Weezer Are Making A Movie, Rivers Cuomo Confirms At Coachella
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo confirmed at Coachella that a Weezer movie is in production, with the band working on the project in Los Angeles. The movie, tentatively titled Weezer: Security Threat, is said to be a mix of a band documentary and an action film. Filming in downtown LA will include simulated bullet effects and atmospheric smoke. Weezer will also be performing at the Download Festival in the UK this summer.
Blink 182 Announce Missionary Impossible Tour
Blink-182 are getting ready to return to the road for the "Missionary Impossible Tour." The trek kicks off on August 28th in Hollywood Florida and will feature shows in Tampa, Virginia Beach, Buffalo, Kansas City and more before wrapping up on October 4th in Palm Desert, California. Alkaline Trio will join Blink-182 as special guests. Tickets for the "Missionary Impossible Tour" are on sale now on the Blink-182 website.
Former Guns N' Roses manager claims Axl Rose now takes 50% of the band's income
Former GUNS N’ ROSES manager Alan Niven has revealed that Axl Rose now takes 50% of the band’s income, asserting control over the group. Niven criticized Rose for wanting to be in control of everything, resulting in lackluster solo projects. He also shared that before their success, the band struggled to find a manager, with Slash's charisma ultimately convincing Niven to take on the role. Despite initial doubts, Niven was drawn to Slash's intelligence and charm, leading him to manage the band.
Valerie Bertinelli told son Wolfie to 'make sure I'm dead' before any Van Halen biopic is released: 'Don't do it!"
Valerie Bertinelli revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that she has forbidden a Van Halen biopic until after her death, jokingly telling her son, Wolfgang Van Halen, to wait. She expressed hope that a biopic
would never be made about the band and playfully suggested Selena Gomez to portray her in the film. Bertinelli also discussed being compared to Yoko Ono during her marriage to Eddie Van Halen, emphasizing that the band had its own issues. The article touches on the strained relationships within Van Halen, including a recent feud between David Lee Roth and Wolfgang Van Halen.
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS 'Couldn't Care Less' About Your Opinion Of His Band's Music: 'We're Not Making Art By Committee'
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest album, "Life Is But A Dream…," is a bold and experimental exploration of existential themes, produced over four years in Los Angeles. Singer M. Shadows discussed the band's approach to fan feedback, emphasizing the importance of artistic integrity over external opinions. Guitarist Synyster Gates acknowledged the polarized reactions to the album, comparing it to transformative works by other artists. The band's departure from their traditional sound has sparked debate, with Shadows highlighting the album's unconventional approach to songwriting and musical boundaries. Despite mixed reviews, "Life Is But A Dream…" debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Creed Announce 2026 Summer Of 99 And Beyond Cruise
Creed are sharing the details about the 2026 edition of their "Summer of 99 and Beyond Cruise." The line up features Three Doors Down, Collective Soul, Tim Montana, The Power House and more. The cruise will set sail from Miami on April 17th, make a stop at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, and return to Miami on April 21st. A pre-sale will begin on April 25th, while tickets for the general public go on sale May 2nd.
Arcade Fire Announce New Album
Arcade Fire has a new album on the way. It's called "Pink Elephant" and they're already sharing what to expect with the release of the album's first single, "Year of the Snake." The band has also shared the cover art, which is a picture of a small elephant=shaped candle burning against a hot pink backdrop. The ten track album is Arcade Fire's first new full-length project since 2022's "WE." "Pink Elephant" will be out on May 9th.
HALESTORM Announces 'Darkness Always Wins', First Single From Upcoming Sixth Album
HALESTORM is set to release a new single, "Darkness Always Wins," on April 22, as a preview of their upcoming sixth studio album produced by Dave Cobb. The band's guitarist, Joe Hottinger, shared insights into the songwriting process and recording sessions with Cobb, emphasizing the collaborative and spontaneous nature of the project. The album, recorded in Savannah, Georgia, marks a departure from their traditional approach and showcases a diverse range of musical styles and personal reflections. HALESTORM's frontwoman, Lzzy Hale, expressed excitement about the album, describing it as a return to their roots and a deeply personal exploration of their journey as a band.
Whitesnake to release ‘Access All Areas: Live’ 8-CD box set
Whitesnake is set to release an 8-CD live box set titled ‘Access All Areas: Live’ on April 25th, featuring concert performances from 2004-2015. The box set includes six live shows with hits like Is This Love and Here I Go Again. The set ends with The Purple Tour Live, featuring songs from David Coverdale's Deep Purple career. The box set includes 88 remastered songs, a 60-page book, and a new essay based on interviews with Coverdale.
Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS Dies; Band Issues Statement
Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has passed away at the age of 73. Binks, who played with the band from 1977 to 1979, contributed to several iconic albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 and reunited with Judas Priest for a performance. Binks had a successful career working with various artists beyond his time with Judas Priest. Our condolences go out to his family and friends.
