Eddie Vedder is the lead singer of perhaps the coolest band of his generation. We’re sure you’ve heard of Pearl Jam. If you’re ever seen Pearl Jam live, there’s a high chance you’ve seen him fall in one way or another. People don’t make a compilation of your falls through the years without it being…
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Oasis gets it. And they wanna help.
The band Oasis must understand the struggle when it comes to people having to subscribe to the various streaming platforms as they’re offering fans a month long free trial to Paramount+ to encourage them to watch their new documentary which highlights the band’s historic two-night residency at the Knebworth House in England in 1996.From now…
Waiting on a vinyl? We know who to blame.
According to Variety, an order of 500,000 copies of Adele’s upcoming new album 30 has caused major delays in vinyl pressing plants across the industry. While that’s great news for Adele, bad news for you, we don’t think Adele should take all the blame. Like most of the other current problems in your life, blame Covid-19. In the…
Foster the People are overachievers (and we’re happy about it)
Foster the People are fresh off the release of their 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album, Torches, but the band has more material in store for their fans and we’re not talking about just one or even two albums. Though Foster the People recently said goodbye to drummer and co-founding member Mark Pontius, his presence will…
ROWDY ON THE RED CARPET!
Machine Gun Kelly gives off that “bad boy” vibe, right? We wonder how he felt when 5’9″ Conor McGregor came after the 6’4″ rapper/rocker in front of his girlfriend, Megan Fox. It all “went down” last night at MTV’s Video Music Awards. WHAT HAPPENED? A source told People that Conor, who presented at the VMAs,…
Charlie Watts, the co-founder, drummer, and “engine room” of The Rolling Stones has died.
The world feels a bit quieter after the passing of Charlie Watts. Those drum fills? The attitude? The fashion? Charlie “The Engine Room” Watts had it all. You probably know at least 4 drummers who could name Charlie Watts as one of their main inspirations. Watts was initially slated to join The Rolling Stones on…
MGK is mad. But he also dropped a new song.
Would you rather MGK the rapper? Or MGK the rocker? It seems you aren’t the only person confused about the genre flip-flop of Machine Gun Kelly. Fresh off the release of his latest single “Papercuts,” MGK had some strong words for his critics via his TikTok: “Me: Drops a rock song — ‘Oh he doesn’t…
FAR OUT MAN! Kinda.
At this point, we’re all professionals at sitting around. Maybe it’s a skill we can utilize to land a job with NASA? Yyyyep! NASA is looking to hire four people who are willing to pretend to live on MARS for a full year. NASA posted the job on Friday, and they’re accepting applications until September 17th. The…
Jazzfest postponed for second year in a row due to COVID-19.
For the second year in a row, Jazzfest has been postponed due to COVID-19. Ticketholders should be getting an email soon about the ticket refund and rollover process. WE KNOW, we know! But before you get flustered, think of the bigger picture. This COVID-19 Delta variant is REALLY halting the progress we were making. This…
Billie Eilish drops her old look and her new album “Happier than Ever”
Who doesn’t love a good metamorphosis? Kinda like we all did, Billie Eilish went through some changes over the last 19 months. The difference is, she makes it look a lot cooler. The 19-year-old superstar released her sophomore album, Happier than Ever, on Friday, July 30th. While you can listen to her…
