Desperate Times

With Sum 41 recently calling it quits, it was only a matter of time before we saw AI covers come out of the band. Today, we are delighted with a cover from the one and only, AI Chester Bennington of the song ‘Pieces’. The song actually goes together extremely well. Chester’s voice fits perfectly, which goes to show the level …

Ah, yes, It’s a story that has become all too familiar in the music industry: a band or artist announces that they will be retiring from touring or recording, only to announce a new tour or album a few years later. From Kiss to Jay-Z, and even the iconic rock band, The Who, it seems that “retirement” is a term …

Auto-tune is something that has been used for years and many artists use it live. When you think of punk rock, though, does auto-tune come to mind? Well, in the world of Blink-182 it does. At Coachella, during Blink’s set, fans noticed that Tom DeLonge was using heavy auto-tune. Now, all artists do this, but some didn’t feel it made …

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich recently revealed that Metallica members were told not to make eye contact with Mick Jagger when they supported The Rolling Stones. Ulrich has texted Jason Newsted recently. Lars Ulrich opens up on the matter Metallica had performed at a couple of shows with the Stones at SBC Park (now Oracle Park) in their San Francisco hometown on November 13 …

Paul Stanley has landed himself into some hot water recently as he had some rather harsh words about gender choices and gender reassignment. Quickly, and swiftly, the singer and guitarist for KISS was called out for his views on the topic. Paul first put out a statement that read: “My Thoughts On What I’m Seeing.” He would then follow with …

After Nirvana ended Dave Grohl founded the Foo Fighters, initially as a solo project, in 1994. The band’s self-titled debut album was released in 1995, and it quickly became a commercial and critical success. The Foo Fighters are known for their high-energy, guitar-driven rock sound, with hits such as “Everlong”, and ‘I’ll Stick Around’ via their first effort. Grohl has …

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has tweeted ahead of the band’s reunion tour and upcoming new album after Coachella, “2 Coachella weekends in a row with an unhealed finger. Recorded last 4 songs on the album while I still had stitches. Tour in 4 days 🤔” A fan speculated on Reddit about new tour dates, “Possibly 2024 yeah, but the 2023 …

Fans of popular singer Bruce Springsteen were taken by a surprise when the former US First Lady Michelle Obama jetted all the way to Barcelona for a surprise stint as The Boss’s backing singer via DailyMail. Ms. Obama, who also played tambourine during the hit song Glory Days, took to the stage on Friday with Steven Spielberg‘s actress wife Kate …

Coachella, one of the biggest and most iconic music festivals in the world, was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the virus, and while the festival seemed to have a huge crowd in 2023, there are concerns that this could be the final nail in the coffin for Coachella. Let’s take a weary step back in time and see …

It seems that Aerosmith is once again toying with the idea of a tour, but this time it truly could be the last farewell. Recently, the band’s iconic logo has been spotted across arenas in America, with its lettering spelling out the phrase ‘Peace Out,’ fans are now dubbing this as the ‘Peace Out Tour,’ which, would mean that the …