Little Feat has announced their new album Sam’s Place, their first studio LP in 12 years. Sam’s Place marks the first blues album of the band’s career, as Little Feat tackles material made famous by such legendary blusemen as Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Little Walter and Howlin’ Wolf. The album is also notable as the first […]
Jim Beard, a keyboardist who played with Steely Dan, has died at the age of 63. According to a statement, the composer, producer and arranger died on March 2 “from complications due to a sudden illness.” The musician has been a touring performer with Steely Dan since 2008. Most recently, he was on tour with […]
Wolfgang Van Halen has responded to recent comments made about him by David Lee Roth. Back in January, Roth posted a video to his YouTube page that began with a spoof interview with Jesus Christ. “Bro, I want people to know I got this job because of my talent,” said the parody Jesus in an artificially sped […]
The Doobie Brothers are in the final stages of completing a new album with Michael McDonald, their first original studio release together since 1980’s One Step Closer. Pat Simmons provided an update on the LP in a message on Facebook addressed to the band’s fans. “We are very close to finishing up an album’s worth of […]
Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks will hit the road this year for the Yes Epics, Classics and More tour. The trek will begin May 30 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, followed by stops in cities like Chicago, Boston, Nashville, Denver and others. A complete list of show dates is available below. READ MORE: The 10 […]
Trying to explain how the talk box works can be confusing as hell. “There’s this tube, you see, and it’s connected to this box, which is connected to the guitar, and then you sing into the mic …” It’s best just to say something like, “You know that thing that makes Peter Frampton sound like a […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke had a choice gesture for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for excluding him from the band’s 2006 induction. Medlocke first played drums and sang with Skynyrd from 1971 to 1972 before returning to his former band, Blackfoot. He rejoined Skynyrd as a guitarist in 1996 and has performed with […]
U2 closed out their Achtung Baby residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas on March 2, delivering a transcendent performance featuring many of their biggest hits. Early on, the night stayed true to the band’s formula for most of their Vegas stay. The band opened with “Zoo Station,” followed by “The Fly” and “Even Better […]
There is perhaps no music scene in history that has churned out more impactful rock acts than the Sunset Strip. The Strip gave many of rock’s future stars their first taste of the spotlight. While most fans will immediately think of the era’s ‘80s heyday – a time when the Sunset Strip’s live music scene […]
When Guns N’ Roses catapulted to stardom, Axl Rose developed as much a reputation for his elusiveness and mercurial behavior as for his striking, air-raid siren vocals. That reputation persisted when the band became inactive for much of the ’90s and ’00s, with Rose making sporadic and seemingly unrelated performances both live and on record. Fans may wring their hands over the glacial […]