Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, Sheryl Crow and Smashing Pumpkins led an eclectic lineup of artists at the BottleRock festival, held over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in Napa, California.. Billy Corgan’s group was an unquestioned highlight of Friday night. The band — which is celebrating its 35th year in 2023 — tore through […]
The first single by the Cars was just what music fans needed. Released on May 29, 1978, eight days before the Boston quintet’s self-titled debut album, “Just What I Needed” immediately shifted the Cars’ trajectory into high gear. It peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the first of 13 Top 40 singles […]
Iron Maiden kicked off their Future Past tour on Sunday at Ljubljana, Slovenia’s Arena Stozice. You can see the full set list, photos and videos from the performance below. The British metal legends’ current trek focuses on their most recent album, 2021’s Senjutsu, along with their 1986 LP Somewhere in Time. Five songs from each album were played […]
Axl Rose didn’t last long with his initial L.A. band Rapidfire, only stopping long enough to record an early demo before exiting after a few months. Then just 21 years old, Guns N’ Roses‘ future frontman had traveled to Los Angeles from his hometown of Lafayette, Ind. Shortly after arriving, he ran into guitarist Kevin […]
Jamie Adler, younger brother of former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler, recalled the time he kidnapped his brother and held him hostage for 30 days to help him kick his drug dependency. The elder Adler had battled heroin addiction for decades, leading to his firing from Guns N’ Roses in 1990. He was once again in dire straits in […]
Roger Waters accused authorities in Germany of launching “bad faith attacks” against him, after it was announced he was being investigated for events during his show in Berlin on May 17. The former Pink Floyd leader was seen on stage wearing an outfit similar to a Nazi uniform, complete with the red and black insignia […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t known for being a comedic actor. He’s played bodyguards and police officers from the Soviet Union, barbarians, secret agents and special forces operatives who defeat predatory aliens, and almost always his muscles and thick accent have led the way. However, he has a surprising knack for inspiring laughs and has always been more […]
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have released a new single, “If You’re Blue,” from their upcoming EP, Mindsets. Mindsets, which is currently available for preorder, will be out on June 2. The EP follows Jett’s 2022 album with the Blackhearts, Changeup, a 25-song collection of acoustic versions of her best-known songs. You can listen to “If You’re Blue” below. […]
German police are investigating Roger Waters after the former Pink Floyd frontman wore a Nazi-inspired costume during his recent performance in Berlin. The concert in question took place on May 17 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Waters, who has become a lightning rod of controversy thanks to his outspoken opposition of Israel, wore an SS-style uniform during […]
By May 25, 1983, the man baptized Ronald James Padavona had already accumulated an incomparable musical CV including passages through numerous obscure ‘60s doo-wop groups, ‘70s blues-rockers Elf, castle-metal kings Rainbow and heavy-metal originators Black Sabbath. Now, at the ripe age of 41, Ronnie James Dio was finally ready for his close-up with his debut, Holy […]