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Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello Tackled by Security at Band’s Toronto Concert
Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello had a run-in with security during the rock band’s concert at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (July 23). As seen in a fan-captured video, midway through the group’s closing song “Killing in the Name,” the iconic guitarist was accidentally knocked over by a security guard sprinting toward an unruly fan who snuck onto the stage. Rage frontman Zack de la Rocha — who was seated because of a recent foot injury — continued performing the heavy protest track for a few moments before realizing there was a problem and stopping the show. “Hold up, hold up, hold up,” the rapper repeated, motioning to his bandmates to halt the performance. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As the lights went up, Morello was seen q...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Make It Look Easy at US Tour Kickoff in Denver: Review
Not many high school bands last 39 years. Even fewer make the transition from punk underground to venerated rock establishment, while continuing to jump around like teenagers with functional and highly lubricated knee joints just a few months shy of 60 years old. But Red Hot Chili Peppers are still doing it, and they’re making it look easy. They are the Rolling Stones of Generation X. And they are very much here to stay. Gather ‘round, children; way back in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, there was a burgeoning new genre of popular music called “Alternative.” Red Hot Chili Peppers, which formed in 1983 in Los Angeles with Anthony Kiedis on vocals, Flea (Michael Bazary) on bass, Hillel Slovak on guitar, and Jack Irons on drums, was one of the first American bands to really dominate the genre, pavi...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Album Return of the Dream Canteen
Red Hot Chili Peppers are making up for lost time with guitarist John Frusciante. Just months after releasing Unlimited Love, their first record with Frusciante in 16 years, the band has announced its follow-up. Entitled Return of the Dream Canteen and produced by Rick Rubin, it’s due to arrive on October 14th via Warner. In a statement announcing the album, Chili Peppers said: “We went in search of ourselves as the band that we have somehow always been. Just for the fun of it we jammed and learned some old songs. Before long we started the mysterious process of building new songs. A beautiful bit of chemistry meddling that had befriended us hundreds of times along the way. Once we found that slip stream of sound and vision, we just kept mining. With time turned into an elastic waist band ...
Tom Morello Knocked Over After Man Rushes Stage at Rage Against the Machine Concert
Rage Against the Machine narrowly avoided another broken leg after an audience member rushed the stage, knocking over guitarist Tom Morello in the process. The incident occurred during the band’s closing performance of “Killing in the Name” in Toronto on Saturday night. As you can see via the fan-captured footage embedded below, a man ran on from the side of a stage. A security guard sprang into action, but inadvertently tackled Morello. The band briefly stopped to make sure Morello was alright, but the guitarist quickly got back on his feet and proceeded to finish the performance. Advertisement Related Video Earlier in the tour, frontman Zach de la Rocha injured his leg after tripping on stage. Fortunately, the tour has been able to proceed as scheduled and has exceeded all of our expecta...
Ozzy Osbourne Attends Comic-Con, Says ‘It’s a Slow Climb Back’ After Surgery
Ozzy Osbourne appeared in good spirits at San Diego Comic-Con, which he attended to promote his Patient Number 9 comic book with Todd McFarlane. “It’s great. I love to see people, you know,” Osbourne said in an short interview with ET at Comic-Con uploaded on Friday (July 22). “That’s been the hardest thing over the past three years.” “I’ve been trying to recover from my surgery,” said the rocker, who acknowledged that his recovery has been going well. “I’m getting there. It’s a slow climb back.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Osbourne gave his first update following a major surgery last month, thanking fans for their support. At the time, he said he was out of the hospital and resting. “I am now home from the hospital recuperating com...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Double Album ‘Return of the Dream Canteen’
DENVER — Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis announced the band’s second studio album of 2022, Return of the Dream Canteen, from the stage at a sold-out Empower Field at Mile High show on Saturday night. The new album, due Oct. 14, will be produced by Rick Rubin, who also produced the band’s platinum-selling Unlimited Love in April, as well as past classic Red Hot Chili Peppers albums such as 1991’s Blood Sugar Sex Magik and 1999’s Californication. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “We have a brand new double album stacked to the brim,” bassist Flea said from the stage, 40 minutes into the tour’s rainy opening show, adding that the first single will be called “Tippa My Tongue.” “It’s f–king good news, man.” (The band also s...
