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  • 14 New Rock + Metal Tours Announced This Past Week

    Another Triumph tour leg, The Used returning to the road and Butcher Babies lead this week's new tour announcement. Continue reading…

  • TA-80 – 25


    After releasing three albums in four years, Arizona’s mega-awesome pop-punk rock ‘n’ roll power quintet TA-80 came into 2026 with a clear plan: play a bunch of shows, record a bunch of singles and EPs, and start writing the best album of 2027. Why stop when you’re on a roll? 

    This is a particularly significant year for the band since it marks the 25th anniversary of its formation. To celebrate its 26th year as a band (yeah, that’s how the math works), TA-80 has dusted off four songs from its early years and re-recorded them for 25, a brand-new EP that is out now on Allegedly Records. You can find TA-80’s digital catalog online tracing back to 2010. But there’s also an early catalog of titles you can only hear if you own the original CD-Rs, cassettes, compilation albums, reel-to-reel tapes, VHS videos, floppy discs, voice mails, etc. The band would be the first to tell you that they hadn’t fully found their sound when they wrote and recorded a lot of that stuff. But for this release, the band chose four songs from its early 2000s period that it found worthy of revisiting and re-recording. So they dug out their iPods, guzzled lots of SoBe Lizard Fuel, frosted their tips, and transported themselves back in time. Exactly 26 copies of a CD release were pressed — one representing each year that this planet has had the pleasure of existing with TA-80 in it. Each copy is unique and comes with caringly hand-drawn art representing a particular year in the storied life of TA-80. If you didn’t know these were old songs, you might think it was just a cool new EP from one of your favorite bands. These tracks are legit good, and certainly they benefit from the “We know now what we didn’t know then” perspective that the band brought to this project.   

    “Radio Beehive” (which originally appeared on TA-80s’s 2001 album ’80-’83) pulls no punches. It’s almost straight-up ’80s metal. Check that: it is straight-up ’80s metal, and it totally kicks ass. It’s fun, loud, and sure to rock your face off. These folks always knows how to get the party started, and here they do just that! You think I won’t have the intestinal fortitude to choose this track for embedding? Try me! “No Call No Show,” originally a 2005 demo for the band’s mid-2000s lost album, 40 oz. Rose, takes the EP in a very different direction. It has more of a laidback, fuzzed-out ’90s alternative rock/power pop vibe to it, and it shows that TA-80 can do pure pop with the best of ’em. “Super Slob,” from the 2003 album TA-80 Are Go!, is vintage 2000s-style pop-punk that’s catchy as hell but still packs a punch. “This City Night,” also written for the ill-fated 40 oz. Rose, closes things out with anthemic rock energy. TA-80 might not play stadiums, but it sure makes music that could fill them. I love that this release embraces the band’s past yet aligns wonderfully with its present vibe. And it’s neat to hear four different members of TA-80 on lead vocals (Russ sings “Super Slob,” and Jens duets with Amy on “This City Night”). Bandcamp and CD versions come with bonus tracks culled from a couple of split singles the band has done recently with The Femurs and Rob Moss and Skintight Skin (more on that one in a couple days!). 

    When I say a release is limited, that usually means 100 copies. But with only 26 copies of 25 made and a few already spoken for, you best not dilly-dally if you want to get your hands on that sweet polycarbonate plastic! Tonight I will drink to the first 25 years of TA-80 and hope I’m still around to review 50 when it comes out. By then, we’ll be nostalgic for the good old days before the robots fully took over! 

  • GREAT WHITE Founder MARK KENDALL Announces Memoir Deal With Diversion Books

    Mark Kendall, founding member and lead guitarist of the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Great White, has signed a book deal with Diversion Books for his upcoming memoir, Soul Of A Man: My Life In Great White, From The Stage And Beyond. The book is slated for a fall 2027 release. Jeffrey Mangus, founder and principal literary agent of Mangus Literary Group (MLG), brokered the deal, and Kendall will use it to tell the deeply personal story behind the guitarist audiences have known for more than four decades.

    Written in Kendall‘s own voice, Soul Of A Man follows Mark‘s path from the Southern California club circuit to international success with Great White, pushing past the Sunset Strip mythology to get into the addiction, recovery, loss, love, faith and second chances that have shaped his life since.

    “This isn’t only a story about rock ‘n’ roll,” Kendall said. “It’s the story of everything that happened when the music stopped, the mistakes, the miracles, the people I’ve loved and lost, and the grace that allowed me to keep going. I wanted to write the truth, not the highlight reel. I’ve lived a life I never could have imagined, and I’m finally ready to tell the whole story.”

    As Great White‘s founder and defining guitarist, Kendall had a hand in staples like “Rock Me,” “Save Your Love,” “House Of Broken Love” and the Grammy-nominated smash “Once Bitten, Twice Shy.” Behind the platinum plaques and sold-out tours sits a story about survival that Kendall is finally ready to lay out in full.

