R. Diamond/Getty ImagesPower-pop rocker Matthew Sweet, best known for his early ’90s hit “Girlfriend,” suffered a stroke in Toronto while on tour.A GoFundMe set up by Sweet’s management shares, “He has been unexpectedly and tragically forced off the road and onto a long, uncertain path to recovery. We are asking for financial help in this difficult…… read more »
Harry Herd/RedfernsHalestorm has announced The Living Room Sessions tour, a run of acoustic shows featuring frontwoman Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger. The outing runs from Jan. 8 in Flint, Michigan, to Jan. 25 in Burlington, Vermont.”Get ready for 12 intimate nights with Lzzy and Joe as we tell stories and play stripped down Halestorm songs,…… read more »
Scott Legato/Getty ImagesBush frontman Gavin Rossdale is among the presenters for the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards.The show will also feature a performance from The Warning, as well as Benson Boone, RAYE, Shawn Mendes and Teddy Swims.As previously reported, the nominees include Green Day, Coldplay, Bon Jovi, Kings of Leon, Lenny Kravitz, The Killers and…… read more »
Gary Miller/FilmMagicBowl for Ronnie, the annual bowling tournament celebrating the life of the late Ronnie James Dio, has announced the lineup of celebrity players for its 2024 event.Among those taking part include Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, original Dio drummer Vinny Appice, Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rob “Blasko” Nicholson, Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughes and Megadeth’s…… read more »
Harper CollinsAlex Van Halen’s new memoir, Brothers, is out now, and in it he sets the record straight about the reports that Van Halen’s rider would demand M&M’s in their dressing rooms, minus the brown ones.“I know. We sound like jerks,” he writes in the book, according to People. “Like rock star prima donnas looking to…… read more »
Disney/Jennifer PottheiserJimmy Page has announced a pair of new signature guitars with Gibson.The Jimmy Page 1964 SJ-200 and 1964 SJ-200 Collector’s Edition are inspired by the Led Zeppelin icon’s own mid-’60s Gibson SJ-200 acoustic, which he used to record the “Stairway to Heaven” outfit’s debut album.Speaking about the new guitar in a video for Gibson, soundtracked by Zep’s…… read more »
DISNEY/Eric McCandlessDaughtry has premiered the video for “The Dam,” a track off the band’s new EP, Shock to the System (Part One).The clip finds frontman Chris Daughtry traversing a long desert, possibly on another planet, as he comes across past fallen versions of himself.”Working on this video with [director] Jensen Noen was such an incredible experience,”…… read more »
Disney/Jennifer PottheiserOn Saturday, Tom Morello inducted MC5 into the Rock & Roll of Fame, and he was enshrined himself in 2023 as a member of Rage Against the Machine. He may also be training a future Rock Hall of Famer in his teenage son, Roman.Over the summer, the Morello duo released a new song together…… read more »
ABC/Nicole WilderJack White has announced a last-minute show at Minneapolis’ famed First Avenue.The concert takes place Wednesday. Tickets go on sale Tuesday for members of the Third Man Records Vault subscription service at noon CT and then for the general public at 1 p.m. CT.You can sign up for a chance at tickets now.White has…… read more »
SGranitz/WireImageAhead of the release of his memoir Brothers on Tuesday, Alex Van Halen has released the full version of “Unfinished,” a previously unreleased track that was the last song he wrote with his brother, Eddie Van Halen.The tune is featured on the audiobook of Brothers, but has now also been shared on VanHalen.com, where fans can also download it. Brothers is…… read more »
