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 […]
Being successful in rock ‘n’ roll has a lot to do with talent, of course. But it would also be fair to say that where an artist ultimately ends up is influenced greatly by the kind of people they surround themselves with. The reality of the music business is that not everyone working within it has honest intentions. […]
Keith Richards has released a cover of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground‘s “I’m Waiting for the Man,” in honor of what would have been Reed’s 82nd birthday on March 2. The track is part of an upcoming album, The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed. Vinyl and CD versions of the LP […]
Def Leppard has offered a glimpse into their creative process with a newly released rough mix of “Photograph,” taken from their upcoming Pyromania 40 box set. You can listen to the song below. As its title suggests, “Photograph (Rough Mix Version)” features fewer of Mutt Lange’s production tricks and has an unfinished lead vocal from Joe Elliott. Nevertheless, […]
Journey drummer Deen Castronovo has given insight on the recent turmoil within the band, noting how difficult it was to observe the discourse between Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain. The drama between Schon and Cain stemmed from millions of dollars charged to a company credit card. The musicians took public shots at the other, and […]
He became the Eagles‘ unquestioned leader following Glenn Frey‘s death, but Don Henley got off to a decidedly slow start as a songwriter. He only had one co-credited composition on their 1972 debut. Things were different by the turn of the ’80s. He helped the Eagles to their first and second chart toppers with 1974’s […]