New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will not return in 2026. Organizers for the festival issued a brief statement online, saying :”After a great run, we’re taking 2026 off. This isn’t goodbye – it’s just a breather. [New England Metal & Hardcore Festival] will return. Thank you for always showing up and making this fest […]
What started as a silly shirtless tribute to a metal icon has turned into a viral sensation thanks to a Kentucky man and his innovative “tit-tar” skills. How the ‘Tit-tar’ Started Like many metal fans, Aaron Hartman, or Studmuffin Supreme as he is known to his online following, found himself trying to cope with the […]
Maria Corina Machado just pulled the ultimate political kiss-ass move at the White House on Thursday (January 15). Venezuela’s opposition leader handed Donald Trump her actual Nobel Peace Prize medal during their private meeting. Machado told reporters she “presented the president of the United States the medal, the Nobel Peace Prize” and called Trump the […]
With a highly anticipated festival appearance booked for The Great Escape this May, SISTRA continue their steady ascent by sharing more new music. The sibling duo first caught my attention back in November 2025 with the release of “Things I Really Mean,” a shimmering and emotionally charged slice of alt-pop that showcased both […]
Spotify has raised prices across all paid subscription tiers in the United States, making it the most expensive major music streaming service on the market. The increases take effect immediately for new subscribers and will roll out to existing Premium users in the U.S., Estonia, and Latvia over the next month. Under the new pricing […]
A leading U.K. politician has paid tribute to late Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins, but not without a bit of trickery. Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage is one of the public figures on Cameo, the site where you can request personalized messages in return for a fee. But likely not doing due diligence on the subject […]
Ludacris is under fire and his Instagram comments section is looking like a war zone right now. Fans are going nuclear after finding out the Atlanta legend signed up to perform at the Rock The Country festival this summer. The festival bills itself as celebrating 250 years of freedom, but everybody’s calling it the MAGA Music […]
Nigel Farage has been left red-faced after being tricked into recording a paid tribute to Ian Watkins, the former Lostprophets frontman and convicted child sex offender, via the Cameo platform. The Reform UK leader issued a 30-second personalized video on Thursday, January 15 in which he unknowingly praised Watkins, who was serving a 29-year prison […]
Here are 11 essential indie rock albums from the 1990s that you should absolutely own on vinyl. This list could honestly go on forever, given the state of indie music in the ’90s. What it meant to be a true “indie rock” band hadn’t been fully developed at this time. The grunge era in the […]
Kanye West suffered another major business setback when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office abandoned hundreds of his trademark applications, including 20 attempts to secure rights to the controversial name “Yews.” The trademark failures represent the latest blow to West’s business empire, which has been crumbling since his antisemitic outbursts in 2022 and 2023 cost […]
