On Tuesday (May 27), Modest Mouse announced the dates and details of their Fall 2025 North American tour, with indie rock veterans Built to Spill serving as support on select dates. The 15-date tour kicks off in Aspen, Colorado on September 30, with stops in cities throughout the US and Canada, including Denver, Austin, St.…… MORE
Zak Starkey took to Instagram on Monday (May 26) to reveal that during a recent phone call with Roger Daltrey, the legendary singer informed him that he was not “fired” but rather “retired” from The Who. “I had a great phone chat with Roger at the end of last week which truly confused both of…… MORE
On Tuesday (May 27), Grizzly Bear took to Instagram to announce their first live shows in six years. The beloved indie rock band will embark on a brief, seven-date US tour, which is set to kick off with a three-night stand in the band’s hometown of Brooklyn on October 13-16, 2025. The jaunt will also…… MORE
A Virginia family are crediting their survival to Metallica after a truck crashed into their home on May 6, the night before they were set to attend a concert by the heavy metal legends at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg. While speaking with local TV station WDBJ7, Kristin McKee said her husband David and their daughter…… MORE
Rick Derringer, the singer of the 1965 No. 1 hit, “Hang on Sloopy,” and writer of “Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo,” passed away at the age of 77 in Ormond Beach, Florida. The news of the musician’s death was shared by his caretaker, Tony Wilson, who said Derringer died Monday evening (May 26), though no…… MORE
At the Outlaw Music Festival in Spokane, Washington, on Thursday (May 22), Bob Dylan surprised fans by inviting Billy Strings onstage to perform a stripped-down rendition of “All Along the Watchtower.” Strings has frequently worked Dylan’s songs into his own sets throughout his career, even covering “All Along the Watchtower” on October 29, 2022, in…… MORE
Lord Huron secures their second No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart with “Nothing I Need,” which follows their previous chart-topper, “Not Dead Yet,” in 2021. The band’s latest hit only took seven weeks to reach the top the chart, marking the second-fastest ascent to the summit in 2025, following The Lumineers five…… MORE
In a new biography about Freddie Mercury, a 48-year-old woman has revealed herself as his alleged secret daughter, providing personal diaries written by the Queen frontman for the book. According to the upcoming book, Love, Freddie, by Lesley-Ann Jones, the child’s conception occurred during an affair between Mercury and the wife of a close friend…… MORE
A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan hint at a potential new album, following the seven-year hiatus since their last release, 2018’s Eat the Elephant. In a new interview with Revolver that looks back at 25 years of A Perfect Circle, Howerdel and Keenan both discussed the possibility of a new album. Howerdel…… MORE
Linkin Park’s “Up From the Bottom” achieves a rare feat by reaching No. 1 on both Billboard’s Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock Airplay charts, marking the band’s 14th leader on Alternative Airplay and 13th on Mainstream Rock Airplay. The song is also spending its sixth week at No. 1 on Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.…… MORE
