[ad_1] During the promotional run for Dave Grohl’s 2021 book The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music, he recalled getting inspired to form the Foo Fighters after running into an Irish hitchhiker wearing a Kurt Cobain t-shirt. Now, that Irish hitchhiker has come forward with his side of the story. In a video posted by […]

[ad_1] Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres Tour” has officially made history as the highest-grossing rock tour of all time. According to Billboard, the tour has grossed $945.7 million and sold 8.8 million tickets since launching in March 2022. These numbers have surpassed the previous record holder, Sir Elton John, whose “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” […]

[ad_1] As a longtime friend of Adele’s future husband Rich Paul (and general music lover), it’s no surprise that LeBron James would pop up at one of the shows on her Munich residency (get tickets here). After all, he deserves a break after leading the Team USA men’s basketball team to a gold medal at the Paris Olympics last week. […]

[ad_1] It’s never been cooler to be country — but Post Malone isn’t here just to jump on a trend, even if it’s also an especially profitable time to be digging into this corner of the music industry. Rather, this genre leap has been plotted for nearly a decade: “WHEN I TURN 30 I’M BECOMING […]

[ad_1] Legendary bassist Tony Levin, best known for his work with King Crimson and Peter Gabriel, has announced the new album Bringing It Down to the Bass. The LP features contributions from Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell), and more. The album arrives via Flatiron Recordings on […]

[ad_1] Coal Chamber were set to launch a headlining US tour featuring Fear Factory, Twizted, and Black Satellite next week, but the outing has been postponed after frontman Dez Fafara experienced a near-death medical emergency. The “Fiend for the Fans Tour” was supposed to launch on August 23rd, but is now set to kick off […]

[ad_1] Every week, Consequence’s Songs of the Week column looks at great new tunes from the last seven days and analyzes notable releases. Find our new favorites and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist, and for other great songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, we try and parse out if […]

[ad_1] Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have joined forces for the new single “Die With a Smile.” They’ve also shared a vintage-style video directed by Daniel Ramos and Mars himself. In it, Mars and Gaga perform in country getup in a room made up like a hybrid 1950s recording studio and TV show set. Check […]

[ad_1] Houston rapper and producer BeatKing, who rose to prominence in the 2010s with his fusion of hip-hop and raw club rhythms, has died. His longtime manager, Tasha Felder, announced the news in a statement posted to her Instagram. “BeatKing has been the best part of the club for over a decade,” she wrote. “He […]

[ad_1] Flying Lotus is back with a new song that’s inspired by David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. The single, “Garmonbozia,” gets its name from the mysterious substance that looks like creamed corn and represents “pain and sorrow.” It’s also a rare Flying Lotus with vocals from Steven Ellison himself, with the producer singing of “pain and […]