During the first show of the Killers two-night stand at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York, on Saturday night (September 14), the Vegas group honored another famous band that played the same venue almost exactly 60 years earlier. “Some of you might know the history of the place,” frontman Brandon Flowers told the crowd.…… MORE
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The Cure Hint At November 1 Release Of Long-Awaited New Album, ‘Songs Of A Lost World’
During the past week, the Cure sent out mysterious postcards to fans that seem to indicate that their long-awaited new album, Songs of a Lost World, will finally get released on November 1st, 2024. The release date perfectly suits the band’s goth aesthetic, coinciding with both All Saints’ Day and Day of the Dead. The…… MORE
Billy Joel And Rod Stewart Perform Faces’ Classic At Cleveland Co-Headlining Show
Billy Joel is currently touring the country performing co-headlining stadium gigs with fellow music legends like Sting and Stevie Nicks. On Friday night in Cleveland, the Piano Man was sharing the bill with Rod Stewart, and the two icons joined forces to perform a classic Faces’ song together. Stewart joined Joel and his band for…… MORE
Jane’s Addiction Issues Apology After Band Fight On Stage, Cancels Next Show As Future Is Uncertain
Jane’s Addiction’s concert in Boston ended early on Friday (September 13) after frontman Perry Farrell punched guitarist Dave Navarro in an onstage altercation. The group took to social media on Saturday to issue a public apology for the incident while also announcing the cancellation of their Sunday show in Connecticut. In an Instagram story, the…… MORE
Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’ Sweet’ Remains At No. 1 On Billboard 200 For Third Straight Week
Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet notches its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Short n’ Sweet is only the second album to spend its first three weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart in 2024, joining Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, which also spent its first three weeks at…… MORE
Wilco Announce “FKA Winterlude” 2024 Tour Dates
Wilco have announced a brief winter tour featuring a series of multiple-night stands in a trio of cities. The Chicago rock group is reviving their Winterlude residency concept for the first time in five years, but instead of playing multiple gigs in their hometown, Wilco are hitting the road for a series of “FKA Winterlude”…… MORE
Mastodon And Lamb Of God Share New Metal Collaboration, “Floods of Triton”
After finishing up a co-headlining tour together, Mastodon and Lamb Of God have just shared a new studio collaboration, “Floods of Triton.” Mastodon and Lamb Of God’s recent run of shows were joint celebrations of the 20th anniversaries of their respective breakthrough albums, Leviathan and Ashes of the Wake. And to mark the success of…… MORE
The Beatles Celebrate 60 Years Of Beatlemania In The US With New Vinyl Box Set
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Beatles historic arrival in the United States in 1964, the band will rekindle Beatlemania by releasing a vinyl box set called, The Beatles: 1964 US Albums In Mono, on November 22. Seven Beatles’ albums that were originally released in the U.S. between January 1964 and March 1965 will…… MORE
Tears For Fears Announce Details Of Their First Ever Live Album
Tears For Fears revealed that they are releasing their first live album, Songs For A Nervous Planet, via Concord Music on October 25. The live recordings are drawn from the UK synth-pop legends’ recent tour supporting their 2022 Billboard Top 10 record, The Tipping Point. “We’ve never released an official live album, so you could…… MORE
Queen’s Debut Album Being Expanded Into Elaborate Box Set
Queen’s 1973 self-titled debut album is getting expanded into a 6-CD/1-LP Collector’s Edition that will be released on October 25. The reissue, which has been renamed as Queen I, will feature remastered versions of the songs from the original album, along with demos, unreleased session recordings, and live performances, along with a 108-page book featuring…… MORE
