Like many classic rockers, the Rolling Stones started the ’80s in pretty good shape. By the time the decade was drawing to a close, like many of the veterans who held on long enough to make it to the MTV era, they were barely left standing. It was a rough period for a rock ‘n’ […]
Which Rush is your favorite Rush? The hippie-haired power trio who crafted sci-fi narratives and complex prog-rock instrumentals in the mid-to-late ’70s? The group with supremely awkward ’80s haircuts who paired virtuosity with polished FM-radio choruses? Either answer is valid. But the question is still divisive. Many fans only indulge in the band’s proggiest ’70s material on […]
Chrissie Hynde enjoyed her short, low-key tour of the U.K. but says she lost money in the process, and so it probably won’t be repeated. She deliberately avoided playing the Pretenders’ best-known songs with her band His Lordship, booking into venues with capacities of around 200 – which, predictably, sold out – and focusing on […]
Eagles are adding five more 2023 dates to their extended tour in celebration of Hotel California, which began back in 2019. Shows are now scheduled in Portland, Ore., Phoenix, San Diego, Palm Springs and San Jose, Calif. Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit will once again be joined by special guest Vince Gill. […]
Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill discussed their longevity, crediting the band’s ability to mature and embrace commercial music as reasons why the veteran group is still around. In a new interview with the Detroit Metro Times, Hill argued that some of Judas Priest’s radio-friendly songs helped heavy music develop and thrive over the decades. “We’re way less stupid than […]
Guns N’ Roses still have “a couple of epic” songs left to release, according to Slash. The top-hatted guitarist called in to Eddie Trunk’s Trunk Nation SiriusXM radio show on Wednesday to discuss the band’s upcoming plans for touring and releasing music, as well as his desire to record a new album. You can listen to the […]
Keith Richards‘ solo debut had been far more than comfy Rolling Stones-isms. Talk Is Cheap kicked off with the nasty funk of “Big Enough,” then continued through a cool menagerie of personal influences from rockabilly to Memphis soul, from reggae-fied rock to Louisiana-inspired roots music. The gold-selling Top 40 album even provided a first draft […]
Singer Robert Gordon, best known for his work in the rockabilly revivalist movement of the late ’70s, has died at age 75. The news was confirmed by Gordon’s record label (via Variety.) A GoFundMe page had been set up by Gordon’s family last month, noting that the singer had been in the hospital for six […]
Another Record Store Day Black Friday event brings exciting new releases from the Doors, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Motorhead, Ringo Starr, Captain Beefheart and the Cure, among others. And November has lots more to offer. A huge pile of pending reissues is highlighted by Guns N’ Roses‘ Use Your Illusion, Queen‘s The Miracle, Kiss‘ career-saving Creatures […]
Previously unseen footage of Tom Petty has been made available ahead of the release of the expansive Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Live at the Fillmore (1997) box set. You can watch the eight-minute clip below, as the band plays originals like “Listen to Her Heart” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” as well as covers […]