Our quest to crown the best album of the ’70s has reached round three, as the original field of 32 albums has been whittled down to just eight of the decade’s most famous titles. It’s up to you who moves onto the final four. You can vote one per hour in each of the third […]
For decades, New York City has been attracting creative people from all over the world to it likes moths to a flame. In New York, perhaps more than any other American city, there is a sense that success — however one might define it — is always just around the corner. With a little bit […]
George Clinton’s massive output with Parliament-Funkadelic continues to open new doors. In early February, the funk legend and members of the group from various eras played with a symphony orchestra at the Detroit Opera House. Joined by special guests like Living Colour’s Vernon Reid, Nona Hendryx and Rahsaan Patterson, it was a special homecoming for the […]
Hollywood legend Chuck Norris, a staple of action movies and television for decades, has died. He was 86 years old. His family shared the news of Norris’ passing on his official Facebook page, writing “It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning. While we […]
AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young, who replaced his uncle Malcolm Young in 2014 after the band cofounder was diagnosed with dementia, has been hospitalized following a recent concert in South America. “Out of an abundance of caution, he was admitted to a local [Buenos Aires] hospital where he is undergoing a full battery of tests,” a […]
Suddenly love-struck Paul McCartney had begun taking long drives across the U.K. countryside in late 1968 with his new girlfriend, Linda Eastman. Along the way, McCartney wrote the opening song from the Beatles‘ last-released album. “One of the great things about Linda was that while I was driving and going, ‘Oh my God, I think […]
Guitarist Randy Rhoads played his final show with Ozzy Osbourne on March 18, 1982, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. Twenty-four hours later, he was dead at the age of 25. Rhoads died in a plane crash in Leesburg, Florida, following a joy ride in a Beechcraft Bonanza piloted by Osbourne’s bus driver, Andrew Aycock, […]
Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson always served as the creative center for the Black Crowes. Good thing, because they’re the only members of the current lineup who appear on 2026’s ballot for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Eligible for a quiet decade, the Black Crowes have now been nominated for two […]
Orleans bassist and vocalist Lance Hoppen has revealed that the pop-rock hitmakers plan to stop touring after this year. Hoppen — who helped found the band in 1972 and is the sole remaining member of the classic lineup — shared the news in a Facebook post on Tuesday. You can see the full post below. Read […]
Ann Wilson will embark on a 10-city North American tour this spring in support of her upcoming documentary, In My Voice. The Heart singer will appear, along with the film’s director, Barb Hall, at Q&A sessions accompanying the film screenings in each city. The dates begin in May and run through the start of June. ann […]