Category Archives: Rock Music News
AC/DC Notch Their First Ever Diamond-Certified Song In The US With “Thunderstruck”
Following AC/DC's recent 28-times Platinum certification for Back In Black, tying it for the third highest selling album ever in the United States, the Australian hard rock legends also just hit anoth...
Jul 11, 2024
ZZ Top’s Current Bassist Says Humbly, “I’ll Never Be In The Band, It’s Dusty’s Thing”
ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis was initially just supposed to fill in for a few shows back in 2021 while the band's co-founder, Dusty Hill, recovered from an illness. But when Hill died a few weeks lat...
Jul 11, 2024
Creed’s Scott Stapp Responds To Being Called An Eddie Vedder Rip-Off
After Pearl Jam became one of the most popular bands in the world in the early-90s, a lot of subsequent bands were accused of trying to mimic the Seattle band's distinctive sound. One of those groups ...
Jul 11, 2024
Nirvana Settles Lawsuit With Marc Jacobs Over Smiley Face Logo
Back in 2018, Nirvana sued Marc Jacobs International over their "Redux Grunge" collection, which included a shirt that closely resembled Nirvana's iconic smiley face logo. Marc Jacob's shirt had the l...
Jul 11, 2024
The Killers Screen England Soccer Match During London Show And Celebrate Win With “’Mr Brightside”
On Wednesday night, July 10, the Killers were playing London's O2 Arena, coincidentally at the exact same time that England's men's soccer team were playing the Netherlands in the Semifinal of Euro 20...
Jul 11, 2024
Mick Fleetwood Wants Stevie Nicks And Lindsey Buckingham To Be Friends Again
In a new interview with MOJO, Fleetwood Mac co-founder and drummer Mick Fleetwood expressed his desire to see Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham ultimately become friends again. Buckingham was uncere...
Jul 10, 2024
Seether Announces New Album, Shares First Single, Plans Tour With Skillet
Seether has announced the upcoming release of their ninth studio album, The Surface Seems So Far, which is due out on September 20th. The South African rock band also shared the record's lead single "...
Jul 10, 2024
Travis Barker Organizes ‘Run Travis Run 5K’ Before Blink-182 Show
On the Saturday morning of July 6, before that night's sold-out Blink-182 show at SoFi Stadium, drummer Travis Barker took part in the inaugural Run Travis Run 5K benefit run in Los Angeles. The three...
Jul 10, 2024
Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Sued For Wrongful Death
Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has been sued for wrongful death. According to the lawsuit, on March 18, 2024 in Alhambra, California, Klinghoffer was allegedly on his phone while ...
Jul 10, 2024
Jon Bon Jovi’s Mother, Carol Bongiovi, Dies At 83, And Jon Pays Tribute To Her
Jon Bon Jovi's mother, Carol Bongiovi, died on Tuesday (July 9) at the age of 83. Bongiovi died of undisclosed causes at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., only three days short of reaching...
Jul 10, 2024