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Alex Van Halen has revealed that he is working on a new album alongsideTotoguitarist Steve Lukather. The legendary rock drummer, who co-foundedVan Halenwith his younger brotherEddiein 1972,appeared on theMetal Stickspodcaston Thursday (January 1), hosted byIron Maiden’s Nick McBrain, and spoke about his current musical projects. “I’m getting ready to do this record with Lukather and

Geezer Butlerrecently hailed the advantages of artificial intelligence, saying it helped him develop songs for his upcoming solo album. Butler was asked about his current activities following Black Sabbath‘s Back to the Beginningfarewell show in July 2025 at the recent Steel City Con in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, during a session hosted by Dee Snider. You can

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has collaborated with The Icicle Works’ Ian McNabb on a new version of ‘So. Central Rain’ – listen below. The track – originally released as a single from R.E.M.’s second album ‘Reckoning’ in 1984 – came togetherlast year and has now been shared by Buck on R.E.M.’sofficial website. “In the year

Triumph drummer and vocalist Gil Moore discussed how the band’s new,expanded lineup will split vocal and instrumental duties on their upcoming reunion tour. The original power trio — Moore, singer/guitarist Rik Emmett and bassist Mike Levine — will be joined by drummer Brent Fitz, bassist Todd Kerns and guitarist Phil X when they embark on

Lucy Dacus performed ‘Bread And Roses’ at Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral inauguration event – check it out below. READ MORE:Lucy Dacus – ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ review: diving headlong into love Mamdani got to celebrate his inauguration as New York’s mayor during an event at City Hall after he was formally sworn in at midnight and

Alex Van Halen says he and Toto star Steve Lukather are about to start work on a new album together. “I’m getting ready to do this record with Lukather and a couple of other people,” Van Halen told longtimeIron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain on the Metal Sticks podcast. “It should be exciting.” Van Halen‘s legendary

MTV haveclosed downtheir remaining dedicated music video channels, ending with theBuggles’ ‘Video KilledTheRadio Star’. As of yesterday (December 31), the network closed its final 24-hour music video stations across the UK, with MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, ClubMTVand MTV Live all being removed from platforms like Sky and Virgin Media.The flagship MTV channel will

Five of classic rock’s most beloved artists said farewell to the concert stage in 2025. Here are the stories of their final shows: The Who Nearly four and a half decades after the final show of their first ‘last tour,” the Who brought their 2025 ‘The Song is Over’ farewell tour to its conclusion with

Taylor Swifthas been thanked for her “generous” and “timely” donations to children’s charities in Nashville and Kansas City. The pop megastarhas quietly been making major donations to causes of her choosing in recent years, includingfoodbanksin theUK,the American non-profit Feeding America,to whom she recently gave $1million, anda young fan battling cancer, who she gave $100,000. Now,

Jack White has issued a sharp rebuke to Tim Burchett after the Tennessee congressman posted an AI-generated video of the rocker on social media. The video featured a fake version of White — dressed as the real White did during his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction earlier this year — declaring, “Don’t even

Liam Gallagherhasstokedrumoursby teasingpossibleOasisactivity for next year. Earlier this month,thefrontmanappeared to confirm that the band would not be touring again until 2027 at the earliest, replying to inquisitive fans on X by tweeting, “We’re not doing anything in 2026 sorry”. That was then followed up by a blunt denial that Oasis would be playing at Knebworth

Jon Anderson fans are already looking forward to his next album with the Band Geeks, which will be released in the second half of 2026. But as he told UCR during an exclusive interview, he’s also been hard at work, determined to finish something that he first began at least 25 years ago. “I’m actually

Slipknot percussionist Clown has spoken out in favour of AI, which he says he thinks of as “a professor in my pocket who only wants to do what I ask it”. READ MORE:Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now” The artist – real name Shaun

New data has emerged via Pollstar, documenting the highest-grossing tours of 2025. At the No. 1 spot is Beyonce, whose Cowboy Carter Tour brought in $407,600,113. In second place is Oasis‘ reunion tour with $405,428,435. However, Pollstar‘s data showsthat Oasis sold approximately 630,000 more tickets than Beyonce at 2,228,471 to 1,596,165. Will Oasis Continue to

FormerKISSguitarist Vinnie Vincent has come under firefor sellinghisnewlimited-edition CDsinglefor $225 (£166). The musician, who played with the band from 1982 to 1984, announced the ‘Ride The Serpent’ single at the start of the month, the latest release from his current band, Vinnie Vincent Invasion. He wrote on December 1 that each disc would be a

Lynyrd Skynyrd has “about 30 songs” written with late guitarist Gary Rossington thatthe band stillhopes to record and release. In a recent conversation with French outlet Riff X, singer Johnny Van Zant and guitarist Rickey Medlocke offered details on the unheard material. “We have songs that we wrote with Gary that we never recorded,” Van

A new comedy film is in the works based on thechallenge of getting into the legendary Berlin nightclubBerghain. Reports emerged earlier this month that the currently-untitled project is in production, inspired by a multi-part episode of the podcast Search Engine, titled, ‘Why didn’t Chris and Dan get intoBerghain?’ The episodes documented the story of two

Perry Bamonte, who played guitar and keyboards for the Cure, has died at the age of 65. “It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte who passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas,” the band posted on their website. “Quiet, intense, intuitive,

Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist withThe Cure, has died at the age of 65. The news was announcedearlier today (December 26) withan announcement on the band’s official website, which confirmed that their “great friend and bandmate” had passed away “after a short illness at home over Christmas”. “Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’

The Black Crowes have spent more than a year on the road in support of Happiness Bastards, but they’re not slowing down in 2026. Rich and Chris Robinson already scheduled headlining shows in Australia, Japan, the U.K. and Europe – and that’s before serving as support for Guns N’ Roses on their long-awaited U.S. tour.