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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has revived the child pornography lawsuit against Nirvana over the use of Spencer Elden’s child image on the Nevermind album cover. The decision by appeals court comes more than a year after a California district court dismissed the lawsuit. The official summary of the new…

The Doors’ John Densmore and photographer Henry Diltz recently celebrated the rebirth of Morrison Hotel after the historic rock and roll landmark building was saved from demolition. The Morrison Hotel in Los Angeles, which became popular after the release of legendary Doors’ album of the same name, was acquired by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for…

Dee Snider has slammed music streaming service Spotify and said that CEO Daniel Ek “should be taken out and shot.” In a new interview with “The Jeremy White Show”, the Twisted Sister frontman blasted Spotify for the meagre payments given out by the music streaming service to music rightsholders. He said, “That guy from Spotify,”…

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl opened up about “The Teacher,” a song written as a tribute to his mother, during his appearance on the latest episode of the Song Exploder podcast. “The Teacher” is from Foo Fighters’ latest album, But Here We Are. The 10-minute rock song was written in tribute to Grohl’s mother, Virginia…

Sydney Sweeney revealed in an interview with the U.K.’s Glamour magazine that she rejects the claim that she was “sexually objectified” in the video for the Rolling Stone’s “Angry.” Sweeney was reacting to the backlash the video received from several people, including Blur’s Damon Albarn. Sweeney said she enjoyed shooting the promo for the Hackney…

Taking Back Sunday have teamed up with producer Tushar Apte to release two new remixes of the rock band’s new single “S’old.” “I love the process of reimagining songs in different styles – I think it’s the best way to see if a song is great when it can stand up and stand out in…

Mike Ness has opened up about his battle with tonsil cancer. The Social Distortion frontman provided an update on his progress in a new interview on 95.5 KLOS’ “New & Approved” show. Ness, who revealed in June that he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer, has completed radiation and six weeks of chemo therapy. “Well, first…

Brian May has expressed outrage at Universal and Sony Music for reportedly pulling Queen + Adam Lambert concert videos posted by fans on their YouTube and Instagram platforms. After receiving multiple reports from fans about the pulling of the visuals, May took to Instagram to share a screenshot of a fan’s post in which she…

Charli XCX has revealed that she is working on new music with her fiance and The 1975 drummer George Daniel. During an intervew on the latest episode of “The Spout Podcast,” the pop star opened up about her plans for new music as well as her relationship with Daniel. “We’ve done a couple of things…

Former Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach and many more will be inducted into Metal Hall Of Fame in 2004. Radio personality Eddie Trunk, former Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Cavazo, director Penelope Spheeris, Whisky A Go-Go and Rainbow Bar & Grill founder Mikeal Maglieri, former Judas Priest and current KK’s…