Journey frontman Arnel Pineda almost bailed on band’s Final Frontier farewell tour

Arnel Pineda of Journey performs at TD Coliseum on March 09, 2026 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images)Journey is currently on their Final Frontier farewell tour, but it sounds like it almost didn’t happen.A new article in Rolling Stone looks behind the scenes of the tour, featuring interviews with Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain and singer Arnel Pineda prior to the kickoff. It delves into the contentious relationship between Cain and Schon, and also reveals that Pineda originally didn’t want to do the tour.Pineda’s reluctance […]

March 31, 2026

Music

Barry Manilow ‘tried to write like’ Billie Eilish for new album, but failed: ‘Where is the chorus?’

Barry Manilow, 'What A Time.' (STILETTO Entertainment)Barry Manilow may be 83 years old, but he's aware of what's going on in today's music — and he just doesn't get it. He even tried to write songs like one of today's biggest pop stars, but couldn't pull it off.Speaking to The Times of London, Barry, who's going to release what he says is his final album in June, said, "The truth is that for this record I really studied what’s going […]

March 31, 2026

Entertainment

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ season 2 gets Netflix premiere date

Gordon Cormier as Aang in 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' season 2. (Netflix)The release date for Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2 has arrived.Netflix has announced that season 2 of the live-action reimagining of the popular Nickelodeon animated series will release on June 25. The streaming service also released a behind-the-scenes video showing off the cast on the set of season 2.Stars Gordon Cormier (Aang), Kiawentiio (Katara), Ian Ousley (Sokka), Dallas Liu (Zuko), Elizabeth Yu (Azula) and Miyako (Toph) talk about […]

March 31, 2026

Music

Simple Minds, Adam Ant, Soft Cell playing 2026 Darker Waves Festival

Darker Waves 2026 lineup. (Darker Waves Festival)Simple Minds, Adam Ant and Soft Cell are among the artists set to play the Darker Waves Festival, taking place Nov. 14 at Huntington Beach City Beach in Huntington Beach, California.The festival, which mostly focuses on '80s and '90s alternative music, will be headlined by Smashing Pumpkins and Morrissey, and feature 35 artists across three stages. Other artists on the bill include Gary Numan, The Motels, Missing Persons, Modern English, Marky Ramone, Silversun Pickups, Buzzcocks […]

March 31, 2026

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Milly Alcock fights to save dog Krypto in ‘Supergirl’ official trailer

Milly Alcock as Supergirl/Kara Zor-El in 'Supergirl.' (Warner Bros. Pictures)It's a bird ... it's a plane ... it's the Supergirl official trailer.Warner Bros. Pictures released the full-length trailer for the upcoming superhero film on Tuesday.Milly Alcock stars as the titular Supergirl/Kara Zor-El in the second film in the new DC Universe. Craig Gillespie directs the superhero film about Clark Kent's cousin from a script written by Ana Nogueira.The movie follows what happens "when an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too […]

March 31, 2026

Music

The soul of Carole King highlighted on new playlist

Inductee Carole King performs onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 30, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame )Carole King’s music has been covered by a whole host of artists over the years, and a new playlist is highlighting some soulful versions of her classic tunes.The Soul of Carole King, now available on Spotify, features songs King either […]

March 31, 2026

Entertainment

Nicholas Galitzine stars as He-Man in ‘Masters of the Universe’ official trailer

Roboto (Kristen Wiig), Man At Arms (Idris Elba), Adam (Nicholas Galitzine), Teela (Camila Mendes) and Cringer in 'Masters of the Universe.' (Amazon MGM Studios)The official trailer for Masters of the Universe has arrived.Amazon MGM Studios released the full-length trailer for the upcoming live-action film based on Mattel's franchise of the same name on Tuesday.Travis Knight directs the movie, which stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man and Camila Mendes as Teela.The trailer finds Galitzine's He-Man reminiscing on his years away from his […]

March 31, 2026

Music

James Taylor, Van Morrison, Sting, Deep Purple set for 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival

James Taylor at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Disney/Eric McCandless)James Taylor, Van Morrison, Sting and Deep Purple are among the artists booked to play the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival, taking place in Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-18.All four artists are booked to play the festival's Auditorium Stravinski, with Sting performing on July 4, Deep Purple confirmed for July 13, and Taylor and Morrison set for July 18.Deep Purple, of course, has quite a connection to Montreux. The band's iconic […]

March 31, 2026

Music

Ambrosia founding member and keyboardist Christopher North dead at 75

Keyboard player Christopher North of Ambrosia performs onstage on May 23, 2015 in Bakersfield, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Christopher North, keyboardist and founding member of the soft rock group Ambrosia, has passed away at the age of 75. The news was confirmed by the band in a post on Facebook.“Fans of Ambrosia, we honor the legendary life and career of our dearest family member Christopher North, the 'Hammond B3 King' whose sonic architecture defined a generation of progressive and […]

March 31, 2026

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