Toby Myers, longtime bassist for John Mellencamp and the Todd Rundgren-discovered band Roadmaster, died on Jan. 16 at age 75. “Sadness has entered the Mellencamp band and John over the passing of a longtime member,” said a note on Mellencamp’s website. “Toby was a great contribution to the music, and the band. We will miss […]
Billy F. Gibbons says his new single, “Livin’ It Up Down in Texas,” is the start of a spate of music he hopes to be releasing this year with his own BFG’s as well as with ZZ Top. “We’ve been in the studio working on what could be new BFG’s material as well as working […]
On Jan. 30, two separate concerts will take place in Los Angeles as part of FireAid. Both benefit shows will raise money for rebuilding communities in California that have been affected by the recent wildfires, as well as for helping prevent future natural disasters. The following artists have already been announced as performers, but now […]
Phish has announced a series of West Coast tour dates for the spring that will benefit victims of the Southern California wildfires. The jam band icons will kick off their short run with two back-to-back Seattle dates on April 18 and 19. They’ll then head to Portland, Oregon, for one show, then down to San Francisco for […]
As the music industry slowly awakens from its holiday slumber, the list of February 2025 new music releases leans into reissues and archival releases. Neil Young is set to issue Oceanside Countryside, a previously unreleased album recorded between May and December 1977. The latest entry in Young’s Analog Originals series is in a similarly rootsy vein […]
John Sykes, a former member of both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died at age 65. An official statement confirmed that Sykes had been diagnosed with cancer. “He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for those who didn’t know him personally, he was a thoughtful, kind and charismatic […]
John Fogerty, Graham Nash, Stevie Wonder and the Black Crowes are among the newest wave of performers added to the the upcoming FireAid benefit concerts, which will take place on Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. PST. Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak, Dawes, No Doubt, Olivia Rodrigo and Peso Pluma have also been added to the FireAid lineup. […]
Dickey Betts passed away in early 2024 after dealing with a variety of health issues. The surviving members of the Allman Brothers Band are preparing to celebrate the legacy of the co-founding guitarist in February with a special concert in Macon, Georgia. Warren Haynes is one of many within the circle especially grateful for everything […]
By the time Led Zeppelin launched their injury-plagued 1975 North American tour on Jan. 18, they found themselves in the curious position of simultaneously being the biggest and perhaps most hated rock band on the planet. The British titans had spent the previous six years smashing concert attendance records and selling millions of copies of each of their first five […]
The 1990s might just be the last decade to have its own truly unique, recognizable style. Whether or not we were into the music, most of us went through even just a little grunge phase—and embraced the look that came with it. RELATED | The Good, Bad and the Unforgettable: Iconic Photos of the ’80s There’s […]