Which was the better post Van Halen split album – David Lee Roth‘s Eat ‘Em and Smile or Van Halen’s 5150? That’s our Chuck’s Fight Club battle on Loudwire Nights this week. It was the breakup heard round the world as there was no bigger drama in the mid-’80s than the divide between guitar rock
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A previously unknown composition by 19th-century composer Frédéric Chopin has been unearthed by a museum curator in Manhattan, New York. Robinson McClellan, a curator and composer at the Morgan Library & Museum discovered the piece while sorting through a collection of cultural memorabilia within the vault at the museum on Madison Ave. According to The New
There’s never been a time when rock and metal music wasn’t influenced by horror and these must-see horror flicks are totally metal! From early – and relatively tame – progenitors such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and KISS to newer and more extreme acts (White Zombie, King Diamond, Autopsy, Cannibal Corpse, Ice Nine Kills, Mortician,
Stevie Nicks has said that going through with her pregnancy in 1979 would have “destroyed” her career with Fleetwood Mac. During a new interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, the 76-year-old singer-songwriter spoke about the inspiration behind her powerful new single ‘The Lighthouse’. READ MORE: Stevie Nicks interview: “In Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie and I were
Alex Van Halen said David Lee Roth used to tell Eddie Van Halen to play fewer guitar solos. The drummer asserted that Roth’s increasing jealousy over Eddie’s popularity led to the singer quitting the band in 1985. “He couldn’t handle the fact that Eddie was getting more attention than he was,” Alex wrote in his
Nicki Minaj has claimed she and her fans ‘the Barbz’ pioneered stan culture in hip-hop, saying that “there were no rappers naming their fans” before her. The Queens rapper attended Vogue‘s Forces of Fashion event in her hometown of New York City earlier this month, where she was asked about the power and influence of
Most Jelly Roll fans know that he once incurred a felony charge for armed robbery. It’s a story he frequently shares, as part of his policy about being open about his criminal past — and how it motivates him to work on his personal growth. But it might not have occurred to fans that the
Eddie Van Halen took a whole bottle of steroid pills shortly before he died because he liked the “superhuman feeling” they gave him. The legendary guitarist passed away in October 2020 following complications from throat cancer at the age of 65. Now, his brother Alex, who played drums with Van Halen, has revealed in an
Every stadium has its collection of songs that gets fans off their feet as their team is making a huge defensive stand or are trying to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Those same stadiums also likely have a bunch of songs they hope fans forget because they are
Thom Yorke played Radiohead’s ‘Jigsaw Falling Into Place’ solo for the first time ever at the latest of his solo shows in Auckland on Saturday (October 26). The musician is currently on a solo tour across Australia and Asia, where he is delving into his back catalogue to play tracks from the Radiohead archive, as
Kid Rock has posted a new video sharing his thoughts on celebrity presidential endorsements while singling out pop star Taylor Swift and legendary rapper Eminem. Eninem recently turned up at a Kamala Harris rally in Detroit introducing former president Barack Obama, while Swift officially made a public endorsement for Harris back in September. Kid Rock,
Beyoncé made a speech at Vice President Kamala Harris’ Rally on Reproductive Rights last night (October 25). READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Cowboy Carter’ review: country reinvention strikes gold The rally took place in Beyoncé’s hometown of Houston, Texas and saw the singer come out in support of the Democratic candidate alongside her mother Tina Knowles and
UPDATE (Oct. 25, 2024): As I Lay Dying have broken nearly a week of silence, addressing the disappearance of ‘Shaped by Fire’ from streaming services. They said it was the end of a five-year distribution deal and they now own the album themselves. The group also said they plan to address all of the other
Phil Lesh, the co-founder and bassist of Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 84. The musician’s death was confirmed in a statement on social media, which shared that he “passed peacefully” today (October 25). “He was surrounded by his family and full of love. Phil brought immense joy to everyone around him and
Linkin Park continue to show glimpses of the band that we came to love in the early 2000s, dropping “Over Each Other” as the third song to surface from their upcoming From Zero album. One thing that is different however is that its new vocalist Emily Armstrong taking the lead. Armstrong handles lead vocals throughout rather
RAYE has told her fans her long-awaited second album isn’t coming “any time soon”. She explained the delay in the follow-up to last year’s ‘My 21st Century Blues’ on Instagram, writing: “It’s my birthday and my car got stolen with all my song writing books in the boot so no second album any time soon
Tool have just announced Live in the Sand, their very own destination festival taking place in 2025 with an impressive lineup. The three-day event will be include a five-star all-inclusive luxury experience at the Hard Rock and Royalton Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from March 7-9. In addition to two sets from Tool, Primus, Mastodon, Coheed and
The Cure have shared a snippet of their menacing new track ‘Drone:NoDrone’ from their forthcoming album ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘. The snippet of the song that was shared features a heavy and distorted bassline and pounding drums. Describing the track in a five-star review of ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘, NME‘s Andrew Trendell called
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