Today, classic rock icons The Who confirmed that they will hit the road later this year for a massive world tour to commemorate their 50th anniversary as a band. In an interview with Billboard, guitarist Pete Townshend stated, “It will be a world tour. I’m not crazy about going on the road, but I’m in good shape and once I start...
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LET THERE BE ROCK – AC/DC ARE NOT RETIRING, GUITARIST MALCOLM YOUNG TAKING A BREAK
Yesterday, the world was thunderstruck by bad news that heavy metal legends AC/DC were calling it quits after four decades together. Rumors began circulating that due to rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young‘s declining health, he was now unable to play guitar, halting the band’s plans for a 17th studio album and an anniversary world tour. Back...
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AC/DC TO POTENTIALLY CANCEL NEW ALBUM AND TOUR PLANS IN THE WAKE OF MEMBER ILLNESS
Back in February, heavy metal legends AC/DC announced potential plans to hit the studio in May to begin work on their upcoming 17th studio album. In addition, the band announced a tentative 40-show world tour to commemorate their 40th anniversary. Now, rumors are flying every which way that neither of these things will happen. The band hasn’t...
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THE BLACK KEYS PREMIERE TITLE TRACK FOR UPCOMING NEW ALBUM
Today, The Black Keys premiered another new song, “Turn Blue”. The track is the title cut off the band’s upcoming eighth studio album which is due out on May 13. “We are always trying to push ourselves when we make a record — not repeat our previous work but not abandon it either,” said drummer Patrick Carney. “On...
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DEFTONES UNVEIL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACK “SMILE” FROM ‘EROS’ SESSIONS FOR CHI TRIBUTE
Today, Deftones have unveiled a previously unreleased track called “Smile” from the archived Eros sessions. The release of the track is in honor of founding bassist Chi Cheng, who passed away a year ago today. In 2007, the band began recording material for their then-upcoming album that was titled Eros. During the recording process in November 2008, Cheng was involved in a serious...
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ERIC CHURCH ANNOUNCES THE OUTSIDERS WORLD TOUR WITH HALESTORM, DWIGHT YOAKAM, AND MORE
In the wake of his performance at the 2014 ACM Awards, country rocker Eric Church has announced The Outsiders World Tour. Support for the tour will be provided by a slue of very special guests including Dwight Yoakam, Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark, and Grammy Award-winning hard rockers Halestorm. The 31-date arena trek kicks off on September 11 in...