Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Warner MusicCedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta and At the Drive-In is continuing his criticism of new Linkin Park vocalist Emily Armstrong over her ties to Scientology.”You [Linkin Park] should fire your entire team for not thoroughly vetting your choice,” Bixler-Zavala writes in an Instagram post. “You’re a Disney level brand trying to make a…… read more »
Simone Joyner/Getty ImagesThe Oasis reunion will also come with new music, if Liam Gallagher is to be believed.Responding to a fan asking on social media whether he and Noel Gallagher will record a new album now that they’re back together, Liam writes, “Yep it’s already finished.” When another fan posited that it feels like an Oasis…… read more »
ABC/Paula LoboGreen Day has notched another entry in the Spotify Billions Club.”American Idiot,” the title track off the band’s 2004 punk rock opera, is the latest track to hit the 1 billion streams mark. It’s the second Green Day song to achieve that feat, following “Basket Case.”Green Day is playing both “American Idiot” and “Basket…… read more »
ONErpmRise Against’s Tim McIlrath is featured on a new song from The Barbarians of California, AWOLNATION frontman Aaron Bruno’s hardcore side project.The track is called “Three Letters” and is available now via digital outlets. You can watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.”‘Three Letters’ is a blast of energy that will be familiar to…… read more »
Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Warner MusicNew Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong has released a statement addressing her past connection to disgraced That ’70s Show actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson. Armstrong’s ties to Masterson resurfaced in posts made by Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, who is among the women who’ve accused Masterson of sexual assault. In her Instagram Stories, Carnell-Bixler accused…… read more »
Big Brother RecordingsOasis’ debut album, Definitely Maybe, is once again the #1 record in the U.K.The 1994 effort has returned to the top spot on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart, driven by its recent 30th anniversary reissue and the news that Oasis has reunited, ending the 15-year feud between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher.Definitely Maybe had also hit…… read more »
Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThe Smashing Pumpkins are preparing to rock late night TV.The “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” outfit will be performing on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, airing Sept. 17 at 11:35 p.m. ET. The appearance will fall in between dates on the Pumpkins’ ongoing tour supporting Green Day, which concludes Sept. 28 in San Diego.The Pumpkins also…… read more »
Impressed RecordingsJet has once again landed with new music.The “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” rockers have returned with a single called “Hurry Hurry,” marking their first original track in 15 years.”Hurry Hurry” is also accompanied by a cover of the Italian song “Un’Avventura” as a B-side, which is sung in half English, half Italian.If…… read more »
Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Power To The PatientsStone Temple Pilots’ ongoing tour with Live got an extra dose of ’90s nostalgia thanks to a surprise appearance by Filter frontman Richard Patrick during Thursday’s show in Mansfield, Massachusetts.Patrick joined STP for a rendition of Filter’s signature song, “Hey Man Nice Shot.” You can watch footage of the…… read more »
Milan RecordsTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ Challengers score is being released on vinyl.The LP is due out on Nov. 1 and is available to preorder now.The Nine Inch Nails duo dove into their techno influences for the Challengers soundtrack. The tennis drama, which stars Zendaya, premiered in theaters in April.Reznor and Ross’ previous scoring projects include The Social Network and Soul,…… read more »
