There are currently no future touring plans in place for the Who, and Roger Daltrey is content with that. The singer recently spoke with The Times about the band’s status, explaining that he’d need to discuss whatever happens next with bandmate Pete Townshend. “I don’t write the songs. I never did,” Daltrey said. “We need to sit down […]
Graham Nash looked back at his earliest days, recalling his surprise and excitement over being paid 60 cents for his first-ever concert. In a recent episode of the long-running BBC radio show Desert Island Discs, he recalled growing up in the northern English town of Salford, admitting he didn’t realize he was living in a […]
If Bob Dylan’s second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, hadn’t done enough to earn the tag of the voice of his generation, the follow-up solidified it. Released on Jan. 13, 1964, The Times They Are A-Changin’ was the sound of the legendary singer-songwriter coming into his own. Already the darling of the folk scene for Freewheelin’ […]
The year 1974 brought about a number of noteworthy debuts, shifts in creative direction, inspirations, reunifications and more. It saw the introduction of bands like Kiss, Judas Priest and Bad Company, all of whom released their very first albums. “We were bursting at the seams to get into the recording studio,” Paul Rodgers of Bad […]
Tom Morello makes a guest appearance on Sheryl Crow‘s new song, “Evolution.” It’s the title track from her upcoming new album, set for release on March 29. According to Crow, the song was written about her concerns over the rise of artificial intelligence and the potentially harmful effects it might have. “Stephen Hawking worried that A.I. […]
A new song by the Black Keys, “Beautiful People (Stay High),” is out now. It’s the first to be released from their upcoming album, Ohio Players. The track, which you can listen to below, was co-written by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of the Keys, plus Beck and Dan the Automator. In addition to Beck, Greg Kurstin and Noel Gallagher also contributed to […]
Tool kicked off their winter tour with Elder in continued support of 2019’s Fear Inoculum with an 11-song show Wednesday night at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena. One fan in attendance at the band’s first 2024 show even managed to break the rules and record part of “Pneuma” before getting caught. The run comes to a close on […]
Roger Daltrey joked that his knees were sore after 24 years of begging bands to play his cancer charity shows free of charge. The Who singer began working with the U.K.’s Teenage Cancer Trust in 2000, arranging annual performances at London’s Royal Albert Hall. In a recent interview with the Metro, he said he’d encountered […]
Alex Lifeson has revealed how his recent gigs with Geddy Lee provided “closure.” In December the guitarist made appearances with his Rush bandmate in London and Toronto. The stops were part of Lee’s book tour supporting his autobiography, My Effin’ Life. “Doing these shows with him was a no brainer,” Lifeson explained during a conversation […]
Most of the songs on Guns N’ Roses‘ groundbreaking debut album Appetite for Destruction take a dark, despairing look at the dangerous underside of life. Going against the mid-’80s trend of using synthesizers to make hard-rock songs more accessible for pop-conditioned ears, Gun N’ Roses mostly relied on the basic guitars/bass/drums/vocals setup that had been in […]