Talking Heads will not be reuniting, but that hasn’t stopped promoters from trying to get the band back together. According to Billboard, concert giant Live Nation “told the Talking Heads it was willing to pay the band $80 million to headline six to eight festival gigs and headlining slots.” That offer came on the heels […]
Fittingly, and not so surprisingly given its preceding years’ musical climate changes, the last 12 months of the ’70s marked the turning of an era. Just as punk turned to new wave and post-punk, coloring pop music along the way, classic rock started to absorb some of these changes, as veteran artists such as Pink Floyd […]
The ’80s began with holdovers from the previous decade still holding sway, then quickly began to morph. Some of those first- and second-generation classic rockers adapted to an era defined by synthesizers, music videos and hairspray. But they were soon joined by new faces that bent and shaped pop and rock in a new image. […]
REO Speedwagon will be back on the road again this summer, touring for the first time with Train. The Summer Road Trip 2024 starts July 8 in Somerset, Wisconsin and is currently set to wrap on September 11 in Phoenix, Arizona. Artist presales begin on Wednesday (Jan. 31) with the general onsale starting Friday (Feb. 2). Yacht […]
Singer Richard Marx had some harsh words for a concertgoer who was talking during one of his recent performances. The incident took place Jan. 21 during a show in Port Chester, New York. Marx, who is out on a co-headlining acoustic tour with Rick Springfield, was performing his 1989 tune “Angelia” when a woman in […]
Yacht rock was one of the most commercially successful genres to emerge from the ’70s and yet has managed to evade concise definition since its inception. For many listeners, it boils down to a feeling or mood that cannot be found in other kinds of music: Simply put, you know it when you hear it. […]
Wolfgang Van Halen is remembering his father Eddie Van Halen with a heartfelt tribute on what would have been the Van Halen musician’s 69th birthday. The Mammoth WVH leader has often shared how much his father meant to him, with the very first song that kicked off his Mammoth WVH career, “Distance,” serving as an […]
For decades, Motley Crue has been referred to as “The World’s Most Notorious Rock Band.” It’s a label the group wears with pride, and one they’ve certainly reinforced in their personal lives. An impressive array of women have been associated with the Crue over the years. The long list of ladies includes A-list stars, models, […]
Jon Anderson said he’s open to a reunion with his former Yes bandmates Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman. In a new interview with Mojo, the singer said he still considers himself a part of his old band, even though he left Yes in 2008. “I was talking to [my touring band] the Band Geeks and said, Hopefully, we […]
The post-Led Zeppelin discography is littered with vanity projects, weird detours and huge disappointments – but also some of the best records of the succeeding eras. They weren’t immune to the odd partial reunion, whether that’s Jimmy Page‘s turn on John Paul Jones‘ 1985 soundtrack Scream for Help or Page’s guest appearance on the subsequent […]