Metallica on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Let it be known that if you make a promise, Metallica will make sure you follow through.
Ahead of the latest edition of the metal legends’ annual marching band competition, Barry Flowe, the band director at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia, declared that he’d get a ‘Tallica tattoo if his band placed in the top three.
Sure enough, Bridgewater earned second place in the Division 2/Division 3 category, which meant Flowe had an inky pact to fulfill. Bassist Robert Trujillo even reminded Flowe of his promise in a video announcing the winners.
As documented on Metallica’s Instagram, Flowe did follow through, and got a tattoo featuring the Metallica logo and the Bridgewater eagle mascot.
“Nice ink, Barry!” Metallica writes in the post’s caption.
Cover of Tears for Fears’ ‘Songs From The Big Chair’ (UMe)
Tears For Fears’ classic track “Everybody Wants To Rule the World” has been given a new spin by pop star Harry Styles.
Styles covered the song during an appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. The singer is out promoting his recently released album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., and will be the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live March 14.
“Everybody Wants To Rule the World” appeared on Tears For Fears’ second studio album, 1985’s Songs from the Big Chair, which hit #1 in the U.S. and has been certified five-times Platinum. “Everybody Wants To Rule the World” became the band’s first #1 hit, spending two weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100. The second single from the album, “Shout,” also went to #1.
This isn’t the first time Harry has covered a classic tune for Live Lounge. In 2017 he performed his take on Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.”
Noel Gallagher of Oasis with Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson of The Back Crowes in 2001. (L. Cohen/WireImage)
Before Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher ended their long-running feud to get Oasis back together in 2024, another pair of formerly estranged brothers, Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson, reunited their band, The Black Crowes, in 2019.
So, did the Robinson reconciliation lead to the return of the “Wonderwall” outfit? Speaking with Rolling Stone‘s Nashville Now, Chris doesn’t just say maybe.
“Of course we did. There’s no doubt in my mind that we didn’t,” Chris says. “I don’t care what Noel or Liam say. They are that heavily influenced by how Rich and I’s relationship is going.”
“I would say we’re the barometer to their family dynamic,” the “She Talks to Angels” singer continues. “That’s just a fact. And I’d like to see either of them deny it.”
Oasis and the Crowes actually shared the road together back in 2001 on the Tour of Brotherly Love alongside another sibling band, Spacehog.
“It was amazing,” Rich recalls of the shows. “That was a great tour.”
As for yet another thing they have in common, Oasis and The Black Crowes are both nominated to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2026. The inductees will be announced in April.
Poster for John Lennon & Yoko Ono ‘Power to the People’ concert film (Trafalgar Releasing/Mercury Studios)
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s iconic One To One concerts are coming to the big screen.
The concert film Power to the People, which features the subtitle John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Special Guests – Live at the One To One Concert, New York City, 1972, will screen in theaters nationwide on April 29 and May 3.
The film captures John and Yoko’s historic August 1972 concerts at Madison Square Garden, which were Lennon’s only full-length performances after The Beatles’ 1970 breakup. The concerts, which raised money for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, featured performances of songs like “Imagine,” “Mother,” “Instant Karma!” and more, as well as special guests Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and others.
The footage of the concerts have been restored, re-edited and remixed by a team led by the couple’s son, Sean Ono Lennon. Highlights from the concerts previously appeared in the documentary, One to One: John and Yoko, directed by filmmaker Kevin Macdonald.
“It was a concert that had a legendary status in my mind, because it was my dad’s last concert,” Sean said in a statement. “Maybe not everyone realizes how special it is for me to hear my dad talking or to see him. I grew up with a set number of images and audio clips that everyone’s familiar with. So to come across things that I’ve never seen or heard is really deep for me, because it’s almost like getting more time with my dad.”
Tickets for Power To The People go on sale March 20, which would have been John & Yoko’s 57th wedding anniversary.
R.E.M., Patti Smith and Van Halen were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
R.E.M. was inducted by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. The band reunited with original drummer Bill Berry, who had left the group in 1997, to perform three songs “Gardening at Night,” “Man on the Moon” and “Begin the Begin.” They also performed a cover of The Stooges’ “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” with Smith.
Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha handled the induction duties for Smith, who took the stage to perform a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.” Her track “People Have the Power” was performed as part of the night’s all-star jam.
Van Halen was inducted by the band Velvet Revolver. Although all members of the band, including both frontmen David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar, were inducted, only Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony attended the ceremony. Velvet Revolver performed “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,” while Hagar and Anthony performed “Why Can’t This Be Love” with band leader Paul Shaffer.
Others inducted at the ceremony include Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and The Ronettes.
