AC/DC has released some new audio of “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” from one of their recent rehearsals, featuring a new drummer, Matt Laug. It’s unclear whether or not the band’s longtime drummer, Phil Rudd, will perform at their upcoming Power Trip festival appearance in October, or if Laug will serve as a fill-in. You can listen […]
A posthumous Jimmy Buffett album will be released on Nov. 3. Equal Strain on All Parts will include guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Emmylou Harris and others. The LP was completed shortly before Buffett’s death due to skin cancer at age 76 on Sept. 1 and will be released on his Mailboat Records label. It includes mostly originals, […]
For fans of uninhibited guitar heroics, no decade will ever come close to the ’80s. Virtuosity ruled the day, and every guitarist worth their salt was desperate to follow in the footsteps of Eddie Van Halen, whose two-handed tapping and whammy-bar dive-bombs revolutionized the medium when Van Halen released their self-titled debut album in 1978. The […]
Eagles kicked off their Long Goodbye farewell tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City this evening. The night began with Steely Dan as the opening act, who played several of their hits, including “Hey Nineteen,” “Dirty Work,” “Reelin’ in the Years” and more. (This is not the first time Steely Dan and Eagles have […]
Joni Mitchell has released a never-before-heard song called “Like Veils Said Lorraine.” The song was originally recorded in late 1971 and early 1972 at A&M Studios in Hollywood but has been shelved until now. It will be included in Mitchell’s upcoming box set, Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975), set for release on […]
Bruce Springsteen has postponed all of his performances originally scheduled for September as the rocker deals with a medical condition. “Mr. Springsteen is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease and the decision of his medical advisors is that he should postpone the remainder of his September shows,” read a statement issued on behalf […]
Jimmy Buffett’s last words to family summed up a message he’d been singing for decades. His sister says that the legend had no intention of resting in peace. Lucy “LuLu” Buffett wrote a reflection for the Keys Citizen, a daily newspaper for the Florida Keys. At the end, she reveals the last words “Bubba” — her nickname for […]
Franne Lee, the costume designer who helped craft the look of many of Saturday Night Live’s most popular early characters, has died at the age of 81. Deadline notes that her death followed a “brief illness.” Lee’s passing was announced by her daughter, Stacy Sandler. Born and raised in New York, Lee became a successful costume and set […]
Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony is moving on from his Southern California home after finding a buyer for the property. According to Realtor.com, the rocker has sold his home in Glendora, California for $1.3 million, roughly $100,000 more than the original asking price when it was listed in July. The website notes that $200,000 in […]
Singer and keyboardist Gary Wright, best known for his mid-’70s hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love is Alive,” reportedly died this morning at the age of 80. Wright’s son Justin broke the news to TMZ, explaining that his father had been battling Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia in recent years. Born on April 26, 1943 […]