When Yes released Drama in 1980, it took some fans by surprise. Vocalist Jon Anderson and keyboard legend Rick Wakeman were gone. In their place, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of the Buggles stepped in on vocals and keyboards respectively. As jarring as it might have been at the time, the Drama album turned out […]
The Black Crowes have announced more tour dates for their Happiness Bastards Tour. The new shows – titled Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise) – follow a run of dates that concluded last month after starting in April, a month after the release of their latest album, Happiness Bastards. The upcoming shows will begin on Sept. […]
In 1960, the very first UEFA European Football Championship was held. It’s taken place every four years since then and is, at the time of this writing, the second-most watched football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup. (That’s European football, by the way, referred to as soccer by American audiences.) Since 1992, each championship […]
Rock stars have reacted to last night’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump with a mixture of shock, sadness and anger. Trump was shot in the ear while delivering a speech at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old kitchen worker from nearby Bethel Park, is alleged to have opened […]
Stevie Nicks brought out a special guest at her concert on Friday night at Hyde Park in London: Harry Styles. When Nicks appeared for her encore, she performed “Rhiannon” and then introduced Styles who joined her for “Landslide.” It was dedicated to Nicks’ late Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie, who would have been celebrating her […]
Another of Jimmy Buffett‘s sunshine-filled homes located in Palm Beach is up for sale, this time for $7.25 million. The three-bedroom residence, which dates back to 1925, is located just a short walk from the beach. Though the house itself is not enormous, the compact space offers privacy with tall hedges and a white picket […]
Elvis Costello is rolling with the punches on his 2024 joint tour with Daryl Hall. After two of his band members, Davey Faragher and Charlie Sexton, recently fell ill, Costello performed with just drummer Pete Thomas and pianist Steve Nieve. “Elvis Costello would like to announce that, as two members of the ensemble are indisposed, Mr. Costello will initially […]
Frank Zappa‘s only Top 10 album, 1974’s Apostrophe (‘), will be released as a six-disc set for its 50th anniversary later this summer. The expanded reissue – which includes the original album remastered as well as live tracks and session rarities from the era – will be released on Sept. 13. Following the release of […]
Rod Argent, a founder and longtime keyboardist for the British Invasion band the Zombies, has announced his retirement from touring following a stroke. The group’s management announced in a statement that said: “We are saddened to report that Rod Argent, founder, keyboardist and primary songwriter of the Zombies, has suffered a stroke. Rod had recently returned home […]
One of the most distinctive screen presences in the history of movies has died. Shelley Duvall, best known for a string of films she made with director Robert Altman in the 1970s, and her unforgettable performance in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining passed away this week. She was 75 years old. Her longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, told The […]