Rev Rock Report

ABC/Randy Holmes Metallica has joined the world of Beat Saber.The VR game tasks players with using virtual blades to slash through blocks to the rhythm of a particular song. With the newly released Metallica pack, you can now do that to tracks including "Enter Sandman," "Master of Puppets" and "Nothing Else Matters." "Experience Metallica like never before," the metal icons say. "Step into virtual reality to experience 17 of your favorite songs on a whole […]

Sony Music A concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s classic album Blood on the Tracks is being put on by the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.The concert, Shelter From The Storm, is happening Jan. 24 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa and will feature performances by Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Lucinda Williams, Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray, actor Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy, Sharon Van Etten, Robyn Hitchcock and more.The evening […]

C3 Presents Def Leppard is set to headline the inaugural Boardwalk Rock festival, taking place May 17-18 in Ocean City, Maryland.Also headlining the fest are Mötley Crüe, Nickelback and Shinedown.The festival will feature three stages on the shores of Ocean City's Inlet Beach at the Ocean City Boardwalk. Other artists on the bill include Alice Cooper, Poison’s Bret Michaels, Night Ranger, Everclear, Three Days Grace and 3 Doors Down. Tickets for the festival go on sale Friday, with […]

Harold Feng/Getty Images A New Jersey politician has been forced to admit that he fudged his Spotify Wrapped in order to make it appear that his most-played songs were all by New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen.Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who is running for governor of New Jersey, posted his Spotify Wrapped on social platform X on Friday, with his top five songs being The Boss' “Thunder Road,” “Because the Night,” “Glory Days,” “Badlands” and “The […]

Amy Sussman/WireImage Looks like Paul Mescal is going from playing a gladiator to a Beatle.According to The Hollywood Reporter, during a conversation between Mescal's Gladiator II director Ridley Scott and director Christopher Nolan at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles Tuesday, Scott revealed that Mescal has been cast in Sam Mendes’ upcoming films about The Beatles.When talking about his next project, the movie The Dog Stars, Scott was asked if Mescal was going to […]

On This Day, Dec. 11, 1968 ...The Rolling Stones began shooting the concert film Rock and Roll Circus.The film was shot over two days and featured The Stones, as well as The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal and Marianne Faithfull, performing on a stage set that looked like a circus.It also featured a one-time-only performance by The Dirty Mac, a group made up of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and more.The film was originally supposed to air on the […]

Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Elton John's just been named Time's Icon of the Year for 2024."TIME Icon of the Year - what an honour!" Elton writes on Instagram. "Reflecting on my journey - from the highs and lows of my early career to the peace and happiness of life now with my husband and two wonderful sons - I’m reminded of the incredible support and love that have shaped my path. This accolade […]

Gary Miller/Getty Images Online ticket platform StubHub has come out with its look back at the year in live entertainment, with bands like The Rolling Stones, the Eagles and U2 among the most in-demand artists of the year.While, unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift was the most in-demand global artist of 2024, the Eagles landed in the top 10 at #7, followed by The Stones at #8, Billy Joel at #9 and U2 at #10.And looking […]

Absolute Label Services The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, KISS’ Gene Simmons and ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons are among the artists contributing to the upcoming new album by soul legends The Stylistics.The album, Falling In Love With My Girl, will be released Feb. 21 and will mark the band’s first new album since 2008's That Same Way. The new record has the group — original members Airrion Love and Herb Murrell, along with Jason […]