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Hear Jack Black and Dave Grohl team up with Ozzy Osbourne’s producer on joyously heavy new song I Feel Alive

The star-studded collaboration is part of the soundtrack for Black’s new film A Minecraft Movie

Metal Hammer

Are Tenacious D back?! Jack Black and Kyle Gass confirm first new music together since going on hiatus last year

The self-styled greatest rock band on Earth are covering REO Speedwagon for a charity compilation that comes out Friday

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R.E.M, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Chelsea Wolfe and more to appear on Good Music To Lift Los Angeles, a 90-song benefit album to help victims of the Californian wildfires, available for one day only

Good Music To Lift Los Angeles will also feature songs from Tenacious D, Interpol, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, HEALTH and many, many more

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2024 is the year everyone turned on Jack Black – it’s been a long time coming

A controversial rift with his Tenacious D bandmate and a slew of terrible blockbusters mean that the ‘School of Rock’ star’s stock has never been lower. Louis Chilton looks at what the heck happened to one of cinema’s most outgoing presences

The Independent UK

Jack Black says Tenacious D will return after Trump joke controversy

Black put comedy rock duo ‘on hold’ after Kyle Gass joked about assassination attempt

The Guardian - UK

“We need to take a break. Everybody needs a break sometime. And we’ll be back”: Jack Black promises Tenacious D will return

Jack Black promises Tenacious D will return

MusicRadar

“We’ll be back when it feels right”: Jack Black says Tenacious D will return from hiatus… at some point

Black put the comedy rock pair on ice last month, following bandmate Kyle Gass’ controversial comments about the Donald Trump assassination attempt

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Jack Black says he’s ‘still friends’ with Kyle Gass and says Tenacious D ‘will be back’

Band cancelled their tour after Gass made a controversial joke about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump

The Independent UK

“I only played the drums on that song”: Foo Fighters cover Tenacious D but Dave Grohl forgets the words

Seems like the D haven’t been cancelled after all...

MusicRadar

Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass deletes Instagram apology amid Jack Black ‘rift’ over Trump remark

Musician had initially apologised for what he described as his ‘severe lack of judgment’

The Independent UK

Here’s Why Jack Black Cancelled Tenacious D’s Tour After Kyle Gass’ Controversial Trump Joke

The band has been criticised by fans for cancelling the tour amid the backlash.

Pedestrian.tv

The Tenacious D outrage is ludicrous pantomime politics at its very worst

Jack Black has said that bandmember Kyle Gass’s unpleasant Trump gag at a Tenacious D gig ‘blindsided’ him. But, writes Laura Barton, he ought to slow down, look back and learn from The Chicks, who had their own ‘outrage moment’ back in 2003

The Independent UK

Who’s laughing now? The gags that derailed comedy careers

Kyle Gass’s ill-judged Donald Trump assassination jibe has put Tenacious D on ice. Will he be for ever cancelled, or bounce back like Billy Connolly and Jo Brand?

The Guardian - UK

Tenacious D: what did Kyle Gass say about Donald Trump? Jack Black cancels tour dates

Gass and his bandmate Jack Black have issued an apology over a joke that the performer described as a ‘severe lack of judgement’

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The Backlash Over Tenacious D’s Controversial Trump Joke Proves Australia Is A Nation Of Cops

I spoke to The Chaser's Chris Taylor on why the backlash to Tenacious D's Donald Trump joke is really really lame.

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Tenacious D Offers Refunds For Ticket Holders After Cancelling Their Aus Tour Over Trump Joke

Both Jack Black and Kyle Gass have posted apologies to social media.

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: inside the Muslim Votes Matter group, Jack Black duo ‘on hold’ after Trump comment, try our trends quiz

Claims Muslim voters are underrepresented in Australian politics; Tenacious D face backlash for Sydney concert comment

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The Guardian - US

Tenacious D’s Trump shocker upends a career of perfectly judged musical comedy

Jack Black and Kyle Gass’s duo are on hiatus after an off-colour comment about the Trump shooting – a rare misstep after years of arena-filling antics

Guitar World

“After much reflection, I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue”: Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour after bandmate Kyle Gass jokes about Trump assassination attempt

Australian senator Ralph Babet called for the musicians to be deported after Gass' public comment

The Independent UK

Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate's Trump shooting comment

The comedy rock duo Tenacious D has cancelled the rest of their tour after band member Kyle Gass' remarks on the assassination attempt on Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK

Jack Black puts Tenacious D ‘on hold’ and cancels tour after bandmate’s Trump shooting comment

Actor and rock musician says ‘I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence’ after Kyle Gass joked about assassination attempt

Newcastle Herald

Jack Black 'blindsided' by Tenacious D bandmate's Trump shooting joke

The Australian tour is off and the duo's future is uncertain.

Metal Hammer

Tenacious D cancel tour and seemingly enter hiatus after Kyle Gass’s Donald Trump joke: “All future creative plans are on hold,” says Jack Black

The comedy rock duo’s current run of Australasian shows has been stopped midway through

Pedestrian.tv

Jack Black Confirms Cancellation Of Tenacious D Aus Tour Following That Trump Assassination Joke

Founding band member and comedian Jack Black has seemingly cancelled the remainder of the Tenacious D Australia Tour.

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