Rock

Various artists and industry professionals have spoken out against the potential closure of the O2 Academy in Brixton. The iconic London venue drew controversy last year following a fatal crowd crush that occurred at an Asake concert. The event — which left two dead and one in critical condition — ultimately led to the academy

While dressing in drag remains a polarizing topic, the practice of men wearing women’s clothing has been commonly accepted among rock stars for decades. Some of the biggest names in rock have been ballsy enough to put on dresses. They range from those you’d expect – Elton John, Freddie Mercury, the Rolling Stones – to

Pharoah Sanders, who died last year at the age of 81, was the last great survivor of spiritual jazz, a saxophonist who filtered the teachings of his mentors Sun Ra, John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane into his own distinctive voice. He’s best known for his unorthodox “extended techniques”: making noises from the tenor saxophone in

Fugees co-founder Pras Michel has been convicted for his involvement in a billion-dollar Malaysian money laundering scheme. Yesterday (Wednesday, April 26) a jury found Michel guilty of 10 federal counts, including campaign finance violations, money laundering, illegal lobbying, witness tampering, and lying to banks (via Consequence). The 50-year-old rapper, producer, songwriter and actor faces up

Metallica kicked off their M72 World Tour at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena on Thursday, beginning a sprawling road trip that will run through late 2024. You can see the set list and videos from the performance below. The metal giants kicked off their 16-song set with ”Orion” — their first time using the Master of Puppets instrumental as a show

Chuck D has recounted a story about Tupac beating up a thief out of loyalty to Public Enemy. During a recent interview on Sway in the Morning, the Public Enemy rapper shared a story from the 1990s about Tupac – with the clip of chat being circulated widely on Twitter this week. In the snippet, the

When President Joe Biden announced his reelection bid this week, he naturally drew his share of supporters and detractors. Those in the latter camp questioned the president’s physical and mental faculties, claiming he’s not fit to occupy the highest office in United States. Those in the former camp argued that Biden is not too old

K-pop girl group Brave Girls have announced their reunion, just two months after their disbandment. Today (April 27), Warner Music Korea announced that all four members of Brave Girls have signed exclusive contracts with the label. This comes just two months after their previous label Brave Entertainment announced that the group would disband, following the quartet’s

“What I like about this is it’s a very creative time,” Alice Cooper tells UCR. And rest assured these are creative days indeed for the king of shock rock. Cooper is just days away from launching his Too Close for Comfort tour on April 28 in Mount Pleasant, Mich., debuting a brand new stage show

Crazy Town singers Bobby Reeves and Seth Binzer got into a fistfight after their rocky show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the weekend. The altercation occurred after lead singer Binzer, also known as Shifty Shellshock, failed to arrive on stage until the end of the show – leaving co-vocalist Reeves to fill in for

Those in whom we invest so much of our emotional capital have the greatest capacity to disappoint us. Imagine being a Billy Joel fan in 1989 when the local DJ announced there was a new Billy Joel song he was going to play and you, the Billy Joel fan, felt the anticipation rise within you. It had

Frankie Goes To Hollywood will reunite to open the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, performing with its classic line-up for the first time since 1987 in the band’s hometown of Liverpool in England. BBC News reported yesterday (April 25) that the synth-pop band – specifically its classic line-up of Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Paul Rutherford, Mark

Roger Waters has been permitted to perform in Frankfurt after city officials attempted to have his concert there canceled on the grounds of his alleged antisemitism. He will now be allowed to perform his scheduled show at Frankfurt’s Festhelle on May 28. In an earlier statement, the city council described the Pink Floyd co-founder as ”one of the world’s most well-known

Wild Youth – the band set to represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – have announced that they have parted ways with their creative director, Ian Banham, following alleged transphobic and anti-vax statements. Formed of Conor O’Donohue, David Whelan, Ed Porter and Callum McAdam, the band made the announcement on Twitter earlier today

Micky Dolenz is not sure he has fully grasped the idea of being the last member of the Monkees hanging around after the deaths of his three bandmates, most recently Mike Nesmith at the end of 2021. He’s in the middle of his latest Micky Dolenz Celebrates the Monkees tour, during which he pays tribute to Nesmith, Davy Jones

Nick Cave has paid tribute to The Pop Group‘s frontman Mark Stewart. The pop-punk pioneer’s passing was announced on April 21, with The Pop Group honouring the 62-year-old icon by saying: “Mark is in Communion with Love. As Sufis say; there is no such thing as death, no one is going to die, but since