Kid Rock Fans Throw Temper Tantrum After Concert Canceled Due to Weather
A Kid Rock concert in Minot, North Dakota descended into pandemonium after severe weather prevented the Detroit rocker from taking the stage. News of the concert’s cancelation prompted the crowd to go into a full-blown meltdown, with audience members throwing beer cans at the stage. One attendee went as far as to rush the stage; he was promptly tackled by security and escorted from the venue in handcuffs (via TMZ). Kid Rock addressed the cancelation in a post to Twitter. “SO PISSED OFF we could not play for a sold out crowd tonight in Minot, ND (because of high winds) – I know it sucks but none of us can control mother nature,” he wrote. “Please be safe leaving and take care of each other.” Advertisement Related Video The North Dakota State Fair also addressed the show’s cancelation in a s...
U2 to Open Las Vegas’ MSG Sphere in 2023: Report
U2 will open the all-new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas in 2023, marking the band’s first confirmed live performances in four years. Billboard reports that U2 will play several concerts at the venue over the course of the year. The dates are said to be non-consecutive and spread out over several months. Specific dates and ticketing information have not yet been revealed. The MSG Sphere is a 20,000-seat performance venue housed near The Venetian on the Vegas strip. With a price tag of $1.8 billion, the Sphere boasts 580,000 square feet of LED paneling, 170,000 ultra-directional speakers that utilize beamforming technology to deliver targeted audio to every seat in the venue, and a haptic flooring system, among many other features. Advertisement Related Video A second MSG Sphere is currently being ...
Jack White Unveils ‘Entering Heaven Alive’: Stream It Now
Jack White has officially delivered his second album of 2022, as Entering Heaven Alive arrived on Friday (July 22). The album arrived via his own label, Third Man Records. The follow-up to April’s Fear of the Dawn includes the previously released singles “If I Die Tomorrow,” “Love Is Selfish” and “Queen of the Bees.” White and Third Man Records have also unveiled the limited edition vinyl variants for Entering Heaven Alive. The vinyl variants include a “Detroit Denim” independent record store exclusive version, “Tranquil Turquoise” in the Third Man Records web store, “Heavenly Eclipse” via Vinyl Me, Please, and a Barnes & Noble edition with an exclusive slip mat. Standard black vinyl, CD, limited edition Bandcamp exclusive white cassette and digital download are also availabl...
Jack White Releases New Album Entering Heaven Alive: Stream
Jack White has released his new acoustic album Entering Heaven Alive via his Third Man Records. Take a listen below. The studio set is the fifth solo effort and second of 2022 for the Nashville rocker, following Fear of the Dawn. Arriving just three months after its predecessor, Entering Heaven Alive was preceded by acoustic lead single “Love Is Selfish” in between the cacophony of Fear of the Dawn tracks “Taking Me Back,” “Hi-De-Ho” featuring Q-Tip, and “What’s the Trick?” White is the subject of Consequence‘s latest digital cover story, in which he details his mindset while making and releasing two albums in tandem. “I thought it was going to be one very eclectic record,” he said. “I never set out to do a one-mood record before. The first White Stripes record is a raw Detroit record — ev...
Ed O’Brien on Radiohead’s Future: “It Might Happen… It Might Not”
Ed O’Brien has addressed the uncertain future of Radiohead, revealing that the band is not currently active and has no plans in the foreseeable future. In an interview with The Line-Up Podcast, O’Brien acknowledged that, “There’s no Radiohead at the moment.” “It might happen, but the other thing is… it might not,” O’Brien responded when asked whether the band would eventually reconvene. “And does that matter?” Advertisement Related Video “There’s a truth to what we do,” the Radiohead guitarist went on to explain. “So we’re not going to be one of those bands that gets together for the big payday.” “The thing with Radiohead, we could do something in a couple years. We might not,” he added. “But I think what it has to be, it has to be five people going, ‘I really want to do this again with yo...
Alison Mosshart on Potential Dead Weather Reunion: “It’ll Have To Feel Just Right”
At some point between The White Stripes’ debut and now, Jack White crossed over from being the frontman of an exciting blues rock duo to being an ambassador for the very essence of the music he creates. And, as evidenced by the many groups he’s played in and/or produced for, White isn’t hesitant to share some of that essence. In Consequence’s latest cover story, starring White, Alison Mosshart (of The Kills and The Dead Weather) shares her experience working with the rock icon. “[He’s a] wildly creative mind, of course. He moves quick, ideas come to him like boom, boom, boom, and he’s fearless in all his projects,” Mosshart tells Consequence. “[He] just fires up the engine and goes. There is total heart and passion running through all of his work. His energy is huge, and he’s a great colla...
