Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain shed some light on the band’s “grueling” farewell tour and explained why he’s looking forward to pursuing different musical ventures at its conclusion. “It’s a grind. This is a ‘one off, two on, one off, two on,’ so there’s a lot of that,” Cain said in a new episode of the Rock […]
When Tom Petty released his debut album, the self-titled Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, he was confident but not cocky. “It is not really like anything you’re going to hear,” he said to the Gainesville Sun (via thepettyarchives.com) — referred to in the article as “Tommy” — in December of 1976, the month after the album was […]
Like many of their contemporaries, Jethro Tull embraced new technology and the changing tone of music as they continued making music at the dawn of the ’80s. But as the band’s mastermind, flautist and vocalist Ian Anderson lays out in the conversation below, their evolution had begun long before that and in fact, was a […]
Down have announced plans for a late summer headlining tour of North America. The long-running metal supergroup, which features Pantera singer Phil Anselmo, Corrosion of Conformity guitarist Pepper Keenan, Crowbar guitarist Kirk Windstein, Eyehategod drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders, will kick off the ‘Strap It Down’ tour on Aug. 15 in Atlanta. You […]
Paul McCartney has an idea for a posthumous collaboration with Prince. During a recent appearance on BBC Radio 2’s Tracks of My Years, the Beatles legend shared high praise for the Purple One, specifically naming his 1986 single “Kiss” as a favorite. “He took a lot from Hendrix, but he was a great player,” McCartney […]
If all Stevie Nicks ever did was be in Fleetwood Mac, that would have been plenty to make her one of the most influential women in rock ‘n’ roll. But as we know, she hardly stopped there. Nicks has eight solo albums to her name, with her debut album, 1981’s Bella Donna, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard […]
Sonny Rollins, the revered jazz saxophonist known to rock fans for his work with the Rolling Stones, died May 25 at the age of 95. A statement announcing Rollins’ death described him as “one of the most honored and influential figures in American music of the 20th century and beyond.” Born in Harlem, New York […]
Bad news for King Crimson fans – Robert Fripp says there are no plans to revive the legendary prog rock band. It’s been nearly five years since King Crimson played the final show of their Completion Tour in Tokyo, Japan. After the gig, Fripp declared the group had “moved from sound to silence.” In a […]
Without Gene Clark, it’s hard to say if there would have been a Byrds at all. A founding member of the ’60s folk rock band, Clark helped pen some of their most famous songs: “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better,” “She Don’t Care About Time,” “Set You Free This Time,” “Eight Miles High” and others. […]
Neil Young made a surprise return to the stage at a benefit concert in Vancouver last night. The event honored Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki’s 90th birthday. Young, a vocal supporter of Suzuki’s work, was one of a long list of celebrities to attend. Also on hand were Jane Fonda, Al Gore, Bruce Cockburn, Chantal Kreviazuk and Sarah McLachlan. […]