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 […]
Liam Gallagher has described The Beatles’ final song as “biblical”. The former Oasis frontman – who has long been open about his adoration for the Fab Four – has given his verdict on new track ‘Now And Then’ which uses Artificial Intelligence technology to reunite surviving members Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr with […]
Bruce Springsteen is one of the most celebrated stars in rock history, and his nickname – the Boss – is almost as universally recognized as the man himself. But how did the famous moniker come about? Springsteen’s nickname can be traced back to his early days, long before he achieved fame and fortune. Around 1969, […]
Lawrence Gowan has revealed the mandate he was given when he joined Styx’s lineup. The keyboardist and singer, who replaced the band’s founding frontman Dennis DeYoung in 1999, detailed the experience during an appearance on the Jeremy White Show podcast. “When I joined, the mandate on the table was, ‘We’re going to play 100 shows every […]
The Beatles and Wings were completely in the past by the early ’80s, so Paul McCartney got down to the business of focusing on his solo career in earnest. The result was an outpouring of material that included some of his most massive pop hits. McCartney’s fifth proper solo outing, Pipes of Peace, arrived on […]