Sometimes, the truth about pop music’s best works takes a while to reveal itself. Such is the case with “Love Is a Stranger,” the third single from Eurythmics’ 1983 album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). The song heralded the band’s rise to superstardom — but it went almost completely unnoticed upon its initial single release on […]
Dolly Parton said Steve Perry will appear as a guest on her upcoming rock album. Earlier this year, the country legend said if she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, she would begin work on an album of rock music. “I’m not expecting that I’ll get in,” she said back in February, “but if I do, I’ll […]
From surprise appearances to all-star singalongs to moving acceptance speeches, this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was packed with once-in-a-lifetime moments. Inductees included Carly Simon, Judas Priest, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Eminem. But many other legends — like Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, Dave Grohl, the Edge, Sheryl Crow, Pink, Lenny Kravitz and Janet Jackson — were also there. […]
If there’s one place you wouldn’t expect to find Alice Cooper in 1978, it was The Muppet Show. Granted, everyone’s favorite shock rocker had already established a Hollywood presence on Hollywood Squares and The Snoop Sisters. He was hobnobbing with the old guard of the Friars Club, most of whom recognized his onstage horror show […]
Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp closed out the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony with a rollicking tribute to the recently departed Jerry Lee Lewis, performing the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer’s “High School Confidential” and “Great Balls of Fire.” The rockers were backed by Zac Brown Band during their barnstorming performance. E Street Band […]
The class of 2022 has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and we’ve got the pictures to prove it. It was a star-studded night in Los Angeles as the Hall’s newest members accepted their honors. Duran Duran, Judas Priest, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Eurythmics, Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and […]
The Last Waltz Tour 2022 completed the second of two performances at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. on Friday night. The tour, which performs the music of the Band‘s legendary 1976 farewell performance, features an impressive lineup of musicians, including Warren Haynes and Don Was with Jamey Johnson, Kathleen Edwards, Anders Osborne, Dave Malone, John Medeski, […]
With his debut “solo” album Computer Games, released on Nov. 5, 1982, George Clinton rebooted his career. Again. The man known as Dr. Funkenstein had already been through a few creative permutations: the doo-wop Parliaments out of New Jersey, staff writer for Motown, leader of the groundbreaking bands Parliament and Funkadelic, and mastermind of a funk […]
Sammy Hagar said Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang effectively held the band’s legacy on his own, and accepted that “dysfunction” meant a previously-discussed tribute event for the late guitarist might never happen. Reports circulated after former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted said he’d been asked to take part, along with Joe Satriani, but further comments from those potentially […]
Jimmy Iovine, who was the engineer on Bruce Springsteen’s classic album Born to Run, recalled how the Boss sent him to sleep twice during recording sessions. In a new interview with Variety, Iovine said he learned valuable lessons while working on the 1975 LP, which helped him develop his successful career as a label boss and entrepreneur. Asked […]