The Doobie Brothers have confirmed that they’ll release a new album in 2025. In a long post to Facebook, founding member Patrick Simmons thanked fans for their continued support, while also reflecting upon the group’s busy 2024. “We’re currently celebrating almost 56 years together as a band. 55 years since we released our very first […]
Everybody loves a good comeback story, and rock fans were lucky enough to experience several exciting ones in 2024. Here’s a rundown of the most exciting comebacks and reunions the year had to offer: The Black Crowes Five years after reuniting on stage, the Black Crowes took their reunion to the next level with 2024’s […]
Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th U.S. president from 1977 until 1981, has died at the age of 100. The former President’s foundation the Carter Center revealed that Carter died peacefully Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. The former president had entered hospice care on Feb. 18, 2023, with […]
The actress who plays Joan Baez in new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown said the real-life star was “not fussed” by the production. Monica Barbaro has been drawing positive reviews for her portrayal of Baez in A Complete Unknown, with critics saying she captured the character and voice of the ‘60s singer. But in […]
The ‘90s saw music videos elevated to an art form. In the previous decade, artists were mainly focused on eye-candy – performance footage, silly antics and video vixens were some of the most common tropes during the ‘80s. But the ‘90s saw an evolution, as emerging auteurs recognized music videos as a new artistic canvas […]
A downtown Los Angeles building once made famous on the cover of a Doors album caught fire Thursday (Dec. 26) and needed over 100 firefighters to contain the blaze. The site was famously captured for the cover of The Doors’ Morrison Hotel album, which was released in 1970. On the cover, the band’s members are […]
James Mangold, director of Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, has detailed the moment he pitched the film to the legendary singer. Inspired by 1984 movie Amadeus, which explored the life and times of 18th-century composer Mozart, Mangold wanted to examine the nature of people dealing with someone who’s a genius, and the challenges they […]
Can’t we all just rock out and get along? No, we can’t. Like most sections of the entertainment industry – or frankly like any other professional setting – there is sometimes beef between parties. In the world of rock ‘n’ roll, this often relates to matters like song sampling, songwriting credits, royalty percentages, etc. And unless […]
I once did a brief Bob Dylan impression at one of my neighborhood bars in New York City. The bartender, with his back to me, didn’t turn around to ask, sincerely: “Are you doing the Swedish Chef?” I was going for a string of jumbled words spoken with enough bounce to be convincing as Dylan, instead I […]
Personal conflicts and health issues led some of rock’s biggest bands and artists to break up, change lineups or retire in 2024. The award for most violent public breakup goes to Jane’s Addiction. Less than four months after the band’s classic lineup finally reunited, it all went to hell again on a Friday the 13th […]