Month: November 2024

Foreigner have extended their farewell tour, with the band planning to feature classic members at select shows, including original lead singer Lou Gramm.

The dates start with a previously announced Las Vegas residency at The Venetian. Classic members Rick Wills and Al Greenwood will sit in with the band during the entire residency. Foreigner then has dates scheduled throughout 2025, beginning March 13th in Hollywood, Florida, and wrapping up with a two-night stand October 10th and 11th in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A press release states, “Discussions are in hand to include Lou Gramm as Foreigner moves toward its 50th anniversary in 2026.”  Gramm exited Foreigner in 2003, but joined them for select shows in 2017 and 2018. Kelly Hansen has been the band’s frontman since 2005, with no classic members in the current touring lineup. Founding guitarist Mick Jones is still an official member of Foreigner but no longer tours with the band due to his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease. Gramm, who has toured with his solo band in recent years, had previously stated he was retiring from touring at the end of this year.

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The ’80s-themed new wave and alt-rock festival Cruel World has revealed its 2025 lineup led by New Order and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds as headliners. The Cruel World appearance will mark the final date on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ upcoming North American headlining tour.

The festival posted on its social media channels: “Hello Cruel World hope everyone’s enjoying the new playlist…Passes go on sale this Friday, October 25th at 11am PT Register now: http://cruelworldfest.com”

Cruel World 2025 takes place Saturday, May 17th, 2025 at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, with the one-day festival also featuring performances from DEVO, Garbage, Madness, The Go-Go’s, OMD, She Wants Revenge, Buzzcocks, Stereo MC’s, Chelsea Wolfe, Nation of Language, and Alison Moyet.  In addition, The Cult’s Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy will revive their original moniker Death Cult as they play a set of early material, and ‘Til Tuesday’s original members are reuniting for their first performance together in 35 years.

For tickets to Cruel World 2025, head here.

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Slaughter to Prevail have dropped their new single “Behelit,” which is accompanied by a video with animation from the acclaimed Manga series Beserk.

Says frontman Alex Terrible: “I don’t usually watch anime, it’s not for me, but Berserk is different,” Terrible commented. “Guts, the main character, he is not like any other warrior. His determination to become the strongest fighter — this is something to respect. But what really gets to me is how he is shown — ruthless, unstoppable, yet with some hidden vulnerability, like you never know what he will do next. Guts is not just fighting enemies; he is battling demons from another world, trying to save humanity from things beyond understanding. What’s interesting is, he doesn’t think of himself as a hero — many times, it seems like he even hates the responsibility of protecting others. But still, his honor makes him continue, driven by something much deeper than just glory. His huge sword is like a symbol of his strength — it’s almost like a metaphor for life. We all have our burdens to carry, and it’s on us to deal with them the best way we can.

He added: “Actually, my Kid of Darkness character, I take a lot from Guts. There is something very strong, very real in how Guts fights, and I want to show this. Kid of Darkness, it is not only about being brutal — it is about fight inside, like you carry heavy things you never ask for, but still you face them. Guts, he never gives up, even when everything around him is bad, this is what I feel close to. This way of thinking, it is what I try to do in my life, onstage and not onstage, too.”

“Behelit” is Slaughter to Prevail’s third single of 2024, following up “K.O.D.” and “Conflict”. Terrible has also made solo appearances alongside Tech N9ne and Ronnie Radke on Falling in Reverse’s viral smash “Ronald.”

Take a look at the video for Behelit – HERE.

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Producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi have teamed for the new documentary on an upcoming documentary about the Beatles‘ legendary first trip to the United States, slated to stream exclusive on Disney+ starting Nov. 29.

According to Variety, ‘Beatles ’64’ will feature never-before-seen footage of the band at the height of Beatlemania The project comprises rare footage shot by documentary filmmakers Albert and David Maysles (which was restored in 4K by director Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post in New Zealand).  It will also feature live performance clips from the Beatles’ debut American performance at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C., as well as their iconic appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.

A synopsis of the film reads: “On February 7, 1964, The Beatles arrived in New York City to unprecedented excitement and hysteria. From the instant they landed at Kennedy Airport, met by thousands of fans, Beatlemania swept New York and the entire country. Their thrilling debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show captivated more than 73 million viewers, the most watched television event of its time. Beatles ’64 presents the spectacle, but also tells a more intimate behind the scenes story, capturing the camaraderie of John, Paul, George, and Ringo as they experienced unimaginable fame.”

Beatles ’64 will also include new interviews with surviving band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who are credited as producers in tandem with George Harrison’s widow Olivia, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s son Sean, Margaret Bodde and Mikaela Beardsley. Jeff Jones and Rick Yorn are executive producers.

The documentary will be accompanied by the Nov. 22 release of all seven American Beatles albums in a vinyl reissue collection entitled The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono. Per Variety, the reissue will include 180-gram albums that have been out of print on vinyl since 1995, including Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles’ Second Album, A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track), Something New, The Beatles’ Story, Beatles ’65 and The Early Beatles.

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Megan Fox and her fiancé Machine Gun Kelly are expecting their first child together. Fox previously revealed in November 2023 that she suffered a miscarriage with Kelly.

Fox, 38, shared the news in a series of photos on Instagram, tagging Kelly, 34. The first photo showed a naked Fox covered in what appeared to be black paint, cradling her baby bump, with a second image displayed a positive pregnancy test. The caption read: “Nothing is ever really lost. Welcome back .”

Fox and MGK (real name Colson Baker) went public with their relationship after Fox appeared in Kelly’s “Bloody Valentine” music video in May 2020. In January 2022, they announced their engagement on Instagram.

The baby will be Fox’s fourth child (she shares Noah, 11, Bodhi, 9, and Journey, 7, with ex-husband Brian Austin Green); and MGK’s second child (he shared daughter Casie, 15, with ex-Emma Cannon.)

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