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Nine years after VOID ESTATE, END OF GREEN are finally back. With “Ashes & Gold”, the band releases the first single from their upcoming self-titled studio album – available now on all streaming platforms. At the same time, the official music video has been released: The song is the first glimpse of an album that uncompromisingly embraces […]

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Metallica will launch their extended Life Burns Faster residency at the Sphere Las Vegas on October 1, and drummer Lars Ulrich is already excited about the challenge of staging the ultimate Metallica live experience at the “intimidating” high-tech Nevada venue.

With the San Francisco quartet’s massive M72 World Tour, now officially certified as the 10th highest-grossing tour of all time, finally complete, the band are turning their attention to their upcoming stay at Sphere, where they have shows lined up in October and November, plus January, February and March 2027.

In playing at Sphere, Metallica will follow in the footsteps of U2, Eagles, Phish, Dead and Company and more, and Ulrich is aware that past residencies at the venue have raised the bar for live concert experiences.

“I was there opening night [of the U2 residency],” the drummer tells U2 guitarist The Edge on his Close To The Edge show on SiriusXM, “and was so just fucking awestruck, inspired, energized, all of it. And it was just, like, Holy shit, this is somehow another frontier.

“Obviously, you guys were the first ones in,” Ulrich continues, “and it was just so incredible to see that night. And so in that spirit, three years later, when we start here in a few months, we’re so excited and definitely have heard from a few folks about the filming and all of it.

“It’s gonna be challenging… it’s overwhelming and fucking intimidating. But hopefully when we step out on stage that first night, we’ll have it somewhat together. And as you know, that’s a place maybe we don’t end up in often enough, because we have a tendency to put ourselves in environments that we completely control and know. And so I think it’s really good to be able to throw yourself for a loop like that.”

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Taking place following their sets at ‘The Fest’ in Gainesville, FL.

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Emerson, Lake & Palmer created one of progressive rock’s most ambitious catalogs, combining classical adaptations, jazz-influenced improvisation, electronic experimentation, extended suites, orchestral writing, and technically demanding rock performances. This complete A-to-Z guide gathers the trio’s studio recordings, deluxe-edition mixes, remaster bonuses, alternate versions, and officially released live tracks through July 2026. Emerson, Lake & Palmer formed in England in 1970, bringing together keyboardist Keith Emerson, bassist and vocalist Greg Lake, and drummer Carl Palmer. The trio quickly became one of progressive rock’s defining acts through complex compositions, virtuosic musicianship, and a fusion of classical, jazz, and rock influences. The band

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Elon Musk’s social media platform and the music companies agreed to dismiss dueling claims, from 2023 and 2026. They have not said why.

Pre-orders are now live.

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In 2014, after seven years of inactivity, King Crimson returned with yet another new configuration for the unsuspecting public to absorb. This wasn’t your regular group of replacements assembled to entertain the masses — we’re looking at a carefully curated team of six musicians chosen by Crimson commander-in-chief Robert Fripp for what became known as “The Seven-Headed Beast.” With three drummers out front, Fripp expected to turn “rhythm into a moving, interlocked engine,” while weaving in long-discarded Crimson gems from the early to mid 70s, 90s and early 00s with various bits of incremental instrumentals and material from a side Projekt thrown in for balance.

With a mix of three Americans (drummer Bill Rieflin, plus returning members bassist Tony Levin and drummer Pat Mastelotto) and four Englishmen (Fripp, vocalist and guitarist Jakko Jakszyk, saxophonist and previous member Mel Collins, and drummer Gavin Harrison) the 2014 model of King Crimson was about halfway through their brief tour when they landed in New York City for four shows. 2014 NYC, available in double LP and double CD configurations, captures the best of those four nights in the city that never sleeps…and quite possibly knocked into a super, eye-opening conscious state by the sudden burst of “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part I).”

The source of the group’s thunderous delivery for 2014 is heavily reinforced by the frontline of three drummers. Mastelotto, Harrison, and Rieflin lock in and coordinate to create a wall of percussion that sounds singular through a series of rhythm patterns that complement one another. A head-noshing dose of “Level Five” highlights the teamwork involved. By the time you get to the equally gravitating “The ConstruKction Of Light,” your head will be spinning.

