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Not too long ago, Candlebox was ready to call it a day. Having burst onto the scene in the wake of the early ‘90s grunge explosion with hits like “You” and “Far Behind,” the Seattle outfit launched its Long Goodbye Tour in the summer of 2023, with frontman and sole original member Kevin Martin frustrated... Continue Reading →
When I last checked in with The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, he and the band were about to kick off a co-headlining run with shoegaze legends RIDE, performing Between 10th and 11th in full. An outlier in the UK outfit’s catalog, the 1992 record caught on over on these shores, buoyed by the hit single... Continue Reading →
Pepper Keenan is having a difficult time keeping things straight these days. Earlier this year, he saw his main band, Corrosion of Conformity – where he sings and plays guitar – release a double album. April’s Good God / Baad Man received some of their best reviews in years, as did the ensuing tour, which... Continue Reading →
The answer to that headline, if you're a music fan, should be "As many as they want...because people will keep paying. That's just one of the points made in my latest piece for Collider, 10 Farewell Tours That Didn't Stick. And, yes, I'm aware there's a Rolling Stone article with a very similar headline. Whoops.... Continue Reading →
I've just returned from an excursion to London, England, where Metallica closed out a three-year-long tour to support their latest album, 2023’s 72 Seasons. Like most of the dates, which included stops around the world since beginning in the spring of that year, the pair of shows at London Stadium earlier this month were of... Continue Reading →
Out of all the elder statespeople who received the “Coachella bump” after their special appearances across the two-weekend shitshow extravaganza in the California desert last month, perhaps none was more unexpected than David Lee Roth. The legendary frontman was one of the special guests during Teddy Swims’ set, a literal revolving door onstage which also... Continue Reading →
It’s kind of hard to believe this summer marks 20 years since Silversun Pickups dropped their nu gaze classic Carnavas, featuring insta-earworms like “Lazy Eye” and “Well Thought Out Twinkles.” But for Brian Aubert, guitarist and singer for the Los Angeles outfit, the anniversary barely registers, as for him the timeline of the group just... Continue Reading →
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Few 78-year-olds in rock and roll have as much going on as Michael Des Barres. But before running down the current résumé – and we’ll get there – it helps to understand where he comes from. And we’re not even talking about the six-century-old French title he carries as the 26th Marquis Des Barres. That’s besides... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal is coming to Sin City. Following months of rumors and speculation, it was announced this week that Metallica will debut its “Life Burns Faster” residency at Sphere in Las Vegas this fall. The highly anticipated run will take place across eight evenings: October 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and... Continue Reading →
