The 2021 edition of Bonnaroo has been cancelled days before the festival was to begin. In a statement, organizers write: We are absolutely heartbroken to announce that we must cancel Bonnaroo. While this weekend’s weather looks outstanding, currently Centeroo is… Read More
KISS were recently forced to postpone a show after Paul Stanley tested positive for COVID. He’s since recovered, writing on Twitter, “My COVID symptoms were MILD compared to many others and let me tell you… It kicked my ass. It’s… Read More
Eric Wagner (Trouble/The Skull/Blackfinger) recently passed away at the age of 62 after being hospitalized with COVID pneumonia. Ahead of his hospitalization, he had been fronting The Skull on tour with The Obsessed, a tour which The Skull dropped off… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: They Might Be Giants @ Asbury Lanes Azealia Banks @ Webster Hall Jacqueline Novak @ The Bell House Jessy Lanza @ Baby’s All Right Spencer. @ Brooklyn Public Library Todd Snider, Aaron Lee Tasjan @ Gramercy Theatre… Read More
Pre-order the Super Deluxe Edition vinyl box set of ‘Let it Be’ in the BV shop. The Beatles have announced a massive reissue of Let It Be, due October 15 via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe. There’s a Super Deluxe version (5CD/1 Blu-ray… Read More
Saturday’s big, Clive Davis-produced We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert was evacuated and ultimately cancelled because of severe weather before Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Patti Smith, The Killers, Elvis Costello, or Maluma got to perform, but up until that point,… Read More
Don Everly of pioneering rock n’ roll duo The Everly Brothers died on Saturday at his home in Nashville. He was 84. “Don lived by what he felt in his heart,” Everly’s family wrote in a statement to The Los… Read More
This week in metal and hardcore, we got the (not actually metal) Deafheaven album, the (very metal) Wolves in the Throne Room album, and the debut LP from rising hardcore band DARE, all three of which I reviewed in Notable… Read More
Spoon played their first show since the pandemic in July, and they have a North American tour lined up and set to begin in September. They’ve announced a change to that tour, cancelling the September 9 show at Hoyt Sherman… Read More
After being forced to cancel their 2020 edition due to COVID, New Orleans’ BUKU Music + Arts Project are planning a full return in March of 2022. In the mean time, they announced BUKU Project Planet B in June, set… Read More