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The Afghan Whigs have released covers of the songs "Fake Like" and "Downtown," originally by the bands Poliça and Still Corners, respectively. "Both of these songs were born out of soundcheck jams," says frontman Greg Dulli. "Each song holds a particular resonance for me and [...]

Modest Mouse has added new, personally used gear to the band's Reverb shop. Among the items available are instruments played on Modest Mouse records and during live shows, such as a Fender EOB Ed O'Brien Signature Sustainer Stratocaster. "The guitar was purchased during the last [...]

Alt-J frontman Joe Newman has launched a solo career with a new album called The Canyon. "The Canyon is my next creative leap forward," Newman shares in an Instagram post. "This album embodies the change in my life; becoming a father, working outside of alt-J, [...]

A nearly 30-year-old Radiohead song was among the top songs on TikTok in 2025. The OK Computer cut "Let Down" sits at #17 on TikTok's list of the year's top 20 songs globally. Other tracks on the list include Gigi Perez's "Sailor Song" at #10, [...]

AFI has announced a run of 2026 U.S. tour dates in support of their latest album, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun... The headlining trek spans from April 15 in Seattle to May 2 in Minneapolis. Presales begin Wednesday and tickets go on sale to the [...]

Rise Against has announced a North American tour for 2026. The headlining outing kicks off March 3 in Providence, Rhode Island, and concludes April 4 in Wheatland, California. Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on [...]

The Bad Omens song "Left for Good" soundtracks the new trailer for the upcoming movie The Wolf, the Fox & the Leopard. The film, which premiered in June at the Tribeca Festival, follows a "feral girl raised by wolves," played by Jessica Reynolds. The Wolf, [...]

Linkin Park and Myles Smith are #1 on Billboard's 2025 year-end Mainstream Rock Airplay Artists and Alternative Airplay Artists charts. The other top 10 Mainstream Rock Airplay Artists are Three Days Grace, Sleep Theory, Nothing More, Papa Roach, Shinedown, Pop Evil, Scott Stapp, Volbeat and [...]

The Strokes and The Lumineers are among the headliners for the 2026 Minnesota Yacht Club festival, taking place July 17-19 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The bill also includes Cage the Elephant, The Black Keys, Mt. Joy, Dashboard Confessional, Lord Huron, The All-American Rejects, Matt and [...]

Our Lady Peace has announced a 2026 U.S. tour celebrating the band's 30th anniversary. The trek runs from March 5 in Chicago to April 4 in Pittsburgh. The Verve Pipe will also be on the bill. "It's been a long time coming but we can [...]

The Maine has announced a 2026 U.S. tour. The headlining outing launches March 24 in Las Vegas and concludes May 2 in Dallas. Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. [...]

Artists including Garbage, My Bloody Valentine and Wolf Alice are playing the 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust concerts, curated by The Cure's Robert Smith. The annual series benefits Teenage Cancer Trust in its efforts to support young people with cancer. Smith takes over as curator after [...]

Coldplay has been named the most popular touring artist of the millennium by Pollstar. The trade publication determined that Chris Martin and company sold a total of 24,805,126 tickets between 2001 and the end of 2025, more than any other act in that time frame. [...]

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood is among the nominees for the 2026 Golden Globes. The guitarist's soundtrack for the Paul Thomas Anderson movie One Battle After Another is up for the best original score - motion picture prize. Greenwood has been nominated for the Golden Globes twice [...]

Djo has premiered a new animated video for "Fly," a song off the Joe Keery-led project's new album, The Crux. The clip follows a retired hitman who gets dragged back into his former line of work and eventually ends up getting abducted by aliens. You [...]