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Sum 41, has denied accusations of sexual abuse put forward by the band’s frontman Deryck Whibley.The allegations arose as the singer yesterday (October 8) shared his first memoir, Walking Disaster, and also opened up to the LA Times about some of the more serious subject matter in the book.In the memoir, Whibley accused Nori, who is also the frontman for fellow pop-punk group Treble Charger, of grooming him, as well as sexually and verbally abusing him for years.Speaking to The Globe And Mail on Monday evening, Nori said that he had not seen the book or heard the allegations and added: “These are false allegations”. Nori also said that he had retained a defamation lawyer.According to the allegations put forward, the frontman claimed the abuse began when Whibley was 16 and Nori was 34.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has spoken out after a photo of his baby son leaked online.The musician’s wife Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to the couple’s first child together, Rocky Thirteen, on November 1, 2023. His name is a nod to him being the 13th Kardashian grandchild, per Hello!.Barker and Kardashian have since attempted to keep their son out of the public eye, and have not posted any images of his face on social media.During a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Barker was asked how he was “handling fame and Rocky’s privacy”.“Unfortunately, someone finally got a photo of him, but we’d rather keep him out of the spotlight.“If I could do everything different, I would have done the same thing with my [older] kids.

Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong has teamed up with Marshall and have launched the brand-new Monitor III A.N.C. wireless headphones.The new headphones feature an impressive 70 hours of active noise-cancelling playtime and 100 hours without, making it possible to listen to music for longer without interruptions.Armstrong, whose relationship with the amplification company includes the use of the JCM900 and Plexi 1959SLP amps within his career as well as the modified version of the Plexi 1959SLP – now known as the “Dookie Mod”, which helped define the sound of Green Day’s seminal debut LP, ‘Dookie’ – leads Marshall’s new campaign, which is aimed at finding harmony in the chaos and celebrating music as a uniting force.The advert for the Marshall Monitor III A.N.C.

Paramore’s Hayley Williams has lashed out at Donald Trump during the band’s set at the iHeartRadio Music Festival – check out the footage below.The group played a five-song set at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Friday (September 20), and during a performance of ‘Big Man, Little Dignity’, Williams seized the moment, leaning into the camera to issue a rallying cry against the former president.“Project 2025 is Donald Trump’s playbook for controlling and punishing women, poor people, people of colour, and the LGBTQ community,” she said.Hayley Williams (Paramore) lashes out at Trump during performance at iHeartRadio Music Festival. pic.twitter.com/BOTbXZ9Naw— State of the Scene (@SOTSPodcast) September 21, 2024“It is time for all Americans to band together and to finally defeat the Trump agenda.

Green Day‘s tour stop at SoFi Stadium on Saturday (September 14), Williams, dressed in all black, was spotted joining other rock fans in the pit.Footage posted on X shows Williams running around in a circle pit with a big smile on her face and waving her arms in the air. Watch below:SERENA WILLIAMS in the pit at GREEN DAY is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen.

Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has announced his memoir, titled Fahrenheit 182, which is set for release on April 8 2025.The book is set to detail how Hoppus created one of the “greatest bands” of his generation, Blink-182’s break up, his struggles with anxiety and suicide ideation, and his cancer diagnosis. “This shit gets dark,” he said in a promotional video for the upcoming book posted on his social media accounts.A post shared by Mark Hoppus (@markhoppus)A blurb from the book’s publisher HarperCollins reads: “A memoir that paints a vivid picture of what it was like to grow up in the 1980s as a latchkey kid hooked on punk rock, skateboards, and MTV; Mark Hoppus shares how he came of age and forms one of the biggest bands of his generation.“Threaded through with the very human story of a constant battle with anxiety and Mark’s public battle and triumph over cancer, Fahrenheit-182 is a delight for fans and also a funny, smart, and relatable memoir for anyone who has wanted to quit but kept going.”The Blink-182 vocalist announced he was writing a book in 2022, at the time he told The Hollywood Reporter that the project is “a combo of music memoir meets medical journey”.“I’m excited to tell my story,” he said.

Green Day have announced their first European festival shows of next summer, and they’re just a few days before Glastonbury.The punk icons will be playing at the Hurricane and Southside festivals in Germany between June 20 and June 22 alongside some huge names including Biffy Clyro, Yellowcard, Wet Leg and Amyl & The Sniffers. Check Green Day’s website for tickets.These are their only European dates announced for 2025 so far, following on from their run of ‘Saviors’ tour dates in the continent earlier this year – the tour is still going on in their native US – though they’ll be playing South Africa, Asia and Australia from January through to March, including a headline slot at Lollapalooza India in Mumbai.With Glastonbury 2025 running from June 25 to 29, there’s already been plenty of speculation that Green Day could be keeping their diaries free that weekend.

Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ has hit a major milestone, with the song officially registering one billion streams on Spotify.The song was the title track of the band’s Grammy-winning seventh album, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It is Green Day’s second song to join Spotify’s billions club, after ‘Basket Case’.It only reached Number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time of its release in 2004, but did hit Number Three in the UK and was later nominated for four Grammys.It comes ahead of an official re-release of the album, which will include “limited edition super deluxe box sets” on 8LP vinyl and 4CD, as well as Blu-rays, original documentaries and unreleased tracks.

Green Day have released three songs from the deluxe 20th anniversary reissue of their seminal album ‘American Idiot’.Announced last month, the “limited edition super deluxe box sets” of their Grammy Award-winning 2004 record will be released on October 25. Fans will be able to buy the collection on 8LP vinyl and 4CD, with each package also containing two Blu-ray discs.Additionally, Green Day will drop a limited edition colour vinyl of the original 2LP version of ‘American Idiot’.Today, they’ve dropped three new tracks – a demo version of ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’, the B-side ‘Governator’, and a live version of ‘St.

Green Day side project Pinhead Gunpowder have begun teasing their return.Comprised of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, touring guitarist Jason White, along with Bill Schneider on bass and Aaron Cometbus on drums and lyrics, Pinhead Gunpowder took to Instagram to post a cryptic message.Though the band have been active since the early ’90s, they have one official studio album, their 1997 debut ‘Goodbye Ellston Avenue’.But it appears there may be more to come. On their Instagram, the band shared a reel including a photo of the four of them, teasing some news would drop on September 5, 6am PDT.

Green Day concert in Detroit was temporarily halted due to a “potential safety issue”.The pop-punkers are currently embarking on their ‘Saviors’ stadium tour, where they are touring the release of their latest album ‘Saviors‘.At their stop in Detroit’s Comerica Park last night (September 4), however, the band were forced to evacuate the stage in the middle of ‘Longview’. According to Billboard, security reportedly spotted an unauthorised drone hovering near the stage, prompting the band to leave abruptly.After ten minutes or so, Green Day returned by finishing off ‘Longview’, with frontman Billie Joe Armstrong requesting fans to put away their phones: “Pull ’em out later.

Slam Dunk 2025 have been announced, with A Day To Remember, Neck Deep and Alkaline Trio leading the way.Next year’s instalment will be held at Hatfield Park for the south and Leeds Temple Newsam in the north, taking place on May 24 and 25 respectively.Today (September 4), the organisers have shared the first wave of 20 artists joining the line-up, and the first run of names includes one of the most requested bands by Slam Dunk fans: A Day To Remember.The announcement comes as the band are currently gearing up to kick off their US tour next month, and it will not only mark their first time taking to the festival’s stage, but their first live performance planned for the UK in 2025. “We’re really excited to get back to the UK, and to play Slam Dunk for the first time,” the band shared in a new statement.Alkaline Trio are also on the bill for next year, and the announcement comes following their recent 2024 album ‘Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs’, as well as the two new singles they shared last month.

Paramore have reflected on their Taylor Swift opening support slot for her ‘Eras’ tour and shared: “We love you”.The ‘Aint It Fun’ hitmakers opened for all 48 Swift’s European shows during the European leg of the pop star’s mammoth ‘Eras’ tour. Yesterday (August 26), the band took to their official Instagram account to thank the ‘Bejeweled’ singer by sharing a photo of themselves with Swift holding a thumbs-up sign.“Thank you for asking us to be a part of such an incredible moment in your life and career.

Paramore‘s Hayley Williams has spoken out about Chappell Roan‘s fan boundaries comment which she deemed “brave” and “unfortunately necessary”.The ‘Hot To Go’ singer took to her social media this past weekend (August 24) to address the “predatory behaviour” of so-called “superfans” in a post, stressing that “women don’t owe you shit”.“This isn’t a group conversation,” she said. The post set out that after a decade of building her career, “it’s come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries.”“I’ve been in too many nonconsensual physical and social interactions and I just need to lay it out and remind you, women don’t owe you shit,” she wrote.

Blink-182 have shared two new singles, ‘All In My Head’ and ‘No Fun’, from their upcoming extended album ‘One More Time… Part 2’. Check them out below.The pop-punk icons announced an expanded edition of their 2023 comeback LP ‘One More Time‘ earlier this week.

