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A new report from Business Insider (titled How rich musicians billed American taxpayers for luxury hotels, shopping sprees, and million-dollar bonuses) has called out several acts across multiple genres, including Alice in Chains and Shinedown, scrutinizing pandemic relief payouts. In some of the other cases highlighted in the report, there were clear misuse of pandemic funds for personal benefit. For
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Charli XCX has announced she and Troye Sivan will reunite for ‘SWEAT PT. 2’ at her Primavera Sound headline slot next year. Earlier this year, Charli – who is headlining Primavera alongside Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter in what she dubbed a “holy trinity” – embarked on the ‘SWEAT’ US tour alongside Sivan, making stops in major cities
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2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the release of Bush‘s debut album, Sixteen Stone. In addition to that milestone, the band also celebrated its first-ever EP, Loads of Remixes, featuring several re-imagined versions of Bush classics. “There’s a cliche of people who are chased down by their hits and, in some cases, even kind of
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In this eighth episode of Season 2 of Paranormal Prison, Chimaira‘s Mark Hunter and Matt DeVries are placed between the worlds of skepticism and belief as more unexplained activity is captured on camera. The two join hosts Josh Bernstein (The Power Hour) and Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin (Sirius XM) and equipment techs Cyrus Entezam and Morgan Rondinella to search for spirits
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Iconic venue The Leadmill, in Sheffield, could move to a new location if it is evicted, according to the company’s director. The venue has been under threat since 2022, after the owners of the building issued an eviction notice which sparked an outcry across the music industry and from gig-goers. The Leadmill’s legal team is now in the process
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Are rock and metal’s future headliners “horrible”? Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan certainly raised a few eyebrows suggesting in an NME interview that “there are so many horrible bands who are going to be future headliners.” But beyond that eye-opening comment, the percussionist actually had some interesting things to say about the future of festival headliners,
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Pink Floyd ranked No. 1 as the most popular tattoo choice for rock fans in new study. A new study by tattoo artists at LLTattoo has revealed the rock bands that inspire the most tattoos worldwide. LLTattoo examined search volume data from Google Keyword Planner to uncover the volume of searches for tattoos of or inspired by
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Slipknot remain one of the more popular choices for headlining festivals, but what does percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan think about the future of hard rock and metal festivals? He shared his concern about the lack of new generation headliners during a chat with NME. What Clown Had to Say About Festivals Taking Risks on Newer
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How many songs has each member of Iron Maiden written? Notoriously collaborative, Iron Maiden have been blessed with some seriously talented songwriters, capable of delivering individually and in the team environment. It’s unsurprising that the albums that boast heaps of collective efforts are often among their best. There’s also a couple records that were almost entirely
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It’s safe to say Led Zeppelin were not a singles band. “Fool in the Rain,” which came out in December 1979 in response to the rabid reception spawned by the In Through the Out Door album release a month earlier, was just the 10th and final single the group released from their eight studio albums
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Blink-182‘s Tom DeLonge has offered his thoughts on the mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey. Unidentified objects have been flying over New Jersey throughout the past month, eliciting varied reactions from lawmakers, residents and curious people online about their origin. READ MORE: Tom DeLonge: the hardest working UFOlogist in pop-punk on his new album, films, shows,
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