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General News
Paul Simon and Edie Brickell have been in a personal and musical partnership for more than three decades. Brickell made her splash in the late '80s as the adorable hippyish singer of Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, whose 1988 hit “What I Am” was a delightful respite from the maddening mush on MTV.
Covers
Guns N’ Roses brought their creatively titled World Tour 2026 to Gliwice, Poland, last Thursday, (6/4) with a 29-song set that included the live debut of a cover by pioneering British punk band The Damned.
General News
Rush kicked off their Fifty Something Tour on Sunday (6/7) in the same venue, the Fabulous Forum, where they played their last show with their now-departed drummer and songwriter, Neil Peart, 11 years ago.
Festivals
Olivia Rodrigo continued the extremely slow rollout of her much anticipated forthcoming third album with a surprise set at Primavera Sound on Saturday (6/6).
Festivals
The Cure have such an embarrassment of riches with their deep catalogue of fantastic tunes from five decades, that even though they often play 30 songs a show, they still might not play a banger for 10 years or longer.
General News
Nearly eighteen years ago, at the end of 2008, Take That released their second album without Robbie Williams, The Circus.
Covers
Metallica set a German stadium concert attendance record Saturday (5/30) at Olympiastadion in Berlin, drawing a reported 94,000 people during their M72 World Tour.
Live Debuts
The Pretty Reckless returned Monday (6/1) to the 500 capacity club they once rocked back in 2010 to play a handful of new songs (as well as fan favorites and hits) and to get ready for a long year of rock.
Festivals
Kevin Lyman is an entrepreneur and educator best known as the founder and longtime producer of the Vans Warped Tour, one of the longest-running music festivals in North America.
General News
Kanye West, now known as simply Ye, broke a world record on Saturday (5/30) while rapping on top of the world.
