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Legendary rock band KISS have canceled the opening night of their upcoming U.K. tour. The show at Plymouth Argyle's Home Park Stadium, which was scheduled for June 3, now will not happen due to travel, equipment and logistical complications, KISS and Robomagic, the show's promoter, said in a statement. Ticket holders can exchange their Plymouth…

Original Foreigner singer Lou Gramm is set to embark on the "Lou Gramm All Stars 2023" tour next month. The 12-date trek will kick off on June 6 in South Bend, Indiana, and will run through November 4 in St. Charles, Illinois. Gramm's star-studded band features two former Foreigner bandmates - Scott Gilman on sax/rhythm…

Spoon have announced a new three-track EP called, Memory Dust, which will drop on June 13th via Matador. As a preview, the band released "Sugar Babies." The three songs were recorded during the production of Spoon's 2022 album Lucifer on the Sofa. In addition to "Sugar Babies," the EP also features "Silver Girl" as well…

During a recent interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan explained how he felt when Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain died in 1994. Explaining that he felt like he had lost his "greatest opponent," Corgan expressed that Cobain's success challenged Smashing Pumpkins to continuously improve. "When Kurt died, I cried…

Blur have announced that their new album, The Ballad of Darren, will be released on July 21. The Ballad of Darren will be the band's first album in eight years, a follow up to their 2015 LP The Magic Whip. Blur also shared the album's lead single, "The Narcissist". Speaking about the upcoming album, Blur…

Slipknot's Corey Taylor recently shared "Beyond," the first song from his upcoming solo album CMFT2. CMFT2 will be released on September 15 via Decibel Cooper Recordings. It is a follow up to Taylor's first solo album CMFT, released in 2020. "I originally wrote it as an aggressive romantic song, but I'm also looking at it…

Legendary rock band Foo Fighters have revealed that Josh Freese will be their new touring drummer. The replacement for Taylor Hawkins was introduced by the rock band during the "Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts" livestream event on Sunday. Freese is a prolific session and touring drummer who has played with many bands, including Guns…

Legendary rockers Tesla plan to release their new live album, Full Throttle Live, on May 26. The record will include the band's latest single "Time To Rock!" plus other songs, all recorded last August at Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, South Dakota. It also features a live version of the 1974 Aerosmith classic "S.O.S. (Too…

KISS is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Alive III with two special vinyl editions of the album. The deluxe anniversary edition is limited to 500 units worldwide and is pressed as two picture discs with a die-cut cover. The premium anniversary edition is limited to 2,500 units worldwide and is pressed on yellow and orange…

Willie Nelson's 90th birthday concerts will premiere in select theaters on June 11 followed by a special encore presentation on June 13 and 14. Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 will feature excerpts from the star-studded two-day concert event held on April 30 and May 1 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles celebrating the…