During its first 14 years and seven studio albums, Supertramp was blessed with two very different and distinctive songwriters (and lead singers). Roger Hodgson was, generally speaking, the hippie seeker, high-minded and hopeful. Rick Davies — who passed away Saturday at the age of 81 — was his counterpoint, earthier, grounded and, OK, occasionally grumpier, […]
Sebastian Bach had some choice words for a fan whom he ejected from a Chevy Metal concert in Las Vegas on Friday (Sept. 5), where he guested with the rock ‘n’ roll cover band formed by late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. You can watch Bach’s profanity-laden message below. Footage of the incident circulated on social media […]
Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry delivered an impassioned performance of “Mama I’m Coming Home” during an all-star tribute to Ozzy Osbourne Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards. You can watch the full live performance below. The segment began with clips from throughout Osbourne’s career and a video message from his son Jack. […]
Nikki Sixx is best known for being the bassist in Motley Crue, but these days, he’s much more interested in his other endeavors. “Looking forward to these ten shows with Motley but also extremely excited about all the other projects I have planned for the future not involving being in a band,” he wrote on […]
Tom Shipley of Brewer & Shipley, the duo best known for the 1971 Top 10 hit “One Toke Over the Line,” has died of unspecified causes at the age of 84. The New York Times confirmed the news with Shipley’s son Marc, who said his father died on Aug. 24 at a hospital in Columbia, […]
The following list of the most played live song by 40 classic rock legends often mirrors their biggest and most enduring hits — but not always. It stands to reason that once an artist scores a blockbuster, career-defining hit, it will follow them for the rest of their lives. Just take a look at Bon Jovi, whose chart-topping Slippery When Wet […]
Mark Volman, a cofounder of the Turtles and the cosinger on several of their hit songs, has died. He was 78. Over his five-decade career, Volman also performed with fellow Turtles cofounder and singer Howard Kaylan as Flo & Eddie, who released albums as a duo and also performed on songs by Bruce Springsteen, T. […]
Ozzy Osbourne will receive another all-star tribute during this Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, with Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Extreme‘s Nuno Bettencourt and punk star Yungblud honoring the recently departed metal legend. The four musicians will join forces for a “once-in-a-lifetime performance,” honoring the Prince of Darkness with a medley of his greatest hits […]
Boz Scaggs will release a new album, his first in seven years, on Oct. 17. Detour follows the Grammy-nominated Out of the Blues, and, like that album and its immediate predecessors, will feature songs from the past, with a focus on personal jazz favorites and music from the Great American Songbook. You can hear the first […]
Jack Osbourne reflected on the death of his father Ozzy Osbourne in a new YouTube video, detailing the moment he heard the news and expressing gratitude for the outpouring of love and well wishes his family received in the wake of Ozzy’s passing. Ozzy died on July 22 at the age of 76, less than three weeks after […]