Tenacious D Not Reuniting Anytime Soon
Tenacious D has been on hold for a while, and it doesn’t look like that’s going to end anytime soon. Jack Black told TMZ that Tenacious D has no current plans for new music or projects. The duo has been on hiatus since July 2024, when bandmate Kyle Gass made remarks at a concert wishing then-candidate Donald Trump had been killed during the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt; Black canceled the tour immediately after. Gass had told Rolling Stone in January that a reunion would happen and would be "bigger than Oasis," but Black's comments suggest nothing concrete is in the works right now.
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Should Geddy and Alex Still Be Using the Name Rush? Here's Geddy's Take
Should Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson be using the name Rush, even though Neil Peart is gone?
Obviously, fans will have their opinions. But here's how Geddy justifies it . . . quote, "What else do you [effing] call it?
"When the band ended, we said it's only Rush with Neil in it. Which of course is true. Rush as most people know it.
"But, you know, over five gigs we will be playing forty Rush songs. So what the [eff] should we call it, Iron Maiden?"
Geddy admits that he and Alex were, quote, "twisting ourselves into a pretzel" trying to avoid using the name . . . but ultimately, it just felt silly to call it anything else.
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Jack White rocked out with Jack Black during "Saturday Night Live's" opening monologue.
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Pepsi and another company pulled their sponsorships from a British music festival after Kanye West was added to the bill.
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Ashlee Simpson wants to perform on "Saturday Night Live" again, after her music career took a massive hit when she got caught lip-syncing in 2004.
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U2 Drops Surprise EP
U2 dropped a surprise six-song EP called "Easter Lily" on Good Friday, their second new release in less than two months. The band put out "Days of Ash" on Ash Wednesday in February, and the pair of EPs together bookend the Lent season. Where "Days of Ash" focused on war and global unrest, "Easter Lily" takes a more personal turn, exploring themes of friendship, faith, and renewal. The tracks include one with the Edge on lead vocals, written for late music producer Hal Willner. A full studio album is still in the works, and Bono made clear these EPs are separate from it, so there’s still an unheard full album to come.
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Is Garth Brooks Hurting His Own Legacy by Staying Off Streaming Services?
Garth Brooks refuses to be on Spotify and Apple Music because he wants people to buy physical media instead. Could this be hurting his own legacy?
For reference, Spotify has 110 million monthly users and 90% of those are between 18 and 34 years old. Younger generations may not become familiar with his music, if they only get their music from Spotify or Apple Music.
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Mammoth Rick-Rolls Audience After Teasing A Van Halen Song
Wolfgang Van Halen pulled off a pretty solid April Fools' prank on his Cincinnati audience on April 1st, teasing a Van Halen song before launching into a full rock version of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." He then told the crowd "April Fools'," and played the song two more times for good measure. Wolfgang has said he won't play Van Halen material with his band Mammoth, though he has made rare exceptions, including a few songs at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts in 2022. Mammoth is currently heading out on a North American tour supporting Bush. You can see a video below...
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Billionaire Jay-Z Says Not All Billionaires Are Bad
Jay-Z would like you to know that not all billionaires are bad. Not a surprising take from a guy who's worth an estimated $2.8 billion.
He says, quote, "Your morality defines who you are. Your morality is not defined by a dollar amount. And if so, what is that dollar amount? When does it start? If it's a cutoff like 'all millionaires are bad,' at $999,000 I'm good?"
He adds that with his wealth, he's, quote, "done things with my reach that I wanted to do that was helpful for a lot of people . . . a person with more money can do more good."
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Popular Songs That Were Originally Offered to Someone Else
It's hard to imagine some of music's biggest hits sung by anyone else. Here's a list of popular songs that were originally meant for someone else:
1. "Umbrella", Rihanna: It was offered to Britney Spears, then to Mary J. Blige.
2. "...Baby One More Time", Britney Spears: It was meant for TLC.
3. "Hungry Heart", Bruce Springsteen: He wrote it for the Ramones.
4. "Call Me", Blondie: It was offered to Stevie Nicks.
5. "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Bonnie Tyler: It was meant for a musical adaptation of "Nosferatu".
6. "Since U Been Gone", Kelly Clarkson: It was first offered to Pink, then to Hilary Duff.
7. "The Long and Winding Road", The Beatles: Paul McCartney wrote it and offered it to Tom Jones.
8. "All About That Bass", Meghan Trainor: Meghan co-wrote it, and offered it to other artists including Beyoncé.
9. "How Will I Know", Whitney Houston: It was written for Janet Jackson.
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