David Lindley, journeyman multi-instrumentalist who played with Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and many more, has died at age 78. Lindley’s passing was confirmed to the Los Angeles Times, though an official cause of death was not given. Born on March 21, 1944, in San Marino, Calif., Lindley played a variety of stringed instruments as a child, […]
Patti Smith‘s “Dancing Barefoot” begins with a description of a mystical woman: “She is benediction / She is addicted to thee / She is the root connection / She is connecting with he.” The song was designed to blur the lines between male and female power, an androgynous ode to the sexes and their relation […]
Roger Waters has revealed further details behind his decision to re-record Pink Floyd’s classic 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. In a post to Facebook, Waters explained that the initial idea came to him while working on the Lockdown Sessions, a collection of minimalist versions of Pink Floyd and solo material that he recorded during […]
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who worked with both jazz and rock legends during his six-decade career, died Thursday morning at age 89. No cause of death was given. Shorter’s career included collaborations with the likes of Steely Dan, Carlos Santana, Joni Mitchell, Don Henley and Herbie Hancock, among others. Born in Newark, N.J., in 1933, Shorter graduated from New York University […]
The third episode of Daisy Jones & the Six finally connects the parallel musical storylines that have been unfolding across the show’s first two episodes. Titled “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” (an obvious Elton John nod), the episode brings some main characters together. Still, that doesn’t mean the connection is seamless — far from it. Daisy […]
Paul Stanley said he wishes Kiss had treated Eric Carr‘s illness with more sensitivity, and he regrets that the drummer felt betrayed by the band during the health battle that ultimately cost him his life. “I’m not a big believer in mistakes,” Stanley said when asked about his biggest regret during a recent interview with Howard Stern. […]
There are only so many times you can listen to that classic album before predictability and fatigue set in. Don’t get us wrong: We’ve revisited Elton John‘s Goodbye Yellow Brice Road, Pink Floyd‘s The Dark Side of the Moon and Stevie Wonder‘s Innervisions more times than we can count. But we’re always up for something […]
Ozzy Osbourne has given fans an update on his health, insisting that rumors of his demise have been exaggerated. “This fucking press drive you nuts. I mean, I looked in the magazine, ‘Ozzy’s on his last legs.’ I’m fucking not dying,” the rocker declared during an interview on SiriusXM’s Ozzy Speaks. “Come on, guys. Haven’t […]
There may be no group in the history of popular music that was capable of pulling off the trick that Village People did. Beginning with their album Macho Man, which debuted on Feb. 27, 1978, and marked the start of the group the way most people remember it, they embraced an unrepentantly gay identity – when that […]
Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Blake Shelton and Matt Sorum have released a video for their cover of Tom Petty‘s “I Won’t Back Down,” a charity single released in support of Afghan girls. The song, which features Shelton on lead vocals, was released in November by the Miraculous Love Kids organization. Founded by musician Lanny Cordola, the nonprofit […]