Rod Stewart has canceled six of his upcoming American concerts as he recuperates from an illness. “I have to cancel and reschedule my next six concerts in June as I continue to recover from the flu,” the 80-year-old singer wrote on his social media. “So sorry my friends. I’m devastated and sincerely apologize for any […]
Like many legacy bands, the Doobie Brothers evolved into a second phase that often bore little resemblance to the first. Unlike many legacy bands, they ultimately reverted back to their original musical approach. The result is an intriguing dichotomy of a band. With founding frontman Tom Johnston, the Doobie Brothers offer a ’70s-specific mix of […]
Michael Anthony says he has just one career regret. “The only regret that I have is how things, unfortunately, turned out for Van Halen,” he recently said on an episode of Get on the Bus. “It should have gone out with a fricking bang that shook the world, and it was more like a whimper, […]
Billy Joel has opened up about a past suicide attempt that left him in a coma for days, explaining why he made another attempt to take his own life after regaining consciousness. Joel revisits the incident in his new documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, which made its debut at New York’s Tribeca Film […]
Guns N’ Roses have announced a second leg to their 2025 tour. The new dates, more than a dozen, will stretch the band’s current road trip into the fall. All of the new concerts will take place in Latin America. The group is currently performing a string of dates in Europe, Asia and the Middle East that […]
Triumph will reunite for a special three-song set in Edmonton on Friday night. The Canadian power trio will share the bill with a band named the Glorious Sons outside of and prior to Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals, which features the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. Triumph’s 1979 single “Lay It […]
A Sly & the Family Stone live recording from their earliest years will be released this summer. The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 will be available on July 18 in CD, LP and digital download formats. You can hear “I Gotta Go Now (Up on the Floor)/Funky Broadway” from the album below. The First Family marks […]
Whether they’re building tension or coming out swinging, our list of Top 5 AC/DC Concert Opening Songs proves they’re masters of starting a show with high-voltage rock ‘n’ roll. The Aussie rockers have never exactly prided themselves on diversity — they gleefully recycle chords to craft a seemingly endless supply of iconic riffs, and they’ve been delivering […]
George Harrison began the ’70s with a multi-platinum smash and ended the ’80s with a pair of them. In between, there were a few notable successes, long disappearances and some obvious duds. Through it all, his opening songs were just as varied and unpredictable. The monstrous 1970 triple-album All Things Must Pass begins with an […]
Dave Mason has canceled all of his 2025 tour dates due to his ongoing health issues. The singer-songwriter had hoped to get back on the road this year after he was forced to postpone dates in September 2024 when an “urgent heart condition” during a routine checkup sent him to a hospital. Mason — a […]