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Metallica on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Let it be known that if you make a promise, Metallica will make sure you follow through.Ahead of the latest edition of the metal legends' annual marching band competition, Barry Flowe, the band director at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia, declared that he'd get a 'Tallica tattoo if his band placed in the top three.Sure enough, Bridgewater earned second place in the Division […]

Cover of Tears for Fears' 'Songs From The Big Chair' (UMe) Tears For Fears’ classic track "Everybody Wants To Rule the World" has been given a new spin by pop star Harry Styles.Styles covered the song during an appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. The singer is out promoting his recently released album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., and will be the host and musical guest on Saturday Night […]

Noel Gallagher of Oasis with Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson of The Back Crowes in 2001. (L. Cohen/WireImage) Before Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher ended their long-running feud to get Oasis back together in 2024, another pair of formerly estranged brothers, Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson, reunited their band, The Black Crowes, in 2019.So, did the Robinson reconciliation lead to the return of the "Wonderwall" outfit? Speaking with Rolling Stone's Nashville Now, […]

Poster for John Lennon & Yoko Ono 'Power to the People' concert film (Trafalgar Releasing/Mercury Studios) John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s iconic One To One concerts are coming to the big screen.The concert film Power to the People, which features the subtitle John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and Special Guests – Live at the One To One Concert, New York City, 1972, will screen in theaters nationwide on April 29 and […]

On This Day, March 12, 2007 ...R.E.M., Patti Smith and Van Halen were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.R.E.M. was inducted by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. The band reunited with original drummer Bill Berry, who had left the group in 1997, to perform three songs “Gardening at Night,” “Man on […]

Bruce Springsteen 'A Rainy Night in SoHo' (Rubyworks Records) Bruce Springsteen has released a cover of The Pogues’ “A Rainy Night in Soho,” the first track off an upcoming tribute album to the band’s late singer Shane MacGowan.20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan is set to drop Nov. 13. In addition to Springsteen, the album features contributions from Dropkick Murphys, The Pogues, David Gray, Glen Hansard, Hozier […]

Ozzy Osbourne and Jack Osbourne visit the Tribeca Film Festival 2011 portrait studio on April 25, 2011 in New York City. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) Jack Osbourne's new baby has a very metal name.The son of Ozzy Osbourne's second child with wife Aree Osbourne, and fifth overall, is named Ozzy Matilda Osbourne.Jack revealed the news in an Instagram post Wednesday, sharing that baby Ozzy was born on […]

Current members of Foreigner (photo credit: Krishta Abruzzini) Foreigner is set to release a live version of their iconic track “Urgent,” featuring new lead singer Luis Maldonado.The band announced that they'll be releasing “Urgent (Live in Halifax 2025)” to streaming platforms on March 20. The song was previously only available on YouTube. “Urgent is one of the most powerful songs we perform in our set. It always gets people up and engaged […]

Clarence Clemons and Bruce Springsteen during Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden, 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage) Bruce Springsteen has released another classic concert as part of his Live Archives series.The latest is The Boss’ June 22, 2000, concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the fifth show in his 10-night stand at the venue, which wrapped his reunion […]