Brian May will release a 40th-anniversary deluxe box set of Star Fleet Project, his star-studded mini-album featuring Eddie Van Halen, on July 14. The Brian May + Friends: Star Fleet Sessions box set will comprise two CDs, one vinyl LP, a vinyl single and other collector’s items. It’s available to preorder now. You can see the full track listing and listen to the newly mixed single […]
Handwritten notes by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury suggest that the legendary singer toyed with calling the band’s classic hit “Mongolian Rhapsody” rather than “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The revelation comes as many of Mercury’s former possessions are set to go up for auction. Mary Austin, Freddie’s longtime friend and companion, has decided to sell several of the items she […]
“Get Happy!!” Elvis Costello, one of new wave’s most prominent personalities, once insisted on the cover of his 1980 album of the same name. It was a call to arms just as the decade turned. It signaled a change – a turn toward something lighter. When the term “new wave” first arrived on the scene in the late ’70s, […]
When Vinnie Vincent premiered his long-awaited new album Judgment Day (Guitarmageddon Pt. 1) in Nashville on May 19 and 20, it seemed like the mercurial ex-Kiss guitarist was finally ready to hit the ground running after decades away from the spotlight. And then, in classic Vincent fashion, his plans changed in a flash. The album listening party at […]
George Harrison had moved quickly from his multiplatinum rock debut to a massive relief project for genocide-torn Bangladesh. Two years passed before he entered the studio again to record Living in the Material World. He’d spent the period just before struggling mightily with his faith in humanity, as obstacle after obstacle got in the way […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, Sheryl Crow and Smashing Pumpkins led an eclectic lineup of artists at the BottleRock festival, held over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in Napa, California.. Billy Corgan’s group was an unquestioned highlight of Friday night. The band — which is celebrating its 35th year in 2023 — tore through […]
The first single by the Cars was just what music fans needed. Released on May 29, 1978, eight days before the Boston quintet’s self-titled debut album, “Just What I Needed” immediately shifted the Cars’ trajectory into high gear. It peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the first of 13 Top 40 singles […]
Iron Maiden kicked off their Future Past tour on Sunday at Ljubljana, Slovenia’s Arena Stozice. You can see the full set list, photos and videos from the performance below. The British metal legends’ current trek focuses on their most recent album, 2021’s Senjutsu, along with their 1986 LP Somewhere in Time. Five songs from each album were played […]
Axl Rose didn’t last long with his initial L.A. band Rapidfire, only stopping long enough to record an early demo before exiting after a few months. Then just 21 years old, Guns N’ Roses‘ future frontman had traveled to Los Angeles from his hometown of Lafayette, Ind. Shortly after arriving, he ran into guitarist Kevin […]
Jamie Adler, younger brother of former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler, recalled the time he kidnapped his brother and held him hostage for 30 days to help him kick his drug dependency. The elder Adler had battled heroin addiction for decades, leading to his firing from Guns N’ Roses in 1990. He was once again in dire straits in […]