If the name of the band Man/Woman/Chainsaw sounds familiar, that’s because its members took inspiration from Carol J. Clover’s 1992 book, Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film, which explores the “final girl” horror film trope. “Completely stolen,” says Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals, keys, synths), referring to the band’s name during a…
If you love singing in the car or shower, Realize Music: Sing is about to blow your mind. The stunning new virtual reality app, which launches this week via Meta Quest, invites users to belt out their favorite songs in transcendent, interactive dreamscapes – without the anxiety that an audience might elicit. With over one…
Fresh off playing a friendly game of soccer with his labelmates like Rauw Alejandro the night before the Latin Grammys, Trueno casually strolls into a hotel room with yerba mate, a popular herbal drink from his native Argentina, in hand. Unphased by the push and pull of the industry around him, the rapper sees the…
Guns N’ Roses will be back in action with a 2026 worldwide stadium tour, which kicks off March 28 in Monterrey, Mexico, and will run through Sept. 19 in Atlanta. The band’s Sept. 5 appearance at the Rose Bowl outside Los Angeles will be its first show there since 1992. Other highlights of the itinerary….
After 41 shows and a box office gross believed to be in the neighborhood of half a billion dollars, Oasis wrapped their first tour in 16 years last night (Nov. 23) in São Paulo, Brazil. The show did not vary from the 23-song set list that remained identical throughout the tour, but it did feature…
The 3D Billie Eilish concert film she began work on this summer with Terminator, Titantic and Avatar director James Cameron has a name and release date. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D) will arrive March 20 from Paramount, Darkroom Records, Interscope Films and Lightstorm Entertainment and was filmed at four shows in Manchester, England, in…
Jimmy Cliff, whose performance in the1972 film The Harder They Come helped reggae music dent the mainstream for the first time, died today (Nov. 24) at the age of 81. According to a statement from his family, the cause was a seizure followed by pneumonia. Cliff had his first hit, “Hurricane Hattie” at 14, in…
Randy Bradbury’s life changed at 15. After being raised on a steady headbanging diet of Foghat, Black Sabbath, and Ted Nugent, he discovered a dangerous new sound called punk rock. It was the end of the ’70s, and many years before he would become the bassist for melodic hardcore heroes Pennywise, but that first taste…
Train frontman Pat Monahan is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about the 25th anniversary of the band’s hit “Drops of Jupiter” and the introduction of producer/songwriter Butch Walker as the band’s new lead guitarist. Monahan also covers his long working relationship with Crush Management’s Jonathan Daniel,…
When Donald Glover canceled an in-progress Childish Gambino tour in September 2024, he revealed only that he did so “to focus on my physical health for a few weeks.” Now, the musician/actor has detailed the true nature of his medical issues while performing at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw last night (Nov. 22). “I had…
