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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Announce First Japan Show Since Reunion, Tokyo WWW X in November
Reunited dream pop outfit The Pains of Being Pure at Heart will play Tokyo's WWW X on November 13, 2026, their first Japan date since getting back together. Presale registration is open now through August 2.
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Iron Maiden Sells Half Its Rights to Pophouse — Eddie Universe Expansion in the Works
Iron Maiden has sold 50% of its music rights, name and likeness to Pophouse Entertainment, the ABBA-founded company behind ABBA Voyage and the Kiss catalog, with plans to build out an Eddie "cinematic universe" and a Run For Your Lives tour documentary.
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Protesters Say They Were Shoved and Trampled at Boiler Room NYC's KKR Die-In; Organizers Say They're Reviewing Footage
A 'die-in' protest against Boiler Room's financial ties to KKR turned chaotic at the event's New York show on July 10, 2026, with organizers Boycott Room alleging protesters were shoved and trampled. Boiler Room says it's reviewing video of the incident.
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System Of A Down Fill London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as QOTSA Open and 50,000 Mosh Nonstop
System Of A Down played Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on July 14, 2026, with Queens Of The Stone Age opening, as an estimated 50,000-strong crowd kept the pit going all night and Daron Malakian needled Oasis from the stage.
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Turnstile Take Over Baltimore: All Five Members Throw First Pitches at Orioles Night
Hardcore band Turnstile were honored with their own theme night at Baltimore Orioles' ballpark, with all five members throwing ceremonial first pitches. The band's summer includes All Points East alongside Tyler, the Creator and Daniel Caesar.
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Final Fantasy X Turns 25: Eternal Calm 2LP Vinyl Now Up for Preorder in UK, Europe and North America
Square Enix marks Final Fantasy X's 25th anniversary with three vinyl releases, including the 2LP Eternal Calm set collecting 20 soundtrack tracks by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano, priced at £79.99 with shipping expected August 2026.
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Mick Jagger Explains That "Mad Mogul" Lyric About Musk: It Was Actually a Backhanded Compliment
Mick Jagger tells The New York Times that the Elon Musk line on The Rolling Stones' new album Foreign Tongues wasn't the diss critics assumed — it was praise for Musk's role in rescuing stranded astronauts.
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Queens of the Stone Age Drop New Single "Easy Street"
Matador Records has released Queens of the Stone Age's new single "Easy Street," out July 14 at 1:30 PM ET (July 15 at 1:30 AM in Taiwan).
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ALBUM RUN #35: Chicago Marks Pavement's Crooked Rain with a 3rd Anniversary Run
Running community albumruns celebrates its third anniversary with a run set to Pavement's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, departing from Chicago's Gracie O'Malley's on July 22, 2026.
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