Burt Bacharach got his start like many of the classic songwriters of an earlier generation did: penning songs as a composer for hire. His style wasn’t too far removed from urbane influences like Cole Porter and the Gershwins. From the start, he sounded like both a throwback to the past and the sound of something […]
Kevin Cronin revealed that he’s recorded a new version of REO Speedwagon‘s classic power ballad “Keep on Loving You,” joining Dolly Parton to reinterpret the song as a “dark duet.” For Cronin, teaming with the country legend was a chance to revisit the true intent behind “Keep on Loving You.” “When I wrote that song, I […]
Roger Waters has re-recorded The Dark Side of the Moon without the rest of his former Pink Floyd bandmates. “I wrote The Dark Side of the Moon. Let’s get rid of all this ‘we’ crap!” Waters declared during an interview with The Telegraph. “Of course we were a band, there were four of us, we […]
Roger Waters spoke at the United Nations Security Council meeting today, disavowing the cycle of endless war for profit and calling for an “immediate cease-fire” in Russia’s war in Ukraine. The former Pink Floyd bassist and singer spoke on behalf of the “voiceless majority” in his address, given at Russia’s behest. “The voiceless majority is concerned that your wars — yes, your wars, for […]
Pat Benatar – along with her husband and musical partner, Neil Giraldo – has announced a run of spring tour dates. The duo will play their first U.S. concert of the year on March 9 as part of the Love Rocks benefit in New York. Further headlining dates are scheduled throughout April, as Benatar will […]
Missy Elliott has broken down just about every barrier there is. Born an only child in 1971 in Portsmouth, Va., Elliott grew up singing in church choirs and knew from the time she was small that performance was her destiny. When she was 20 years old, she formed an all-female R&B group with friends called Fayze, which was […]
Paul Stanley, Ozzy Osbourne and several other rockers are fed up with companies that call their employees rock stars for completing basic tasks with proficiency, and they’re airing their grievances in a new Super Bowl ad for Workday. The previously teased spot, which you can watch below, opens with Stanley closing out a Kiss show, then wheeling around to implore […]
Dana Carvey stayed on Saturday Night Live longer than he wanted to. After starting alongside Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Kevin Nealon and Victoria Jackson with one of the strongest individual debuts in SNL history, Carvey quickly made himself indispensable, his facility with impressions soon latching onto several political figures so valuable to Saturday Night Live […]
It was a big night for many classic rock artists at the 65th annual Grammy Awards — not that you saw much of it on TV. The majority of the rock winners were honored during the Premiere Ceremony, a pre-televised event that dished out the large majority of the Grammys’ 91 categories. Ozzy Osbourne took […]
Nirvana and Heart sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson received lifetime achievement awards on Saturday at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards, joining a prestigious group of honorees that also included the Supremes, Chic’s Nile Rodgers and rapper Slick Rick. Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear all attended the ceremony, which took place at the […]