The cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show will be revamped for the Las Vegas Sphere. In a press release, Sphere Studios announced that they will use “advanced technologies to enhance the original beloved 1975 film. Audiences should prepare to time warp back into the iconic madness of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at […]
Faith No More is teasing something for 2027 — could it be their first tour in over a decade? On Tuesday, the alt-metal iconoclasts shared a graphic on social media emblazoned with their logo and “2027” atop a crowd of cheering fans. The same day, Pollstar reported that the Mike Patton-fronted group signed a global, long-term touring deal […]
Rush has given fans quite an exciting series of shows on their reunion tour so far. The Fifty-Something trek launched in early June with four shows in Los Angeles. The outing has featured numerous highlights, including the first full live performances of the “2112” suite since 1997 and the first airing of the title track […]
Cheap Trick became famous slowly and then all at once. Ironically enough, the 1978 triple-platinum At Budokan live album that suddenly hurtled them to arena-filling superstar status only represented one element of the complex musical foundation they’d poured over three previous studio albums. At Budokan was sinewy, occasionally bare-knuckled and always in motion. That’s to […]
Sammy Hagar kicked off his summer 2026 tour Saturday night with a hit-packed 19-song set in St. Louis. You can see the complete set list and fan-shot video from the show below. This is the third summer of Hagar’s Best of All Worlds tour, which celebrates his decade-long stint as Van Halen‘s lead singer. He was […]
Former Jethro Tull keyboardist and arranger Dee Palmer – who worked with the band throughout the ’70s – has died at the age of 88, the band have confirmed via social media. In the process, founder and leader Ian Anderson shared a tribute to Palmer that included some “favorite personal memories.” Ian Anderson’s Tribute to […]
They could be two seconds long or 30; straightforward 4/4 rhythms or flights of percussive wizardry; inducers of head nodding or air drumming. They are the drum intros to classic songs, and legends from Twisted Sister to Paul Simon, Toto to the Clash, Grand Funk Railroad to U2 have at least one great drum intro in their […]
Billy Thorpe’s “Children of the Sun” has been a staple classic rock deep cut on radio for many years. Now, for the first time in more than three decades, there’s a fresh reissue of the album of the same name to enjoy. Featuring a powerhouse band including session ace Leland Sklar on bass and drummer […]
Carly Simon will release a new album, Comes in Waves, on Aug. 14. Written and recorded mainly at her home in Martha’s Vineyard, Comes in Waves marks Simon’s first album of all original songs since 2008. Simon’s son Ben Taylor appears on the release as a singer, musician, producer and songwriter, while her daughter, Sally […]
Longtime Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain will embark on a spoken-word tour this fall to promote his forthcoming autobiography, Hello Boys and Girls! The European tour will begin on Oct. 26 in Frankfurt, Germany, four days after the release of Hello Boys and Girls! It will conclude on Dec. 3 in Glasgow, Scotland, with McBrain […]