Paul Simon‘s hearing is coming back, he says. In 2023, the singer-songwriter spoke openly about losing nearly all of the hearing in his left ear, rendering him unable to perform live. “Nobody has an explanation for it,” he said then. “So everything became more difficult. My reaction to that was frustration and annoyance; not quite […]
Steve Harley, best known as vocalist with British glam rock group Cockney Rebel, died at the age of 73, his family confirmed. Real name Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice, he’d remained active until his most recent touring plans were canceled as a result of a cancer diagnosis, which he’d revealed in December. “We are devastated to […]
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder admits he sees similarities between Taylor Swift’s fans and the punk rock communities of his youth. It was one of Vedder’s daughters who convinced the rocker to attend a Swift concert. The Pearl Jam singer was immediately impressed by the communal atmosphere surrounding the show. “The run-up to it, making […]
Journey had never gotten higher than No. 85 on the Billboard album chart when new frontman Steve Perry walked in the door in 1977. They went on to sell an astonishing nine million albums in the U.S. alone before Jonathan Cain joined in 1980, and Journey somehow got even bigger. Their next four albums were […]
Austin is a long way from Sayreville, New Jersey, but Bon Jovi received a hometown hero’s welcome all the same when they arrived at SXSW on Thursday for the premiere of their upcoming Hulu docuseries, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story. The band appeared at the Paramount Theatre alongside Thank You, Goodnight director Gotham Chopra and […]
Sebastian Bach will release his new solo album, Child Within the Man, on May 10. He’s paired the announcement with the album’s second single, “Everybody Bleeds.” You can watch the video below. The 11-track LP marks the singer’s first full-length since 2014’s Give ‘Em Hell and will feature several guests, such as guitarists John 5, Steve Stevens and […]
Jon Bon Jovi has commented on his band’s touring future, admitting that his health will be the determining factor regarding if and when he’ll tour again. “I don’t know about a tour,” the singer noted during an interview with Mix 104.1 Boston. “It is my desire to do a tour next year, but I’m just […]
Roger Daltrey won’t get fooled again by artificial intelligence, and he recently identified the “one thing” he believes will lead to its downfall. “The one thing I totally believe AI will never have, and it will be its downfall — it will never have empathy,” the Who singer said on Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind podcast. “It’s gonna destroy […]
Lou Gramm says that he will retire from performing at the end of 2024. “This is my last year… I’ve been doing it, jeez, for almost 50 years,” the former Foreigner singer explained during an interview with Lee Richey. “I would like to turn my attention to my family and my muscle cars and just enjoy […]
The year’s first quarter is always the slowest for new album releases, especially reissues and other archival releases. With the holidays passed, big box sets and deluxe anniversary editions of classic LPs are typically reserved for later months. Still, a few noteworthy reissues have surfaced in the first part of 2024, including expanded reissues of […]