Paul Simon could have continued trading on the outsized successes of 1986’s Graceland. After all, the LP was as joyous as it was celebrated. This world-beat classic stayed on that charts for almost two years, going five-times-platinum and winning multiple Grammys. But just as Simon had on his seventh album, he’d start from creative scratch […]
Chad Smith has played drums with the Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. He’s now in his 60s, but even after decades of drumming, Smith continues to tirelessly hit the kit. “I’ve talked to some other players as they get older and they stop playing in between tours or whatever, and they try to crank […]
Slash addressed the viral moment that stemmed from a technical mishap at last week’s Guns N’ Roses concert in Argentina, explaining that Axl Rose‘s frustrated microphone throw had nothing to do with drummer Isaac Carpenter or the rest of the band. “Oh, that whole thing, God, it got so blown out of proportion,” the guitarist said on a recent […]
A long-lost Kiss song named “Mistake” has just been released by the band as part of their new Dressed to Kill box set. The Paul Stanley-penned number – which you can hear below – finds the band making a surprising and pleasant detour into country and western music, complete with an upbeat ending instrumental hoedown. […]
Our month-long quest to find rock’s spookiest song has reached a logical and epic final battle, with Iron Maiden facing off against Black Sabbath. It’s a war of era-opening title tracks, as “The Number of the Beast” from the first album Iron Maiden recorded with Bruce Dickinson as their lead singer goes up against the […]
Sammy Hagar is laughing off a fake news story that’s gone viral in recent days, in which a man was reportedly arrested for trying to impersonate the Red Rocker in order to cash fake royalty checks. The post, which appears to have originated from the Mount Vernon II News & Rumors Facebook page (embedded below) […]
A private memorial service for original Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley was held on Tuesday in Yonkers, New York, and attended by fellow original Kiss members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss. A funeral for Frehley, who died on Oct. 16 at the age of 74, was held the following day. A source told […]
In the second episode of the Bold as Love Recalled and Celebrated video series, ZZ Top legend Billy F. Gibbons recalls how Jimi Hendrix faced a hard task and made it look easy. Released barely six months after the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s May 1967 debut Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love showcased more sophisticated songwriting and musical performances on tracks […]
Rush will play 18 additional concerts as their surprise reunion tour keeps getting bigger and bigger. Second Fifty Something tour performances have been added in several cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Edmonton, Montreal, Seattle, Vancouver and Washington D.C., among others. See a complete list of the dates, cities and venues below. Newly announced shows are in […]
Foreigner and Lou Gramm have been finishing and releasing some previously unheard music from the band’s archive in recent years. The good news is that fans will get to hear even more from the vault, taken from sessions for two of their classic albums. “[There’s] quite a bit [and] my assistant musical director, Tim Pedersen, […]