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Meat Loaf as Eddie in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'/(Courtesy of 20th Century Studios) It’s been 50 years since The Rocky Horror Picture Show hit the big screen, attracting fans across the globe.The film, starring Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry, gained a cult following thanks to its rock 'n' roll soundtrack and midnight screenings, where fans dressed up as characters, acted out the film and talked back to […]

(L-R) Trudie Styler and Sting attend the Clooney Foundation for Justice's The Albies at New York Public Library on September 26, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, are giving fans a chance to share a special evening with them at their home in England.The pair just launched a new Charity Buzz sweepstakes, A Good Evening with Trudie and Sting. The winner will […]

Rob Halford of Judas Priest performs at Budweiser Stage on September 29, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images) Judas Priest is not going to Kansas anymore.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are currently on a co-headlining tour with Alice Cooper, but they just announced that their Oct. 8 show in Wichita, Kansas, won't go on as planned.“Due to unforeseen circumstances the October 8th performance is cancelled,” reads a […]

Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) The lawsuit filed by Nevermind cover baby Spencer Elden against Nirvana has once again been dismissed.As previously reported, Elden first sued Nirvana in 2021, alleging that the Nevermind cover artwork constitutes child pornography. The now-iconic cover of the 1991 hit album features a photo of Elden at 4 months old, swimming naked in a pool while reaching for a dollar bill on […]

Cover of Jake Shimabukuro's 'Tis the Season/(JS Records) The Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald and the late Jimmy Buffett are set to appear on the upcoming Christmas album from ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro.The album, Tis the Season, drops Oct. 17. Buffet’s voice appears on Jake’s version of the classic Hawaiian Christmas song “Mele Kalikimaka.”“I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for him,” Jake says of Buffett, who passed […]

'One More Time' EP artwork. (Capitol Records. Artwork by Joe Foti/Chrome Hearts) Aerosmith is back on the charts, thanks to their new collaboration with Yungblud.According to Billboard, the artists’ track “My Only Angel” tops the Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart this week, Aerosmith’s first-ever appearance on that chart. Yungblud previously topped the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart in 2020 with the Bring Me the Horizon collaboration “Obey."The song is also a top-40 […]

: David Bowie poses for a portrait in 1976. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) The 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s arrival in Berlin will be celebrated with a new documentary on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.Tentatively titled Bowie in Berlin, the film will be directed by Francis Whately, who previously directed three other BBC Two Bowie docs: David Bowie: Finding Fame, David Bowie: The Last Five Years and David Bowie: Five […]

On This Day, Oct. 1, 1965…Bob Dylan headlined Carnegie Hall in New York City backed by the five musicians who would eventually find fame as The Band.The group, previously known as The Hawks, was made up of guitarist Robbie Robertson, organist Garth Hudson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manual and drummer Levon Helm.The musicians went on to back up Dylan on his historic 1966 electric tour, which drew boos and abuse worldwide […]

Grateful Red and Stealie Blue paint can-dles/(Courtesy of Grateful Dead / Pantone)( The Grateful Dead have teamed with global color authority Pantone to create two new colors inspired by their iconography.The colors, Grateful Red and Stealie Blue, were created using scans of an original pressing of the band’s 1973 Bear’s Choice live album. It was also the first time The Dead used their iconic Stealie aka Steal Your Face skull and lightning bolt logo.Both colors, which […]