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Eddie Vedder, Green Day & Hozier headlining 2025 Ohana Festival

ABCEddie 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 of Leon, Cage the Elephant, Wet Leg, Garbage, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Kim Deal, Royel Otis and James.Members of the Pearl Jam Ten Club will have access to a presale beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT. A general […]

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Sammy Hagar speculates on why Alex Van Halen won’t talk to him

Disney/Michael Le Brecht IISammy Hagar has said his new song "Encore, Thank You, Good Night," was inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen, but it turns out Eddie’s not the only Van Halen he’s been dreaming about."I hate to say it, but I dreamt about Alex the other night, man," Sammy tells Rolling Stone. "It was crazy. And it was so friggin’ real. I was saying, 'What are you pissed off at me about, man? What the […]

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson transforms into Mark Kerr in ‘The Smashing Machine’ trailer

Cheryl DunnDwayne "The Rock" Johnson steps back into the ring in the official trailer for The Smashing Machine.A24 released the trailer for Benny Safdie's upcoming biopic on Tuesday. Johnson stars as two-time UFC heavyweight champion Mark Kerr in the sports biopic that tells the story of the legendary mixed martial artist and fighter. The trailer shows off how the former-wrestler-turned-actor wears a wig and prosthetic makeup in the film to fully transform into Kerr.This movie marks Safdie's solo directorial feature […]

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

JM Enternational/RedfernsThe '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 "mostly" real events, The Battle is set in 1995, when Oasis and Blur vied for the Britpop crown by releasing new singles on the exact same day."1995: a time long before music splintered into a billion different […]

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Metallica announces ‘Load’ reissue

Blackened RecordingsMetallica has announced a reissue of their 1996 album, Load.The set is due out June 13, and features remastered audio of the original record. It will be available in a variety of different formats, including the 10-pound deluxe box set, which boasts a total of 301 tracks, 245 of which are previously unreleased, spread across six vinyl LPs, 15 CDs and four DVDs.Those tracks include live recordings, demos, alternate takes, early mixes, outtakes, B-sides, rarities and rehearsal audio. You'll also […]

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Halestorm announces new ’Everest’ album + tour dates

Javier Vicencio/Eyepix Group/LightRocket via Getty ImagesHalestorm will be scaling Earth's highest peak with their next album.The sixth studio effort from Lzzy Hale and company is called Everest, and is due out Aug. 8. It's the follow-up to 2022's Back from the Dead. Lead single "Darkness Always Wins" is out now."Our album Everest is a story of our journey as a band, full of beautiful endings and new beginnings," Hale says. "We weave a tangled web of melancholy, frustration, anger and the vast […]

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The Alarm frontman Mike Peters dies after 30-year battle with cancer

Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesMike Peters, frontman for the '80s rock band The Alarm, has died after a 30-year battle with cancer. He was 66.Peters' death was confirmed on the band's Instagram, with a post that simply read, “Michael Peters 25 February 1959 29 April 2025 Totally Free.”Peters was first diagnosed with cancer in 1995. In 2005, he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and later went into remission. He suffered a relapse in 2022 and in April of 2024 announced that he had […]

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In brief: ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ season 4 trailer and more

The official trailer for season 4 of Welcome to Wrexham has arrived. The docuseries follows Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's journey of purchasing the Welsh football club and turning the underdog team into successful winners. Season 4 premieres May 15 on FX and will be available to stream on Hulu ...Miles Teller is set to star in an upcoming romantic drama film called Winter Games for Paramount Pictures. According to Deadline, the movie will take place during the Winter Olympic […]

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Pierce Brosnan ‘can’t wait’ to one day make ‘Mamma Mia! 3’: ‘We just have to get ABBA to the table’

Luke Varley/Paramount+Pierce Brosnan is the patriarch of an Irish crime family in the hit Paramount+ series MobLand, a show filled with deception, blood and violence.While Brosnan is enjoying his time on that series, does he dream of lacing his dancing shoes back on, stepping back into the Greek sun and singing along to ABBA songs?He tells ABC Audio yes — Brosnan is hoping to get to make a third Mamma Mia! film."I can't wait. I'm there," Brosnan said. "I think […]

todayApril 29, 2025

Listen to new Shadows Fall song, ‘Souls Devoured’ The Black Keys return to #1 on ’Billboard’ Alternative Airplay with ‘The Night Before’ Blake Lively says this year has brought the ‘highest highs and the lowest lows’ Måneskin’s Damiano David releases new solo song, ‘Voices’ Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock to star in romantic thriller Green Day releases new song ‘Ballyhoo’ off deluxe ’Saviors’ album

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