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Fall Out Boy revealed that they have donated $100,000 from the Fall Out Boy Fund to support the Black Lives Matter movement. The money is being donated to National Bail Out and Black Visions Collective.

A statement from the band reads: “When you discover rot deep within your house you don’t just paint over it. You dismantle it and rebuild a better house. We support the back community in the struggle against racial inequality, injustice and police brutality by committing $100,00 from the Fall Out Boy Fund this summer. We will begin with donations to National Bail Out and Black Visions Collective. We realise this is a marathon not a spring and plan to continue and expand our support.

“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation. – Pearl S. Buck”
 
The Fall Out Boy Fund was set up back in 2017 with the intention of giving back to the band’s home of Chicago. Earlier this year the band donated $100,000 to support the COVID-19 effort in the city.

Fall Out Boy donate $100,000 to Black Lives Matter movement

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Out Boy have donated $100,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement. The American rock band have…

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Lollapalooza 2020 Canceled Due To COVID-19

Lollapalooza 2020 has officially been cancelled. The Chicago-based festival was scheduled to happen from 7/30-8/2.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced today that, in addition to Lolla, Taste of Chicago, the Air and Water Show, the Chicago Jazz Festival, and many more planned outdoor activities would also not be happening this year.

“We wish we could bring Lollapalooza to Grant Park again this year, but we understand why things can’t move forward as planned,” the festival wrote in a statement. They promise that there will be a “weekend-long virtual event” on the weekend Lolla was supposed to be held, including “performances from around the city and beyond, epic archival sets from Chicago and the festival’s six international editions, never-before-seen footage from the 1990s and much more.” 

Here’s the full statement at the link: here

         

Lollapalooza 2020 Is Officially Canceled

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Chicago finally announced on Tuesday, June 9, that all large, permitted outdoor events have been…

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Metallica have broadcast the latest episode in their Metallica Mondays series, which had them streaming one of their most recent shows to date.

For the latest edition of the concert series, the new footage captures their headline set at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on June 18 last year. The show saw the band playing during torrential downpours, with a set that included a cover of The Stone Roses’ ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ – a nod to Manchester’s musical heritage.

You can watch the Manchester show at the link: here 

Metallica Streaming Full Manchester Concert

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Metallica have announced that they will be streaming their full 2019 Manchester, England concert…

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Five Finger Death Punch have released a music video for their song “A Little Bit Off,” from the band’s latest studio album “F8.”

The video shows a deserted Las Vegas during the Covid-19 lockdown. Zoltan Bathory had this to say about the clip, : “Our new record F8 came out right at the exact moment Covid 19 smashed into western society and (naturally) all attention was diverted to the pandemic.'”

Watch the video for “A Little Bit Off” at the link: here.

Five Finger Death Punch Premiere New Music Video “A Little Bit Off”

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Five Finger Death Punch premiere a new music video for their new track “A Little Bit…

06/08/2020 2:31 AM

 

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The Smashing Pumpkins have canceled their Rock Invasion 2 Tour originally scheduled to take place this spring.  The U.S. dates were postponed to October due to the effects of COVID-19, but now the tour has been called off for the year. “It is with heavy hearts that we must announce The Smashing Pumpkins Rock Invasion 2 tour will no longer be taking place,” they confirmed. Ticket buyers will be refunded for their purchases. See the full IG post at the link: here

This marks Smashing Pumpkins’ second set of tour dates affected this year, along with their planned North American trek with Guns N’ Roses.

Smashing Pumpkins Cancel Rock Invasion 2 Tour

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After pushing their spring tour to the fall, Smashing Pumpkins have canceled their Rock Invasion…

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The surviving members of Soundgarden reunited in the studio last fall for a Record Store Day 2020 EP with Brandi Carlile. Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron were on hand to record new versions of the band’s 1994 smash, “Black Hole Sun”, and 1991’s “Searching With My Good Eye Closed”; they’ll be featured alongside Carlile’s own “A Rooster Says,” which will be released on September 26.

Carlile was also joined by frequent collaborators, twins Phil and Tim Hanseroth. “The twins and I met in the late 90’s in a famous Seattle studio called London Bridge,” explained Carlile. “The guy in the picture with me is Rick Parasher (RIP) and he introduced us. Soundgarden were just gods to us back then. Total pioneers and unreachable to us in every way. We went about making our demos and cleaning the studio when we couldn’t afford the bill never knowing that in November of 2019 we would go back to London Bridge and RECORD TWO SONGS WITH THEM!!

“@chriscornellofficial was as great as a human singer can get and now he’s an angel. Thank you Kim, Ben, and Matt. I’ll never forget this day for as long as I live…. stay tuned!!”