    Keith Wallman, editor-in-chief at Diversion Books, led the acquisition. The publisher’s catalog leans heavily into narrative nonfiction across music, biography and pop culture.

    “Mark’s story sits at the intersection of rock history and genuine human transformation,” Wallman said. “‘Soul Of A Man’ is the rare music memoir that earns its redemption arc rather than assuming it.”

    Jeffrey Mangus echoed that sentiment: “Mark approached this book with a level of honesty that’s rare in the genre. He didn’t set out to write a rock memoir; he set out to tell the truth about his life, with the music and the meteoric rise to the top as the backdrop. Placing this project with Keith and the team at Diversion Books was exactly the right fit.”

    Soul Of A Man also digs into Kendall‘s sobriety journey, his relationship with his wife, Bridget, and his ongoing fight against Stage IV cancer, all while he continues making music and living with what he describes as gratitude and purpose.

    A firm release date and further publication details are expected from Diversion Books down the line.

    Kendall grew up in a musical household in Huntington Beach, California, where his father played jazz trumpet, his mother sang jazz standards, and his grandfather played piano. Early influences like Jimi Hendrix, Cream , and The Doors pulled him toward the guitar.

    Kendall‘s earlier band, Dante Fox, cycled through two singers before landing on Jack Russell. A 1982 gig at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood caught the attention of record executive Alan Niven, who suggested a name change that nodded to Kendall‘s blonde hair: Great White.

    Since forming in 1982, Great White has built a following on blues-soaked guitar riffs and swagger. The songwriting partnership between Kendall and Michael Lardie (keys, guitar) produced hit after hit, and things clicked into another gear once Audie Desbrow joined the band in ’85.

    Best known for the Grammy-nominated, gold-selling “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” Great White has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, racked up six Top 100 Billboard hits and nine Top 200 Billboard albums, gone multi-platinum twice, earned five gold records and topped MTV‘s video charts four times.

    Mark has been married to his wife, Bridget, for more than two decades and has four children: Jonathan, Taylor, Shane and Ashley.

    Mangus Literary Group is a boutique agency representing nonfiction authors, with a focus on memoir and celebrity memoir. It’s led by Jeffrey Mangus, whose own path has run through cardiovascular perfusion, the Sunset Strip rock scene, and more than a decade as a ghostwriter on dozens of published titles.

    Diversion Books is an independent publisher specializing in narrative nonfiction across music, biography, and pop culture.

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  • The Who Seemingly Rehire Zak Starkey After Messy Split

    Who is the drummer for the Who? It’s complicated. Last year, they fired Zak Starkey for overplaying, rehired him, and then fired him again. Now, he’s apparently back in the band.

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  • High Fidelity Reels Of Black Sabbath’s Self-Titled & “Paranoid” Albums Released Via Rhino

    For reels.

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  • Kit Trigg releases video for climate change-centred track “Down to Earth” ahead of debut headline tour

    Brecon-based skate-rockers Kit Trigg have shared a captivating new video for their track “Down To Earth” ahead of their first headline tour in September. The new single takes on the hot topic of climate change and the need to care for our planet, and is taken from their upcoming EP Free ‘N’ Easy set for release … Continue reading Kit Trigg releases video for climate change-centred track “Down to Earth” ahead of debut headline tour

  • LIGATURE MARKS Release New Single And Video, “Weapons”

    Watch “Weapons” HERE: https://youtu.be/Tyk8FqRDWw4

    LIGATURE MARKS presents a brutal new offering in “Weapons.” The single release unveils their darker side as it deviates away from the band’s typical sound to incorporate elements of deathcore and industrial. “Weapons” provides a first glimpse at LIGATURE MARKS‘ forthcoming sophomore full-length album which sees the band pushing the boundaries of their sound.

    On “Weapons” vocalist Ben Charles shares: “We wanted to make something that felt dangerous, something that was truly evil, from the song itself to the visuals. This one isn’t meant to feel like a warm hug, it’s meant to make you feel uneasy”.

    Dissonance bleeds through the track, connecting the sinews of the bloodthirsty verses and anthemic choruses, marking a triumphant debut from Brad Leadham (keyboards, samples). The accompanying music video draws inspiration from the band’s passion for the horror genre. Guitarist / Director Karl Whinnery: “I told the band, think serial killer’s crawlspace, with a dash of Sicario thrown in.”

    “Weapons” was recorded at Falcon Recording Studio with producer and mixing engineer Gabe Johnston. The track was mastered by Troy Glessner. Cover artwork is by Benjamin Charles. 

