ABC/Paula LoboThe Grammys weren’t the only awards show to announce its nominees Friday. The concert trade publication Pollstar has also revealed its nominees for the 2025 Pollstar Awards.Up for the Rock Tour of the Year prize are Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Green Day, blink-182, Metallica and Coldplay. Coldplay is also nominated for…… read more »
All That RemainsHere are some of the rock releases on this New Music Friday:All That Remains has put out a track called “Forever Cold.” It marks the band’s fourth fresh tune of 2024, following “Divine,” “No Tomorrow” and “Let You Go.” ATR’s most recent album is 2018’s Victim of the New Disease, which marked their final…… read more »
Courtesy of Live NationRise Against and Papa Roach are linking up for a joint U.S. tour in 2025.The outing, dubbed the Rise of the Roach tour, will span the spring, summer and fall, running from March 20 in Houston to Oct. 5 in West Palm Beach, Florida. It will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Rise…… read more »
Todd Owyoung/NBCDavid Gilmour wants you to know that no, Pink Floyd did not design The Dark Side of the Moon to sync up with the movie The Wizard of Oz.While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote his new album, Luck and Strange, the guitarist was asked to clear up an age-old…… read more »
Courtesy The Recording AcademyThe nominations for the 2025 Grammys were announced Friday. Here’s who’s nominated in the rock categories:Best Rock Album:Pearl Jam — Dark MatterThe Rolling Stones — Hackney DiamondsGreen Day — Saviors Jack White — No NameThe Black Crowes — Happiness BastardsFontaines D.C. — Romance IDLES — TANGK Best Rock Song:The Black Keys — “Beautiful People (Stay High)”St. Vincent — “Broken Man”Pearl Jam — “Dark Matter”Green Day –…… read more »
Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesValerie Bertinelli was married to Eddie Van Halen for more than 25 years, but she isn’t rushing to read Brothers, the new book by Alex Van Halen that came out Oct. 22.Appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show on Nov. 7, Bertinelli says she was “shaking” just thinking about reading the book, which…… read more »
Sparks & Shadows RecordsSystem of a Down frontman Serj Tankian will be making an appearance at the Eye for Sound Gallery in Los Angeles alongside composer Bear McCreary.The two will be taking photos with fans and signing copies of McCreary’s new album, The Singularity, which features Tankian on a song called “Incinerator.”The event takes place Nov.…… read more »
Barry Brecheisen/WireImageDeftones and Turnstile are playing the 2025 Primavera Sound Porto festival, the Portuguese spin-off of the long-running Barcelona festival.The bill also includes Wet Leg, TV on the Radio, HAIM and Fontaines D.C.Primavera Sound Porto takes place June 12-15. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit PrimaveraSound.com.The Barcelona Primavera Sound will be held…… read more »
Mariano Regidor/RedfernsPapa Roach recreated the “Last Resort” video for the cover of the latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine.The cover features Jacoby Shaddix and company standing on the same white, tiled platform that they performed on in the video.”Last Resort” and the Papa Roach album it appears on, Infest, will turn 25 in 2025. In an interview with Metal Hammer,…… read more »
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FameA Maynard James Keenan interview briefly turned into an episode of Home Improvement as the Tool frontman chose his favorite tool.Comedian Bert Kreischer posed the question during the latest episode of his podcast, adding that it was his daughter’s idea to ask it.Keenan’s answer? A “battery-operated pneumatic nail gun.””That changed the…… read more »
