Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham played together for the very first time on Aug. 12, 1968 in a small space on Gerrard Street in the West End of London. The first song that the band – which would later be named Led Zeppelin – tore into was “The Train Kept A-Rollin’,” a setlist fixture […]
Sometimes real life makes the best art, as you’ll see in the below list of 50 Rock Album Covers You Can Visit in Real Life. While some artists may opt for a commissioned painting or a carefully planned photograph of the band in the studio, others have used very real – and often very public — locations to grace […]
Former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor said he’s begun taking a new prostate cancer drug that he expects will extend his life “for five years.” Taylor went public with his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis last year when Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Singer Simon Le Bon read a […]
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards will forever be part of Dartford, Kent, England thanks to a pair of bronze statues erected in their honor this week. An unveiling ceremony was held Aug. 9 at One Bell Corner in Dartford. Neither Richards nor Jagger were in attendance, however both Richards’ daughter and granddaughter participated in the […]
Johnny Hardwick, best known as the voice of Dale Gribble on the animated series King of the Hill, has died at the age of 64. The actor’s death was reported by TMZ, which noted that police officers were “called to Hardwick’s Texas home Tuesday for a welfare check and discovered his body.” He was reportedly pronounced […]
A Miami mansion once owned by Cher hit the market Thursday (Aug. 3) with a staggering $42.5 million price tag. Officially listed by Dina Goldentayer of Douglas Elliman, the home located at 64 La Gorce Circle boasts six bedrooms, nine bathrooms and 158 feet of frontage along Biscayne Bay. The home is part of an exclusive […]
Night Ranger has announced 40 Years and a Night With Contemporary Youth Orchestra, a new live release that will arrive on Oct. 20. The set is now available to preorder on CD, digital and Blu-ray/DVD. You can watch a live performance of “(You Can Still) Rock in America” below. The band recorded the collection live in Cleveland in […]
Glam-metal lifers Dokken are jumping back into the fire with “Fugitive,” the first single off their upcoming album Heaven Comes Down, out on Oct. 27. You can watch the video and see the Heaven Comes Down track listing below. “The inspiration for the lyrics came from what seems to me to be an uncertain world these days,” frontman Don […]
Sinead O’Connor, who died on July 26, was laid to rest in Ireland on Tuesday. The singer’s funeral was held in the town of Bray, not far from Dublin, where she resided for 15 years. The funeral procession drew thousands of fans, who came to pay their respects. Among the notable attendees were Bono, the Edge and […]
Underestimating Sammy Hagar is a fool’s game. In a recording career that spans five decades, Hagar has released more than two dozen albums, either as a solo artist or as a member of Van Halen, Montrose, Chickenfoot or HSAS. That’s more than the Rolling Stones, AC/DC or pretty much anybody this side of Prince. While […]