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

ABC/Paula LoboBack 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 "Angel Like You," became the opening and closing songs on Spiller's debut solo album, Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine, out now."Of course, I missed out on [the Bond film] and whatnot," Spiller tells […]

todayApril 29, 2025

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Ex-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing shares tribute to late drummer Les Binks

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FameEx-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing has shared a statement in remembrance of the band's former drummer, Les Binks, who died earlier in April. Binks drummed in Priest between 1977 and 1979, and played on the albums Stained Class and Killing Machine, otherwise known as Hell Bent for Leather."We had many great tours with Les," Downing writes in an Instagram post. "He recorded with us throughout a very critical part of the band’s career."Binks reunited with […]

todayApril 28, 2025

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Myles Smith announces new EP, ‘A Minute, A Moment…’

RCA RecordsMyles 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 hit "Stargazing" and the single "Nice to Meet You."A new EP adds to Smith's busy 2025, which has also included a U.S. tour, collaborating with Shaboozey, and being included on the TIME100 list of the Most Influential […]

todayApril 28, 2025

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LA’s Rainbow Bar & Grill holding Motörhead Day celebration

Frank Hoensch/Redferns via Getty ImagesLos Angeles' Rainbow Bar & Grill, famously known as the late Lemmy Kilmister's favorite watering hole, will be hosting a Motörhead Day celebration.Motörhead Day takes place annually on May 8 -- sing "the eighth of May" to the tune of "Ace of Spades" to understand why. The Rainbow's event will feature exclusive merch, giveaways and a performance by the Motörhead cover band Murder One.The 2025 Motörhead Day also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the band, which formed in 1975.Lemmy was a […]

todayApril 28, 2025

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HAIM announces US tour

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicHAIM 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 the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit HAIMOfficial.com.I quit, the fourth HAIM album and the follow-up to 2020's Women in Music Pt. III, drops […]

todayApril 28, 2025

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Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil feels Chris Cornell would be ‘appreciative and thankful’ for Rock Hall induction

Jim Dyson/Getty ImagesSoundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil has responded to the band's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.In an interview with Billboard, Thayil shares that in Soundgarden's early days he "had an aversion to the idea" of the Rock Hall, but started to warm up to it after frontman Chris Cornell inducted Heart during the 2013 ceremony and seeing fellow grunge bands Nirvana and Pearl Jam get in."Chris lived the experience and said the enthusiasm of the fans was eye-opening […]

todayApril 28, 2025

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Ghost premieres video for ‘Skeletá’ song ‘Peacefield’

Loma Vista RecordingsGhost has premiered the video for "Peacefield," the opening track off their new album, Skeletá.The clip features footage from Ghost's recently launched European run, fittingly dubbed the Skeletour, and showcases frontman Tobias Forge's new character, Papa V Perpetua.You can watch it streaming now on YouTube.Skeletá, which also features the lead single "Satanized," is out now. The Skeletour comes to the U.S. in July.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

todayApril 28, 2025

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Dave Grohl covers LCD Soundsystem & more at LA charity concert

ABC/Randy HolmesDave 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 leading a rendition of the LCD Soundsystem song "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House."The set list also included performances of The Knack's "My Sharona" and Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure" alongside Luke Spiller […]

todayApril 28, 2025

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Incubus reveals title of next album

Disney/Randy HolmesIncubus' next album officially has a title.The ninth studio effort from the "Drive" rockers is called Something in the Water. Incubus revealed the news in an Instagram video showing the title superimposed on London's Tower Bridge to coincide with their performance in the English capital on Saturday.The post doesn't include a release date, but teases that the record is "coming soon."Something in the Water is the follow-up to 2017's 8. Since then, Incubus put out an EP, Trust Fall (Side B), in 2020 and […]

todayApril 28, 2025

Papa Roach & The Used announce Canadian tour Jesse Eisenberg makes magic in ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ trailer Lorde’s ‘Liability’ covered by Gracie Abrams during New Zealand show Down to release new full-length album in 2026 Charli XCX crashes a college campus in ‘Overcompensating’ trailer Eddie Vedder, Green Day & Hozier headlining 2025 Ohana Festival

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