Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler is hitting the road this month, embarking on a series of North American tour dates that will keep him busy throughout the summer. Adler’s itinerary kicks off on June 8 in Fargo, North Dakota, and is currently scheduled to conclude on Aug. 2 in Jefferson City, Missouri, with more shows to […]
Previously unreleased footage of a jam session between Eddie Van Halen and Mountain‘s Leslie West has surfaced online, courtesy of Lightyear Entertainment. The six-string showcase took place at the Hollywood House of Blues on Aug. 10, 2002, where both guitar legends tore through Mountain’s 1970 track “Never in My Life.” You can watch the performance, along […]
Going into a new Bon Jovi album with an open mind in 2024 requires the understanding that this isn’t the same band from 40 years ago. Gone are the bare-chested, libidinous glam-metal anthems of the MTV era; ever since Max Martin got his hands on the career-rejuvenating “It’s My Life” at the dawn of the millennium, Bon Jovi has […]
Robin Trower has canceled his upcoming U.S. tour, citing ongoing health issues. The guitarist, whose career started with Procol Harum in 1967, was scheduled to start a tour of the States on Sept. 14. The monthlong run was scheduled to take Trower to stops in Nashville, Chicago, Buffalo and Boston. But the tour has been put […]
The surviving members of the Sex Pistols are getting back together, but not with the former Johnny Rotten. Guitarist Steve Jones, bassist Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock will play the band’s iconic debut album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols during a pair of August benefit shows. Frank Carter will be stepping […]
Ed Mann, the longtime percussionist for Frank Zappa, has reportedly died at the age of 70. Mann’s passing was revealed on social media by fellow musician and Zappa collaborator, Chad Wackerman. “Rest easy my old friend Ed Mann,” Wackerman wrote. “A masterful and brilliant percussionist. He could read anything Frank Zappa threw at him and […]
Steve Miller has praised Eminem for his sampling of the Steve Miller Band‘s 1982 hit “Abracadabra” in the rapper’s new single, “Houdini.” “Hey EM,” Miller wrote in an Instagram post, “there is a long chain of stories, poetry, lyrics and musical roots that have crossed cultures and generations inspiring the whole world for hundreds of years […]
Las Vegas’ music history is as colorful and bright as the city itself. In an interview discussing U2’s groundbreaking residency at the Sphere, Bono noted that Vegas was “a little microcosm of America.” “The sins of Las Vegas are just more obvious,” the Irish rocker explained to Fair Observer. “What’s going on in Las Vegas […]
In advance of their upcoming summer tour, Alanis Morissette and Joan Jett have shared a mashup of two of their most famous songs titled “Hate Myself for Loving You Oughta Know.” You can hear the results below. Produced by DJ Cummerbund, the track combines Jett’s Top 10 1988 smash “I Hate Myself for Loving You” […]
A previously unreleased version of the Who‘s classic “I Can’t Explain” by David Bowie has been unveiled ahead of the June 14 release of the upcoming Bowie box Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! The song, recorded in 1972 during the sessions for Bowie’s star-making The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars album, is […]