Night Ranger has provided an update on singer and bassist Jack Blades, who was hospitalized on March 23. “We’ve got an update on Jack… and it’s good news!” the band proclaimed on their Facebook account. “He is now out of the hospital and feeling great. Last week he was admitted due to heart irregularities, followed […]
Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley has been hospitalized following a heart attack. “We sincerely regret to announce that Blaze had a heart attack at home yesterday evening and is now in hospital in a stable condition, awaiting news of further surgery/treatment,” read a message from Bayley’s management, posted on the singer’s official Facebook page. […]
The term sideman, according to Mark Rivera, “has a little stink to it.” But for the multi-instrumentalist — who’s spent 40 years playing mostly saxophone for Billy Joel and has worked with Foreigner, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall and John Oates and Ringo Starr‘s All-Starr Band, among others — the smell is actually pretty sweet. “It’s the […]
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead on March 25, 2022, in his hotel room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bogota, Colombia. A year after his tragic passing, the band and their fans remain in a state of flux. Hawkins’ tragic death sent shockwaves throughout the world. Tributes poured in from fellow musicians, […]
The Who guitarist Pete Townshend released his first solo single in 29 years, titled “Can’t Outrun the Truth.” Inspired by the personal challenges of the COVID lockdown that began three years ago, the song was written and produced by Townshend’s wife, Rachel Fuller, in 2021. A portion of every download sale will be contributed to the Teenage Cancer Trust, a […]
Drugs and rock music have a long history, and it goes beyond the “sex, drugs, rock ‘n roll” cliche. One of the most common, and tragically most destructive, narcotics have been heroin. Many artists have written songs about the powerfully addictive drug. Their tales run the gamut of the junkie experience. We’ve collected the Top […]
Depeche Mode kicked off their world tour on Thursday night at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, delivering their first U.S. concert in nearly five years. Excitement for the show was palpable inside arena, even before Depeche Mode took the stage. The performance came just a day before the release of the band’s new album, Memento Mori, the […]
Count Neil Young among those musicians who blame escalating ticket prices for ruining the concert industry. “It’s over. The old days are gone,” Young declared in a message posted to his Neil Young Archives website. “I get letters blaming me for $3,000.00 tickets for a benefit I am doing. That money does not go to […]
Geoff MacCormack first met David Bowie when they were both 8 and students in primary school. They spent several of their formative years together as music-obsessed teens with a penchant for mod fashion and American rock ‘n’ roll. At the time, MacCormack never considered that his childhood pal would go on to become one of the […]
Talking Book became a showcase for Stevie Wonder‘s burgeoning genius, which often revealed itself during the day’s darkest moments. The LP-opening “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” couldn’t have emerged from a place less like its title. “Because he does not have sight, he’s not controlled by daylight,” Talking Book bassist Scott Edwards told […]