Were the ’80s really the greatest decade ever in music? We posit that question on the back cover of our new book, 501 Essential Albums of the 80s (Motorbooks/Quarto Group), and certainly that case could be made – though other 10-year spans can make their own claims to that distinction. With portable hardware such as […]
Bob Dylan does not often perform with guests, but he made an exception Thursday night when guitarist Billy Strings joined him for “All Along the Watchtower.” The collaboration took place in Spokane, Washington. Both Dylan and Strings are currently touring on the same bill as part of Willie Nelson‘s annual Outlaw Festival. You can watch […]
A New Jersey bar has come under fire for canceling a Bruce Springsteen cover band’s scheduled performance following the Boss’ recent criticisms of President Donald Trump. No Surrender, the eight-piece band that’s been covering Springsteen and other classic rock acts for more than 20 years, was slated to perform at Riv’s Toms River Hub in Toms […]
Metallica has expanded their M72 world tour into 2026, announcing a series of European dates for next spring and summer with support from some of metal’s heaviest hitters. The European leg will begin on May 9 in Athens, Greece, and conclude on July 5 in London. Four cities — Frankfurt, Budapest, Dublin and London — will feature two consecutive shows as […]
A new documentary titled The Ballad of Judas Priest is in production at Sony Music Vision, celebrating the English Metal Gods’ 50-plus-year history and rise to the top of the hard rock heap. Documentary filmmaker Sam Dunn and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello will co-direct the film, marking the latter’s directorial debut. The Ballad of Judas […]
Bruce Springsteen has rush released a four-song EP from his much-discussed May 14 performance in Manchester, England, as the E Street Band’s European tour continues. He announced a new name for the trek on stage that night, the Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, and this new release shares the same title. “The mighty E […]
After 20 years as Foreigner’s lead singer, Kelly Hansen has announced that he will leave the band at the end of their 2025 summer tour. “Being the voice of Foreigner has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” Hansen said during the group’s Tuesday night appearance on the horrible television show The Voice. […]
Starship‘s “We Built This City,” which its own singer Grace Slick labeled “the worst song ever,” has seemingly achieved its ultimate destiny as the soundtrack for a toilet paper commercial. The gratingly peppy, keyboard-saturated “We Built This City” topped the pop charts in 1985. It also drew immediate and lasting scorn from fans offended by […]
Ex-Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese made good on his word and shared a humorous list of 10 possible reasons he was dismissed from the band in a new Instagram post, which you can see below. Freese announced his exit on Friday, saying “no reason was given” for the Foo Fighters’ decision “to go in a different direction with […]
If there is a name that is practically synonymous with the blues, it’s Buddy Guy. At the time of this writing in May 2025, Guy is 88 years old and still playing live, recording music and touring the country. The list of guitarists he has influenced is a mile long — Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, […]