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The Flaming Lips featured on new Ben Kweller song paying tribute to late musician Nell Smith

The Noise CompanyThe Flaming Lips are featured on a new song called "Killer Bee" by singer-songwriter Ben Kweller paying tribute to late musician Nell Smith, who died in 2024 at age 17.Smith, who'd released a collaborative album with the Lips, Where the Viaduct Looms, in 2021, reminded Kweller of his son, Dorian, who died in 2023 at age 16."Like my son Dorian, [Smith] was taken from us out of nowhere, driving alone, freak car accident, 17 years old," Kweller says. "Amidst the chaos, [Lips […]

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Metallica announces new fan-focused film, ’Metallica Saved My Life’

ABC/Randy HolmesMetallica has announced a new film called Metallica Saved My Life, dedicated to the band's legions of fans.The doc "explores our world through the lives of fans who have supported each other through highs, lows, trials, and triumphs for over four decades," the metal legends say."And yeah, we’re in it a little bit too," they add.Metallica Saved My Life, directed by prolific music video director Jonas Åkerlund, will be shown alongside stops on Metallica's upcoming North American tour, launching April 19 in […]

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Arcade Fire announces new album, ’Pink Elephant’

Columbia RecordsArcade Fire has announced a new album called Pink Elephant.The seventh studio effort from the "Wake Up" outfit, and their first since to 2022's We, drops May 9. You can listen to the first single, "Year of the Snake," via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video on YouTube.Pink Elephant is also the first Arcade Fire album since frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct in 2022. In response to the allegations, Butler acknowledged that he had relations with people outside […]

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Breaking Benjamin & Three Days Grace announce co-headlining US tour

Scott Legato/Getty ImagesBreaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace are joining forces for a co-headlining U.S. tour.The outing launches Aug. 29 in Ridgedale, Missouri, and wraps up Oct. 12 in Durant, Oklahoma. Presales begin Wednesday 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 BreakingBenjamin.com or ThreeDaysGrace.com.Breaking Benjamin dropped a new single, "Awaken," in October and has been working […]

todayApril 8, 2025

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TV on the Radio announces US headlining shows

Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Hangout FestivalTV on the Radio has announced a run of U.S. headlining dates.The shows take place July 29 in Philadelphia, July 30 in Boston, Aug. 1 in Toronto, Sept. 10 in Chicago, Sept. 16 in Washington, D.C., and Sept. 21 in Nashville.A presale will take place 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 […]

todayApril 8, 2025

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Turnstile announces new album, ’NEVER ENOUGH’

Roadrunner RecordsTurnstile has announced a new album called NEVER ENOUGH.The hardcore outfit's first full-length effort in four years will be released June 6. You can listen to the title track now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video on YouTube.NEVER ENOUGH is the follow-up to Turnstile's 2021 breakout album, GLOW ON, which spawned the singles "MYSTERY," "BLACKOUT" and "HOLIDAY." "BLACKOUT" and "HOLIDAY" both earned Grammy nominations.Turnstile will play the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California, in October.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights […]

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Ghost announces midnight launch events for ‘Skeletá’ album

Loma Vista RecordingsGhost is celebrating the release of their upcoming album, Skeletá, with record store midnight launch events.Fans eager to get their hands on the record can line up at a participating location the night of Thursday, April 24, and grab their copy once the clock strikes midnight on Friday, April 25.In a video accompanying the announcement featuring a fake metal talk show, the host and guest discuss how midnight release events used to be commonplace, reminiscing about the launch of […]

todayApril 8, 2025

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Blink-182 announces Missionary Impossible US tour

ABC/Michael Desmond Blink-182 has announced a U.S. headlining tour.The summer and fall run, dubbed the Missionary Impossible tour, launches Aug. 28 in Hollywood, Florida, and wraps up Oct. 4 in Palm Desert, California. The shows are said to "lean into blink-182’s punk roots, with a setlist packed with classics spanning their entire catalog."The bill will also include Alkaline Trio, whose frontman Matt Skiba played in blink during Tom DeLonge's absence from the band between 2015 and 2022.Presales begin Tuesday at noon […]

todayApril 8, 2025

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After quoting Kurt Cobain in Shinedown video, Brent Smith recalls hearing ‘Teen Spirit’ for first time

Scott Legato/Getty ImagesShinedown's video for their single "Dance, Kid, Dance" opens by quoting Kurt Cobain's lyrics from the chorus of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Frontman Brent Smith was among the many people who felt thunderstruck when they first heard the iconic grunge anthem, and he tells ABC Audio he remembers exactly where he was when that happened."I was getting bullied, like, relentlessly in school, and I faked having a stomachache," Smith recalls. "And my Granny, God rest her soul, […]

todayApril 8, 2025

Met Gala 2025: Memorable looks from fashion’s biggest night Royel Otis schedules headlining US tour Watching YouTube guitarists makes Kirk Hammett feel he ‘should be a lot better than I am’ Float like (birds of a) feather: Billie Eilish covers Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ during Amsterdam show The meaning behind the asterisk in the ‘Thunderbolts*’ title is revealed Jimmy Page sued over Led Zeppelin’s ‘Dazed and Confused’

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