AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young, who replaced his uncle Malcolm Young in 2014 after the band cofounder was diagnosed with dementia, has been hospitalized following a recent concert in South America. “Out of an abundance of caution, he was admitted to a local [Buenos Aires] hospital where he is undergoing a full battery of tests,” a […]
Suddenly love-struck Paul McCartney had begun taking long drives across the U.K. countryside in late 1968 with his new girlfriend, Linda Eastman. Along the way, McCartney wrote the opening song from the Beatles‘ last-released album. “One of the great things about Linda was that while I was driving and going, ‘Oh my God, I think […]
Guitarist Randy Rhoads played his final show with Ozzy Osbourne on March 18, 1982, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. Twenty-four hours later, he was dead at the age of 25. Rhoads died in a plane crash in Leesburg, Florida, following a joy ride in a Beechcraft Bonanza piloted by Osbourne’s bus driver, Andrew Aycock, […]
Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson always served as the creative center for the Black Crowes. Good thing, because they’re the only members of the current lineup who appear on 2026’s ballot for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Eligible for a quiet decade, the Black Crowes have now been nominated for two […]
Orleans bassist and vocalist Lance Hoppen has revealed that the pop-rock hitmakers plan to stop touring after this year. Hoppen — who helped found the band in 1972 and is the sole remaining member of the classic lineup — shared the news in a Facebook post on Tuesday. You can see the full post below. Read […]
Ann Wilson will embark on a 10-city North American tour this spring in support of her upcoming documentary, In My Voice. The Heart singer will appear, along with the film’s director, Barb Hall, at Q&A sessions accompanying the film screenings in each city. The dates begin in May and run through the start of June. ann […]
Being on the road celebrating Our Lady Peace’s 30th anniversary has rekindled a lot of memories for frontman Raine Maida. Some better than others. There was, for instance, Robert Plant reaching out after hearing “Starseed,” the Canadian group’s second single, during the spring of 1995. “(Plant) heard our song in his limo in New York,” […]
Judy Collins has announced a sprawling farewell tour that will begin this summer. Billed as the “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes” Tour, Collins’ will first play a few “warmup” shows in June of this year, followed by the official start of the tour on July 4 at the “America Made in Virginia: 250 Years Together” celebration […]
The death of Phil Campbell set off a wave of loving tributes from rock stars all over the world. Dee Snider, Duff McKagan and Geezer Butler were among those who described the longtime Motorhead guitarist as a talented musician, good-humored friend and loving father. Campbell died Friday night after what his family described as “a […]
David Gilmour’s famous black Fender Stratocaster became the highest-priced guitar in history after selling for $14.5 million at auction. The sales record previously held by the guitar Kurt Cobain played on Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged special dropped to fourth, after late billionaire Jim Irsay’s instrument collection went under the hammer at Christie’s in New York on […]