Cynthia Weil, a Brill Building songwriter who penned many hits alongside her husband Barry Mann, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Her daughter, Jenn Mann, confirmed the news with TMZ. “My mother, Cynthia Weil, was the greatest mother, grandmother and wife our family could ever ask for,” she said. “She was my best friend, confidant, […]
Can it get more dramatic than having your face plastered on the front of Time and Newsweek during the same week? For Bruce Springsteen, the answer was yes. He’d been a double cover boy as his breakthrough Born to Run came out in 1975. The next few years, however, brought Springsteen’s recording career to a […]
Guns N’ Roses kicked off their 2023 world tour on Thursday at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena and dusted off a few rarely heard tunes in the process. The rarities began with the second song of the night, as GNR rocked through their Use Your Illusion I album cut “Bad Obsession” for the first time in more than 30 years. […]
Brian May will release a 40th-anniversary deluxe box set of Star Fleet Project, his star-studded mini-album featuring Eddie Van Halen, on July 14. The Brian May + Friends: Star Fleet Sessions box set will comprise two CDs, one vinyl LP, a vinyl single and other collector’s items. It’s available to preorder now. You can see the full track listing and listen to the newly mixed single […]
Handwritten notes by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury suggest that the legendary singer toyed with calling the band’s classic hit “Mongolian Rhapsody” rather than “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The revelation comes as many of Mercury’s former possessions are set to go up for auction. Mary Austin, Freddie’s longtime friend and companion, has decided to sell several of the items she […]
“Get Happy!!” Elvis Costello, one of new wave’s most prominent personalities, once insisted on the cover of his 1980 album of the same name. It was a call to arms just as the decade turned. It signaled a change – a turn toward something lighter. When the term “new wave” first arrived on the scene in the late ’70s, […]
When Vinnie Vincent premiered his long-awaited new album Judgment Day (Guitarmageddon Pt. 1) in Nashville on May 19 and 20, it seemed like the mercurial ex-Kiss guitarist was finally ready to hit the ground running after decades away from the spotlight. And then, in classic Vincent fashion, his plans changed in a flash. The album listening party at […]
George Harrison had moved quickly from his multiplatinum rock debut to a massive relief project for genocide-torn Bangladesh. Two years passed before he entered the studio again to record Living in the Material World. He’d spent the period just before struggling mightily with his faith in humanity, as obstacle after obstacle got in the way […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, Sheryl Crow and Smashing Pumpkins led an eclectic lineup of artists at the BottleRock festival, held over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in Napa, California.. Billy Corgan’s group was an unquestioned highlight of Friday night. The band — which is celebrating its 35th year in 2023 — tore through […]
The first single by the Cars was just what music fans needed. Released on May 29, 1978, eight days before the Boston quintet’s self-titled debut album, “Just What I Needed” immediately shifted the Cars’ trajectory into high gear. It peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the first of 13 Top 40 singles […]