Jeff Giles

We can add Def Leppard to the growing list of artists pursuing some sort of alcohol-related product as a side business.

The dawn of the file-sharing era for mainstream music fans came with a lot of messiness between hardcore consumers and the record industry.

The end is nigh for Slayer, who embarked on what's being billed as their final world tour last night in San Diego.

For most people, selling millions of records would be enough to stay busy without starting up a side hustle, but the guys in Iron Maiden are different.

Plenty of wacky stuff has gone down at Foo Fighters shows over the years, but their stop in Dallas might have marked the only time they've ever served as the de facto house band for someone's wedding.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has made it clear that they have no plans to split in the wake of his new group the Longshot.

Jack White started his tour in support of his new 'Boarding House Reach' album in style with a pair of hometown shows in Detroit.

It still remains to be seen whether Guns N' Roses' Not in This Lifetime tour will lead to new music. In the meantime, guitarist Slash is already scouting the horizon for his next round of solo activity.

Sound design is a huge part of what makes any movie work, but it's the type of thing that a lot of filmgoers tend not to notice most of the time.

Ozzy Osbourne has done plenty of crazy stuff in his life, but even metal's Prince of Darkness isn't too much of a madman to know when the risks outweigh the rewards.

Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry all have plenty of other things to keep themselves busy, but they're evidently having too much fun with their Hollywood Vampires project to let it end.

The Gibson company's public struggle to find a way forward through potentially catastrophic financial woes could reach a definitive turning point over the next few months.