Rare audio of Eddie Van Halen performing with comedian Cheech Marin at a charity gig in 1985 has recently surfaced online. The concert took place at Pepperdine University’s Firehouse Fieldhouse in Malibu, Calif. The event was a fundraiser for the Malibu Emergency Room, known as M.E.R. Van Halen’s then-wife, Valerie Bertinelli handled the introduction, dubbing […]
Despite never officially disbanding, Alice in Chains had become essentially inactive by the end of the ’90s, due largely to Layne Staley‘s debilitating heroin addiction. Still, the grunge titans’ specter loomed over guitarist Jerry Cantrell when he released “Cut You In,” the lead single from his debut solo album, Boggy Depot, in January 1998. After filming an MTV Unplugged special […]
Billy Joel paid tribute to Jeff Beck last night at his concert in New York City with a cover of “People Get Ready.” The song was originally written by Curtis Mayfield, and later recorded by Beck with Rod Stewart. It appeared on Beck’s 1985 album, Flash, and though it wasn’t a massive hit for the guitarist, it did […]
Elvis Presley’s final years were marked by personal and professional turmoil, with sloppy, drug-fueled performances that showed a legend in decline. But on Jan. 14, 1973, the King enjoyed one last indisputable moment of greatness when he staged his triumphant Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite live concert broadcast. After a seven-year hiatus from performing, Presley […]
Lisa Marie Presley was 9 years old when her father, Elvis Presley, died in 1977. On Thursday, 54-year-old Lisa Marie Presley died after going into cardiac arrest. The below gallery of Rarely Seen Pictures of Elvis With Lisa Marie Presley shows how fond the rock ‘n’ roll legend was of his little girl. News of her death was confirmed […]
Green Day has unveiled a previously unreleased demo version of Elvis Costello‘s “Alison,” which will appear on their upcoming Nimrod 25th-anniversary box set. The pop-punk trailblazers adhere to the wistful, mellow feel of the original, employing only a clean guitar and Billie Joe Armstrong’s plaintive vocals. You can listen to the performance and see the Nimrod 25 track listing below. […]
Robbie Bachman, founding drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at the age of 69. The rocker’s death was confirmed by his brother and former bandmate, Randy Bachman. “Another sad departure,” the frontman tweeted. “The pounding beat behind BTO, my little brother Robbie has joined Mum, Dad and brother Gary on the other side. Maybe Jeff […]
Ringo Starr has announced new tour dates for 2023. The former Beatle and his All Starr Band — which currently consists of Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette — will launch a spring tour on May 19 in Temecula, Calif. The trek contains mostly West Coast dates, including a three-night […]
If, as usual, the death of a rock hero ignites a mad scramble to hear their music, there’s certainly no shortage of Jeff Beck material to be consumed. With a career spanning 60 years, the guitarist’s catalog boasts plenty of unique offerings. Beck’s recordings starting with the single “Dracula’s Daughter”/”Come Back Baby” with Screaming Lord Sutch and […]
U2 has officially announced Songs of Surrender, a new album featuring reinterpretations of 40 classic songs from their catalog. Songs of Surrender arrives on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. You can see the track listing below, along with a lyric video for the song “Pride (In the Name of Love).” “Music allows you to time […]