Bruce Springsteen launched his 2023 tour tonight in Tampa, Fla., marking his first live performance with the E Street Band in close to six years. “Good evening, Tampa!” he declared as he stepped on stage, greeted by thunderous applause from the fans in attendance. From there, Springsteen jumped straight into opening song “No Surrender,” the […]
Ozzy Osbourne had no way of knowing at the time that his Ozzfest 2018 New Year’s Eve bash at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., would be the last full concert of his career. The Prince of Darkness launched his No More Tours 2 farewell voyage in April 2018, with plans to be on the road at least […]
Elton John will belatedly celebrate the 50th anniversary of Honky Chateau by releasing an expanded version of the album on March 24. Originally released in May 1972, Honky Chateau was John’s first chart-topping album, and features the hit singles “Rocket Man” and “Honky Cat.” It was named after the 18th-century Chateau d’Herouville outside Paris where […]
The rock world said goodbye to several notable figures in 2023, including David Crosby and Jeff Beck. Music fans were stunned by the January death of guitar virtuoso Beck, who had completed a tour with Johnny Depp less than two months earlier. The death of David Crosby during the same month also came as a shock to fans. The Byrds […]
On Jan. 27, 1976, television welcomed its first female-fronted blue-collar comedy, Laverne & Shirley. The characters had originally shown up on TV in 1975, appearing for the first time in an episode of Happy Days. Garry Marshall, the hugely successful television producer, based the duo on two women he’d met during his dating days in Brooklyn. “We […]
Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie will join forces this summer and early fall for the Freaks on Parade tour, storming amphitheaters and arenas across North America with help from Ministry and Filter. The shock-rock roadshow launches on Aug. 24 in Dallas and concludes on Sept. 24 in Phoenix. Tickets go on sale on Feb. 3. You […]
Barrett Strong, who scored a hit with 1959’s “Money (That’s What I Want)” and went on to pen many more Motown classics for other artists, has reportedly died at the age of 81. “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Barrett Strong, one of my earliest artists, and the man who sang my […]
The breadth of influence exerted by Television’s Tom Verlaine was illustrated by the volume of tributes from artists across rock genres following his death at the age of 73 on Jan. 28. Real name Thomas Miller, the guitarist, singer and songwriter was hailed for his work after he passed due to ununspecified brief illness. “I’ve […]
Television might not have sounded like a lot of the other CBGB bands, but its members were purely “punk” in their attitude. When it came to making their debut album, the guys in Television were uncompromising. For starters, Television zigged when most of the New York groups zagged. Guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd favored […]
Glen Matlock said the version of his split with the Sex Pistols seen in TV miniseries Pistol was untrue, and offered his own explanation, adding that he’d refused a request from manager Malcolm McLaren to rejoin soon after he’d been fired. The bassist – credited as writer on 10 of the 12 tracks on Never […]