Music News

Grunge rock band Pearl Jam have booked several 2012 European tour dates, including a headlining gig the Isle of Wight Festival on June 23.

Thank goodness for quirky bands like the Black Keys and Foster the People who know how to make mesmerizing music videos that don’t rely on commercial hoopla.

Cliff Burnstein, who manages Metallica and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, told the Wall Street Journal he wants the bands to play Europe before the economy worsens.

Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger guests on a track off Steel Panther’s latest release, and according to drummer Stix Zadinia, they met at a Steel Panther show.

Paramore singer Hayley Williams has several No. 1 alternative rock hits and a big house to prove it, but last winter, she decided to move back home with her mom.

Puscifer, the electro-industrial side project for Maynard James Keenan from Tool and A Perfect Circle celebrity, has announced a new run of tour dates for 2012.

Brit-pop gents Coldplay played a small gig at the 500-capacity Camden Dingwalls last night, and singer Chris Martin had some fun with the crowd.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today (Dec. 7) announced its new inductees, and the list includes the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys and Guns N' Roses.

Those who head to Chris Cornell’s solo run of shows this winter will notice nugget missing from his repertoire of songs: eternal grunge rock hit, “Spoonman.”

Korn's latest offering, the dubstep-inspired ‘The Path of Totality,’ has the men stepping away from their nu-metal roots.