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Jack Black’s Band Tenacious D Cancels Current Tour After Bandmate Jokes About Trump Assassination Attempt On-Stage

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According to published reports, actor, musician and viral social media star Jack Black has said he was “blindsided” by Tenacious D  bandmate Kyle Gass’s on-stage comments about the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Sunday and has canceled the rest of the world tour for his band, while decrying “hate speech or political violence in any form.”  Black has been a notable critic of Trump and President Biden supporter. At a tour date in Sydney, Australia, guitarist and vocalist Kyle Gass was presented with a cake on stage for his birthday and was asked to make a wish while blowing out his candles. Continue reading →


Watch Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin Cover “We Love L.A.” by Randy Newman for Night Eight of The “Hannukah Sessions”

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After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night eight, watch Dave and Greg cover Randy Newman’s pop hit “We Love L.A.” with Dave on lead vocals and all their friends from the show. Continue reading →


Watch Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin Cover “The Spirit of Radio” by Rush with Jack Black of Tenacious D for Night Seven of The “Hannukah Sessions”

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After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night seven, Dave and Greg to cover Rush and their classic hit song “Spirit of Radio” with Jack Black of Tenacious D! Watch it now! 

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Watch Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Greg Kurstin Cover “Heads Will Roll” with Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs for Night Six of The “Hannukah Sessions”

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After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night six, Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs joins Dave and Greg to cover her band’s classic track “Heads Will Roll!” Watch it now! 

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Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover “E-Pro” with Beck and Friends for Night Five of The “Hannukah Sessions”

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After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night five, Beck joins Dave and Greg to cover his “E-Pro” Watch it now! 

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Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover Janis Ian’s “At Seventeen” with Violet Grohl for Night Four of The “Hannukah Sessions”

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After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night four, Dave and Greg are joined by Dave’s daughter Violet Grohl for a cover of  Janis Ian’s “At Seventeen!” Watch it now! 

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Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover 10cc’s “The Things We Do For Love” with Inara George for Night Three of The “Hannukah Sessions”

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After a few years of hosting their annual “Hannukah Sessions” online, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin held the first-ever live concert on December 5th, 2022 at the Largo club in Los Angeles. This year’s event, which was presented by director Judd Apatow, with profits going towards the Anti-Defamation League, featured Jewish artists. The duo plans to release the concert set as their video series this year celebrating Haunnakah, which began this week. For night three, the crew covers 10cc’s all-time pop banger “The Things We Do For Love” featuring the soulful vocals of Inara George, with some backup from Tenacious D! Watch it now! 

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Hellfest 2023 Books Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Def Leppard, Pantera, Porcupine Tree, Amon Amarth, Alter Bridge, and More 

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After their biggest year ever this year, Hellfest 2023 has booked headliners Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, and Slipknot!  Set to take place June 15-18, 2023 In Clisson, France, the bill also includes Def Leppard, Pantera,  Porcupine Tree, Amon Amarth, Alter Bridge And Within Temptation, and more! Headliners for the 2022 edition of Hellfest included Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Judas Priest, Deftones, Ghost, Scorpions, and Korn over two long weekends to make up for the missed pandemic year of 2020.

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Louder Than Life 2022 Festival Books Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, KISS, and More!

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Louder Than Life Festival has announced its lineup for 2022, seeking to top the epic edition in  2021. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot and KISS will headline the festival of 100 artists over 4 days! Joining them will be  Rob Zombie, Bring Me The Horizon, Alice In Chains (And A Separate Set From Jerry Cantrell), Alice Cooper, Incubus, Evanescence, Lamb Of God, Tenacious D, Yungblud, Chevelle, Papa Roach, Halestorm, Mastodon, In This Moment, The Pretty Reckless and many more! Taking place from September 21st – 25th 2022, the fest takes place at The Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center Passes are on sale now for $10 down (through March 31) at the link below. Continue reading →


Rob Halford, Tenacious D, Sammy Hagar, Lzzy Hale, and Sebastian Bach Added to Ronnie James Dio Livestream 

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On Saturday July 10th, the Stand Up And Shout For Ronnie James Dio’s Birthday, Global Virtual Concert produced by Rolling Live Studios, has added a wealth of talent to the already star-studded lineup that will bring together unusual musical pairings for one-of-a-kind performances, special birthday messages and artist interviews. the event, hosted on rollinglivestudios.com beginning at 2:00pm pacific time (pdt). The event, taking place on what would have been the Metal icon’s 79th birthday, will benefit the ronnie james dio stand up and shout cancer fund (www.diocancerfund.org), founded in memory of the late heavy metal icon who was the voice of Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio before losing his battle with gastric cancer in 2010.

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