The cancellation of rapper Macklemore’s concert in Dubai brings into the contemporary world a highly interesting moral debate on the consequences of performing in states whose human rights records are questionable. While many fans thought that his move was to show solidarity to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, it was actually a powerful statement against […] More
The Oasis ticket frenzy has prompted a government inquiry into “dynamic pricing” – and the astonishing admission by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson that she is a Blur fan. The surge pricing model, which automatically raises the cost of an event in line with demand, saw standard tickets on Ticketmaster leap from £148 to £355, and […] More
Adele recently confirmed that she is going to take an extended break from her music career, timing this announcement with her engagement to sports agent Rich Paul. In the final show of a ten-show run in Munich, Germany, the 36-year-old singer confirmed that she was wrapping up her European tour. After her European dates, Adele […] More
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 […] More
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 […] More
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 […] More
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 […] More
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 […] More
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 […] More
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 […] More