Cheap Trick released one of the all-time great debut albums and its terrific follow-up in a span of less than six months. The group then delivered a rock ‘n’ roll triple play with the release of Heaven Tonight in May 1978. Cheap Trick had already hit the road with Kiss, the Kinks, Queen and Be-Bop Deluxe, […]
Sammy Hagar said the double-header tour he staged with David Lee Roth in 2002 multiplied the original Van Halen singer’s income by a factor of six. The road trip saw both vocalists performing on the same stage. Billed as “Song for Song, the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll,” it became better known as the “Sam and […]
Patrick Carney said the Black Keys are preparing an “epic” new album to be released in 2024. The follow-up to their 11th LP Dropout Boogie, which arrived last year, is the result of experiments that continued once the band had completed that album. “We just kept working,” Carney told NME in a new interview. “By the […]
A Beach Boys fan released a version of the band’s abandoned album Smile, using artificial intelligence software to complete the tracks. You can hear the full album below. Creator Mike LeRoy fabricated a backstory for his work before detailing how he brought it to fruition. “In the summer of 2018 I traveled to Japan,” he wrote in the video […]
A previously unheard album of Frank Zappa material called Funky Nothingness will be released on June 30. Recorded in 1970, the songs are believed to have been earmarked for a follow-up to Zappa’s 1969 solo debut, Hot Rats. He recruited many of his previous collaborators for the sessions, including Mothers of Invention member Ian Underwood, violinist and singer Don […]
Walking Into Clarksdale is the album Led Zeppelin fans have resigned themselves to never getting. The group put a definitive cap on its career almost immediately after John Bonham died in 1980, and the surviving three members – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones – regrouped only for dubiously special performances at Live Aid in 1985 and […]
Motley Crue is working on new music with longtime producer Bob Rock. Bassist Nikki Sixx detailed the ongoing process in a recent Instagram post. “I’m sure you all know how important lyrics are to me. This new set feels more personal since we haven’t recorded anything new in a while,” he wrote alongside a photo of himself […]
Pearl Jam has announced nine U.S. tour dates that will take place in August and September. The band will begin with two shows in St. Paul, Minn., on Aug. 31 and Sept. 2, followed by performances in Chicago, Indianapolis and Fort Worth, and a final pair of shows in Austin on Sept. 18 and 19. Inhaler will […]
By the time 1993 rolled around, Aerosmith were rock kingpins once more, buoyed by the multi-platinum success of 1987’s Permanent Vacation and 1989’s Pump. The band’s seemingly unstoppable momentum continued unabated with Get a Grip, which was released on April 20, 1993. Produced by Bruce Fairbairn (who also helmed the boards for the previous two Aerosmith […]
Funko has unveiled its latest Pop! collectibles and several legendary classic rock artists are getting immortalized. Two new figures honor Janis Joplin, the powerhouse singer behind such hits as “Piece of My Heart” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” One of the new Funkos portrays Joplin in her classic ‘60s attire, with sandals, necklaces and tinted oversized sunglasses. The […]