Despite being one of rock’s most extravagant individuals, David Bowie could be equally invisible. The ’00s made that clear. He had left music behind after experiencing chest pains on stage in June 2004 in Germany, seemingly for good. The rest of the tour was canceled, and Bowie underwent immediate surgery after doctors found a blocked […]
Billy Squier recalled being told he’d never work again after refusing an invitation to tour with Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band. He spent four years as a member of the former Beatle’s touring group from 2006. But in a recent interview with radio host Eddie Trunk, Squier explained that he was originally asked to hit the road several years […]
Jimi Hendrix released only three studio albums and one live record during his brief career. But since his death on Sept. 18, 1970, there have been more than 80 new releases bearing his name. In the below rundown of the Stories Behind All 85 Posthumous Jimi Hendrix Albums, we look into the various collections of studio outtakes, […]
David Byrne admitted it was “very possible” he mishandled Talking Heads’ breakup. During an interview with Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes, Byrne offered up some contrition for the way things ended with the band. “I became, I think, kind of obsessive about getting that show up and running,” Byrne said, referring to Talking Heads’ 1983-84 […]
Guitarist Nita Strauss will rejoin Alice Cooper for his 2023 shows after previously leaving the shock-rocker’s live band to go on tour with Demi Lovato. “She’s back!” Cooper announced in a statement. “Nita asked for a leave of absence to work with someone else, something I always encourage my band members to do. I like them to […]
Mr. Big has announced a farewell tour that will take place this year called the Big Finish. The shows are scheduled to launch in Nagoya, Japan, on July 20 and continue through Southeast Asia through August. You can see a list of tour dates below. Earlier this year, singer Eric Martin confirmed that a tour was in the works, “no question […]
The death of Gary Rossington, the final original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has spurred an outpouring of tributes from fellow musicians. In their official statement, the current members of Lynyrd Skynyrd called Rossington “our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist,” adding that the rocker “is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven […]
The limitations of the long-gone 8-track cartridge format caused headaches for artists and engineers. While the platform offered the first big chance for mobile record listening and stereo sound to automobile drivers in the ’70s and early ’80s, it was far from perfect. One band that bravely tried to find a solution was the Rolling […]
When Snowy White laid down a guitar solo for Pink Floyd‘s 1977 album Animals, he didn’t suspect it would go unheard by most fans. His contribution to “Pigs on the Wing” only appeared on the 8-track edition of the album and died with the format in the early ’80s — until the internet revived it. The 8-track tape […]
Live albums were already a part of the rock record business before 1972. There had been multiple live releases from the likes of the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and James Brown, along with classic titles by the Who, the Allman Brothers Band, Cream, the Grateful Dead, Humble Pie, Jefferson Airplane, Grand Funk Railroad, Elton John […]