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The documentary, focusing on the early years of #RHCP and their formative, late guitarist Hillel Slovak, is out now. Let us know once you've seen it!

Christian Bale says music is his 'most essential art form.' He loves Happy Mondays, Spiritualized, and Lou Reed. Surprisingly didn’t mention Huey Lewis and The News 😂 (via @nmemagazine)

Amidst promo for his upcoming solo album, Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien spoke a bit about his main band's upcoming touring plans. While nothing is official as of yet, we can now hope to expect some shows in North America at some point in the coming years...

Martial arts and acting legend Chuck Norris has passed away at the age of 86 after a "recent hospitalization," per a statement from his family on Instagram. Rest in peace 🙏

“When someone is depressed and confused, they’ll go, ‘Hey, I’ll call 867-5309. Somebody’s waiting there to help me.’ And I hope they smile at that point,” Heath told People. Hopefully who𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 Jenny is knows her number is being used for a good cause, if not for a good time

“Who is Jenny??” 😂 The song is in the news because, per People, Tommy Heath (aka Tommy Tutone) has joined together with the Cancer Support Community and Gilda’s Club to register the 867-5309 phone number as a cancer hotline. (📹 via @badgalfra, @people , @CancerSupportHQ)

How to name a band? The Fray put the power in their audience’s hands 🙏 Their first album in 12 years, A Light That Waits, is out NOW, and they’ll be hitting the road in Canada and the U.S. with Dashboard Confessional between May and August!

We got any BNL fans here?

Have you heard The Hives’ Pelle Almqvist’s favorite rock record of all time? 👀 Watch the new episode now! @Scottlipps @LippsServicePod youtube.com/watch?v=6puTgy…

A veteran, a bank robber, and an eyebrow king all walk into a retreat center ... and what happens next is anything but a punchline. Plant Medicine is the first docuseries of its kind. Find out more: spinmagazine.com/.../a-veteran-… #partner

What's your relationship like with this album?

'Are you ready?!' Johnathan Davis shouts the famous Korn lyric as the Grand Marshal for the Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas. If you’re not ready to race after that... 🚥 (📹 via @LVMotorSpeedway, @officialjonathandavis, @NASCAR, @sicknewworld, @KornOfficial )

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Josh Homme and Norah Jones team up to perform "Somethin' Stupid" (made popular by Frank and Nancy Sinatra) on Kimmel. Nothing stupid about these two playing together 🔥 (📹 via @norahjones)

St. Vincent brought the heat with Alanis Morissette as they sang “You Oughta Know” together/at each other this past weekend 🔥 (📹 via @kangakay on tiktok)

Now, the band is set to release the After the Astronaut album with its original recordings as they initially intended to. It's coming out on June 26th, with first single "Jet Fighter" out now.

Butthole Surfers released Electriclarryland with the surprise hit "Pepper" back in 1996 and intended to follow it up with After the Astronaut. Well, the band switched labels, who asked them to rework the album they presented, and it ended up becoming 2001's Weird Revolution.

Kendrick Lamar and his band dazzle on 'To Pimp a Butterfly' live cuts. The universally acclaimed album turns 11 years old today 🥳 (📹 via @acltv) #tpab #topimpabutterfly #kendrick #kendricklamar #onthisday

Waiting for your passes to an upcoming music festival? Don't worry, they're heading your way, even if it's not as soon as you'd expect. Follow the link to learn more about ticket delivery timelines. #partner spinmagazine.com/2026/03/waitin…

Ladies lead the pack for the 2026 Lollapalooza lineup, which counts Charli xcx, Tate McRae, Lorde, Olivia Dean, John Summit, JENNIE, Chicago’s own the Smashing Pumpkins and the xx as its headliners. The fest will go down July 30-Aug. 2 in Grant Park. spinmagazine.com/.../lollapaloo…