Given the significant changes the music business has undergone over the past several decades, it should come as no surprise that the once-monumental event of a new studio album release has become a rarity for many classic rock artists. For many veteran rockers, live shows are fulfilling — and profitable — enough to keep them going. And compared to the laborious process […]
One of the signature film and TV stars of the 1980s and ’90s has died. Kirstie Alley passed away after a battle with cancer. She was only 71 years old. A statement posted to her Twitter account read “we are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after […]
Getting along with neighbors in close quarters can be a challenge. That’s perhaps why Robbie Williams has applied to build a fence the height of a two-story structure between his London home and neighbor Jimmy Page. Williams’ application cites a lack of privacy as his reasoning for the fence, according to The Sun. “It has been […]
Aerosmith has been forced to cancel two shows as frontman Steven Tyler recovers from an undisclosed ailment. “It is with great disappointment that we are forced to cancel tonight’s show in Las Vegas due to Steven feeling unwell and unable to perform,” the band tweeted Friday night. Though Aerosmith initially said Tyler was “expected to […]
Sebastian Bach took a light-hearted dig at Skid Row‘s struggles to maintain a lasting lineup as he discussed his next album. He’s been working on the follow-up to 2014’s Give ‘Em Hell for several years, during which time his former band have changed singer three times. Johnny Solinger, who replaced Bach in 1999, departed in […]
Sammy Hagar recently discussed how the “MTV Effect” had reached full swing and changed his career by the time he released his 1982 album Three Lock Box. The Red Rocker’s seventh solo LP boasted the hit single “Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy,” which reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, the best placement of his solo career. But […]
The Rolling Stones were the model of constancy as the holiday season approached in 1992. Their most recent lineup change had been nearly two decades earlier, when Mick Taylor was replaced by Ron Wood. In the interim, Bill Wyman had simply continued as before, extending as a steady rhythm-section presence alongside Charlie Watts that began […]
Axl Rose has responded after a fan claimed she was injured by his microphone during a recent Guns N’ Roses concert. A woman named Rebecca Howe was in attendance for GNR’s show in Adelaide, Australia on Nov.29. At the conclusion of the performance, Rose threw his microphone into the crowd. Howe claims it struck her […]
Noel Gallagher says a particularly memorable early Oasis rehearsal set him on his way to songwriting success. At the same time, however, he’s comfortable with knowing he isn’t as good a writer as some people believe him to be – arguing that it’s a healthy attitude. Noel’s brother Liam Gallagher and guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs […]
Lindsey Buckingham made his first comments since the death of Christine McVie, describing his departed Fleetwood Mac bandmate his “musical comrade.” “Christine McVie’s sudden passing is profoundly heartbreaking,” Buckingham began his message, posted to Instagram. “Not only were she and I part of the magical family of Fleetwood Mac, to me Christine was a musical comrade, […]