Wilko Johnson, guitarist and singer for the British pub-rock band Dr. Feelgood, died on Monday at the age of 75. The news was confirmed in a statement posted to Johnson’s social media accounts. “This is the announcement we never wanted to make, and we do so, on behalf of Wilko’s family and the band, with a […]
Jonathan Cain has responded to Neal Schon‘s new lawsuit, claiming the guitarist was the one who ran up “enormous personal charges” on Journey‘s credit card. Schon’s original legal action in Northern California’s Contra Costa County alleged that Cain had “improperly restricted” Schon from financial documents relating to Journey’s American Express card. He also charged Cain […]
The evening of Sunday, Nov. 22, 1987, was nearly a celebratory night for fans of Doctor Who. The following day marked 24 years since the British sci-fi classic first aired. While Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, was the latest incumbent, Chicago PBS station WTTW was rerunning the first episode of the Fourth Doctor adventure. “The Horror of […]
Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor says he’s leaving Twitter soon in reaction to what he called “the arrogance of the billionaire class.” The social media platform has been embroiled in controversy since Tesla tycoon Elon Musk bought it for $44 billion after several months of trying to get out of the deal. He fired the […]
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has shared the first pictures of the Pantera lineup who’ll deliver a series of tribute shows starting next month. He admits he needed a drink after two weeks of working together. Long-term members Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown will be joined by Benante in place of late drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, […]
Fresh off of the worldwide phenomenon that was E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, that film’s 7-year-old costar Drew Barrymore became, and remains, the youngest person ever to host the live and decidedly late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live. For Barrymore, who has gone on to host SNL several more times since her initial appearance, Saturday Night Live has become […]
Most people wouldn’t have blamed Led Zeppelin for soldiering on with a new drummer following the untimely death of John Bonham in 1980; they certainly wouldn’t have been the first group to do it. Instead, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones put their world-conquering band to bed, issuing a final send-off with the odds-and-ends compilation Coda on Nov. 19, […]
Bruce Springsteen confirmed he was preparing a box set of five previously-unreleased albums, mainly recorded during the ’90s. In a new interview with Rolling Stone he added detail to comments he’d previously made, saying the collection would follow the spirit of Tracks, his 1998 set of unheard and alternative songs. “I have a box set […]
Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler is quoted as saying, “Vanity is the death of comedy.” It’s a philosophy traditionally adopted by anyone seeking SNL breakout stardom, as it’s often the show’s broadest and most outrageous ideas that become fan favorites, regardless of —or perhaps because of — how it thrusts cast members’ guts, butts […]
The Doors have released the song “Paris Blues,” the band’s “last known unissued studio recording.” “‘Paris Blues’ traveled a long and winding path to its release, taking on a mythic quality among Doors’ fans along the way,” noted a message accompanying the tune. “An original blues song written by the band; the track was recorded […]