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Marcus Mumford will tour North America this fall in support of his debut solo album, (self-titled), which will be released on September 16 by Capitol Records. The headline run, produced by Live Nation, will kick off with two Colorado dates – September 19 at Boulder’s Fox Theatre and September 20 at the Paramount Theatre in […]
Everyone knows that skateboarding and punk rock go hand-in-hand, like ramps and skinned knees or mohawks and denim jackets. Legendary pro skateboarder Tony Hawk clearly understands this as witnessed by the stellar punk rock bands that appear on his blockbuster video game series, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, now in its 20th iteration. Bands like The […]
Music mogul, artist, and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his multi-platinum, Grammy®-winning debut, No Way Out, with a new digital deluxe edition of the album, a colored-vinyl reissue, and upgraded music videos. NO WAY OUT (EXPANDED ANNIVERSARY EDITION) arrives this Friday, July 22, which is 25 years to the day […]
Grammy-nominated vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (ex-Judas Priest) has started working on new music produced by Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) and Nick Bellmore (Jasta, Dee Snider) that will feature his heaviest songs yet. Players on the effort include Nick Bellmore (Dee Snider/ex-Toxic Holocaust on drums), Charlie Bellmore (Dee Snider/ex-Toxic Holocaust on guitars), and Chris Beaudette (Jasta/Enteirro on bass). Jamey Jasta […]
KnuckleBonz, Inc. and The Cliff Burton Estate have announced the launch of a Cliff Burton branded beer with a portion of all proceeds going to the Cliff Burton Music Scholarship Foundation for Rising Youth Musicians. The beer is the first product to release, with pre-sales now available. The Cliff Burton (Cliff ‘Em All) IPA Beer […]
Global Icon Shania Twain’s Not Just A Girl, a brand new, career-spanning documentary produced by Mercury Studios and directed by Joss Crowley, will be available Tuesday, July 26 on Netflix. Since the ’90s, Shania has led the way as a genre-defying, iconic, and empowered female, who has smashed records, amassed an enormous international fanbase, and […]
In advance of their new studio album due out this Friday, female chart-toppers Bananarama have just released the new track, “Velvet Lies” from their forthcoming studio album. The song is co-written by Bananarama’s Sara Dallin and singer/songwriter Alice D (who happens to be Dallin’s daughter). Of the infectious song, Dallin commented, “Velvet Lies is a song about […]
Free Dope Here! Get Your Free Dope Here! New York City industrial metal pioneers Dope are announcing their upcoming seventh studio album Blood Money Part Zer0. The album is scheduled for release on February 24th, 2023, and in a move to demonstrate the bands sincere appreciation to their loyal fanbase for more than two decades, they are giving away the […]
Dead Cross, the four-headed Hydra featuring Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, Justin Pearson and Michael Crain, return with the abrasive 9-song album, II, on Oct. 28 via Ipecac Recordings. The album, while both a raucous hardcore collection, and at times, a politically-charged opus, has its roots in friendship, with the band rallying together after Crain received […]