The 1973 glam-rock classic “Merry Xmas Everybody” continues to chart every December, creating an odd situation for the wife of Slade guitarist and co-writer Noddy Holder. “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would end up married to a man as synonymous with Christmas (almost) as much as Santa himself,” Suzan Holder writes […]
Leave it to the third member of Fleetwood Mac‘s songwriting axis to define the particular musical affinity that the late Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham had both in and outside of the band. “Christine wrote most of the singles,” Stevie Nicks told this writer some years ago. “She was the pop writer and then Lindsey […]
Billy Corgan looked back at the first time he heard Black Sabbath, recalling the profound effect it had on his young mind. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman was 8 years old when he discovered the legendary heavy metal band. “My uncle was a drummer,” Corgan explained during an interview with KROQ’s Nicole Alvarez. “He passed away very young, […]
An all-star lineup of artists, including Joe Walsh, Blake Shelton, Matt Sorum and Timothy B. Schmit, have joined forces on a cover of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Shelton handles vocals on the track, with the country superstar delivering a distinctive twang to Petty’s famous lyrics. Walsh handles the song’s guitar part, including a […]
By 1972, the Beach Boys were so commercially washed up that their 1966 masterpiece Pet Sounds was tossed in as a freebie in order to bait fans into buying their new album, Carl and the Passions – “So Tough.” A radio ad from the era included on Sail on Sailor – 1972, a new box set that documents […]
Metallica‘s massive 2023-2024 world tour will feature support from Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills. The M72 tour, named after Metallica’s newly announced 72 Seasons album, finds the group playing two separate shows in each city without repeating any songs or opening acts. For most North American cities, Pantera and […]
Tony Iommi can be forgiven for not remembering 1987 in complete detail. He was using a large amount of cocaine, but there was also an incredible amount to remember – and some of it didn’t make much sense. It’s surprising that Black Sabbath’s 13th album The Eternal Idol came out of such a bewildering time. […]
Gene Cipriano, a prolific session musician who performed on a long list of popular albums and major motion pictures, has died at the age of 94. The musician’s death was confirmed by his son, who told the Hollywood Reporter that Cipriano passed away on Nov. 12 of natural causes. Cipriano was born into a musical […]
Bob Dylan apologized to fans who paid $600 for limited-edition copies of his latest book, only to discover the signatures inscribed on them had been done using an autopen. Publishers Simon & Schuster offered 900 copies of The Philosophy of Modern Song complete with the author’s autograph, but when buyers realized Dylan hadn’t physically signed […]
R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck said the band broke up at the right moment in 2011, and explained why he wouldn’t want to go through their level of success again, making a reunion unlikely. R.E.M. split in 2011, and while the guitarist has been involved in a wide range of musical projects since then, he hasn’t attempted to pursue another […]
Pink Floyd "More" (Soundtrack)