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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The four founding members of R.E.M. performed together publicly for the first time in nearly three decades at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony in New York on Thursday night, playing an acoustic version of their breakthrough song, 1987’s “Losing My Religion.” With characteristic understatement, the group — singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry — showed their respect for the honor and the institution, their friendship and decades-long bond, and in gracious terms, fans, family, friends, and everyone who helped them along the way.

System Of A Down‘s Shavo Odadjian has launched his brand new project Seven Hours After Violet with the gnarly new single ‘Paradise’.The bassist has unveiled the new five-piece band, which consists of Odjajian, Taylor Barber from Left To Suffer on vocals, Alejandro Aranda from Scarypoolparty on guitar/backing vocals, with Morgoth and Josh Johnson from Winds of Plague on guitar/production and drums respectively.Speaking about the new song, Odadjian says ‘Paradise’ “showcases the various dynamics we explore throughout, which makes it the perfect introduction to Seven Hours After Violet.”“I’ve been making music for over 30 years, and I wanted to do something super heavy but melodic and come back to my roots,” he continued. “Until this band, every side project I’ve done has been outside the walls of heavy music.

Charlie Colin, a former bassist for the band Train, has sadly passed away.

Charlie Colin, founding bassist of the rock band Train, has died after reportedly slipping in a shower. He was 58.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Charlie Colin, a founding member of the group Train, has died at the age of 58 after he slipped and fell in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels, Belgium. While circumstances around his death are scarce, sources told TMZ that no one found Colin until his friends returned home from their trip five days ago.

A festival dedicated to the 'life and work' of the late The Smith's bassist Andy Rourke is set to take place at a legendary Manchester venue this weekend.

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill has claimed that people have been “trying to kill heavy metal” for about 40 years.The metal musician made the comments in a recent interview with music YouTube channel Metal Oda ahead of their concert in Istanbul, Turkey this July.Asked what advice he would give himself if he could go back to the beginning of the band’s career more than 50 years ago, the bassist spoke about the importance of “patience and persistence” (per Blabbermouth).Elaborating on the title of the new album ‘Invincible Shield’, Hill continued: “We’ve had a lot of stuff thrown at us over the years. I mean, people have been trying to kill heavy metal now for about 35, 40 years, so it’s always been a bit of a struggle against the establishment, if you know what I mean.”The artist concluded that the band had “managed to survive and come through it”.Hill’s comments come after Judas Priest’s own Rob Halford reflected on being labelled ‘Metal God’ by fans.Speaking to NME as part of a recent In Conversation video interview, he shared that the nickname “kind of got a life of its own and then I started to take it too seriously”, adding: “So much so that I’ve actually got a trademark on ‘Metal God’ because I cherish it so much – not just not for me, but for the band and the fans as well”.The vocalist said he always has “fun” with it, sharing: “I always say: ‘There was only one Elvis, and there’s only one Metal God.’ And I mean that, you know, with my tongue in my cheek.”Halford also expressed his relief that the band were aligned in their outlooks on fame and music.

U2's Adam Clayton and his wife Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho have split, ending their marriage of over a decade in an amicable split. A representative for the couple shared the news with the Sunday World, confirming that they had parted ways.The duo, who tied the knot back in September 2013, share a six year old daughter named Alba.

He was one of Oasis' founding members. But bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan has rarely been seen in public since he quit the iconic Manchester band at the height of their fame back in 1999.

Saxon bassist Steve Dawson has been jailed for historic child sex offences.The 72-year-old received a sentence of six years following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court, according to BBC News after he was found guilty at an earlier hearing of four counts of indecent assault of a child under 14.He was jailed for repeatedly abusing the girl when she was six-years-old during the 1990s.Det Con Robert Heath, the officer in charge of the case at South Yorkshire Police, said following the verdict: “Stephen Dawson thought he had got away with committing these horrific crimes against a young, vulnerable victim 30 years ago.“She has shown extraordinary strength through coming forward. It is clear that his evil acts have remained with her throughout her life, and I hope this sentence goes some way to allowing her to move on from these traumatic events.”He continued: “The result of this case demonstrates just how seriously we take these offences.

