Billy Thorpe’s “Children of the Sun” has been a staple classic rock deep cut on radio for many years. Now, for the first time in more than three decades, there’s a fresh reissue of the album of the same name to enjoy. Featuring a powerhouse band including session ace Leland Sklar on bass and drummer […]
Carly Simon will release a new album, Comes in Waves, on Aug. 14. Written and recorded mainly at her home in Martha’s Vineyard, Comes in Waves marks Simon’s first album of all original songs since 2008. Simon’s son Ben Taylor appears on the release as a singer, musician, producer and songwriter, while her daughter, Sally […]
Longtime Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain will embark on a spoken-word tour this fall to promote his forthcoming autobiography, Hello Boys and Girls! The European tour will begin on Oct. 26 in Frankfurt, Germany, four days after the release of Hello Boys and Girls! It will conclude on Dec. 3 in Glasgow, Scotland, with McBrain […]
If anybody is going to be tasked with telling Kansas’ story, it’s Phil Ehart. The band’s co-founder, drummer is only one of two group members, along with guitarist Richard Williams, to appear on all of the American prog rock group’s 16 studio albums. And since 1990 he`s also been Kansas` manager. So Ehart is nothing […]
Rush drummer Anika Nilles detailed her preparation regimen for the band’s recently launched Fifty Something reunion tour, explaining how the prog rock legends’ catalog forced her to alter her usual practice routine. Nilles discussed the process in a new interview with Rick Beato, which you can watch below. READ MORE: Watch Anika Nilles’ Full Drum […]
Legacy bands must straddle a line between the musical approach that originally brought them to fame and trying something new. With some fans, either choice – if made outright – dooms the latest release. But what of bands that undergo radical lineup changes over the years? Are they still beholden to what came before? And […]
Cars are freedom. Just ask any nervous kid with a learner’s permit, counting the days until they can finally pull out of the driveway alone. Cars also play a big role in our pop culture, and nobody understood that better than ’80s kids. We recently took a look at the most iconic everyday vehicles of the […]
Jack White quietly has a new album on the way, but he’s not telling anyone about it. Usually news of a new release would come with fanfare – a major announcement, some interviews, at least a press release – but White has made a career out of eschewing industry norms. As such, we only know […]
Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian have announced a third leg to their current tour. The new run, which will take place in the fall, will play a month’s worth of dates in the U.S. The tour is in support of Plant and Saving Grace’s 2025 album, Saving Grace. READ MORE: The Top […]
Rush kicked off their Fifty Something reunion tour on Sunday at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, marking an evening of firsts: their first full-length concert in nearly 11 years, their first headlining show since the death of drummer Neil Peart and, consequently, their first full show with new drummer Anika Nilles. Nilles, who previously played in Jeff Beck‘s […]