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French bands Phoenix and Air have both been selected to perform during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The closing ceremony will take place on Sunday, August 11th, bringing the summer olympics to a stylish end. Phoenix and Air both kicked off the festivities surrounding the Paris Olympics with a special concert at…

The dates for the third annual Women’s Rock Fantasy Camp have been set, with the gathering taking place December 5th through the 8th in Los Angeles. The camp is open to “women only,” with all attendees assigned to a band that will be mentored by a rockstar counselor and learn how to perform songs affiliated…

Chicago has announced new North American tour dates for this fall, which will see them extending their tour into October and November. The rock legends are currently on the road as part of their co-headlining Heart & Soul Tour with Earth, Wind & Fire, which winds down on September 7. Chicago’s fall tour is a…

U.K. synth-pop legends Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark were just getting ready to kick off their highly anticipated North American tour in a few weeks. But due to an illness in the band that requires treatment, OMD have had to postpone their entire 2024 tour and reschedule those upcoming dates. The band’s new run of…

In a new interview with The Times, Liam Gallagher’s son, Gene, reveals that his dad secretly wants an Oasis reunion to take place. Gene, whose mother is All Saints singer Nicole Appleton, is the singer/guitarist in the indie rock band Villanelle, who have served as the opening act on Liam’s current run of arena shows…

Billy Idol continued his celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of his 1984 hit single, “Rebel Yell,” by spectacularly performing the song from the 103 floor of the Empire State Building. Idol and his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens were both tethered to an outdoor balcony on top of the iconic New York City…

During a recent interview with Kerrang!, St.Vincent did not hold back when she was asked what she thinks is the “worst song ever written.” The three-time Grammy Award-winning singer eventually chose “Daughters” by John Mayer, due to its blatant sexism and saccharine misogyny. “It’s just so hideously sexist but it pretends to be a love…

Speaking on a new episode of the WTF With Marc Maron podcast, Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang was asked if he is currently getting along with former Van Halen frontman, David Lee Roth. “Not really, at least as of recently,” said Wolfgang. “I thought we were on good terms, and he actually made a couple…

Carrie Underwood partnered with Papa Roach to record a new version of “Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark), to help raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention. On Friday (August 2), Underwood and Papa Roach released their updated take on Papa Roach’s 2023 benefit single, which was recorded in Nashville. “We were…

Garbage have had to cancel all their remaining tour dates through 2024 due to an unspecified injury sustained by singer Shirley Manson. The nature of the injury was not disclosed, but the band shared that it is serious enough to “require surgery and rehabilitation to correct.” Garbage shared the sad news in an Instagram post…