Pixies

Pantera, Pixies and Simple Plan all have new tours on the horizon, while Vans Warped, Louder Than Life and Summer of Loud lead the festival additions.

What hot new tickets do you need to pick up? We've got tour announcements from Ghost, Killswitch Engage, Alice Cooper, Pixies, Unto Others and more.

Try picking only 25 rock + metal albums from each decade that you would want to ensure your kids listened to. It's a harder exercise than you might think.

Leader of Big Black and Shellac also worked with the Stooges, Cheap Trick, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page and many others.

See who's playing where, when and how you can get tickets.

From Bottle Rock to Welcome to Rockville, Boston Calling to Beachlife, and Punk in the Park to Hellfest, we've got them all here.

We're rockin' around the Christmas tree and into a long list of rock stars who are celebrating their birthdays this month.