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World News | Bruce Springsteen's Berlin Concert Echoes with History and a Stark Warning
Berlin, Jun 11 (AP) Veteran rock star Bruce Springsteen, a high-profile critic of President Donald Trump, slammed the US administration as "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous" during a concert on Wednesday in Berlin. He was addressing tens of...

Dave Mustaine is Tracking Vocals for Megadeth’s Next Album
It’s been no big secret that Megadeth‘s been working on their follow up to 2022’s The Sick, The Dying… and the Dead! for a while now. Hell, we were told that they’d be done with it this year. And if a recent social media post by Megadeth...

David Byrne Announces 2025 Tour and New Album With Music Video Drop
David Byrne has announced an upcoming tour and his first solo album in seven years titled 'Who Is The Sky?' This comes after a lot of teases which include a new Talking Heads video for the hit song 'Psycho Killer.' The tour includes Australasia,...

Coca-Cola launches label ‘real thing records’ in partnership with Universal Music Group
The Coca-Cola Company has deepened its long-running involvement in the music business, launching a new record label in partnership with Universal Music Group. Dubbed real thing records., the “genre-agnostic” label will focus on elevating emerging...

City declares Stratford Summer Music Week for festival's opening days
With the approach of Stratford Summer Music’s 25th-anniversary season, the city has joined the celebration through an official proclamation.Article content When the festival kicks off on July 17, it will coincide with the newly dubbed Stratford...
Bruce Springsteen’s Berlin concert echoes with history and a stark warning
BERLIN (AP) — Veteran rock star Bruce Springsteen, a high-profile critic of President Donald Trump, slammed the U.S. administration as “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert Wednesday in Berlin. He was addressing tens of thousands...
German politicians, theatre management denounce actor Shehab Fatoum for calling for peace in Gaza
On May 15 the artistic director of Theater Aachen, Elena Tzavara, hosted a gala celebrating the theatre’s 200th anniversary. The event was well attended by theatre devotees, sponsors and personalities from culture and politics. As part of the...

Hozier Canceled Some Upcoming Concerts Due To Illness, But He’s Still On For Bonnaroo
Hozier was at Governors Ball this past weekend, but he wasn’t quite himself. As NME notes, he told the crowd he was feeling under the weather, and at times, that could be heard in his vocal performance. It turns out he’s not out of the woods yet...

Fog Holler at Waikiki Beach concert series
Published 11:51 am Wednesday, June 11, 2025 ILWACO — Fog Holler, described as “a bluegrass band with an edge,” will perform at Cape Disappointment State Park, 244 Robert Gray Drive, in Ilwaco, 7 p.m. June 14.The outdoors concert is part of the...

Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction?
By Desmond McGrath November 15, 2015 Prologue: I wrote this article in early August and distributed it in Aug 17 2015 for review to a few friends who concluded it was a bit too long and a bit off topic, but in light of the Paris Attacks, it was so...

This week in Texas music history: Western swing pioneer Adolph Hofner is born
From KUTX: This Week in Texas Music History is brought to you by Brane Audio. On June 8, 1916, Western swing bandleader Adolph Hofner was born in Moulton, Texas to parents of German and Czech heritage, and Adolph and his brother Emil grew up...

Ex-Evanescence Guitarist Leaves Music Industry, Shares Statement
Former Evanescence guitarist Jen Majura has announced her decision to leave the music industry. The decision comes three years after Majura's split with Evanescence and she's offered a pretty open and extensive statement into the thought process...

Report: Nico WIlliams has “signaled” to Bayern Munich he can “imagine a move” to German Rekordmeister
According to a report from Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg, Athletic Club winger Nico Williams “has signaled” to Bayern Munich that he “can imagine” a move to the Bundesliga titleholders: Nico #Williams has now signaled to FC Bayern that...

RAMMSTEIN's TILL LINDEMANN Releases New Single And Music Video 'Und Die Engel Singen'
RAMMSTEIN frontman Till Lindemann kicks off the festival season with a brand new single, "Und Die Engel Singen", via Out Of Line Music, alongside the official music video on his YouTube channel. Simultaneously, pre-orders for CD, vinyl and...

The Krautrock Roots of 3 Iconic Rock Bands, Courtesy of the Band Can
The experimental German band Can was formed in Cologne in 1968. Using elements of rock, jazz, and funk, the influential musicians helped pioneer krautrock, also known as kosmische musik, or cosmic music. Largely a student movement born in the late...

Salzburg Sings Again: 60 Years of The Sound of Music
Set along the Salzach River with the Austrian Alps rising in the background, Salzburg's historic Old Town is the place to start a self-guided Sound of Music tour. Photo courtesy of Tourismus Salzburg, Foto: Breitegger Günter Sixty years ago, a...

4 Englishmen & Karl Marx: "God bless us everyone!"
By Jake Jacobs June 29, 2015 John, Paul, George & Ringo. 4 Englishmen known as the Fab 4. This read is not primarily about them, but about their fellow countrymen and the impact England or Great Britain had on Western Civilization, in fame and...

German Air Force pushes ahead with A400M infrared protection system upgrade
Airbus and the German procurement agency, Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), have signed an agreement to upgrade 23 German Air Force A400M aircraft with Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM)...

Philippe Jaroussky, Adèle Charvet, Fabio Trümpy, & Elsa Benoit Among Performers in La Seine Musicale’s 2025-26 Season
(Photo credit: James Bellorini) La Seine Musicale unveils its 2025-26 season. The Season Launch Concert features members of the Jaroussky Academy, along with Philippe Jaroussky. They are joined by instrumentalists Nemanja Radulovic, Anne Gastinel,...

Robbie Williams in Bath: road closures and train times for Royal Crescent concerts
Pop megastar Robbie Williams will be entertaining tens of thousands of fans in two spectacular concerts in Bath this week. The Angels and Let Me Entertain You singer will take to the stage at the Royal Crescent for the open-air gigs marking 250...