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Which is the better Beastie Boys album – Licensed to Ill or Paul’s Boutique? Both are groundbreaking records in their own right, and this week they go head-to-head as part of Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. In late 1986, three bratty but brilliant punk-inspired kids took a stab at the burgeoning

Snoop Dogg has run a 200m race at the United States’ team trials for the 2024 Summer Olympics. READ MORE: Mount Westmore – ‘Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort’ review: rap supergroup overstuffed with ideas and personalities The race was a mock trial, with Snoop joining the run for fun. For the mock race, Snoop Dogg was up

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl found himself on the firing line of Swifties over the weekend, making a joke about Taylor Swift‘s tour name as it applies to their band and throwing some shade in the process. Meanwhile Swift offered her own commentary during a separate show over the weekend, seemingly responding to Grohl’s quote

Taylor Swift brought her ‘Eras’ tour to London this weekend for a three-night run at Wembley Stadium. The ‘Fortnight’ singer performed the first three of the eight shows she has scheduled in London this summer. Over the course of the weekend, Swift brought out Paramore’s Hayley Williams to sing ‘Castles Crumbling’ with her, partner Travis

The ’90s were an interesting time for concert films, with some of the decades top turns into the visual media providing historical mile markers in the process. As we revisit some of the decades biggest concert films, there is the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert from Queen, which put a spotlight squarely on assisting the fight

Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl has called out Taylor Swift during a recent show – see footage below. While performing at London Stadium on Saturday (June 22), Grohl pointed out that Swift was having her own concert down the road at Wembley. After a chorus of boos from fans, Grohl told the audience: “I tell you,

Finding a good Van Halen summer song is about as difficult as finding sand on the beach. The group got their start backyard parties in and around perpetually sunny Los Angeles, and remained the living embodiment of Southern California’s laid-back vibes even after becoming worldwide superstars. When original singer David Lee Roth and the Van

A documentary on Elton John is set to premiere at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival 2024. Elton John: Never Too Late will show John’s journey through the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, which began in 2018 and wrapped up in Stockholm last July. It was the first-ever concert tour to earn over $900million (£708million) in

There’s a lot of money in the rock ‘n’ roll business, and much of it comes from touring. Especially when it comes to high-profile legacy acts performing in stadiums and arenas, the amount of dough a tour can bring in has the potential to enter the hundred millions. This is particularly important in an age where

Megan Thee Stallion has revealed the full track list for her upcoming album ‘Megan’, including appearances from Victoria Monét and GloRilla. The Houston rapper announced the album at the start of the month, sharing the cover art, which finds her emerging from a cocoon in a lab, on social media. It will be released on

Being a Tool fan can get expensive if you really want to take a deep dive into all of the band’s collectibles. Even as far back as the early ’90s, Tool proved to be a marketing powerhouse turning out unique album packaging and selling limited edition items at their merch tables. Today, eBay is filled

Prince William has celebrated his 42nd birthday by attending Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras’ tour stop at Wembley – see pictures and videos below. READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The ‘Eras Tour’ finally hits the UK Last night (June 21), Swift kicked off the first of eight sold-out shows at Wembley over the coming months. While

Here are Cannibal Corpse‘s six best slow songs. The death metal legends are among the most consistent bands in the scene, reliably cranking out high quality records that are technical, catchy and feature unmatched lyrical brutality. The deranged and frantic nature of the music is the ideal compliment to a bottomless well stories about all the violent things you can

Kendrick Lamar performed his Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us‘ a total of five times during his show in Los Angeles earlier this week. READ MORE: Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud: the full timeline Lamar took over Los Angeles’ Kia Forum for his ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert on Wednesday June 19. The show

Did you ever notice that Slash‘s hair is straight on the cover of Guns N’ Roses‘ landmark album Appetite for Destruction? Do you know why? Designing the Album Cover The cross depicted on the album’s cover was originally designed by an artist named Billy White Jr. (who died in July of 2023), for a tattoo for

The final UK shows of Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ are expected to boost the London economy by £300million. READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The ‘Eras Tour’ finally hits the UK The ‘Anti-Hero’ singer will perform three sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium starting tonight (June 21) before returning for a five-night stretch in August –

Here are the 10 best instrumental metal albums since 2010, ranked by Intervals‘ Aaron Marshall. For a decade, guitarist Aaron Marshall has been releasing shred-tastic, tasteful and innovative instrumental metal as Intervals. He’s been shouted out as a huge influence by the likes of Wolfgang Van Halen and recently toured with Wolfgang’s band Mammoth WVH.

Charli XCX has announced her remix of ‘Girl, so confusing’ with Lorde. The ‘360’ singer started teasing fans about the collaboration earlier today when she painted over her wall promoting her album art, with the wall now repainted to spell ‘Lorde’. Charli then took to her private Instagram account @360_brat to share a snippet of