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Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and Bill Ward reunite for International Day of Birmingham

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and Bill Ward reunite for International Day of Birmingham

KMazur/WireImageIt was a partial Black Sabbath reunion at the inaugural International Day of Birmingham on Tuesday.The band originated in Birmingham, and Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward both attended the event, with Iommi sharing a picture of them together on social media.“You just never know who you’ll bump into in Birmingham!” Iommi captioned the…read more »

Green Day’s Billy Joe Armstrong stars in new campaign for Marshall headphones

Green Day’s Billy Joe Armstrong stars in new campaign for Marshall headphones

Disney/Randy HolmesGreen Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong appears in the new campaign for Marshall’s new Monitor III A.N.C. headphones.Armstrong is seen in the clip wearing the headphones while walking down the street, oblivious to the strange things happening around him, including a falling street lamp, a dog driving a car and money flying out of an ATM.“The…read more »

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong stars in new campaign for Marshall headphones

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong stars in new campaign for Marshall headphones

Disney/Randy HolmesGreen Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong appears in the new campaign for Marshall’s new Monitor III A.N.C. headphones.Armstrong is seen in the clip wearing the headphones while walking down the street, oblivious to the strange things happening around him, including a falling street lamp, a dog driving a car and money flying out of an ATM.“The…read more »

Jimmy Eat World will livestream their 20th anniversary ‘Futures’ show

Jimmy Eat World will livestream their 20th anniversary ‘Futures’ show

Jimi GiannattiIn August, Jimmy Eat World announced an October concert in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their album Futures, taking place in their hometown of Phoenix. But if you can’t make it there, you can still enjoy the show.The band is teaming with the streaming platform Veeps to make the Oct. 17 show available…read more »

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready to play Seattle benefit for the Washington Innocence

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready to play Seattle benefit for the Washington Innocence

Jim Bennett/Getty ImagesPearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready is set to join rock band Thunderpussy for a special benefit show in Seattle.The Stand for Innocence concert will take place Oct. 10 at The Showbox, with proceeds benefiting the Washington Innocence Project, a nonprofit that works to free innocent people imprisoned in Washington.The show is the 10th anniversary…read more »

Watch MGK shred as Christina Aguilera sings “Genie in a Bottle”

Watch MGK shred as Christina Aguilera sings “Genie in a Bottle”

Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty ImagesMGK and Christina Aguilera aren’t necessarily two artists you’d think would ever collaborate, but, well, here we are.In a new episode of Spotify Anniversaries, Aguilera pays tribute to her debut album, which turns 25 this year, by performing stripped down and rearranged versions of its songs. While Aguilera is singing her #1…read more »

Alice Cooper added to Ohio’s Sonic Temple Festival

Alice Cooper added to Ohio’s Sonic Temple Festival

Rick Kern/Getty ImagesAlice Cooper is the latest rocker set to appear at next year’s Sonic Temple Festival, happening May 8-11 in Columbus, Ohio.The four-day festival is expected to feature more than 100 bands, with Cooper booked to play May 9.Metallica, Alice in Chains and Rob Zombie were the first artists announced for Sonic Temple; Metallica is…read more »