Some of the biggest legends in rock history appear to be joining forces, as a new report says that Paul McCartney is contributing to an upcoming Rolling Stones release. Variety, citing “multiple sources,” claims Sir Paul “has recorded bass parts for a forthcoming Rolling Stones project being helmed by 2021 Grammy producer of the year Andrew Watt.” […]
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will release a new album, Weathervanes, on June 9. You can hear the first track from the album, “Death Wish,” below. The album’s track listing is also below. “There is something about boundaries on this record,” Isbell said in a press release. “As you mature, you still attempt to keep the ability […]
A popular nighttime DJ in Chicago first played the Beatles in February 1963, spinning a single version of “Please Please Me” that wasn’t released through EMI, Parlophone or Capitol Records. Instead, it was tiny Vee-Jay Records, a Black-owned label from Chicago’s South Side founded by Vivian Carter and Jimmy Bracken. The Beatles were already surging […]
Steve Vai has revealed that he and Ozzy Osbourne “got carried away” after being asked to write songs together back in 1995, and wound up recording an entire unreleased album instead. “I’m sitting on a whole Ozzy record,” Vai tells EonMusic. “It’s a project that I recorded that’s sitting on the shelf. I don’t have […]
British auctioneer Bonhams announced the sale of 150 guitarist that belonged to late Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green, and expressed hopes that the sale would offer something for most fans with prices starting at $180 (£150). HIs death in 2020, aged 73, brought an end to a mercurial career tinged with tragedy as he often […]
Roger Waters has defended David Gilmour‘s guitar solos, taking to Twitter to express his frustration over a recent article that implied his distaste for his former Pink Floyd bandmate’s work. “It’s the usual, shit-stirring, ill-informed nonsense,” Waters wrote in a statement posted in a Tweet. “However, there is, in the article, something upon which I need […]
Joan Baez said her lingering resentment for Bob Dylan “just drained away” as she painted a portrait of him. The two singer-songwriters became a couple in the ’60s and worked together on a wide range of projects before and after their romantic relationship. In a new interview with Variety, Baez spoke about how Dylan retained a strong […]
Rick Wakeman recalled his first rehearsal with Yes, during which they arranged most of their classic song “Roundabout.” It took place in 1971, after the band hired Wakeman to replace Tony Kaye. Jon Anderson and Steve Howe had been toying with the concept of the song after being inspired during a tour of Scotland. In a recent interview […]
Van Halen will begin revisiting their Sammy Hagar years by releasing the first-ever vinyl edition of Live: Right Here, Right Now on April 22 for Record Store Day. Bernie Grundman has freshly remastered the band’s 1993 live album from the master tapes. Other vinyl reissues from the Hagar period will follow shortly, with the group’s […]
The space race and rock ‘n’ roll launched at the same time, so it’s perhaps no surprise artists have looked to the skies for inspiration. We’re celebrating that lifelong connection with this list of the Top 30 Songs About UFOs. Some tunes focused on rocket men and space cowboys, while others ruminated on the idea […]