During a recent fan Q&A for Metal Hammer, Alice In Chains leader Jerry Cantrell was asked what guitar riff he believes “defines” the legendary grunge band. “That’s a tough one,” the 58-year-old Cantrell responds. “The first big one was ‘Man In The Box’ [from 1990’s Facelift], and that seems to be one of our immediate,…… Read More
On Monday (November 4), Bruce Springsteen made a visit to the movie set of the forthcoming film based on parts of his music career, Deliver Me From Nowhere. While he was there, the Boss met up with actor Jeremy Allen White, who is portraying the rock legend in the biopic. White was dressed in character…… Read More
Tim Lambesis took to Instagram on Monday (November 4) to release a statement responding to his ex-bandmates in As I Lay Dying, while also sharing his future plans for the group. Bassist Ryan Neff, drummer Nick Pierce, guitarist Ken Susi, and longtime guitarist Phil Sgrosso all recently quit the band, with Sgrosso saying, “As I…… Read More
In a new interview with The Guardian, the Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas was asked to share his personal tastes in music. When it came time to reveal “the song I can no longer listen to,” the singer took aim at one of his own band’s tunes, rather than picking a track from another group that…… Read More
Tears for Fears just completed their brief, three-show residency at FontaineBleau Las Vegas which stretched from October 30 to November 2. The sold-out shows clearly went well for the British synth-pop band, as they just revealed on Instagram that they will return to Sin City for an additional residency in 2025. Tears for Fears’ run…… Read More
In a new interview with Guitar World, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan shared his thoughts on all of the “Greatest Guitar Player” lists that routinely generate heated discussions in music circles and on social media. Corgan expressed his frustration that his guitar exploits are either ranked too low on the lists, or snubbed from the…… Read More
In a new interview with The Sun, Art Garfunkel revealed that he recently reunited with his longtime songwriting partner Paul Simon. “I met with Paul Simon for the first time in years just recently. We had a lunch,” Garfunkel revealed. “It was very, very warm and wonderful. There were tears. I was crying at a…… Read More
Last week, Primus publicly announced the shocking departure of their longtime drummer, Tim Alexander. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Alexander explained what went into his decision to leave the alt-rock band that he has played with for the past 35 years. “A lot of times, you do something you love for a long…… Read More
In a new interview with Guitar World, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi voiced his frustration with the Hard Rock Cafe because the company won’t return his 1964 Gibson “Monkey” SG Special guitar to him. Iommi used that guitar on the early Black Sabbath albums, and the metal legend claims that the original deal gave him the…… Read More
In a new interview with Uncut, the Cure’s Robert Smith opens up about how aging has affected his songwriting. The goth rock icons released their first new album in 16 years, Songs Of A Lost World, on Friday (November 1). While there are lovelorn, moody tracks filling the record, Smith was hesitant to write openly…… Read More