O.J. Simpson has died at age 76, his family announced on social media Thursday morning. According to a post on Simpson’s X (formerly Twitter) account, he died sometime Wednesday following a battler with cancer. TMZ is reporting Simpson died in Las Vegas surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Simpson was born in 1947 in San […]
Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson admits that “time is running out” on his career. “We’ve been very busy. And part of the reason, I guess, being busy, is also because I’m at an age where I know this won’t go on forever,” the rocker explained to Brazil’s A Rádio Rock. Rather then dwelling on his […]
Paul McCartney handled the guitar solos on some of the Beatles‘ most memorable tracks, including “Drive My Car,” “Back in the U.S.S.R.,” “Helter Skelter” and “Taxman.” But he wasn’t always so confident about his playing – in particular during their initial performances. “We had this gig and it was like, the first thing I ever […]
Ozzy Osbourne and Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison will co-host a new internet show called The Madhouse Chronicles starting this month. Morrison announced the show on Tuesday’s episode of The Osbournes Podcast. “Our new show, The Madhouse Chronicles, is dropping this April,” he said. “Join us as we sit back in the Osbourne madhouse, reacting to the wildest […]
The official trailer for the upcoming Beach Boys documentary has been released. The Beach Boys will premiere on Disney+ on May 24. The film will include previously unreleased footage of the group as well as new interviews with band members Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston. Archival interviews with late members Carl […]
John Fogerty is adding another round of dates to his previously announced Celebration Tour. These shows mark the first time Fogerty has performed his music since finally acquiring ownership of his extensive back catalog of songs with Creedence Clearwater Revival. Already confirmed concerts begin on June 2 in South Carolina. The new second leg of […]
Pink Floyd were onto something, as sessions continued for 1973’s The Dark Side of the Moon. They just didn’t have an ending. In fact, the band continued tinkering with things even after a first live run-through of the album was cut short by technical issues. Subsequent performances in January and February of 1972 were enthusiastically […]
CJ Snare, the singer who came to prominence fronting the hard rock group Firehouse, died Friday at the age of 64. Details of the vocalist’s death, which reportedly followed a long battle with cancer, slowly began spreading online over the weekend. As the world learned of Snare’s passing, many fellow rock stars took to social […]
After every performance, Wolfgang Van Halen can be found pointing to the sky. He says that’s a salute to his late father, Eddie Van Halen – and he has an emotional reason for continuing this tradition. The younger Van Halen now fronts his own solo project, dubbed Mammoth WVH, after a stint in Van Halen […]
Michael Ward, former guitarist for the Wallflowers, has died at the age of 57. The news was confirmed via the Wallflowers’ social media. “With love and gratitude the Wallflowers say farewell to the great and singular Michael Ward,” their post read. “Michael’s role and talents will forever remain a crucial part of the band’s history. […]