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Whoever said you can't go home again obviously didn't have a cover band.
Billie Joe Armstrong has one that's so good CJ Ramone joined them on a few Ramones classics on the little league field Saturday (9/26) a young BJ used to play on.
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After Mother Nature tossed a wet blanket on the All Things Go Festival, forcing organizers to cancel it all, Carly Rae Jepsen called an audible and found shelter at Irving Plaza on Sunday (9/27) in Manhattan.
The last minute pop-up was a win win for all the Canadian singer's fans who were able to change their plans because not only was the price right at just $15, but CRJ doled out seven live debuts.
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Of the dozen albums that Rush pulls from to build its setlist on their current Rush 50 Tour, the songs from 1981's Moving Pictures account for 30% of the set.
That record became their commercial peak without having to sacrifice creativity. Several other bands experienced that same phenomenon: being not only successful, but wildly so, eight albums deep in their career.
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Eddie Vedder’s original idea in creating the Ohana Festival was to make a rock festival feel more like a family gathering. Last weekend's edition, the fest's 10th, may have been the purest version of that vision to date.
Over the three days (9/25, 9/26, 9/27) at the Doheny State Beach behind the Orange curtain, Vedder was everywhere once again.
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Even though Madonna stole the show with her wild opening and Taylor Swift dominated the second half of the telecast, there were many performances of note at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (9/27).
Pop, rap, dance, country, and even K-pop was represented in the annual award show, this year returning to Los Angeles after a 9-year absence. One genre, once a staple on the cable channel back when it shaped pop culture by showing music videos, was rock.
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Madonna, MTV Video Music Awards' first star, dominated the night again 43 years later.
Now 68 years old, the Queen of Pop opened the show Sunday (9/27) at the Peacock Theater in downtown LA. She led the field with 13 nominations and went home with seven wins, including Best Album and Artist of the Year.
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A video of Bruce Dickinson singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” is making the rounds today, but the Iron Maiden frontman performed it at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ home opener against the Seattle Seahawks on September 14, 2025. Dickinson brought the kind of high-flying voice that has powered the band for decades to Acrisure Stadium.
Born in Worksop, England, Dickinson joined Iron Maiden in 1981 and became one of heavy metal’s defining frontmen. The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, according to its official website.
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Beefcake The Mighty is rarely the bearer of bad news, but Friday was an exception, his longtime friend and bandmate, The Sexicutioner, Chuck Varga, had succumbed to cancer.
Varga, a founding member of GWAR and the artist who created and performed as the Sexecutioner, died Friday, Sept. 25, at 68. His death was announced by his longtime friend and bandmate Mike Bishop, who performs as Beefcake the Mighty. Varga’s wife, Bambi, was with him.
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A nor’easter has reshuffled the weekend’s concert calendar, canceling Global Citizen Festival, Ed Sheeran’s two Gillette Stadium shows and New York’s All Things Go, while pushing AC/DC’s MetLife date to October 2. The weather has sidelined Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey, Victoria Monét, Ed Sheeran, Zara Larsson, Brandi Carlile, Carly Rae Jepsen, MUNA, Lola Young, Rebecca Black, Sienna Spiro, CMAT, The Beaches, Jensen McRae, AC/DC and The Pretty Reckless, along with Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Alicia Keys & Friends, YEONJUN and YOSHIKI.
Global Citizen Festival was set for Saturday on Central Park’s Great Lawn. Organizers said they canceled after consulting New York City and NYC Parks, with the forecast making it unsafe to bring tens of thousands of people and the production equipment onto the site. The nonprofit said this is the first cancellation in the festival’s 14-year history.
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The worst kept secret in country music is Carrie Underwood loves Guns N’ Roses. The fact they've never done a full blown tour together is a crying shame.
At her shows she's performed five of their songs over 100 times: “Paradise City” (48), “Welcome to the Jungle” (39), “Sweet Child o’ Mine” (20), “November Rain” (6), and “Patience” (4).
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Justin Bieber turned up at MacArthur Park near downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, (9/22), for an impromptu acoustic set with several friends and bandmates, and the buzz still hasn't subsided.
Sitting on the grass and playing percussion, or standing and singing into a mic, all eyes were on the Canadian.
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From Ohana’s debut in 2016 through 2025, Eddie Vedder has made 18 guest appearances with other artists, spanning 17 different acts.
The Pearl Jam singer and founder of the beachside fest joined Elvis Costello, X and Jack Irons in 2016; Social Distortion and Simon Townshend in 2017; Johnny Marr in 2018; and The Strokes, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, and Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2019.
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