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  • Bloc Party announces 20th anniversary Silent Alarm reissue

    Bloc Party has announced a deluxe reissue of their 2005 debut album, Silent Alarm, in honor of its 20th anniversary. The set will be released on Sept. 26 as four-LP and two-CD packages, and includes the original album, B-sides, rarities and demos, as well as a recording […]

  • Turnstile shares two new NEVER ENOUGH songs, SEEIN STARS & BIRDS

    Turnstile has shared two new songs off their upcoming album, NEVER ENOUGH. The tracks are called “SEEIN’ STARS” and “BIRDS.” They’re out now via digital outlets and share a single video. “SEEIN’ STARS” features additional vocals from Paramore‘s Hayley Williams and Dev Hynes of Blood Orange. NEVER ENOUGH, […]

  • Lorde announces new album, Virgin, due June 27

    Will it feel like we’re listening for the very first time? Lorde has announced that her new album is called Virgin. The album, the follow-up to 2021’s Solar Power, is due out June 27 and is available for preorder now. The cover shows what it would […]

  • Take me to the way we were: Hozier duets with Barbra Streisand on new album

    Hozier is featured on the upcoming new album from Barbra Streisand. The record is called The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, and is due out June 27. Hozier’s contribution, a duet with Streisand on the song “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” is out now […]

  • Plushy is the crown: Linkin Park members turned into plush toys

    It’s Linkin Park, in toy form! The company Youtooz has recreated each of the band’s six members — Mike Shinoda, Emily Armstrong, Brad Delson, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Hahn and Colin Brittain — as nine-inch tall plush dolls. You can watch Linkin Park react to Youtooz […]

  • Papa Roach & The Used announce Canadian tour

    Papa Roach and The Used are heading up north together on a Canadian tour. The outing, which also includes Sleep Theory on the bill, kicks off Nov. 25 in Vancouver, and stretches into mid-December. Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go […]

  • Lordes Liability covered by Gracie Abrams during New Zealand show

    Gracie Abrams has become the second female pop star this year to cover a Lorde song while performing in New Zealand. During her show Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand, Abrams performed Lorde’s song from her album Melodrama, “Liability,” which she described in fan-shot footage as “one of […]

  • Eddie Vedder, Green Day & Hozier headlining 2025 Ohana Festival

    Eddie Vedder has revealed the lineup for the 2025 edition of his Ohana Festival, taking place Sept. 26-28 in Dana Point, California. The Pearl Jam frontman and his Earthlings solo band will headline, as will Green Day and Hozier. Other artists on the bill include Kings […]

  • Oasis & Blur Britpop rivalry inspires new play premiering in the UK in 2026

    The ’90s rivalry between warring Britpop bands Oasis and Blur has inspired a new play. The production, titled The Battle, will premiere in February 2026 at England’s Birmingham Rep theater. It’ll then tour the U.K. before coming to London’s West End. Said to be based on […]

  • The Struts Luke Spiller channels James Bond & LA into debut solo album

    Back in 2019, The Struts frontman Luke Spiller had written a pair of songs that he thought would work for a James Bond film. Instead, they paved the way for Spiller’s own origin story as a solo artist. The tracks, called “Devil in Me” and […]

  • Dave Grohl covers LCD Soundsystem & more at LA charity concert

    Dave Grohl made a surprise appearance during a charity concert in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Foo Fighters frontman was joined by a band including Foos keyboardist Rami Jaffee for a set of covers. Footage posted by the fan account Foozie’s Foo Fighters News shows Grohl […]

  • Soundgarden, The White Stripes among 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees

    Soundgarden and The White Stripes are among the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Also getting in under the Performer category are late English singer Joe Cocker, classic rockers Bad Company, rap duo Outkast, ’80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chubby Checker. […]

  • Chris Cornells widow thanks Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for Soundgarden induction

    Vicky Cornell, the widow of late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, has shared her reaction to the band’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “Thank you @rockhall,” Vicky writes in an Instagram post. “And huge thanks to all the fans who voted who’s […]

  • Myles Smith announces new EP, A Minute, A Moment…

    Myles Smith has announced a new EP called A Minute, A Moment… The six-track set is due out May 23. It includes the single “My First Heartbreak,” which just dropped Friday. A Minute, A Moment… follows Smith’s similarly titled 2024 EP, A Minute…, which includes his breakout […]

  • HAIM announces US tour

    HAIM has announced a U.S. tour in support of their upcoming album, I quit. The headlining outing kicks off Sept. 4 in Philadelphia, and wraps up Oct. 11 in Santa Barbara, California. Presales begin Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to […]

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