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Pantera Postpones And Cancels Tour Dates In Order To Grieve Death Of Ozzy Osbourne

Pantera Postpones And Cancels Tour Dates In Order To Grieve Death Of Ozzy Osbourne

On Friday (July 25), Pantera announced that they were postponing two upcoming shows, while cancelling three other dates on their summer U.S. tour in order to mourn the passing of heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne. Following Ozzy’s death on July 22, Pantera dedicated their cover of Black Sabbath’s “Planet Caravan” to him during their Cincinnati…

Mammoth’s “The End” Reaches No. 1 On Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart

Mammoth’s “The End” Reaches No. 1 On Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart

Mammoth, led by Wolfgang Van Halen, has secured its third No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with “The End,” which rises two places to reach the top spot this week. Following 2021’s chart-topping singles “Distance” and “Don’t Back Down,” the band has seen all of their entries reach the Top 10, including recent…

Soundside Music Festival, Featuring The Killers, Hozier, And Vampire Weekend, Canceled “Due To Circumstances Beyond Our Control”

Soundside Music Festival, Featuring The Killers, Hozier, And Vampire Weekend, Canceled “Due To Circumstances Beyond Our Control”

The Soundside Music Festival, scheduled for September 27-28 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been canceled “due to circumstances beyond our control,” according to event organizers. The two-day fest was set to feature headliners The Killers, Weezer, Hozier, and Vampire Weekend, along with acts like Djo, Japanese Breakfast, the Backseat Lovers, Remi Wolf, Alex Warren, the Last…

Coldplay’s Streams Surge 25% After Viral Kiss-Cam Controversy, While Gwyneth Paltrow Named Astronomer’s “Temporary Spokesperson”

Coldplay’s Streams Surge 25% After Viral Kiss-Cam Controversy, While Gwyneth Paltrow Named Astronomer’s “Temporary Spokesperson”

Following a viral kiss-cam incident at Coldplay’s July 16 Boston concert featuring Astronomer executives Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot, the band’s on-demand audio streams surged 25%, rising from 28.7 million to 35.7 million in the five days after the controversy. While caught on the stadium big screen together, Byron awkwardly avoided the camera while Cabot…

George Kooymans, Golden Earring Guitarist, Dead At 77

George Kooymans, Golden Earring Guitarist, Dead At 77

George Kooymans, guitarist and co-founder of Dutch rock band Golden Earring, has died at the age of 77. The musician’s family confirmed that he passed away due to complications from ALS, which he was diagnosed with in 2020. “We say goodbye to a great musician and composer whose work reached far beyond Golden Earring,” his…

Grateful Dead Announce Plans For 50th Anniversary Editions Of ‘Blues For Allah’

Grateful Dead Announce Plans For 50th Anniversary Editions Of ‘Blues For Allah’

On Tuesday (July 22), Grateful Dead announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their 1975 album, Blues for Allah, with a deluxe edition set to be released on September 12. Recorded following a rare hiatus from their live performances, the experimental album will be celebrated with a 3-CD deluxe edition featuring the newly remastered…