Saturday Night Live has a long history of poking fun at the Olympics. In the show’s earliest years, original cast members such as Gilda Radner and John Belushi appeared as surprisingly vengeful gymnasts, and decathlon champions with highly unusual diet regimens. The tradition they began has continued for nearly fifty years now, with each new […]
Jonathan Cain played a medley of favorites on the grand piano from Journey‘s commercial zenith during a surprise visit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. See exclusive photographs from Cain’s visit and video courtesy of the Rock Hall below. This appearance coincided with the return of Cain’s signature 1981 Yahama C7 to the […]
AC/DC guitarist Angus Young is getting two new Funko Pop! figures. Both feature Young in his trademark schoolboy outfit and cap. The Pop! Moment Angus Young Dancing on Stage set finds him sporting a red suit, blue cap and includes a stage with the AC/DC logo. The other set finds him in a green outfit […]
Like so many bands from its era, nobody knew what to make of the Pretenders at the top of the ’80s. They were already buzzing, thanks to three hit singles in the U.K. and a magnetic frontwoman in Chrissie Hynde, who cast quite an image alongside her equally photogenic bandmates in leather and studs. A transplanted American working […]
Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma said the band was forced to start using a cowbell while performing their classic track “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” as a result of Saturday Night Live‘s famous “More Cowbell” sketch. Written and aired 24 years after “Reaper” became a hit, the 2000 scene features Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell in a recording studio. […]
The Pretenders tore through Ohio this week with two headlining shows in Chrissie Hynde‘s hometown and an opening set in front of a baseball stadium full of Foo Fighters fans. The trip began with a return to Akron for two sold-out nights at the Goodyear Theater. As you can see below, Hynde posted a photo of […]
Stevie Nicks performed in Glasgow on Wednesday, where she detailed the “crazy” leg infection that led to the initial postponement of the show earlier in the month. The singer was scheduled to perform at the OVO Hydro on July 6, but she had to postpone the show at the last minute due to “a recent […]
For a guy who hasn’t released a mainstream pop album in more than three decades, Billy Joel sure loves touring. Since 1993’s River of Dreams became his de facto curtain call as a studio musician, Joel has packed arenas and stadiums around the world with his impressive catalog of piano-pounding hits. He’s often joined forces with megastars such as Elton John (on the multi-leg […]
Tony Iommi has unveiled an epic new instrumental song called “Deified” to coincide with a new perfume of the same name, released in partnership with Xerjoff Group. You can watch the music video below. The Black Sabbath riff-monger coproduced “Deified” with keyboardist and longtime collaborator Mike Exeter. Additional personnel includes Karl Brazil on drums, Laurence […]
Mick Jagger is best known as the frontman for the Rolling Stones, a position he has not so much held as invented. With a rebellious attitude and lightning-fast stage moves, Jagger has been dazzling crowds for decades — the poster child for showmanship. But the Stones have not defined him entirely. There have been plenty […]