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Every Time I Die get 'Pawn Stars' shoutout ahead of tour

Every Time I Die are headed on tour soon and they got a sweet shoutout before they hit the road. The band shared a video on Instagram last night of Rick from Pawn Stars giving them his best wishes. Read More: Fyre Festival catastrophe is getting its own feature film Rick mislabeled the band as punk but jokingly admits […]

Fyre Festival catastrophe is getting its own feature film

The disastrous Fyre Festival already had a few documentaries made about it, but now it’s getting a full feature film. According to Deadline, the currently untitled film will be based on the 2017 Vanity Fair article detailing the massive failure. Read More: Frank Iero announces rescheduled Mexico tour dates The film is set to be directed by Tim […]

Frank Iero announces rescheduled Mexico tour dates

Frank Iero had to postpone his upcoming tour in Mexico due to health concerns, but now he’s rescheduled those shows. His band, Frank Iero and the Future Violents, were set to play Monterrey, Mexico City and Guadalajara last week, but now they’ll be coming later in the fall. Read More: Threatin members win multiple lawsuits following frontman’s elaborate […]

Threatin members win multiple lawsuits following frontman’s elaborate hoax

The tragically hilarious story of Threatin has been a rollercoaster to follow, but it’s not quite done yet. Apparently, guitarist Joe Prunera, drummer Dane Davis and Davis‘ mother filed lawsuits against band leader Jered Eames and his wife Kelsey and won by default. Read More: Enter Shikari vocalist compiles out of print books in new novel Records show Prunera was awarded $10,000 plus $250 […]

Enter Shikari vocalist compiles out of print books in new novel

Enter Shikari vocalist Rou Reynolds is no stranger to books, but now he’s releasing a new one. Dear Future Historians (Lyrics and Exegesis of Rou Reynolds for the music of Enter Shikari 2006 – 2019) compiles both of Reynolds’ out of print novels along with some new material. Read More: ‘It: Chapter Two’ covers hate crime, domestic violence scenes from novel The […]

‘It: Chapter Two’ covers hate crime, domestic violence scenes from novel

The It: Chapter 2 trailer arrived this week and speculation over what scenes from the book is already starting. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter Gary Dauberman confirmed some scenes from the novel that will show up. Read More: Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor undergoes double knee surgery The introduction to the later timeline involves a brutal scene of […]

Machine Gun Kelly reveals ‘Hotel Diablo’ is coming soon with studio clip

After revealing the album title and teasing a snippet of a track, Machine Gun Kelly has announced Hotel Diablo will be arriving soon. The rapper posted a teaser video of him furiously rapping in the studio and gave fans a time frame for the album’s release. Read More: Mental illness affects 73% of independent musicians, study shows “I Shouldn’t […]

Mental illness affects 73% of independent musicians, study shows

A new study has found 73 percent of independent musicians suffer from mental illness symptoms. The study was conducted by Swedish digital distribution platform Record Union through an online survey of nearly 1,500 independent artists. The The 73 Percent Report found nearly three-quarters of respondents experienced various issues including panic attacks and depression. Within the 18 to 25 range, this percentage rose to 80 percent. […]

Guns N‘ Roses sue brewery over name-inspired beer

Breweries have been creating music-branded alcohol for quite some time, but Guns N’ Roses don’t want any part of it. According to The Blast, the band have filed a trademark lawsuit against a brewery that sells a beer called Guns ‘N’ Rosé. Read More: Billie Eilish second guessed releasing debut album the night before The lawsuit claims Canarchy Craft […]