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Deftones Announce 2025 North American Arena Tour Dates

Deftones Announce 2025 North American Arena Tour Dates

Deftones just announced details of their 2025 North American arena tour. The dates will be the alt-metal legends first headlining tour since 2022. The 24-date run gets started at Portland’s Moda Center on February 25, and will cross the country while hitting up legendary American arenas like the Kia Forum in Los Angeles and Madison…MORE

Johnny Marr Responds to Morrissey’s Recent Claims About The Smiths: “It Was Left To Me To Protect The Legacy”

Johnny Marr Responds to Morrissey’s Recent Claims About The Smiths: “It Was Left To Me To Protect The Legacy”

Following Morrissey’s recent claims about the Smiths’ trademark status and rejected reunion offers, the band’s former guitarist Johnny Marr issued a response of his own on Instagram on Tuesday (September 17). Marr released a statement, “In the interests of accuracy and clarity,” because “recent statements made by Morrissey…are incorrect.” Apparently, in 2008 a third party…MORE

Jack White Launches His Fender Signature Collection

Jack White Launches His Fender Signature Collection

Jack White has just unveiled his new Fender Artist Signature Series collection. The musician’s branded partnership with Fender includes the Jack White Pano Verb Amplifier, the Jack White TripleCaster Telecaster, and the Jack White TripleSonic Acoustasonic guitar. Each of the items were designed in collaboration with White, and the collection seeks to “embody White’s unique…MORE

Morrissey Claims Johnny Marr Now Owns The Smiths Trademark, Can Choose New Vocalist

Morrissey Claims Johnny Marr Now Owns The Smiths Trademark, Can Choose New Vocalist

On Monday (September 16), Morrissey shared a statement on his website titled, “THE PLOT THICKENS,” which claims that his former bandmate, guitarist Johnny Marr, has “successfully applied for 100% trademark rights / Intellectual Property ownership of The Smiths name.” Morrissey disclosed that the move frees up Marr to “tour as The Smiths using the vocalist…MORE

Styx Announces 2025 Las Vegas Residency

Styx Announces 2025 Las Vegas Residency

Styx has announced that they will be playing a week-long residency at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas that will take place in early 2025. As part of those series of shows, the Chicago rock veterans will be performing their multi-platinum, Billboard Top 10-charting 1977 album, The Grand Illusion, in its entirety, along with other…MORE

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Announces His New Memoir, ‘Fahrenheit-182’

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Announces His New Memoir, ‘Fahrenheit-182’

Blink-182 bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus has announced that his new memoir, Fahrenheit-182, will be released on April 8, 2025. The book was co-authored by Dan Ozzi, and according to the press release, “This is a story of what happens when an angst-ridden kid who grew up in the desert experiences his parents’ bitter divorce,…MORE