Rock bands are fragile ecosystems, dependent on timing and harmony and dumb luck. And for Genesis, so much of their evolution sprung from a single bout of indecision, with Phil Collins inadvertently choosing one prog-rock band over another. “A friend of mine used to play in a band with [Yes singer] Jon Anderson, and I heard that […]
The documentary film Little Richard: I Am Everything will screen in theaters across the country as part of a one-night-only theatrical release. I Am Everything details the life of Richard Penniman, the cultural icon who became known to the world as Little Richard. Praised for his flamboyant style and unmatched stage presence, the rock pioneer […]
Ace Frehley said he heard from Paul Stanley shortly after demanding an apology from his former Kiss bandmate last week — but all he received was a “Fuck you” during a five-second phone call. As promised last week, Frehley returned to Eddie Trunk’s Trunk Nation today to offer an update on his ongoing war of words with Stanley […]
From the Tubes‘ beginnings in 1972 through the end of that decade, they were among the most outrageous bands on the planet. A&M Records bankrolled the whole party beginning with their self-titled, Al Kooper-produced debut album in 1975, through three more studio records that culminated with 1979’s Remote Control, helmed by Todd Rundgren. Each was a unique presentation […]
Carroll O’Connor’s Archie Bunker was one of the most celebrated, significant and outrageous characters ever to appear on American network television. For 12 years, Bunker appeared on TV weekly, dispensing reactionary opinions, arguing with those around him and occasionally even learning something. Then, on April 4, 1983, with the end of his second show, Archie Bunker’s Place, he was […]
Jon Anderson was on holiday with his wife in Maui in 2015 when he had a “beautiful dream” about his former Yes bandmate Chris Squire. “To my left, I could see this one lady standing there with robes. She looked like an angel, and she probably was,” the singer recently recalled to Rolling Stone. “She pointed up [to] […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd has announced that they will continue as a band following the death of Gary Rossington on March 5. The guitarist was the last remaining founding member of the legendary Southern rock group’s original lineup. A new press release notes that the band was initially “unsure” about moving forward after Rossington’s death. “After much discussion […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd was honored during the CMT Music Awards with an all-star performance featuring Slash, Billy Gibbons, Paul Rodgers and members of the Allman Brothers Band. The performance was introduced by Peter Frampton, who paid tribute to Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member, who died on March 5 at the age of 71. “Gary not only […]
Steven Tyler filed legal papers last week in the ongoing lawsuit that alleges he committed sexual assault of a minor. Events detailed in Julia Holcomb’s paperwork, submitted in December, appear to connect with events in the ‘70s detailed in Tyler’s memoir, regarding a three-year period after he’d met her when she was 16. The Aerosmith […]
What happened to the White Stripes at the top of the new century wasn’t supposed to happen. As the ’90s turned into the ’00s, the guitar-fronted bands that were still left at that point seemed to disappear from radio playlists almost overnight. The ones who weren’t dissolved or wrecked by drugs were barely holding on as Y2K […]