A companion album for the upcoming film Moonage Daydream will feature a collection of rarities and unreleased material from throughout David Bowie’s career. The album will be available on digital streaming services starting on Sept. 16, the same day the film hits theaters. A 2-CD version will follow in November, with a vinyl edition due in […]
After weeks of rumors, it’s finally official: Pantera has announced four reunion shows for 2022. The band first revealed they’ll play three installments of the metal festival Knotfest, all scheduled for December. Pantera confirmed the news with a brief Twitter statement, writing, “See you at Knotfest Colombia, Chile and Brazil.” Knotfest Colombia is set for Dec. 9, with […]
Rock ‘n’ roll mythology dictates that the brighter your star burns, the more outrageous your tour rider becomes, and there will be hell to pay for anybody who doesn’t follow your instructions to the letter. But when Motley Crue‘s Vince Neil felt snubbed by the choice of mustard available backstage at the band’s Rochester, N.Y., concert on Aug. 25, 1987, he had […]
After the Kinks tapped into American music on 1971’s Muswell Hillbillies, they continued to take inspiration from across the pond on its 11th album, Everybody’s in Show-Biz. The LP was a direct product of the group being on the road and, specifically, allowed to tour in the U.S. again after being banned by the American Federation of Musicians during the mid ’60s. […]
Once the near four-year slog to complete Hysteria reached its end in early 1987, Def Leppard didn’t have much time to relax. They were instead confronted with a new challenge that was almost as big as the recording of the album turned out to be: turning a profit. “We were in really serious debt, like $5 million […]
Dedicated fans will go to great lengths to meet their favorite rock stars, staking out hotels, restaurants and backstage doorways to catch a glimpse. A group of teenage girls took things even further on Aug. 25, 1965, when they rented a helicopter to get close to the Beatles. The band was in Los Angeles to […]
Michael Monroe has been a consummate workaholic ever since his early days fronting Finnish glam-punk band Hanoi Rocks as a fresh-faced twentysomething. The singer launched a solo career in the mid-’80s and subsequently collaborated with several rock ‘n’ roll heavy hitters, including Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens and E Street Band alum Steven Van Zandt. The latter produced […]
Matt Sorum said Velvet Revolver started by taking a lesson from Aerosmith, and he expressed regret that the Guns N’ Roses offshoot wasn’t able to stick to their agreement. Formed in 2002 by Sorum, Slash and Duff McKagan, and featuring singer Scott Weiland, the supergroup secured acclaim quickly but wasn’t able to maintain it. “When we all got […]
Canada-based animator Gerald Potterton – known in the rock world for his work on the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine movie and the 1981 cult classic Heavy Metal – has died at the age of 91. The National Film Board of Canada announced that he died in a Quebec hospital, saying in a statement, “Gerald came to Canada […]
Neal Schon appeared on America’s Got Talent Wednesday night and performed the Journey classic “Don’t Stop Believin’.” The guitarist played the song alongside the 2019 winner of America’s Got Talent, pianist and singer Kodi Lee, and singer Teddy Swims. You can watch their performance below. Schon recently recalled the experience of crafting “Don’t Stop Believin’,” which appeared on 1981’s Escape. “Jonathan [Cain] wrote the lyrics ‘don’t stop believin” with […]