Art is just a reflection of life, and that includes love and all its incarnations. So it makes sense that artists would write and sing about the love in their lives and their sexual orientations. There’s no one way to define or categorize a song as “LGBTQ.” To do so could be counterintuitive to the very idea of […]
Elton John has criticized U.S. lawmakers, claiming that recent decisions have reversed LGBTQ progress in America. “We seem to be going backwards,” the rock legend told the Radio Times (as relayed by the Washington Post). “And that spreads. It’s like a virus that the LGBTQ+ movement is suffering.” John specifically pointed to “laws enacted in […]
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox took their popular home video series to the stage with a recent performance at the annual Isle of Wight festival. The show also doubled as a preview of the couple’s upcoming U.K. tour. The married pair performed several covers, including Billy Idol‘s “Rebel Yell” and David Bowie‘s “Heroes.” Fripp memorably played lead guitar on Bowie’s […]
If there’s one thing Aerosmith knows how to do, it’s drugs. If there’s another thing Aerosmith knows how to do, it’s writing a killer power ballad. Weepy, lovesick mega-ballads became the band’s stock-in-trade when they launched their miraculous comeback in the late ’80s, spearheaded by the No. 3 hit “Angel” from 1987’s Permanent Vacation. A slew of supersized […]
When Def Leppard’s Pyromania was released in 1983, the Sheffield band was still playing club-sized venues in the U.K. As radio and MTV leaned heavily into the album’s singles, the band’s popularity exploded, and, in turn, the venues they played expanded, too. Four decades years later, the group is looking back at its career, starting with its earliest […]
The countryside mansion formerly owned by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has been put on the market for £9.75 million (approximately $12.5 million USD). The eight-bedroom home, called Old Rectory, sits on 5.75 acres of land in Dittisham, Dartmouth, Devon, an oceanside community roughly 200 miles southwest of London. See pictures of the home […]
Dee Snider admitted he doesn’t miss the days of touring rigorously with Twisted Sister. In an interview with drummer Kenny Aronoff, Snider detailed how the demands of the road wore him down. “I would be a mental case. When it came to touring, it was such a grind,” he said. “And people, I’m not complaining. It’s […]
Bruce Springsteen has recorded a follow-up to his 2022 soul covers album Only the Strong Survive, keyboardist David Sancious said. In a recent interview with Mojo, the original E Street Band member revealed that a tour was being planned in association with the release, expected in 2024. “I’ve just worked on Bruce’s sequel to Only […]
Pat Benatar delivered a two-word reaction to politican Ted Cruz’s attempt to associate her with child murder. In a TV interview Cruz – Republican junior senator for Texas, and former solicitor general for the state – was discussing U.S. President Joe Biden’s popularity among Democrats in the Senate. He told host Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo: “I […]
Carlos Santana has opened up about alleged sexual abuse suffered as a child, saying he now looks at his abuser with “understanding and compassion.” He said his perspective on what happened to him has changed over time. “My son and I were talking about this yesterday, how acceptance and forgiveness are really spiritual,” Santana tells People. […]