Minnesota crowd that Rossington had to have an “emergency stent put in his heart,” a procedure used to prevent arteries from closing. Damon Johnson has

Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy launched their long awaited Hella Mega tour with a performance in Dallas on Saturday (July 24). “Take a look around you,” Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong proclaimed just two songs into their set. “This is human contact. We cannot be locked up anymore. We need to be

Rita Marley celebrated her 75th birthday over the weekend, and the musician, activist and Bob Marley‘s widow marked the occasion with the announcement of a new annual scholarship aimed at women. The Rita Marley Scholarship will be awarded to three women each year, aiming to empower “women from the lower socio-economic stratum of Jamaica’s society”,

Suzi Quatro revealed she kept grounded after nearly 60 years of stardom by keeping a collection of awards and memorabilia in one room, and making occasional visits to it. In a new interview with the Guardian, the 71-year-old looked back on what had changed in her life since she started out as a teenage sensation

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of the The Who’s ‘My Generation’ – watch it below. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica,

Steven Van Zandt reflected on the downside of being best friends with Bruce Springsteen. The E Street Band guitarist cited the example of having to be honest about the Boss’ 1987 track “Ain’t Got You” from Tunnel of Love, an album written while he was dealing with the collapse of his marriage and other life

Tinashe has revealed details of her forthcoming album, ‘333’, and has released its third single, ‘i can see the future’. Sharing the album artwork to her Instagram on July 23, ‘333’ features an image of the artist crouched amid peaceful scenery, donning three eyes. The album is marked for release on August 6. Advertisement In

On July 24, 1976, two of Saturday Night Live’s most famous cast members briefly put aside their feud and embraced – if only to set up a gag. The rivalry between Chevy Chase and John Belushi stretched much further back than their tenure as castmates on the show. Before joining the Not Ready for Prime

By any yardstick, Chris Barber was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century British popular music. His death in March, just before his 91st birthday, inspired tributes to a man whose instincts and enthusiasms helped lay the foundations for just about everything that happened in the 1960s and beyond. This set of four CDs,

Korn‘s Jonathan Davis has shared a cover of Pet Shop Boys classic ‘It’s A Sin’ – you can listen to it below. The eerie new take on the 1987 pop classic appears on the soundtrack for the first season of popular TV series Paradise City, which also includes Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker‘s reworking

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington is recovering after suffering a serious health scare. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Gary Rossington as he recovers from emergency heart surgery,” notes a message to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Facebook page. “Gary is home resting and recovering with his family at home. He wants everyone to know he is doing

The recent popularity of Alice Coltrane’s music among a new generation of listeners can be a puzzle to longtime admirers of her late husband’s work. A distinguished John Coltrane scholar who teaches at an American university told me earlier this year that, while his students are extremely enthusiastic about Alice, they listen to John and

Experimental pop artist Grimes has opened up about her new album, TV show and how gaming culture is “less toxic” than stan culture in a new interview. The artist sat down with Billboard to chat about her recently launched Discord server, Grimes Metaverse Super Beta, following the release of a promo video for the community-messaging

Polo G and Gunna have come together for a new record called ‘Waves’ – you can listen to it below. Produced by Foreign Teck, Dez Wright, Mally Mall and Eesean Bolden, the track has been recorded for NBA player Kawhi Leonard’s upcoming ‘Culture Jam’ project, which is set to arrive later this year via Virgin Music Label. The first