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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age spent the weekend before Halloween celebrating the scary season by dressing up as famous painter and TV host Bob Ross. Just looking at a photo of this costume will make your day. Check it out below. Photographer Andreas Neumann posted a photo on Instagram of Homme in his costume — which brought together a huge, red wig, fake facial hair and…
Happy Halloween, rockers! Two years ago, Maynard James Keenan and the guys of Tool celebrated Halloween by dressing up as Led Zeppelin for their only scheduled performance of 2015. On Oct. 31, 2015, the band dressed as the members of Led Zeppelin and opened their set at Tempe’s Monster Mash with a cover of Zeppelin’s song “No Quarter.” Now that is a Halloween memory to keep close…
Amy Lee and the Evanescence crew have posted a new version of their 2006 song, “Lacrymosa,” which will arrive on their upcoming “Synthesis” album. The tune originally appeared on the band’s sophomore full-length, “The Open Door” and has been reworked with a full orchestra. “Synthesis” re-imagines tracks from Evanescence’s full discography with a full orchestra and various electronics. The release also features to new songs: “Imperfection” and “Hi-Lo.”…
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James will unleash a new album of covers, called “Tribute to 2,” on Dec. 8. He’s covering a wide range of artists on the set, too, from Bob Dylan to the Beach Boys. Listen to James interpret the Beach Boys tune “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” below. “‘I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times’ is a song that has spoken to…
Metallica keeps pulling out the surprises. The guys have been touring on their latest album, “Hardwired…to Self-Destruct,” for nearly a year, but up until now, they had never performed the track “Spit Out the Bone” live. At their gig in London earlier this week, Metallica finally performed the track live during a blistering, fiery set. Official video footage of the performance is streaming now on YouTube. “Special for…