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When Robert Fripp looked out from the stage of the Anfiteatro Romano in Pompei during a King Crimson show there in July 2018, he saw something he didn’t expect: women. “Seeing men sitting next to their wives,” he marveled during a recent press event in London’s West End. “Seeing young …

A young man’s addiction breeds madness in Iceage‘s vivid new video for “Pain Killer,” their collaborative song with Sky Ferreira. The clip opens with the protagonist suffering an injury at a construction site. He wakes up in the hospital with a head injury, and the doctors hand over some painkillers …

With classic rock rapidly fading from the pop charts, the rock & roll memorabilia industrial complex is in critical danger. Luckily, the Disney Channel is here to help. Julien’s Auctions, a private auction house in Culver City, California known for its record-breaking memorabilia auctions, has announced that Music Icons: The …

A hologram of Ronnie James Dio will tour the United States this spring with a lineup of musicians that performed in the late metal legend’s titular band, Dio. The “Dio Returns” trek will kick off May 31st at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Ft. Myers, Florida and …

Following a trio of 50th anniversary shows in their native Texas this May, ZZ Top will bring their celebration on the road with an extensive U.S. summer tour. Cheap Trick will once again serve as the tour’s primary special guest, with Lynyrd Skynyrd also onboard for a pair of shows. …

Washington D.C.’s Priests clearly stated their refreshingly bedrock punk-rock concerns with the title of their 2014 EP, Bodies and Control and Money and Power. Their sound was refreshing too, at times recalling the Nineties riot grrrl idealism of Bikini Kill and Bratmobile on songs that took sharp shots at ye …

Hot Chip provide the very literal soundtrack for a couple’s breakup in the video for their new song “Hungry Child,” off their upcoming album, A Bath Full of Ecstasy, out June 21st. Directed by Saman Kesh, the clip gleefully shatters the most basic suspension of disbelief required for music videos …

Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only will reunite again as the “original” Misfits for a special show at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, June 29th. The Misfits will headline the gig, which will also feature Rise Against, the Distillers, Anti-Nowhere League and Cro-Mags. Tickets will go on sale …

Ariana Grande is rolling through the country this spring on her highly-anticipated Sweetenertour, which follows the success of her back-to-back Number One albums, Thank U, Next(released in February) and Sweetener, which topped the charts last August. The tour — which kicked off March 19th in Albany, New York — will …

Update (5/21): Eric Holder was indicted for fatally shooting rap artist Nipsey Hussle and wounding two others in South Los Angeles earlier this year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Holder pleaded not guilty to the charges. Holder’s charges include one count of murder, two counts each of …