When Megadeth play BMO Stadium on September 25 and 27, it will likely mark the band’s final shows in their hometown of Los Angeles. Founding member Dave Mustaine has called the band’s self-titled 17th album, released in January, as well as the subsequent promotional tour, their last. “It’s not that I want to,” explained Mustaine, … Read more
Before Freddie Mercury put a gun against a man’s head and pulled the trigger, he considered sending him off to war. An early draft of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the 1975 hit that would define the band, included the verse, “Mama, there’s a war began / I’ve got to leave tonight,” according to “A Life in … Read more
Echo Park was crawling with musicians, shoppers and characters Saturday as the neighborhood’s biggest free street party roared to life. Los Angeles’ indie-music hopefuls spilled on to the streets as Echo Park Rising turned the neighborhood into a two-day playground of live music, vintage shopping, art, food and local flavor. The festival arrived despite heat-wave-related … Read more
Hundreds of fans lined the streets of a seaside Welsh village on Saturday to bid farewell to late singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin was brought home. The Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star, beloved worldwide for her 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” died last month in a hospital in Portugal. She was 75. Tyler … Read more
Earth Wind & Fire drummer John Paris uttered just a few heartbreaking words to his wife before doctors placed the critically ill man back into a coma, according to a new update from his supporters. Paris suffered a “cardiac incident” and was rushed to the hospital just minutes before the band was scheduled to go … Read more
The world is still getting used to LeBron James being on the Philadelphia 76ers’ roster. King James is taking his talents to Philadelphia after what felt like an endless saga of speculation about which team he’ll decide to play with in free agency. This marks the fourth franchise James has played for, and the fifth … Read more
KATSEYE fans hoping to see the group in full this weekend at a Los Angeles music festival are sadly out of luck. Sophia Laforteza, considered the leader of the group behind hit songs including “Gnarly” and “Gabriela,” said she’ll miss the Head in the Clouds music festival the group was scheduled to attend in Pasadena … Read more
Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard was enjoying a night of Irish music before his fatal motorcycle accident west of Ireland’s capital city early Wednesday morning. The 56-year-old, who died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash just before 4:30 a.m. in western Dublin, spent his final moments at the Wren’s Nest pub attending a trad session, The Irish … Read more
It must have been high touring costs. Roxette, the Swedish pop-rock duo that rose to worldwide fame in the late 80s’/early 90s’ for hits such as “It Must Have Been Love” and “Listen to Your Heart,” is the latest music group to be rattled by “blue dot fever” — a term that’s spread on social … Read more
You likely already know this little ditty. In 2019, Carl Martin, a Danish musician and musicology student, sat down to compose a song and struck what he believed was musical gold. He had crafted a four-note melody that he said “felt just right” and claimed it was the “best melody anybody in music has ever … Read more
One of the last surviving Ramones wasn’t invited to a 50th anniversary concert that will feature a punk supergroup playing some of the band’s best tunes, The Post has learned. Former drummer Richie Ramone confirmed he was left off the guest list for a John Travolta-hosted “50th anniversary” bash in Los Angeles that will feature … Read more
Cops are investigating whether singer Lauren Bennett killed herself in England, reports say. Multiple authorities believe the “Party Rock Anthem” star most likely died by suicide in the UK on May 29, according to TMZ. Her father, Richard Bennett, previously claimed the National Health Service failed to appropriately treat her for five months before her … Read more
A glamorous comedian and musician has accused Jelly Roll of a salacious online smear campaign that included an alleged hitman and independent death threats — and contributed to the breakup of his marriage to Bunnie Xo. Nicole Arbour, whose recent Jelly Roll diss track “Cosplay Christian” racked up millions of views online, claimed the country superstar and Bunnie spent years fabricating … Read more
Each year, the eastern end of Long Island gets louder and livelier with new bars, clubs and even speakeasies. This summer, the scene promises to sizzle with a series of openings that offer different levels of fun. If martinis and mahjong are your dream night out, we know just the place. You’d rather guzzle magnums … Read more
How do you entice new customers onto a cruise ship? That often-maligned holiday experience of tiny crowded pools, average entertainment, long buffet lines, smoky casinos and bingo (not to mention bingo wings)? How about with a bit of rock ’n’ roll? Or rap? Or disco? Virgin Voyages, a cruise line with a unique music heritage, is … Read more
Country star Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie XO are very public about how they have turned their lives around, exorcising their demons to become good Christians. But some of the inner circle who surround them are bad news, with several issued restraining orders against them for abusing women and one of the country star’s … Read more
He took his shot — and hit nothing but net. A longtime street musician scored his dream gig with the Knicks last week when two Madison Square Garden execs happened upon his drumming performance outside the World’s Most Famous Arena. “What are the odds of you just walking past while I’m here trying to bust … Read more
Live music fans across the Golden State, rejoice. You now have a small window to land major concert tickets going for a song as Live Nation rolls out its nationwide “Summer of Live” promotion. The steep discounts went live Wednesday, offering $30 all-in tickets to more than 4,000 shows across the US and Canada, and … Read more
Talk about a Double-Double of SoCal icons. Burger giant In-N-Out is teaming up with alt-rock radio staple KROQ to give the station’s famed Wilshire Boulevard performance hub a major glow-up — rebranding it as the In-N-Out Burger Sound Space at KROQ, according to a news release from Audacy. In-N-Out Burger is teaming up with alt-rock station … Read more
Bad news for Coachella fans as one act scheduled for the upcoming music festival had to cancel their appearance due to the guitarist suffering an “acute brain injury.” In a post on the rock band’s Instagram on Wednesday, the band, Lambrini Girls, wrote that they would not be performing on Saturday at the desert festival because … Read more