R.E.M.‘s breakthrough 1987 album Document was the culmination of a few things: hard work, experimental tendencies and good old fashioned trial and error. On Document‘s predecessor, Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. had brought in John Mellencamp producer Don Gehman to remove the murkiness that had categorized their first three records. Although Gehman was not brought back for the follow-up, Scott […]
The Time vocalist Morris Day said he’d struggled to complete his new solo album without Prince. He believes his fifth work — Last Call, due Nov. 11 — is the last musical project of his career, unless he reunites with the Time. The funk and soul band, also known as the Original 7ven, featured anonymous but widely […]
Three men accused of stealing and attempting to sell Eagles lyrics handwritten by Don Henley described the case as “non-existent” in a new legal filing. In July, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi, book trader Glenn Horowitz and rock auctioneer Edward Kosinski were each charged with illegally obtaining then trying to trade […]
Pearl Jam were waiting to play this show for eight years. At least that’s what Eddie Vedder said Saturday night (Sept. 10) in the middle of his band’s set at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Though the idea of Pearl Jam playing the historic venue may have started long ago, it was first announced in early 2020. As with nearly […]
The day after wrapping up their comeback tour, Motley Crue hinted that fans wouldn’t have to wait very long to see them again. “See you in February,” read a post that appeared on the Instagram pages of both the band and bassist Nikki Sixx. On Friday night in Las Vegas the group completed a highly […]
Disney+ announced that Elton John’s final U.S. concert will be streamed live from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Nov. 20. With his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour scheduled to end in Stockholm in July 2023, the broadcast will appear alongside a documentary titled Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances And the […]
R.E.M.‘s bleakest album rumbles to a close with one more roundhouse political punch. They’d broached this kind of topicality on 1986’s Lifes Rich Pageant, while retaining an inherent hopefulness that marked the band’s earliest albums. None of it remained within the dark heart of “Oddfellows Local 151,” R.E.M.’s grinding, ultimately dirge-like exploration of the homeless […]
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo recalled the 1991 moment he accidentally cut the stage power while Ozzy Osbourne was performing. The incident took place long before he joined Osbourne’s band and later became a member of Metallica. He was touring in support of the debut album by Infectious Grooves, his Suicidal Tendencies side project with Mike […]
By the second half of the ’60s, the Beatles had already made two films full of comical escapades and quick-witted mischief. Both 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night and 1965’s Help! had been well received by fans and critics, but the same could not be said for the band’s third foray into the world of filmmaking, 1967’s Magical Mystery Tour. It […]
Robert Trujillo says Metallica‘s James Hetfield and former boss Ozzy Osbourne liked his approach to bass – but in different ways. He played with Osbourne during the ‘90s before joining Metallica in 2003. More recently, Trujillo reunited with Osbourne for the Black Sabbath icon’s latest solo album, Patient Number 9 “It was great to be […]