The late Leonard Cohen could certainly be a formidable performer, but he endures primarily because of his songs – richly poetic, nuanced and evocative pieces of aural literature composed with enough considered space to leave them open for eclectic interpretations. His “Tower of Song” came with flexible blueprints, which is why Cohen has been the […]
Miles Davis returned from a two-year recording hiatus with another bold new idea. True to its name, On the Corner would focus on the Black community’s street music, a blend of R&B, soul and funk that was absent any identifiable jazz aesthetic. Gone was the cool improvisational wankery of old, replaced by the kind of […]
Todd Rundgren‘s restless creativity has served him well over the years. Whether crafting solo masterpieces like Something/Anything? and A Wizard, a True Star, or producing albums for artists as diverse as Grand Funk Railroad and XTC, he’s as precision-driven as he is indiscriminating. Those personality traits make him an ideal collaborator as well as a […]
Queen will unveil a previously unreleased song featuring Freddie Mercury titled “Face It Alone” on Thursday. The band has been teasing the release with a series of billboards around the world that say “Queen – Face It Alone” and include a picture Mercury and a QR code. The signs first appeared in London and have […]
A chair removed during the infamous Guns N’ Roses fan riot near St. Louis recently sold on eBay for $122. On July 2, 1991, fans at the Riverport Amphitheater in Missouri erupted in fury after singer Axl Rose stopped the show early and left the stage. He became incensed after seeing someone with a camera in the audience and, […]
By the middle of 2001, Bon Jovi seemed like they were on the verge of cracking into a new layer of the rock stratosphere. The New Jersey quintet had pulled off a successful comeback with 2000’s Crush, a double-platinum hit in the U.S. following 1995’s relatively underperforming These Days. This was in no small part thanks to the […]
More than 40 years after its release, the Joe Walsh classic “Life’s Been Good” is being embraced by a new generation of music fans thanks to a popular updated version by reggae-rock group Dirty Heads. The original tune arrived in 1978 on Walsh’s fourth solo album, But Seriously Folks…. Layered with lyrical humor and a […]
Roger Waters said he’s got little interest in “loud rock ‘n’ roll” such as AC/DC or Van Halen. The Pink Floyd co-founder recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience for a nearly three-hour chat. Waters said he made substantial progress on writing a book during the pandemic, “leaving all the Pink Floyd stuff till last, for obvious reasons — […]
Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett joined Journey onstage on Thursday night to play the latter’s “Wheel in the Sky” and the former’s “Enter Sandman.” You can watch a video of the performance below. The guest appearance took place at Journey’s second consecutive show at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. “Had a great time with Kirk Hammett […]
King Crimson has announced the physical release of their documentary film In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50. The movie chronicles the influential prog-rock group’s career, covering everything from their multiple lineup changes, to moments of reinvention within their musical sound. The standard edition of In the Court of the Crimson […]