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 […]
Now it’s Blink-182 fans’ turn to experience the surprise known as “dynamic ticketing.” The freshly reunited trio announced their 2023 reunion tour last week. But when those who wanted to go logged in for presales, some discovered high prices and low success rates. Billboard reported that some tickets were being sold for $600, with even […]
The iconic photo of Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth standing under the McDonald’s arches on a winter day has been installed in the place where it was taken. Fans have become familiar with Richard Upper’s picture since it was shot during the two Van Halen members’ promotional tour of 1978. Upper had been […]
Mercury Studios has completed work on a documentary about Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. Titled Have You Got It Yet? after an unreleased Barrett song, the film was started by longtime Floyd collaborator Storm Thorgerson, and taken over by Roddy Bogawa after Thorgerson’s death in 2013. It explores Barrett’s contributions to the band he named, […]
Like many decades-spanning film franchises, Planet of the Apes hasn’t been the most consistent. It started with a hit 1968 movie that was smart, exciting, witty and seemingly closed to further outings. Nothing could be further from the truth. Over the decades, that first money-making, ground-shaking sci-fi film (an adaptation of a 1963 French novel in which […]
A dark cloud loomed over a car on the road from LAX to Pasadena in November 1976. Among those inside were David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen, and they believed they’d just missed out on their one chance of making the big time. Days earlier, the future of Van Halen had […]
AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has reflected on the 2014 departure of late guitarist Malcolm Young, saying the band’s heart “stopped beating” when he left. In April 2014, the group announced Young would be “taking a break from the band due to ill health.” At the time, few details were shared about the nature of Young’s condition, and […]