Vampire Weekend and Sabrina Carpenter have been announced as musical guests for the last two episodes of Season 49 of “Saturday Night Live.” “SNL” announced that Maya Rudolph will take on hosting duties with a performance from Vampire Weekend on May 11, while Carpenter will perform on May 18 with Jake Gyllenhaal hosting. Gyllenhaal will…… read more »
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda has announced that he will reissue his sophomore solo album Post Traumatic on vinyl on June 14th. The Grammy Award-winning musician and artist recorded the album in the months following the passing of Linkin Park’s lead vocalist Chester Bennington. The 16-track album, which originally arrived in June 2018, featured three songs…… read more »
Slipknot have announced the North American portion of their Here Comes The Pain Tour. This year the band is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their seminal self-titled debut album, Slipknot, which catapulted the band back in 1999. In addition to recently announced dates across the globe, the Here Comes The Pain Tour includes arena plays…… read more »
Siouxsie Sioux has teamed up with Iggy Pop for a new rendition of “The Passenger.” The song was originally co-written and recorded by Iggy Pop for his iconic album Lust For Life, which dropped in 1977. “The Passenger” was then re-recorded a decade later, by Siouxsie And The Banshees, for their 1987 covers album Through…… read more »
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored rock star Sammy Hagar with the 2,779th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony on Tuesday at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard. Hagar received his star in the category of Recording. Multiple Grammy winner John Mayer and Hagar’s longtime manager Tom Consolo joined emcee Guy Fieri to speak…… read more »
Slipknot have announced the lineup for their own Knotfest Iowa 2024 festival, which will feature Knocked Loose, Hatebreed, Poison The Well and more. The one-day festival will take place at the Water Works Park in Des Moines on September 21. Tickets are on sale now. Other bands set to perform include Gwar, Vended, Dying Wish,…… read more »
British hard rock legends Deep Purple recently released a new single, “Portable Door,” from the band’s upcoming album, =1, along with an accompanying video. The video, produced by Mutter & Vater and directed by Leo Feimer, showcases the band against the backdrop of the new album artwork and captures the group’s stage performance. The “Portable…… read more »
System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian has announced a new solo EP Foundations. Foundations is expected to drop this autumn and will feature the newly teased single “A.F. Day,” which is due out on May 17. “This is a song I wrote in the early days of SOAD that I never released. The majority of…… read more »
Grammy Award-winning rock band Cage The Elephant have announced they will perform an intimate show at Los Angeles’ Echoplex on Tuesday, May 7th. The band, which is set to release their new album Neon Pill on May 17th via RCA Records, has already released “Out Cloud,” “Neon Pill” and “Good Time” from the upcoming record.…… read more »
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is set to play a special acoustic set at Amoeba Hollywood in celebration of his sixth solo album Orgy Of The Damned on Wednesday, May 29. Orgy Of The Damned will be available in-store only on CD or double-LP from May 17 at Amoeba Music in Hollywood. Those purchasing a…… read more »