Building a wall full of gold and platinum albums used to be a requisite part of the rock star experience. But for a variety of reasons, it’s getting a lot harder for classic rock artists to add to their collections nowadays. Below you will find a list of the last time rock’s biggest acts earned […]
Doug Ingle, the lead vocalist, organist and primary composer of the band Iron Butterfly, has died at the age of 78. The rocker’s passing was confirmed by his son, Doug Ingle Jr., via social media. “It’s with a heavy heart & great sadness to announce the passing of my Father Doug Ingle. Dad passed away […]
One of rock’s best-known lyrics is the one about dying before you get old. The 2024 tour schedule shows how few have taken that to heart – including the Who‘s Roger Daltrey, who originally sang the line. Instead, the following list of oldest rockers on tour this summer features nine performers who are 80 or […]
Metallica kicked off their 2024 tour with an emphatic performance in Munich, Germany on May 24. The concert officially launched the latest leg of Metallica’s M72 World tour. The trek, which began in April 2023, sees the metal giants playing two nights at each stop, with completely different set lists from one performance to the […]
Thursday’s Gordon Lightfoot tribute concert at Toronto’s Massey Hall was full of high-profile talent, but one performance stood out among the rest: a surprise reunion of Rush‘s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. The duo, who were not announced on the bill ahead of time, joined house band Blue Rodeo to perform “The Way I Feel” in honor of Lightfoot, who […]
Skid Row guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo has dismissed rumors the band will reunite with classic-era singer Sebastian Bach. “It’s not gonna happen,” Sabo flatly declared during an appearance on The Hook Rocks podcast. “And I say the same thing every time. I’m thankful that people have such an interest in wanting to see that happen, […]
Van Halen will revisit their chart-topping 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge with a new expanded edition featuring rarities, promo videos and previously unreleased live footage. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (Expanded Edition) arrives on July 12 as a two-LP/two-CD/Blu-ray collection and is available to preorder now. Along with a remastered version of the original album, the set includes alternate mixes […]
According to a new report, the U.S. Department of Justice will take legal action in an effort to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The move is part of a new antitrust lawsuit the DOJ is set to file in New York. The possibility of such legal action has been building for some time, as federal regulators […]
For many bands, the prospect of replacing a lead singer can be an insurmountable hurdle. But Skid Row isn’t like most bands. The chart-topping rockers have maintained a revolving door of singers since getting their start in Toms River, New Jersey, in 1986. They launched to stardom a few years later thanks to a pair of […]
Josh Freese has marked his first anniversary in the Foo Fighters by paying tribute to the man he replaced, Taylor Hawkins. On May 21, 2023, the band announced their new drummer during a livestream event dubbed Foo Fighters: Preparing Music For Concerts. The Dave Grohl-fronted group had fun with the reveal, chatting on screen with […]