ALLMAN BROTHERS: The Brothers Return, 5 Years Later
The Brothers, the group featuring the remaining members of the final Allman Brothers Band lineup, are getting together again for two shows at New York's Madison Square Garden on Tuesday and Wednesday. The shows come five years after Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge and Marc Quinones played a concert to mark the Allmans 50th anniversary on March 10th, 2020 -- just before pandemic lockdowns kicked in. Derek Trucks tells us that getting back together could only have happened because Jaimoe was interested in doing it. And that interest was sparked after Jaimoe sat in at a Tedeschi Trucks Band show last summer.
Derek Trucks says The Brothers shows are happening because Jaimoe wanted to do them. "Jaimoe had been out to a few of our gigs, me and Susan. I think we played Bridgeport, Connecticut and we set up a third kit and he sort of came and went. And immediately before I turned around and looked to see if he was there, I could just feel that the energy had shifted. Maybe a week or so after that we had just been chatting a bunch and then I started hearing that there were talks about maybe doing something and Jaimoe's the only one who could call and where you'd go, alright let's put everything down and let's do this." Both Trucks and his fellow guitarist Warren Haynes have done Allmans material since the band retired in 2014, and Haynes says the band's catalog "just kind of penetrates your being and stays with you." "You know, it's embedded in our souls. You know, we've been playing it for so long. We both grew up playing it before we were involved, being part of the band for so many years. It speaks to the music itself and how great and how timeless that music is. Which I think includes the music
that we all made together as well"
The five former Allmans members will be joined by Joe Russo (drums), Reese Wynans (keys),
Isaac Eady (drums) and special guest -- and 1970s Allmans member -- Chuck Leavell on piano.
For people not lucky enough to have tickets to the shows, both concerts will be streamed on Nugs.net. And Haynes says that for people going to or watching both, "we might repeat a handful of songs, but the sets will be drastically different."
Stevie Nicks announces North American solo tour
Stevie Nicks is heading out on a solo tour with nine arena shows scheduled from August to October, including performances in Boston, Toronto, East Rutherford New Jersey (NYC), Tampa and Las Vegas. She will also co-headline with Billy Joel at four U.S. stadiums later this year. Those stops include August 8th in East Rutherford, New Jersey; October 4th in Santa Clara, California; October 18th in New Orleans; and November 15th in Detroit. Tickets for all shows can be purchased starting this Friday morning at ticketmaster.com. Details at stevienicks.net.
·Aug 12 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
·Aug 15 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
·Aug 19 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
·Aug 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
·Aug 27 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
·Aug 30 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
·Oct 07 – Phoenix, AZ – PHX Arena
·Oct 11 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
·Oct 15 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
·Aug 8 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium with Billy Joel
·Oct 4 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium with Billy Joel
·Oct 18 – New Orleans, LA – Caesars Superdome with Billy Joel
·Nov 15 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field with Billy Joel
SAMMY HAGAR: Shows He Can't Drive 55
Sammy Hagar posted a video of himself and his oldest son Aaron tooling around California this past Saturday in his Cobra. This is the same one Sammy tried to sell last year, but there were no takers, which he says made Aaron happy. "It's just too cute. 420-horsepower, 420 pounds of torque and it weighs about 18-hundred pounds. That thing is a rocket ship, and my son
Aaron, he said, 'Pop don't sell it. Don't sell it.' So, eh, we'll see." Built in 2020 and a continuation of the 1962 model, it was priced at $279,950, which his bandmate Michael Anthony believes was too high.
SMASHING PUMPKINS: Billy Admits Melon Opera Scares Him
Billy Corgan admits that the seven nights of performing The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness as an opera this fall at the Lyric Opera of Chicago scares him a bit.
Corgan wrote on his Substack, "7 full shows, performed by a full orchestra, a full choir, and 4 of the world’s great operatic soloists with yours truly performing alongside them. I have to say that normally when I stand on a darkened stage, my heart does not race nor am I nervous at all... I know I will be fine, there are my songs after all(!), and if I was singing Wagner I think you would have to ask me to seek help; for the technical skill needed to sing opera is certainly beyond me; as well I deeply respect the art and am no dime store tenor." "BUT….I will be on that stage and I will have to meet the moment. And that, at age 58 and counting, is a feeling I’m not used to anymore; that feeling that something in music might be beyond me." A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness and features Corgan and the guest vocalists backed by the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus performing orchestral and operatic versions of the 28 songs from the double album from November 21st through November 30th.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, THE KILLERS: Release Official Video for RSD EP
Bruce Springsteen and The Killers have released an official video for their Record Store Day EP Encore at the Garden. The three-song performance of “Badlands,” “Dustland” and “Born To Run” was recorded on October 1st, 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Watch the video of Springsteen's guest appearance on YouTube.
RUSH: For What They're Worth
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson was asked by CBC Music to name five songs that changed his life, and, not surprisingly, they're all from the '60s during his formative years.
“Sink the Bismarck” – Johnny Horton (1960) “It’s the first single record that I bought. I think it was in 1961, when I was…10 or 11 years old. It was a song about the German battleship The Bismarck and the sinking of it. “I was so into all things to do with the Second World War, and, you know, was part of that [Baby] Boomer generation. And it all seemed so cool. And to go out and actually buy the record was a big deal for me.”
