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 […]
“Long Live Rock” reads the bright red sign outside the doors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame museum in Cleveland. Since the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s first group of inductees was honored in 1986, artists from all over the world have been recognized for their part in the history of rock ‘n’ roll music. […]
U2 guitarist the Edge accepted some of the blame for Bono feeling embarrassed when he has to hear the band’s early songs. Last year the singer said he “turned scarlet” if any of those tracks reached his ears, explaining that “the band sound incredible … I just found the voice very strained and kind of […]
A new film about the debut episode of Saturday Night Live, based on real-life accounts of the people who made it happen, is in the works at Sony and will be helmed by Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman. The yet-untitled film will take place on Oct. 11, 1975, the night of Saturday Night Live’s fateful — albeit […]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers doubled down a year and a half after their self-titled debut fooled some music fans into thinking that the Los Angeles-based classic rockers were maybe a New Wave act. Released on May 2, 1978, You’re Gonna Get It! loaded up on Byrds-ian jingle-jangle, classic-rock guitar crunch and a few meathead […]
On Aug. 20, 1972, the Wattstax Benefit Concert was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Organized by Stax Records and held in honor of the seventh anniversary of the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles, the show hosted various musical stars and more than 100,000 fans. Featuring some of Stax’s best-known artists, like Isaac Hayes, the Staple […]