Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer last year, but he has since undergone a successful operation to have it removed. Homme declined to share details about the illness and procedure from which he is still healing, but he expressed his gratitude at having made it through to […]
Bon Jovi has had no small amount of success, including six chart-topping albums and four No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Unfortunately, not every song can match the heights of “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer” – even on the three-times platinum Slippery When Wet. In some cases, […]
Kid Rock was trending on Twitter on Saturday (June 10) as his previous claims that then-President Donald Trump showed him maps and asked his opinion on how to deal with North Korea resurfaced online after Trump’s indictment over his handling of classified documents. The rocker, rapper and sometimes country singer made his claims during an […]
On June 10, 1978, AC/DC enjoyed their first taste of chart success when the single “Rock ’n’ Roll Damnation” reached No. 24 in the U.K. chart. But it wasn’t a cause for celebration for the rising Australian stars – because if they’d had their way, the track would never have been recorded. Having recently hired […]
Rock history can’t be written without groupies. To many outsiders, they were simply a wild indulgence – untamed women who put the sex in “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.” But to the groupies – as well as the artists – these women were so much more than that. Yes, there was sex – lots of it […]
Bill Wyman has reportedly reunited with the Rolling Stones in the studio, performing on one track for a new album described as a tribute to drummer Charlie Watts. According to the Sun, Wyman flew out to Los Angeles several months ago to join the Stones’ recording sessions in Los Angeles at the invitation of singer […]
Nancy Wilson said that Heart is working on new songs together, seven years after they released their most recent studio album. The guitarist, who is currently touring with a band called Nancy Wilson’s Heart, told WBAB that she and her sister Ann Wilson are working together on material that is “closer to what you would have heard us originally […]
There were three distinct recording eras in Eagles‘ history: Their rootsy first records, their rock-inflected later period and the reunion albums. What unites them all – besides the presence of Don Henley and Glenn Frey – was the odd dud of a song. It wasn’t easy finding the “worst” song on the Eagles’ multiplatinum masterpiece Hotel […]
Dave Matthews performed an intimate solo gig Wednesday night at New York City’s Irving Plaza, a venue he’s been playing since the mid-’90s. “This place was huge,” Matthews told the crowd about his first experience standing on the Irving Plaza stage 30 years ago. That debut performance at the venue took place on April 21, […]
It’s not hard to find elements of the blues in Black Sabbath‘s music. Turns out, they once had thoughts about doing an entire album dedicated to the genre. Then continuing health issues sent their plans in a different direction. That’s one of the many revelations to be discovered with Into the Void, the new memoir […]