    About LIGATURE MARKS:

    Based out of Portland, Oregon, LIGATURE MARKS formed in 2017 and released their debut album, Set Oceans On Fire, independently in the same year. This notable first installment led to fast-earned popularity in the Pacific Northwest, and subsequently landed LIGATURE MARKS as direct support for bands such as GOJIRA, FEAR FACTORY, SOULFLY, UNEARTH and SKINLAB.

    Consisting of a veritable supergroup of Portland’s biggest bands (VINTERSEA, SYX, INFLICT, PROVEN) vocalist Ben Charles, guitarists Karl and Josh Whinnery, bassist Glen Thonis, and drummer Chris Meskill, LIGATURE MARKS has been building a fierce reputation on the live stage. With the recent addition of keyboardist Brad Leadham, they are gearing towards their sophomore studio album. 

    Growing beyond the realms of metalcore, LIGATURE MARKS continue to expand their sonic palette. Setting ablaze not only the sea but the land, the band balance melody and viciousness through anthemic tracks as they carve out their unique sound in the modern metal landscape.

    Connect with LIGATUREMARKS:

    Official Website: www.ligaturemarks.com

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ligaturemarksband

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ligaturemarksband/

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/07bDJD9kqFd4MEKTqNRWYh

    Source: C Squared Music

  • SCOTT WEILAND’s First-Ever Live Album Coming To Digital & CD For The First Time

    Scott Weiland‘s first-ever live album, Scott Weiland: Live, arrives Oct. 23, 2026, marking its first trip to digital platforms and CD, alongside a new limited-edition red vinyl pressing. Leading the charge is the new single “Interstate Love Song (Live),” out today with a visualizer built from previously unseen footage of Weiland onstage. The track had only existed before as part of the album’s limited Record Store Day release, and pre-orders for the album and merch are open now here.

    Few frontmen left a mark quite like Weiland. Between Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver and a well-regarded solo career, his voice, stage presence and restless creative energy made him one of rock’s defining figures, first through the alt-rock explosion of the ’90s and then through the genre’s hard-rock resurgence in the 2000s.

    Scott Weiland: Live catches Weiland and his band mid-tour in 2009, promoting his second solo album, Happy In Galoshes, and it’s a proper showcase of what made him so compelling live. Pulled from previously unreleased recordings unearthed through the Scott Weiland estate, the collection blends solo cuts with material spanning his time in both Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver.

    The nine-track set includes the Stone Temple Pilots staple “Interstate Love Song (Live),” along with live versions of “Vasoline” and “Unglued,” Velvet Revolver‘s “Do It For The Kids,” and solo tracks “Paralysis,” “Killing Me Sweetly,” “Barbarella,” “Missing Cleveland” and “Blind Confusion.”

    The album first surfaced on limited blue vinyl for Record Store Day and sold out fast. Now, with fans still asking for it, Scott Weiland: Live comes back on limited red vinyl and CD, and lands on streaming platforms for the first time ever. It’s more than a straightforward live document; it’s a look at an artist whose fingerprints are all over multiple eras of modern rock.

    The release lands just days before what would have been Weiland‘s Oct. 27 birthday, giving fans a chance to dig back into his catalog and hear performances that have stayed locked away until now.

    Scott Weiland: Live will be released Oct. 23, 2026, on limited-edition red vinyl and CD, and will be available on streaming platforms for the first time. “Interstate Love Song (Live)” and its accompanying visualizer are out today.

    Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in December 2015 at age 48, from a toxic mix of drugs and alcohol. At the time, he was touring with his solo band The Wildabouts and dealing with self-medication, estrangement from his children, financial strain, and a drinking problem that had steadily worsened.

    A January 2016 report from Billboard revealed that in his final months, Scott was also grappling with hepatitis C, mental illness and the news that both of his parents had cancer.

    Beyond Stone Temple Pilots, Scott fronted Velvet Revolver from 2004 through 2008. He returned to STP in 2008 after a six-year break, but was let go from the band in 2013 due to erratic behavior.

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  • Underoath shares live video of ‘It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door’ from Vans Warped Tour

    Underoath shares live video of ‘It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door’ from Vans Warped Tour was originally published on HM Magazine by Nao Glover.

    Underoath has today shared a special live video of their hit song “It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door,” from their 2004 album They’re Only Chasing Safety. The performance was captured earlier this summer at the Vans Warped Tour in Long Beach, where Underoath took to the festival’s main stage for a staggering set of fan favorites. On the […]

    Underoath shares live video of ‘It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door’ from Vans Warped Tour was originally published on HM Magazine by Nao Glover.

  • Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore Announce New Film Score: Hear Three Songs

    Earlier this year, Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore joined forces to release the collaborative album Tragic Magic. Now, two ambient artists are announcing its followup: a score for the Jessie Diggins documentary Threshold. Three songs from it are out today.

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