When grunge hit the mainstream in 1991 thanks to Nirvana’s Nevermind, it seemed like there was an endless supply of alt-rock bands. There was, but, of course, music changes and boy bands and nu-metal eventually pushed the Seattle sound out of the spotlight.
Some of the biggest bands of the era have stuck around and hit […]

Earlier this week the music world lost one of the defining figures of rock’n’roll: Bo Diddley.

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Beginning in the ‘50s and spanning a 50-year-career, this singer/guitarist introduced the world to his rhythmic beat and powerful vocals on classic tracks like “Who Do You Love,” “I’m a Man” and, of course, “Hey Bo Diddley.” His […]

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The line-up for this year’s Bonnaroo Festival has just been announced.
For the uninitiated, Bonaroo is a four-day music and arts festival held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. Similar to Woodstock, Coachella and the late lamented Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo attracts a wide array of very high-profile acts, as well as cool up-and-coming artists […]

Is there such a thing as trying too hard?
Weezer may be crossing the line from clever to desperate with its video for the new song “Pork and Beans.”
 

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The song is part of the band’s upcoming self-titled album, nicknamed the “red album,” set to be released June 3.
The thing that’s so frustrating about the […]

“For the first time ever, I don’t really care who wins.” That was the way normally venomous American Idol judge summed up his feelings about last night’s season finale of American Idol.
His point was that the two finalists, David Archuleta and David Cook, were both worthy of winning the competition. But the truth is, they’re […]

Just when you thought sex-tape scandals were only for underage girls and creepy old men, along comes news of a sex tape—from beyond the grave!

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AOL and the New York Times report that a video has surfaced allegedly showing guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, um, starring, alongside not one, but two ladies. The tape is […]

Tommy Lee has become famous for a lot of things over the years, including certain videos he made with ex-wife Pam Anderson.
But, before he was starring in adult videos, the tattooed loud-mouth was starring in music videos with his band, Motley Crue.

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The Crue hasn’t quite recaptured the glory of its leather panted, big […]

It has been a busy week in the music world, but our favorite story of the week is Bret Michaels FINALLY revealing what is under his bandana. Bald? Wig? Weave? Keep reading…
VH1 wrapped up another season of the surprisingly popular celebrity skank-a-thon, oops, we mean, dating show, Rock of Love.

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The show stars Bret […]

The mysterious, and still unconfirmed, Beyonce and Jay-Z wedding has quietly fallen out of the headlines, but a new couple is set to take the spotlight.

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Faux-punk Pete Wentz and faux-singer Ashlee Simpson have announced that they are engaged.
Let the rumor-mongering begin!
UsMagazine.com broke the news this morning, and is already speculating that the quick […]

The success of rock band Velvet Revolver is little surprise considering the fact that 3/5 of the band is iconic band Guns’n’Roses (guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum), guitarist Dave Kushner and sometimes Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland.

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However, regardless of their popularity, the band has fired Weiland. AOL/Reuters reports […]