Billy Gibbons insists his band’s current lineup is “still ZZ Top,” even if he’s the last remaining member from the trio’s classic era. For more than 50 years, Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard made up ZZ Top – the Little Ol’ Band from Texas that became worldwide superstars thanks to their distinctive […]
That blurry-sounding guitar line that leads the Beatles‘ “Think for Yourself” from 1965’s Rubber Soul? That’s actually no guitar at all. It’s a bass part, played by Paul McCartney and fed through a device called a fuzz box, which creates a kind of grainy, distorted effect. (There’s a regular bass part, too.) And as with […]
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo closed out her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival with a special duet with Stevie Nicks. The female-focused event followed in the spirit of the ‘90s Lilith Fair. Rodrigo served as curator and headliner, with a lineup that included Bikini Kill, the Breeders, Chappell Roan and Garbage. Rodrigo featured a couple of notable […]
Dolly Parton was laid to rest after a private funeral in Nashville on Friday, Aug. 28. The singer died on Aug. 25 following a “brief battle with cancer.” While her passing led to an outpouring of tributes from around the globe, Parton’s funeral was deliberately intimate event with only immediate family in attendance. Representatives for […]
More than a year after their Run for Your Lives tour launched in Europe, Iron Maiden have brought their newest stage show to North America. The heavy metal legends delivered a 17-song set featuring songs from their first nine studio albums – 1980’s Iron Maiden to 1992’s Fear of the Dark – in front of a packed […]
No one should ever accuse Bob Dylan, who first started making albums in the early ’60s, of refusing to bend to the arc of technological advancement. He’s always been well aware of its power. “Let’s not forget,” he said to The Wall Street Journal in 2022 (via bobdylan.com), “science and technology built the Parthenon, the […]
Molly Hatchet will play a string of concerts from Pennsylvania and Tennessee to Michigan and California, before releasing their first album since 2010’s Justice. See a complete list of dates, cities and venues below, along with a preview of more than 80 of rock’s biggest fall tours. For more information and tickets, go to Molly […]
Even though their current stage show is almost completely devoid of their usual pyrotechnics, Motley Crue set Akron, Ohio’s Blossom Music Center on fire Monday night. The 17-song set was easily the best of the half-dozen or so of their shows I’ve covered since the group’s 2022 reunion, and it might be the best in decades. Read More: […]
Winger briefly discussed retirement in 2025, but clearly changed their minds. The “Seventeen” hitmakers return to the U.S. for a show tonight in Illinois – with more on the way. “So, we knew it was coming,” Winger drummer Rod Morgenstein admitted earlier this year. “The last gig that we did, at the concert, instead of […]
Boston celebrated the 50th anniversary of their legendary debut album earlier this week by announcing an expanded edition featuring the “lost demos” from the record. Now, the band’s mastermind Tom Scholz is giving fans an additional rarity from the vaults. He was in a reflective mood as he shared a fresh update via Facebook on […]