“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – The Rolling Stones (1965) “‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ … was a really big deal for me. I got that record in 1965. And I remember that year, because my father took my sister and me to Yugoslavia, and I took the record with me, ’cause I wanted to play it for my relatives. “What really knocked me out about that song was Keith Richards’ [distorted] guitar sound… That’s become such a signature for decades now.”
“For What It’s Worth” – Buffalo Springfield (1966) “[It’s] probably my favorite song ever. I remember hearing it in my dad’s car… I was [about 13 years old] and I had my rose-colored granny glasses, trying to be a kind of cool hippie-ish kind of kid. That song came on, and it was a revelation. It was the most amazing song I ever heard. “I ended up buying that record and I played it until there were no grooves left. There was just something about the acoustic guitars in it, the electric guitars…everything about it was just so well-crafted. And it blew my mind. And to this day, whenever I hear it, I get chills and I get goosebumps.” Rush recorded “For What It’s Worth” for their 2004 covers EP, Feedback.
“How Many More Times” – Led Zeppelin (1969) “They just received eight copies on import from the U.K., and I was one of those eight people that got a copy of that album. And I raced home…and put it on, and looked at the cover over and over and over again, and thought, ‘Oh my God, one day I would love to be like this.’” Lifeson and original Rush drummer John Rutsey
went to see Zeppelin in 1969 in their hometown of Toronto. “We were sitting right in front of Jimmy Page…about one row of people back, and he brought that violin bow out and played. It was like, ‘Oh my God, this guy’s amazing!’ And instantly, he became my hero.”
“Are You Experienced” – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967) “What a great album that was. I remember…being at John Rutsey’s [house] when his brothers got that album. His older brothers got the album, and we were downstairs in their basement. They had a record player down there, and we put it on. Nobody said a word, nobody made a sound while that record played. We were just in awe of it, and totally shocked. "'Are You Experienced' was “the first time I heard backwards anything, backwards guitar. Jimi…reversed the whole track, and then sang over it. So everything was backwards. Who would think to do something like that? And it was such a cool innovative sound that we’d never ever imagined before.”
Alice Cooper To Launch Revox Alice Cooper Limited Edition Tape Recorder And Turntable
Alice Cooper is teaming up with Swiss audio brand Revos and earMUSIC for the launch of a limited edition tape recorded and turntable. The B77 MK-Three tape recorder and T-77 turntable are signed and numbered by Cooper. Each machine sold will come with a master tape of master vinyl of the EP "The Sound of A." Only 25 tape recorders and 50 turntables are available worldwide. The items are available for pre-order on the Revox website. The first delivery is expected in July.
Patti Smith Announces New Memoir Bread Of Angels
Patti Smith has a new memoir on the way. It's called "Bread of Angels" and the singer said it took ten years to write. Smith said she grapples with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime and hopes people will find something they need in the book. "Bread of Angels" follows the release of her previously released memoirs "Just Kids," and "M Train." The new book will be out on November 4th, which marks the birthday of her late lover Robert Mapplethorpe and the death anniversary of her husband Fred Smith.
IN OTHER NEWS
Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads has announced a tour where he'll show Stop Making Sense and then do a Q&A after each screening. The spring leg starts April 26th in Madison, Wisconsin and wraps up May 4th in Columbus, Ohio. The fall leg starts September 11th in Concord, New Hampshire and wraps up September 17th in Richmond, Virginia.
The city of Winnipeg, Manitoba will rename a section of the Disraeli Bridge Roadway in honor of Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Friday. Members of the band will be on hand for the ceremony. The group will play in Winnipeg on Saturday.
The Doobie Brothers are streaming four of their albums in Dolby Atmos – Toulouse Street (1972), The Captain and Me (1973), Takin’ It to the Streets (1976) and Best of the Doobies (1976).
Jackson Browne will play a five-night residency at the Venetian in Las Vegas from October 31st to November 8th.
Rod Stewart has once again vowed to “never retire,” saying, “I was put on this earth to be a singer and will keep doing so for as long as the good lord lets me.” He’ll resume touring on April 23rd in Lithuania.
Todd Rundgren has announced a summer tour that starts June 21st in Cranston, Rhode Island and wraps up July 27th in Orlando. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Pattie Boyd, the first wife and muse of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, has surpassed 50,000 followers on Instagram. She says, “Thank you all so, so much! The interest you show and the love you send means the world to me. Let's keep going!”
Ace Frehley has announced seven new dates for May, from the 1st in Patchogue, New York through the 24th in Saint Charles, Illinois. In between are stops in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Frehley is also working on another covers album, Origins Volume 3.
Elton John and Brandi Carlile's Who Believes in Angels? debuted at number-nine on the Billboard 200 chart, giving Elton his 22nd Top 10 album and Brandi her fourth.
Lindsey Buckingham has revealed what he is working on with his oldest daughter Leelee. It’s a YouTube series called Lindsey + Leelee React, which premieres Wednesday. You can see a preview on Dad’s Instagram page.