Slipknot have never been a band to shy away from pushing boundaries, but now founding member and percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan is setting his sights on the biggest stage of them all: the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. In an exclusive interview with Metal Hammer, Clown spoke about how excited he is by the prospect …
Isaac Freeman III, famously known to the world as Fatman Scoop, died at 53 years. According to the popular news agency, in 1999 the New York rapper, popularly known because of his breakout hit single "Be Faithful," went into a medical emergency during a performance in Hamden, Connecticut on August 30. An attempt to revive …
The Oasis reunion tour that has kept their fans on tenterhooks has sold out for all 17 announced dates across the UK and Ireland next summer. Liam and Noel Gallagher, members of the band, went on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying by 19:00 BST on Saturday, all the tickets had been snapped up. On …
Oasis has warned fans of the risks they are taking should they decide to buy their tickets for the sold-out reunion tour at inflated prices from speculators. The band has warned that all the resold tickets, especially at an inflated price, will be invalidated upon advice of promoters. A limited presale ballot allowed some lucky …
For Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule, known collectively as Rizzle Kicks, the jump from bedroom rhyming into selling out tours and achieving a platinum album was really little more than a whirlwind. Following close to ten years of radio silence, the pop/hip-hop duo returns with a new single, entitled "Javelin," this Friday, and an album …
Hell has finally frozen over. The famously feuding Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, have buried their long cold war hatchet and announced a reunion tour to take place next year. In celebration of this monumental event, it would be apropos to revisit the album where this all began: Definitely Maybe. Thirty years ago, Oasis burst …
It is a marvelous performance by Mary Bridget Davies in the role of Janis Joplin at the Peacock Theatre. But even after this great performance, the show fails to impress in terms of an interesting and consolidated piece. Davies is channeling-not just mimicking-Joplin, the great blues-rock singer whose performances were such raw, intense experiences, they …
Writing to fans from his latest edition of The Red Hand Files, Nick Cave broke down the inspiration behind the title to his soon-to-be-released album with the Bad Seeds, *Wild God*, while also sharing some of the alternatives considered for the project. Co-produced with longtime collaborator Warren Ellis, the two have worked together on what …
On October 1st, The Cure will release live recordings of two previously unheard songs on eco-friendly vinyl. The two songs - "And Nothing Is Forever" and "I Can Never Say Goodbye" - come from The Cure – Novembre: Live in France 2022, with all the proceeds going to EarthPercent, a climate charity by Brian Eno. …
The one and only pop star Robbie Williams is soon going to splash onto the big screen in a biopic titled Better Man, promising to delve into the highs and lows of his remarkable career. Helmed by Michael Gracey, the film promises a "fantastical" take on Williams's journey, right from his early days in Take …
At last, after so many years of speculation and anticipation, the iconic British band Oasis is reuniting for a 2025 tour. The monumental announcement comes 15 years after their infamous backstage bust-up in 2009 between the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, which led to the eventual split. Not having performed together since that fateful night …
The 2000s pop world is speculating on the reuniting of one of its favorite girl bands, The Saturdays. Although their last performance was in 2014, it's only recently that members of the girls' band fired up reunion rumors with a surprise meet-up. Up to that period, The Saturdays boasted some of the sexiest singles which …
It has indeed been about 15 years since Oasis-a britpop band-entered a supernova explosion of bad blood. This is the time for them to untie the knots. Fronted by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, the generation-defining Manchester natives have tantalized fans with the promise of an imminent, earth-shattering announcement this Tuesday at 8 am on …
Fontaines D.C.'s Conor Curley takes the stage tonight, every bit the '90s gr. The wraparound shades that add to the intensity as he plucks out a foreboding bassline set the scene for what follows. The atmosphere becomes electric when Carlos O'Connell joins him, an eruption of pink hair and tiger-print jacket magnetically charged. With a …
