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Brooklyn’s Bazooka! Fest Reveals 2026 Lineup
Bazooka! Fest, a Brooklyn-based independent music festival founded and curated by former Matador Records A&R head Jake Whitener, has announced its 2026 lineup. The two-day event returns to two Brooklyn venues, The Meadows and The Wood Shop, offering a bill focused on independent and alternative acts, which matters to fans of that scene as a…
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Pavement Play “Greenlander” For The First Time In 34 Years
Pavement performed “Greenlander” live for the first time in 34 years during a show at Cleveland’s Agora Ballroom, part of a short US tour marking a continued small-scale reunion for the band. The song, a rarity originally recorded as an outtake from their 1992 Watery, Domestic EP, had not been played on stage since its…
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Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen Deliver an Encore for the Ages With Surprise Two-Song MSG Performance
Jon Bon Jovi returned to the stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, just days after cutting a show short due to voice trouble that a spokesperson attributed to a sinus infection. His comeback proved memorable, as he brought out fellow New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen for a surprise two-song encore, delighting a…
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Former BURY YOUR DEAD Guitarist ERIC ELLIS Returns With His New Band ELLIS
Former BURY YOUR DEAD guitarist Eric Ellis has returned to music after more than a decade away, launching a new band called ELLIS and releasing a music video for the track “Manners”. His disappearance from the metal scene followed a 2012 conviction and 20-year federal prison sentence for conspiracy and RICO Act violations linked to…
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Carly Simon opens up on Parkinson’s diagnosis and new album
Singer-songwriter Carly Simon, 83, has disclosed that she has Parkinson’s disease, describing it as a “sometimes frightening” condition she is “learning how to live” with while continuing to work. In a statement to the BBC, she explained that what first appeared to be arthritis in her knees and hip gradually worsened into serious mobility problems…
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Who were the first Knebworth headliners?
The Allman Brothers Band were the first headliners at Knebworth, topping the bill at the venue’s inaugural rock festival, the ‘Bucolic Frolic’, on 20 July 1974. The event began Knebworth’s long association with major outdoor concerts, later hosting landmark performances by artists including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Oasis. The American southern rock group played…
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Nines Digs In To The Vaults For ‘Lost Tapes’
UK rapper Nines has released a new compilation, ‘Lost Tapes’, gathering unreleased material despite having previously retired from music. The rapper stepped back from recording following the release of his sixth and final album, ‘Quit While You’re Ahead’, in 2024, but has continued to revisit archived material, choosing to give some fan-favourite unreleased tracks an…
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Charli XCX Shares More Music, Film
Charli XCX has followed up last Friday’s release of her album Music, Fashion, Film with further material, including previously unreleased songs and a self-directed short film, keeping up her pattern of engaging across the music, fashion and film worlds referenced in the album’s title. The additional output arrives just days after the record’s launch on…
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Classic Rock’s Tracks Of The Week: July 27, 2026
– Classic Rock magazine’s weekly Tracks Of The Week reader poll has crowned its latest winners and opened a new international contest for the following week. – First place went to Northern Irish rocker Ricky Warwick for Seek Zen Destroy, featuring English guitarist Phil Collen. – Second place was taken by Greek stoner band Villagers…
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Bruce Springsteen makes surprise appearance at Bon Jovi’s MSG finale
Bon Jovi closed out their nine-night residency at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night with a surprise encore appearance from fellow New Jersey rock icon Bruce Springsteen, capping the run on a high note. The cameo gave fans a memorable send-off and offered reassurance that Jon Bon Jovi has recovered well from a bout of…