U2 are contributing roughly $7.2 million toward funding for music education for children in Ireland. As reported by Bloomburg.com, the money will be donated on a phased basis through 2015, and will be used primarily for music equipment and salaries for music teachers. The donation comes in the wake of major cuts in the Irish […]

The new Kasabian album, ‘Velociraptor!,’ hits stores September 19 (UK; Sep 27 elsewhere). The UK rockers recorded the project in San Francisco and Los Angeles. “I just want people to come away from it going ‘Yep, great album. It’s different, I love it. Let’s go and see ’em live. Thank you’,” says guitarist Serge Pizzorno. […]

We’ll soon be able to dissect Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 10th LP too. On Monday, August 22nd at 22 pm CET, the band will stream I’m With You in full on their website. There will also be listening parties at six yet to be announced locations around the world. The album will then be officially […]

KISS’ follow-up to the critically acclaimed Sonic Boom album will be called Monster. The band is currently working on the album in Los Angeles for a 2012 release. KISS is planning a massive 2012-2013 Monster world tour which will take the band around the globe. During an extensive three-hour chat with BraveWords.com recently, KISS drummer […]

Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme and his wife Brody Dalle have celebrated the birth of their second child. The couple welcomed their new son Orrin Ryder Homme into the world on Friday (August 19). Dalle immediately took to her Twitter page twitter.com/BrodyDalle to express her delight. She wrote: We got us a […]

LOU REED & METALLICA recently announced the release dates for their debut album: November 1st in North America and October 31st for the rest of the world. A new update from the project reads as follows: “The musical collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica, Lulu, is coming your way this fall and this space will […]

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Organizers of a Michael Jackson tribute concert dropped Kiss from the lineup after receiving widespread criticism for booking the band despite critical comments toward the late pop singer by bassist Gene Simmons. The announcement Tuesday came a day after Global Live Events announced Kiss would join the show planned for Oct. 8 in Cardiff, Wales. […]

A short trailer for the Quiet Riot movie ‘Well Now You’re Here There’s No Way Back’ has been posted online. The video teaser features appearances from Lita Ford, Rudy Sarzo, Eddie Trunk, Alice Cooper, Steven Adler and Glenn Hughes. Written, produced and directed by Regina Russell, plans are to release the film through the film […]

Punk icons the Misfits return with their long-awaited, first full-length release of all-new, original material in nearly a decade. Rooted in the horror and sci-fi themes their audience craves, The Devil’s Rain will be released October 4th on Misfits Records. It was produced by Ed Stasium, whose credits include the Ramones’ Road to Ruin and […]