Though some rockers are seemingly in costume year-round, Halloween gives everyone a chance to dress up and this year was no different as a wealth of musicians took advantage of having Halloween fall on a weekend to celebrate and party. While a majority of artists got out and had a good time doing the Halloween
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Interpol have announced details of an intimate London show after their co-headline gig with Bloc Party in the capital was cancelled. In support of their acclaimed eighth album ‘This Mirror Weighs A Ton‘, the NYC indie icons will be hitting the road with fellow ’00s guitar veterans Bloc Party for a run of UK and
Like David Fincher was going to get someone else to score The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth. Pitchfork can confirm the filmmaker has reunited with longtime collaborators Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for his forthcoming Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood spinoff. It hits theaters November 25, with a Netflix premiere set for December 23.
Yaeji has stepped back up to the plate with a Dance Dance Revolution-themed song—her latest in a string of standalone singles following 2023’s With a Hammer. Out on XL and created alongside Enayet and K Wata, “DDR” comes with a footwork-heavy video directed by Giseong Jun. Watch it below. Yaeji elaborated on the idea behind
Halloween may be barely behind us but Sufjan Stevens is already in the holiday spirit. His forthcoming compilation Worst Christmas Ever! compiles a mix of Yuletide standards done up Stevens style (“Angels We Have Heard on High (Christmas Infinity Voyage Version)”) and originals from his extensive holiday catalog. Among them is a new track, “On
There’s been a lot of talk recently about My Chemical Romance creating their follow-up to 2010’s Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. During the group’s Oct. 30 performance at the Hollywood Bowl, frontman Gerard Way announced that MCR are indeed planning to “make a new record” and “probably not [do] any shows”
Turnstile turned down an invitation to tour with Metallica, according to frontman James Hetfield. The metal legend revealed that his band had approached the Baltimore hardcore group about joining them on the road, but that they had declined the opportunity. Speaking on a recent episode of his SiriusXM radio show Riff Life, Hetfield said: “We
As the wise Phoebe Bridgers once said, it’s Halloween and we can be anything. This year, the music world had plenty of different ideas for how to mark the spookiest day of the season, which coincided with the end of Daylight Savings time. So don’t cry because the sun sets at 5 p.m. now. Smile
It was only natural for Metallica to commemorate Halloween in some way during their performance at the Las Vegas Sphere last night (Oct. 31). That said, few fans could’ve anticipated them pulling out underrated Metallica deep cut “Of Wolf and Man” or incorporating the Addams Family theme into their requisite “Kirk and Rob Doodle.” Metallica’s
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Election Day” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky has
Gracie Abrams performed two songs on Saturday Night Live last night (October 31), paying tribute to Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film Romeo + Juliet with a pair of Halloween costumes. The singer-songwriter returned to the long-running US sketch show for its Halloween special, which was hosted by Obsession star Inde Navarrette. Abrams opened with ‘Hit The
Juan Atkins, the lifelong producer and DJ who co-founded Detroit techno music, has died; Green Smith Artists, Atkins’ management company, confirmed his death. Atkins was slated to perform at Yu Yu Club in Mexico City last night (October 31). He was 64. As a member of the Belleville Three, Cybotron, and Borderland, Atkins’ impact on
Here are the 31 scariest metal album covers of all time! Heavy metal album art is unlike anything else in music, playing into a range of our greatest fears, the most gruesome realities and the darkest corners of our minds. Oftentimes, it can be disturbing and invoke a real sense of horror and terror —
Lily Allen has poked fun at the ticket sales controversy surrounding her recent US tour by dressing up as a Ticketmaster seating map full of unsold tickets for Halloween. The singer shared photos of her outfit on Instagram yesterday (October 30), wearing a white puffer jacket and matching bodysuit covered in blue dots, alongside a
Here’s 11 songs to scare off trick-or-treaters at your doorstop this Halloween… if that’s the kind of person you choose to be. Halloween is for everyone. While the broader focus is on kids filling bags with candy given to them by strangers, the non-trick-or-treaters may want to turn off all the lights and enjoy a horror
Harry Styles has recreated his original X Factor audition, performing Stevie Wonder‘s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ while dressed as his 16-year-old self – watch footage below. The singer was performing the first of two ‘Harryween’ concerts at Madison Square Garden last night (October 30), marking the penultimate date of his mammoth 30-night residency at the venue.
Triumph has unexpectedly canceled all 17 shows for the second leg of their 2026 reunion tour, which was set to kick off in November. The Canadian hard rock legends released a statement on social media, noting that “due to sudden and unexpected medical circumstances affecting the band,” they were forced to pull the plug on the
DIIV have shared their new single ‘Dare Me’ and announced an extensive 2027 world tour, including six shows in the UK and Ireland – check out the dates and listen below. The Los Angeles shoegaze band released the track as the final preview of their fifth studio album ‘ZIRP!’, which was released today (October 30)