After a summer filled with festival-headlining gigs and European dates, Red Hot Chili Peppers will bring their tour in support of their new LP The Getaway to North American arenas in 2017. The 24-date North American leg of the Getaway Tour kicks off January 5th at San Antonio’s AT&T Center and circles the U.S. and Canada before…… MORE
Temple Of The Dog Release Angel Of Fire Demo
Temple Of The Dog have issued a stream of their track Angel Of Fire. The demo didn’t make the cut for the band’s self-titled 1991 album, but will be included on the extended 25th anniversary edition, which also features a remix of Hunger Strike, another demo titled Black Cat. It’s available for pre-order now. It’ll be released on September 30…… MORE
Stone Temple Pilots Hopeful Calls Weiland ‘Irreplaceable’
The man thought to be the frontrunner to land the vacant vocalist role in Stone Temple Pilots says the band’s original singer Scott Weiland is “irreplaceable.” Filipino musician John Borja says he can’t reveal the full details of his connection to STP, but he believes his chances are good. Borja tells Radio Republic: “As of now…… MORE
Nikki Sixx: Heroin Epidemic Breaks My Heart
Nikki Sixx says a spate of heroin-related deaths in the US “just breaks my heart.” The former Motley Crue and current Sixx AM bassist is himself a recovering addict, having struggled with substance abuse earlier in his career. He was once declared clinically dead after a heroin overdose in 1987. And he says street…… MORE
FDA Issues Warning About Tattoo Safety
Tattoos cover the skin of a lot of Texomans, but now people are being asked to think before they ink. The FDA is issuing a warning about tattoo safety and what is being used under your skin. The agency reports while ink used in tattoos is subject to FDA regulation as cosmetics and color additives, it…… MORE
Authorities Call NYC Explosion A Bombing, Say Motive Unknown
Investigators scrambled Sunday to find out who planted a bomb that rocked a bustling New York City neighborhood, scouring shrapnel, forensic traces and surveillance video for any link to an unexploded pressure-cooker device found just blocks away. Hours after the Saturday night blast that injured 29 people in Manhattan, there seemed to be more questions…… MORE
Texas Infant Dies After Being Left In Car
A one-year-old boy has died in Texas after being left in the backseat of his mother’s car. CNN is reporting the Dayton, Texas mother thought she dropped off her son at daycare before she went to work Thursday. Dayton, TX is 30 miles northeast of Houston, TX. The Dayton Police Department said the child was…… MORE
Hyundai Recalls SUVs; Software Flaw May Stop Acceleration
Hyundai is recalling about 41,000 small SUVs in the US because a software glitch can stop the vehicles from accelerating. The recall came after pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It covers 2016 Tucson models with seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmissions made from May 20, 2015 to May 31, 2016. Hyundai says it started…… MORE
Jon Bon Jovi Has ‘No Ill Will’ Towards Richie Sambora
Jon Bon Jovi says he has no bad feelings towards the band’s former guitarist Richie Sambora. Sambora left the band in 2013 before their world tour, leading to a public war of words that eventually settled down. Their relationship appeared to be on the mend after frontman Jon invited Sambora to do the ‘ice bucket…… MORE
Stevie Nicks: I’ll Still Be Creative In My 90s
Stevie Nicks says she hopes to continue working into her 90s. The 68-year-old recently laid out plans for her North American 24 Karat Gold Tour, which follows the Fleetwood Mac singer’s 2014 album 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault. She reports that she’s made a provisional list of 31 tracks for the tour, and…… MORE