Green Day have announced a signature brewer and coffee kit to mark the 20th anniversary of ‘American Idiot’.As well as hitting the road with the Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid on the ‘Saviors’ stadium tour to mark the anniversary of their 2004 album, the pop-punk trio have now released an ‘American Idiot’-inspired collab with Keurig.In partnership with Punk Bunny Coffee, the coffee company the band founded in 2015, the anniversary edition brewer will feature the iconic album artwork and retails at $159.99 – although as of today (August 21) it is sold out, but fans can sign up to be notified when it’s back in stock.Per Keurig’s website, the Green Day bundle comes with “a custom Keurig K-Iced Plus™ brewer, an iced coffee tumbler, twelve Punk Bunny Soundcheck K-Cup coffee pods, and access to a Spotify playlist curated by the band”.A post shared by Punk Bunny Coffee (@punkbunnycoffee)“We are on the road celebrating 20 years of ‘American Idiot’ all summer,” said frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in a press release. “Our buses and back stages have been stocked with our coffee company’s first ever signature brewer.

Paramore have paid tribute to Queen‘s late frontman Freddie Mercury while performing at London’s Wembley Stadium.The band have been on the road with Taylor Swift serving as opening support on her worldwide ‘Eras’ tour. During the penultimate show of their five-night run at the iconic stadium, the frontwoman took the time to pay tribute to the late, great Mercury.Sporting a cropped white t-shirt, a studded belt, light wash jeans and black boots – resembling the ‘Somebody To Love’ singer’s iconic outfit worn while performing at Live Aid at Wembley back in 1985 – frontwoman Hayley Williams told the crowd: “I’ve got one minute to try something and I need you to help me,” before going into Mercury’s famous ‘Ayo’ vocal runs from Live Aid.A post shared by paramore (@paramore)The crowd proceeded to follow along with her call and response.

Blink-182 have announced the details and release date of their newest offering – ‘One More Time… Part 2’.The expanded edition of their 2023 LP ‘One More Time‘ is set for release on September 6 you can pre-order / pre-save it here. ‘One More Time… Part 2’ will include eight brand new tracks, with the first – ‘All In My Head’ – to be released on Friday (August 23).‘One More Time… Part 2’ will be available in various physical formats as well as digitally on streaming platforms. A limited edition 2xLP complete deluxe pressing on a blue balls coloured vinyl will be available.

Yungblud joined The Offspring on stage in Switzerland on Friday (August 16) for a version of ‘Self Esteem’ – check out footage below.The show took place at the Open Air Festival in Gampel and saw the Californian band play a set packed with their biggest songs, including ‘Come Out and Play’, ‘Why Don’t You Get a Job?’ and ‘Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)’.During the encore, Yungblud joined them for a rendition of ‘Self Esteem’, from the band’s 1994 album ‘Smash’. Posting on Instagram after the show, Yungblud quoted the song’s lyrics, writing: “That’s okay man, cause I like the abuse,” alongside footage of him standing among the crowd.Watch below:A post shared by YUNGBLUD (@yungblud)‘Come Out and Play’ ’Want You Bad’ ‘Staring At the Sun’ ‘Make It All Right’ ‘Hit That’ ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ ‘Light It Up’ ‘Million Miles Away’ ‘(Can’t Get My) Head Around You’ ‘Bad Habit’ ‘Gotta Get Away’ ‘Why Don’t You Get a Job?’ ‘Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)’ ‘The Kids Aren’t Alright’ ‘You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid’ ‘Self Esteem’ (with Yungblud) It comes just days after Yungblud made a brief cameo at the Sex Pistols’ and Frank Carter’s first Bush Hall show earlier this week.

New Found Glory, Bowling For Soup and Plain White T’s are among the artists set to contribute songs to an all pop-punk Disney covers album.‘A Whole New Sound’ will be released on September 6 and will be made up of classic songs from the Disney songbook reimagined by pop-punk groups.Other artists involved in the project include Simple Plan, Meet Me @ The Altar, Magnolia Park and Yellowcard.The latest single to be shared from the compilation is New Found Glory’s version of ‘Part Of Your World’, the beloved track from 1989’s The Little Mermaid.Listen to their version here:The band’s guitarist Chad Gilbert has said: “In approaching this song, I sat with the lyrics and melodies for a while. I realized that to make people feel what Ariel’s feeling, we needed to match the energy of the music with the rebellious thoughts of the song, along with her hope for adventure.

Green Day had to speed through a super-fast version of ‘Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)’ as a lightning storm closed in on a St. Louis show on Thursday – watch below.At a show at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Missouri yesterday (August 15), the band were forced to slightly curtail their show, cutting out their traditional show closer ‘Bobby Sox’ and speeding through their impromptu encore.“Ok you guys, that’s it,” said frontman Billie Joe Armstrong to the crowd, as they were encouraged to leave before the storm became more dangerous.