Rock News

Joey Molland, the guitarist and last surviving core member of the celebrated rock group Badfinger, has died at 77. According to the band’s official Facebook page, Molland passed away on Saturday (March 1), surrounded by his family. No official cause of death was given, though the musician had faced health issues including pneumonia in recent…

David Johansen, the frontman for the pioneering punk band New York Dolls, died on Friday (February 28) at the age of 75. He had battled Stage Four cancer and a brain tumor, and had been bedridden following a recent fall. “David Johansen died at home in NYC on Friday afternoon holding hands with his wife…

Charli XCX dominated the 2025 BRIT Awards on Sunday night (March 1), taking home four top prizes including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Brat, Song of the Year for her Billie Eilish collaboration, Dance Act of the Year, as well as the honorary Songwriter of the Year prize. Brat‘s executive producer…

Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, the sons of KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, have joined forces to record 10 new songs while following in their fathers’ musical footsteps. In late 2024, the duo shared a video of themselves covering “The Sound of Silence” on Instagram, and this week Evan posted a performance of a…

On Thursday (February 17), Garbage announced on social media that their new album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, will be released on May 30th. It will be the band’s eighth studio release, and serves as the follow-up to their 2021 album, No Gods No Masters. The album was co-produced by the band…

Strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair leads a selection of rock memorabilia that are up for sale at Potter & Potter Auctions as part of a collection titled, Punks, Monsters, Smut & Madmen: A Countercultural Cross-Section. The Chicago-based auction house is set to open bidding on March 6 for a catalog of punk and grunge artifacts,…

In recent months, Bob Dylan’s social media presence has been as eccentric and inscrutable as the music icon is in real life. But the 83-year-old Nobel Prize winner outdid himself on Wednesday (February 26), by randomly sharing an old 2016 video of Machine Gun Kelly rapping at an Orlando Record store, leaving MGK and everyone…

Over the years, Beatles’ memorabilia has fetched high prices at auctions, with items like John Lennon’s guitar selling for millions, while the band’s rare setlists and record contracts also fetched significant sums. The latest addition to this trend is an unfinished piece of toast from George Harrison’s breakfast in 1963, which was recently sold to…

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan recently launched The Magnificent Others podcast, which showcases a different side of the eccentric rock star through engaging conversations with a variety of guests. Corgan’s idea for a podcast gained momentum after appearing on Bill Maher’s Club Random two years ago, which eventually led to the Grammy-winning, alt-rock legend joining the…

On Wednesday (February 26), Billy Idol revealed details about his upcoming album, Dream Into It, which will be released on April 25th. This marks the rock legend’s first studio album in over a decade. The lead single, “Still Dancing,” is a reference to one of Idol’s biggest hits (“Dancing with Myself”), and pays homage to…