Presley Ann/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesBilly Corgan is writing new music with Code Orange. The Smashing Pumpkins founder shared the news in his Instagram Story, which was then retweeted by the metal band. “Excited to share I’ve been working with Code Orange some on their blistering new songs,” Corgan wrote in the post, alongside a…… read more »
Credit: Anton CorbijnMetallica raised $200,000 through their Month of Giving charity campaign. The money will be split between two organizations, Feeding America and Direct Relief, with each receiving $100,000. “We are grateful for Metallica and its fans for their continued commitment to help provide meals to our neighbors,” says Feeding America VP of Corporate Partnerships…… read more »
Courtesy of Live NationKISS has confirmed that the 2021 U.S. leg of the band’s End of the Road farewell tour will go ahead as planned, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have also added eight new concerts to the trek. The outing, which was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, gets underway on…… read more »
Credit: Ken SusiIf you’re itching to mosh after over a year of no concerts, Dropkick Murphys and Rancid have got you covered. The two punk institutions have announced a co-headlining tour, set to kick off August 10 in Waite Park, Minnesota. The joint trek is dubbed the Boston to Berkeley II tour, the sequel to…… read more »
Julien’s AuctionsA Kurt Cobain self-portrait sold for over $280,000 at an auction over the weekend. The 1992 piece — a stick-figure drawing the Nirvana frontman made of himself signed “Kurdt Kobain Rock Star” with the caption “I don’t know how to play and I don’t give a hoot!” — was originally expected to go for…… read more »
Victor Chavez/WireImageAdd Linkin Park to the list of Nandi Bushell’s many big-name fans. The 11-year-old viral musical prodigy released a drum cover of LP’s single “Numb” over the weekend, noting that she just recently started listening to the band. “So many great songs! So this is #numetal!” Bushell tweeted. “I like the keyboards and the…… read more »
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.comChad Smith has a lot of projects in the works, including contributing to another Ozzy Osbourne solo album, recording a Metallica cover with Miley Cyrus, and, of course, a new Red Hot Chili Peppers record. As the drummer tells ABC Audio, he kept busy recording new music amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “There’s a lot…… read more »
New Noize Records/Crash Your Sound GmbhPapa Roach has united with German electronic artists Vize to release a new song called “Core (That’s Who We Are).” “I’m so stoked to be on a track with Vize,” says Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix. “I’m always looking for ways to breakdown walls and bring people together and this track.…… read more »
Danny Clinch; Denise Truscello/WireImageBruce Springsteen will be featured on a new tune by The Killers called “Dustland” that, according to a post on the modern rockers’ social media sites, will be released on Wednesday, June 16. The band also has posted a link to pre-save the digital track, as well as a 10-second clip of…… read more »
Josh Brasted/WireImageBring Me the Horizon’s Oli Sykes is featured on a new song called “No More Friends” from singer Olivia O’Brien. The pop-rock tune finds Sykes providing backup vocals to O’Brien as she declares, “I don’t need no more friends/I already got too many, as well as singing his own verse. “No More Friends” is…… read more »