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The surviving members of Soundgarden reunited in the studio last fall for a Record Store Day…

06/04/2020 2:00 PM

 

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Elvis Costello has shared a new song called ‘No Flag.’ The track comes with an animated lyric video, and recorded in February but was released due to the current world unrest. 

No Flag is the first new material since Elvis Costello And The Imposters’ 2018 album ‘Look Now’ and was recorded over three days in Helsinki, Finland at Suomenlinnan Studio. “I wanted to go somewhere nobody knew me,” Costello said in a press release. “So, this is ‘The Helsinki Sound’.” Costello also said to “look out for the next installment of this story on July 10,” which suggests more new music is to follow next month.

Take a listen to “No Flag” at the link: here

Elvis Costello Shares New Song “No Flag”: Listen

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Costello’s last studio album with the Imposters arrived in 2018

06/05/2020 12:08 AM

 

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TOOL has canceled all of their 2020 tour dates, confirming they have no plans to try and reschedule them for the rest of this year or even into 2021. An announcement shared to the band’s Facebook revealed they’ve attempted to determine whether pushing their spring and summer 2020 dates back to the upcoming fall months is possible due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, but it doesn’t seem possible as the live events industry remains on indefinite hiatus for the foreseeable future. TOOL returned to touring last year in support of their 2019 chart-topping studio album, Fear Inoculum.

A statement shared to TOOL’s social media page on reads:

When we played what would be our final show of 2020, March 11 at Portland’s Moda Center, we believed we would be back on the road sometime this Fall. As we worked towards that goal we’ve come to realize that there is absolutely no certainty in re-scheduling dates for this Fall or 2021. State and local ordinances vary widely and no one can predict when high capacity events will safely return.

At the same time that we were working to reschedule this tour, we read your messages. Messages of job losses, illness, emotional and financial pain. We could continue to postpone or reschedule dates for some time into 2021 but ethically, we do not think this is the right course of action. In our opinion, tying up our fans’ money for months, if not a full year, is unfair. With that in mind, we have made the very difficult decision to cancel the tour so we can help support the people who have supported us for years.

Fans who purchased tickets through the band or the promoter can expect to receive an email in the coming days confirming the event cancellation and refund details. The band’s last full run of dates took place this past winter prior to the arrival of COVID-19 in North America.

TOOL Cancel North American Tour

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The Fear Inoculum dates were originally postponed  amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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In recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 5, Pearl Jam released for the first time the version of the “Jeremy” that MTV refused to show.

Jeremy is from Pearl Jam’s 1991 debut Ten, inspired by the death of 16-year-old Jeremy Wade Delle, who shot himself in front of his English class and teacher in Richardson, Texas earlier that same year. Eddie Vedder had read about the tragedy and remembered an incident from seventh grade where a fellow student came into class with a gun and shot a fish tank. Vedder took elements of both and wrote the lyrics to Jeremy.  Pearl Jam’s uncensored video ended with a shirtless Jeremy, having been bullied by his classmates, walking into the room, throws an apple to the teacher, pulls out a gun and sticks it into his mouth.

At the time of the song and video’s release, MTV balked at the sight of Jeremy putting the gun in his mouth, and it was removed, although the final images of the kids remained. The edited video led to speculation as to what happened in the climactic scene — whether Jeremy shot himself, his classmates, or both. The video for Jeremy took home four trophies, including Video of the Year, at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards. Pearl Jam didn’t make another video for six years.

Take a look at the uncensored video for “Jeremy” at the link: here

Pearl Jam Unearth Uncensored Version of “Jeremy” Video: Watch

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To commemorate National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Pearl Jam Unearth Uncensored Version of…

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The Ghost Inside have parted ways with bassist Jim Riley. The bassist was accused of making racist slurs five years ago, and while he issued a statement on Twitter, he has now departed the band.

TGI said in a statement on social media: “The Ghost Inside was born from a scene of forward thinking, understanding and progressiveness. Our music and message has always been one of hope and finding that light at the end of the tunnel. Racism and bigotry of any kind stifle that journey the light. It closes and locks doors that need to be broken open.

“We have decided to part ways with bassist Jim Riley. While we didn’t hear these words spoken directly from his mouth, we did hear mutterings of the incident. At the time we thought this to be just a rumor, but it offended and hurt a community. A community we are meant to bring together. We should’ve spoken up back then and we didn’t, we should’ve dug deeper. We acknowledge that we were silent. We are self educating and growing and learning as individuals. We are here to say that we as a band fully condemn racism and support the black community in the fight against systemic racism.”

The departure of Jim comes one day after The Ghost Inside released their fifth studio album, the first new music from TGI since the devastating bus crash that left two dead and the band seriously injured.

The Ghost Inside part ways with bassist after past racist remark

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The Ghost Inside are parting ways with bassist Jim Riley after a situation with him…

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