AC/DC has claimed that he was the legendary rock band’s “best” singer.The former frontman was one of the founding members of the iconic Australian rock band in 1973 alongside Malcolm and Angus Young, drummer Colin Burgess and bassist Larry Van Kriedt.Evans provided lead vocals on AC/DC’s first official single ‘Can I Sit Next To You, Girl’ and it’s B-side ‘Rocking in the Parlour’. In 1974, Evans was replaced by Bon Scott.

Slipknot percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has said there are “real misunderstandings” about how the band formed.During a recent interview, the musician said the three musicians who originally started the masked metal outfit were himself, late Slipknot bassist Paul Gray and lead vocalist Andrew Rouw (aka Anders Colsefni).This trio all contributed to Slipknot’s 1996 independent debut album ‘Mate. Feed.

AC/DC have announced that a new bassist and drummer will be joining them on their 2024 UK and European stadium tour.The Australian rock legends revealed yesterday (February 12) that they will perform 21 dates in 10 countries this summer, marking their first tour in Europe for eight years.They have now confirmed that former Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney will be performing with them on the tour. Alongside core members Angus Young, Brian Johnson, and Stevie Young, Matt Laug will also be on drums after performing with the band at Power Trip festival last year in place of Phil Rudd.“We are thrilled to finally announce the ‘POWER UP’ European Tour.

Staff at a Glasgow restaurant were shocked yesterday when a member of popular band 1975 stopped in for brunch.

Jamiroquai bassist Derrick McIntyre has died at the age of 66 after being involved in a fatal car accident. Derrick's family have confirmed the news in a sad statement, in which they paid tribute to a "great man" who "influenced many" and will be "forever" missed. The bassist's heartbroken family said: "Our dad, Derrick McIntyre, was a proud dad, husband, brother, son, uncle, grandfather and friend.

Jamiroquai‘s 2005 album ‘Dynamite’, has died at the age of 66.The musician was involved in a five-vehicle crash in Bushey, Hertfordshire last Friday (February 2), and pronounced dead at the scene (via BBC News). It is reported that two other people were taken to hospital for treatment.In a statement, McIntyre’s family wrote: “Our dad, Derrick McIntyre, was a proud dad, husband, brother, son, uncle, grandfather and friend.“He had a passion for music, playing the bass guitar for most of his life and blessing tracks with his groovy bassline for folks such as Jamiroquai, Roy Ayers, Beverley Knight and many more.“Dad was a great man who influenced many that came into contact with him, inspiring and encouraging every chance he could.”The family of an ‘inspiring’ man who sadly died in a collision in #Bushey have paid tribute.Derrick McIntyre, aged 66, who lived in #Watford, was involved in the collision on the morning of 2 February and sadly passed away at the scene.

Alkaline Trio have shared a brand new single from their upcoming 10th album – listen to ‘Versions Of You’ below.The trio will release new album ‘Blood, Hair and Eyeballs’, their first since 2018’s ‘Is This Thing Cursed?’, on January 26. ‘Versions Of You’ follows recent singles ‘Bad Time’ and the album’s title track.Discussing the themes of the new song, bassist and vocalist Dan Andriano said: “It’s a song about sorting through the rubble of a broken friendship and realizing there’s just nothing there to try and rebuild… that maybe the whole thing was artificial and driven by self-serving motives.”He added: “From the start there was something really exciting about this one, a raw energy we didn’t want to let go.

Mr. Bungle member Theo Brooks Lengyel has been named as a “person of interest” in a missing persons case.Lengyel was one of the founding members of the American experimental rock band that was formed in Eureka, California. He worked with the group from 1985 until 1996 and played various instruments including saxophone, clarinet and keyboards.

Colin Burgess, the original drummer of AC/DC, has died.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The last “Saturday Night Live” of the year is always a special occasion, and 2023 was no exception: Billie Eilish performed the television debut of “What Was I Made For?,” written and recorded for Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster “Barbie.” Eilish was accompanied by her brother/ collaborator Finneas and jazz bassist Christian McBride, as well as a six-piece string ensemble. “What Was I Made For?” was introduced by Gerwig who appeared on stage alongside this week’s host (and “Barbie” costar) Kate McKinnon in a joyful embrace.