Bruce Springsteen ‘A Rainy Night in SoHo’ (Rubyworks Records)
Bruce Springsteen has released a cover of The Pogues’ “A Rainy Night in Soho,” the first track off an upcoming tribute album to the band’s late singer Shane MacGowan.
20th Century Paddy – The Songs of Shane MacGowan is set to drop Nov. 13. In addition to Springsteen, the album features contributions from Dropkick Murphys, The Pogues, David Gray, Glen Hansard, Hozier and Jessie Buckley, Johnny Depp and Imelda May, Kate Moss, Primal Scream, Tom Waits, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and more.
“Shane was all naked bottomless humanity. Threatening to force us to ask ourselves if we were living deeply, authentically,” says Springsteen. “He was raw, hilarious, no apologies and profound. His soul was filled with the transgressive and ecstatic properties of the saints.”
Springsteen’s cover of “A Rainy Night in Soho” is available now via digital outlets.
A portion of the artist royalties from the album will benefit Dublin Simon Community and their mission to provide lifesaving housing and healthcare for those experiencing homelessness.
20th Century Paddy – The Songs of Shane MacGowan will be released as a two-CD or three-LP set, as well as a three-LP, two-CD Deluxe Bookpack that comes with a book filled with memorabilia and liner notes. All formats are available for preorder now.
MacGowan passed away Nov. 30, 2023 at the age of 65.
Ozzy Osbourne and Jack Osbourne visit the Tribeca Film Festival 2011 portrait studio on April 25, 2011 in New York City. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
Jack Osbourne’s new baby has a very metal name.
The son of Ozzy Osbourne’s second child with wife Aree Osbourne, and fifth overall, is named Ozzy Matilda Osbourne.
Jack revealed the news in an Instagram post Wednesday, sharing that baby Ozzy was born on March 5.
Grandpa Ozzy died in July 2025 at age 76. He passed just over two weeks after playing his last-ever live show at the Back to the Beginning concert.
Current members of Foreigner (photo credit: Krishta Abruzzini)
Foreigner is set to release a live version of their iconic track “Urgent,” featuring new lead singer Luis Maldonado.
The band announced that they’ll be releasing “Urgent (Live in Halifax 2025)” to streaming platforms on March 20. The song was previously only available on YouTube.
“Urgent is one of the most powerful songs we perform in our set. It always gets people up and engaged with the band. We take no prisoners when we play,” says Maldonado. “So with Urgent’s strong and steady beat, and [its] ‘catchy as hell’ melodies, it stands as a highlight of the evening.”
The performance was recorded during Maldonado’s first tour as the band’s frontman. He took over duties in October, replacing Kelly Hansen, who retired after 20 years with the band.
Foreigner is in the midst of their orchestral residency at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, with the next show on Friday. They are also scheduled to perform the national anthem Sunday at the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
This summer they’ll hit the road with Lynyrd Skynyrd on the Double Trouble Double Vision Tour, which starts July 23 in Atlanta.
Clarence Clemons and Bruce Springsteen during Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden, 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
Bruce Springsteen has released another classic concert as part of his Live Archives series.
The latest is The Boss’ June 22, 2000, concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the fifth show in his 10-night stand at the venue, which wrapped his reunion tour with The E Street Band.
The concert featured the live debut of “Another Thin Line,” a song he co-wrote with Joe Grushecky, as well as the concert debut of the ballad “Secret Garden,” from his 1995 Greatest Hits album. The show also featured a performance of “American Skin (41 Shots),” written in response to the killing of Amadou Diallo in New York City in 1999.
The 25-song set also included the Tracks tune “Don’t Look Back,” “Something in the Night” and a full band version of “Incident on 57th Street,” as well fan favorites like “The Promised Land,” “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” “Sherry Darling,” “Badlands,” “Thunder Road” and “Born To Run.” The show wrapped with “Land of Hope and Dreams.”
The concert is now available to stream or purchase on nugs.net.
Springsteen and The E Street Band are getting ready to head back out on the road. The Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour kicks off March 31 in Minneapolis and wraps May 27 in Washington, D.C. A complete list of dates and ticket information can be found at BruceSpringsteen.net.
Poster for ‘Billy Idol Should Be Dead’ (Live Nation Studios)
After being released in theaters earlier in March, the new Billy Idol documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead is coming to streaming.
The film, directed by three-time Grammy winner Jonas Åkerlund, is set to debut on Hulu March 26.
To coincide with the announcement, a new clip from the film has just been released to YouTube, in which Idol discusses his idea of meshing dance music and punk rock, which led to him working with producers Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey.
Billy Idol Should Be Dead explores the rock star’s career and personal life, and features never-before-seen archival and personal interviews with Idol. The film also features interviews with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, The Who’s Pete Townshend, Miley Cyrus and others.
Idol was recently announced as one of the nominees for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class. Voting is now open at RockHall.com.
