Dire Straits chose punk and disco’s most formative year to make their debut. Coincidence? Strategic marketing? Or just a typically trend-free statement from frontman Mark Knopfler? Whatever the case, 1978’s Dire Straits sounded little like anything else released that year, not even the traditional rock ‘n’ roll it seemed to be rooted in. And that’s […]
Kix is ready to retire. On Wednesday, while performing at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland, singer Steve Whiteman announced that the band will play its final show in September. “We’ve decided that after 45 years of doing this, I think we’re gonna call it a career,” he said [via BraveWords]. “Not tonight. We’re gonna do a show […]
Steve Winwood was among the performers at the Coronation Concert for England’s King Charles, held at Windsor Castle on Sunday night. The hitmaker, known for his solo success, as well as his tenures in the band Traffic and the supergroup Blind Faith, delivered a rousing rendition of his classic track “Higher Love.” Backed by a […]
Robert Smith has no love for the royals. Early Saturday morning, the day of King Charles’ coronation, the Cure frontman shared a cartoon created by the artist First Dog on the Moon, making fun of the ceremony. “All hail the nature arbitrary of privilege that’s hereditary,” it says. “The huge cost of this ceremony could […]
One of Alex Lifeson’s current bandmates speculated on the Rush guitarist reuniting with surviving former colleague Geddy Lee in 2024. The death of drummer Neil Peart in 2020 ended hopes of the Canadian trio riding again, but rumors of Lifeson and Lee reuniting to work on new music have circulated from time to time, with neither of them ruling […]
The Beatles did not limit their creative endeavors to music. Most fans can recall the first time they saw one of the Fab Four’s films — their cinematic debut A Hard Day’s Night arrived in 1964, followed closely by 1965’s Help! Then came Magical Mystery Tour (1967), Yellow Submarine (1968) and Let It Be (1970). The below excerpt from Act Naturally: […]
Billy Corgan has revealed that he had to pay off a hacker to prevent the early release of Smashing Pumpkins’ new material. The situation evolved roughly six months ago while the band was mixing and mastering material for its three-part rock opera, ATUM. During a recent interview with KROQ’s Klein Ally Show (which you can hear […]
Ted Nugent‘s upcoming concert in Birmingham, Alabama, has been canceled by the venue. Nugent was scheduled to perform on July 18 at Avondale Brewing Co., which, along with promoter Red Mountain Entertainment, announced the show earlier this week. A wave of backlash from community members expressing opposition to Nugent’s concert followed, with individuals criticizing the musician for his far-right […]
Linda Lewis, a backing singer for David Bowie, Rod Stewart and others, died on Wednesday at the age of 72. The news was confirmed on social media by her sister, Dee Lewis Clay. “It is with the greatest sadness and regret we share the news that our beloved beautiful sister Linda Lewis passed away today peacefully at […]
Ozzy Osbourne said he’d rather do a bad show than let a waiting audience down and admitted he’s done so in the past. Despite health issues that led him to announce in February that his touring days were over, the Black Sabbath icon is supposed to return to the stage for the inaugural Power Trip festival in […]