Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson will star in Bjorn of the Dead, a new horror movie about an ABBA tribute band that finds itself trapped in a nightclub at the dawn of the apocalypse alongside a slew of other tribute bands. No, really. Per Deadline, Dickinson will play Abbatoir lead singer Bjorn, who cranks out tunes from the […]
Paul McCartney was petrified he was going to “kill” an elderly person with his ‘Live and Let Die’ performance. The Beatles legend introduced flames and pyrotechnics to his live shows many years ago to accompany his 1973 James Bond theme from the film of the same name starring the late Sir Roger Moore. Paul can […]
Sir Ringo Starr was all set to open a hair salon because he didn’t think The Beatles would “last a week”. The legendary Liverpool group’s final song, ‘Now And Then’, was released last week, some 63 years after they first formed in 1960. The ‘Eleanor Rigby’ hitmakers – also comprised of the late frontman John […]
The 1970s were a pivotal time for music. Between the birth of heavy metal in 1970 and the development of many new sub genres under both the rock and metal umbrellas, it’s a period of music history that we seem to take for granted now. And a lot of really crazy stuff happened. The Beatles broke […]
Dire Straits bassist John Illsley admitted the band still has no interest in reuniting, despite many lucrative offers to do so. During a conversation with The Telegraph, Illsley noted that he regularly gets together with the band’s former manager. “Every time we have lunch, [he] says to me, ‘I wish people would stop offering me […]
Jimmy Page made a surprise appearance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at Barclays Center in New York on Friday night, inducting legendary guitarist Link Wray. Following a video chronicling Wray’s influential career, Page appeared on screen with a pre-recorded message. In it, the Led Zeppelin rocker recalled hearing Wray’s classic instrumental […]
The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is in the books, and once again there were a wide variety of amazing performances and special moments. This year’s class boasted eclectic artists spanning almost every genre imaginable. Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and the Spinners were among the honorees, while an array of special […]
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello gave a rousing speech about the power of music as his band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Introduced by Ice-T – who championed the band’s skill at making “music that provokes change” – Morello took the stage as Rage Against the Machine’s lone […]
Sammy Hagar has expressed his continued frustration that a tribute concert honoring Eddie Van Halen has not taken place. “I’m so disappointed how they’ve handled everything, including when I left the band and what they did,” the Red Rocker declared during a recent interview on the Rock of Nations podcast. “The dysfunction in that band — […]
After months of anticipation, Guns N’ Roses performed the previously unreleased song “The General” on stage at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl Thursday night. You can watch video of the live debut below. “The General” dates back to the decade-long recording sessions for Guns N’ Roses’ 2008 album Chinese Democracy. During that time Axl Rose was […]