Perhaps the most fascinating thing about these shows is a particular emphasis on the early 70s period where the heavy turnover in the band’s membership produced an eccentric, often confounding catalog of music. Numbers like “Pictures of A City,” “The Letters” and transcendental “Sailor’s Tale” figure well into the sonic landscape. The timeless sting of “Red” and harsh elegance of “Starless” simply reminds everyone of how potent the band was in 1974. Collins’ screaming sax work alone on “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II)” will end any argument about that.

From the 1995’s Thrak, a combo plate of “VROOOM VROOOM” and “Coda: Marine 475” ring out nicely without Adrien Belew’s squeal. Pulling in “A Scarcity Of Miracles” and “The Light Of Day” from the Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins 2011 album, A Scarcity Of Miracle, help to solidify the band’s new approach, which would more or less stay in place until 2021 when Fripp decided (again) King Crimson was through. Even so, ending it all with a spirited crack at “21st Century Schizoid Man” is a small acknowledge of the band’s twisty, turny history that continues to reveal surprises in a world of prediction markets. Indeed, no matter how quirky or off script they go, any iteration of King Crimson is a sure bet.

~ Shawn Perry

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Every September, the Hopscotch Music Festival brings an eclectic, idiosyncratic lineup to venues all around Raleigh. It’s a great time. The whole Stereogum staff went down to the fest in 2019, and we saw a ton of cool stuff. Last year’s fest looked sick, with a bill that include Earl Sweatshirt, Sparks, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Geese, and Unwound. Today, the Hopscotch organizers announced the lineup for this year’s fest, which goes down Sep. 10-12, and it’s got some surprises.

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Joanne Shaw Taylor has released “Bad Boy,” the latest single from her forthcoming studio album, The Trouble With Love, due out October 23 via Journeyman Records.

The new track is a blues-rock anthem centered on the emotional highs and lows of a toxic relationship, pairing Taylor’s signature guitar work with lyrics about moving beyond heartbreak toward self-confidence and independence.

“Sometimes love is thrilling and destructive at the same time,” Taylor said. “I wrote this song about those intense, complicated relationships.”

“Bad Boy” is the latest preview of The Trouble With Love, which was produced by Kevin Shirley. The album explores love from multiple perspectives while blending blues, rock, soul and Americana influences.

The single follows a series of previously released tracks from the album, including the title track featuring Joe Bonamassa, “What Good Is My Love?” featuring Orianthi, “Hell Or High Water,” “This Is Who I Am” and “Tired Of Being Right.”

2026 U.S. Tour Dates
July 22 – Milwaukee, WI – The Argo
July 24 – Prairie du Chien, WI – Prairie Dog Blues Festival
July 25 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Blues Festival
July 26 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
July 30 – Minneapolis, MN – The Parkway Theater
July 31 – Sioux Falls, SD – Levitt Shell Sioux Falls
August 2 – Bremerton, WA – Kitsap Rock & Blues Festival
August 14 – Portland, ME – Aura
August 15 – Salisbury, MA – Blue Ocean Music Hall
August 16 – Laconia, NH – Colonial Theatre
August 19 – Lexington, MA – Cary Hall
August 20 – Norfolk, CT – Infinity Music Hall Norfolk
August 21 – Buffalo, NY – Electric City
August 22 – Interlochen, MI – Interlochen Center for the Arts
September 10 – Paw Paw, MI – Warner Vineyards
September 11 – Dayton, OH – Levitt Pavilion Dayton
September 12 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom

2026 Fall U.S. Tour
October 28 – Albuquerque, NM – KiMo Theatre *
October 29 – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater *
October 30 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre *
November 1 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre *
November 3 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater *
November 5 – Colorado Springs, CO – Phil Long Music Hall *
November 6 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre*
November 7 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater *
November 9 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room **
November 10 – Boise, ID – The Egyptian Theatre **
November 12 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory**
November 13 – Tacoma, WA – Rialto Theater **
November 15 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater **
November 17 – Grass Valley, CA – The Center for the Arts **
November 19 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre Napa **
November 20 – Bakersfield, CA – World Records**
November 21 – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre **

* with Bywater Call
** with Robert Jon & The Wreck

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